Portfolio Presentation

LEIGH B COHENDESIGN PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION 2010

Q: How do we reduce Americas dependence on foreign oil and find an answer to our energy addiction?

A: WiWalk

Winner- Syracuse University Next Generation Design Competition 2009

Wi-Walk. Hirao, Elwell, Cohen, Ryan, Lamison, Kreider Group 11

Yumiko Hirao, Emily Elwell, Leigh Cohen, Annie Ryan, Nicole Lamison, Erik Kreider

alternative energy.

WiWalk

“Together more power than alone. Active more power than stationary”

Ben, 19, is a college sophomore studying to become a sports journalist. Outside the classroom he works as the sports editor for the school paper and plays on a coed soccer team. He has always been very active, both on the soccer field and in his local community.

One day Ben finds a new program call WiWalk. He is immediately intrigued by the idea of making a positive environmental impact in such an easy way. Ben is excited that all it takes is a little walking, or running on the soccer field, and the system does the rest by harnessing the power of kinetic energy and making it available for donation within the community.

The next day Ben goes to the local Target to pick up a pair of WiWalk Shoe Inserts…

When Ben gets home he places the inserts into his favorite shoes… and off he goes. He is now ready to produce energy and make a positive difference.

He walks to class…he walks to work …and all the while he is harnessing energy with every step.

At the end of the day he heads to a collection mat, which happens to be located at the bus stop just down the street from his apartment.

The collection mat recognizes Ben by his unique insert ID. A screen displays the total energy points Ben has donated for the day, and his overall energy contribution to the community.

Six months later…

Ben checks his WiWalk account. He has collected a total of 7,286 energy points and chooses to donate them toward the local community field where he and his friends play soccer. His total points will light the field at night for two weeks. It might seem like a small contribution, but with the help of his community and friends, WiWalk users like Ben are making an impact that can positively effect our world.

The kinetic energy produced from the pressure of walking is stored in piezoelectric materials, such as certain varieties of crystals or ceramics. These materials have the ability to generate an electric current from the applied pressure. The electrical energy stored in the show insert will be stored in the shoe insert until the individual steps onto the energy depositing station.

Building Community While Curing Ourselves of Our Energy Addiction... is achieved by harnessing the potential of kinetic energy by placing a kinetic device in one’s shoe. With this system, one can simply donate energy without being inconvenienced.

Socially connecting people through the need to find alternative forms of energy, this insert gathers one’s daily kinetic power and deposits it throughout the community.

No matter how minute the effort, one will be able to create an impact in order to aid the fight to conserve our energy and save our world.

transferring electric energy or power over distance without wires

intelligent tracking system that detects all objects

Q: How do you create an interaction among strangers while building a community where people feel a sense of belonging?

A: Project-README.blogspot.com

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DATE FOUND LOCATION FINDERS NAMEplace / state

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Share With ME:

Email ME at [email protected] and tell ME your story._Where you found your book (location/City/State)_What you thought of it_How you passed it on(Feel free to send photos of the book)

*Please include Title/Author/README Tracking Number


*Slap README icon on cover for all to find.

*Place README Information Card on inside coverto keep track of the book’s adventure.

README Tracking Stickers:

Project Readme’s aim is to remind users of the tangible beauty of the printed book, while encouraging people to connect with strangers and share ideas in the physical world.

Welcome to project

READMEFIND ME... READ ME... PASS ME ALONG

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How To Get Started:

1_Find a book2_Read the book (Don’t be afraid to write in the margins and share your thoughts and feelings)

3_Pass the book along (Leave it on a park bench or give it to a friend… as long as you remember to leave it behind for someone new to find.)

Project README is an interactive initiative designed to build community and pass knowledge

by sharing with others the books that we read.

*Remember to record the README Tracking Number found on the README Information Card and visit:

project-README.blogspot.com to track your book’s adventure.

AUTHOR

TITLE

project-README.blogspot.comTRACKING #

DATE FOUND LOCATION FINDERS NAMEplace / state



Share With ME:

Email ME at [email protected] and tell ME your story._Where you found your book (location/City/State)_What you thought of it_How you passed it on(Feel free to send photos of the book)

*Please include Title/Author/README Tracking Number


*Slap README icon on cover for all to find.

*Place README Information Card on inside coverto keep track of the book’s adventure.

README Tracking Stickers:

Visit project-readme.blogspot.com to get started. *

Q: How do you offer socially conscience design that tackles the global WATER problem?

A: Clear H2O

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Initial Ideas

- Use found objects and objects that could be made using local processes found in 3rd world countries for ease of production

- The construction needs to be able to be achieved through common construction methods such as metalworking and welding.

- Distillation and Slow Sand filters are very low tech.

- Speeding up the process using pressurized water and then projecting it through the filter to clean the water faster than a gravity fed filter could ever do.

- Dual Functionality, using heated surfaces that are used in the water purification process to aid in other processes as well, such as cooking food.

- Is the unit communal or for personal use?

2 liters of water from a local contaminated swamp 18-24 hours for all three filters to finish

proof of initial concept

Steam generation test

3 of Earth’s water is fresh, much less than that is drinkable

of all diseases are caused by unsafe drinking water.

by 2025 up to 2/3 of the worlds population will be without safe drinking water

3,600 children die each day from water born diseases.

8 minutes of heating vaporized a liter of water.

The filter with the

most carbon

filtered the fastest,

while the pure

sand filter was the slowest.

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Percolator Model Testing

- The water is boiled to kill all bacteria.

- The pressure formed from the heat pushes the water up through a particulate filter consisting of layers of sand and activated carbon which gets rid of particulates and removes toxins and harmful chemicals that may be present in the contaminated water.

- The pipe that carries the water into the receiving receptacle will also carry any steam that may be produced in the process which would then cool off and condensate turning into water thus distilling it.

- The steam’s pressure is also utilized to speed the filtering of contaminants, significantly reducing the duration of a normally slow purification process.

Clearly Design Potential...

HEAT

PURIFY

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FILL

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How can they help themselves?

teach them what we know...

current aid modelNow the UN and other organizations give and

give to supply thirsty nations with potable water through short term solutions. This system is one

way and not sustainable.

new aid modelGive the thirsty people of the world a way to filter their own water with what they already have. Use

local craft traditions and locally sourced materials.

Set up a sustainable cycle of mutual benefits within

the community so that everybody benefits.

Clearly Beneficial... How Do We Help Ourselves?

Teach People What We Know.

Developing World

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Clearly Communicated...

InstructionsPrinted on organic fast growing hemp these pictograms explain the construction and use of our water purification unit.

We chose to omit language from the instructions because of the great variety of dialects varied levels of literacy.

The combination of printing with dye and the hemp canvas makes a durable fade and tear resistant soft good.

operation

construction

components

*By showing how to build only the most important parts of the unit, we allow for local craft traditions like pottery and metalsmithing to find their way into the final deliverable.

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Tool bagWhat more could the instructions be than a piece of cloth?

With the clarity of the instructions as the highest priority, we found that the graphic layout lent itself to some interesting form folding possibilities.

Adding practical funtionality to the instruction sheet elevates this piece of cloth to an artifact with real value.

bag would be delivered in folded form so that users can learn how to fold it while unfolding

Q: Why is effective collaboration an important tool in the search to solve complex problems and find innovative solutions?

A: Collaboration : AND ITS POWER TO SUPPORT THE PROCESS OF INNOVATION

Semester One Research Book

Please visit http://issuu.com/lbcohenportfolio/docs/collaboration to view full text.*

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