MagPower
MagPower
MagPower
Collaborated with DynaMD engineering team, 34 doctors and physicians to design a new generation crutch to assist disabled, elder users to walk with security gait.
Hair Dryer+Curling Iron
DESIGN INSPIRATION
Background
A woman's beauty routine is a significant and complicated task.
Hair drying always plays an important role in that. Walk-through
the historical development of hair dryers to realize what's different
in design between now and the past.
DISCOVER
Problem
A woman's beauty routine is a complicated process, and drying hair is the most annoying part of it. Seeking to find a design solution to solve sore arm issue and offer a pleasant drying experience to help user's beauty routine and satisfy their needs.
Problem Identification
Identify design problems based on initial research and find possible design opportunities for further development.
STUDY
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User Study
By speaking and observing with users to gain a detailed understanding of pain points.
Pain Point
Users dry each side of their hair or make curling style by using
struggling gesture, because of air channel is not the right and efficient design to fit the user's needs.
The internal structure of traditional dryer is not balancing
central gravity for humans to change drying position.
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DEFINE
Insight & Opportunities
By creating a new balance design for hairdryer it will allow women to
eliminate soreness and provides a new and efficient way to style their hair.
Apply more functions to improve people's experience nowadays.
Balance Configuration
Explore all main components in internal structure of dryer
Holding Experience
To redesign form of dryer, user can easily to dry without struggling gestures
Accessories
Consider methods for developing functional design to create their hair style in easier way
DESIGN 1
Design Opportunities & User Test
Generate three design directions based on previous research for concept exploration. Final design direction based on user test and survey.
Most likely to purchase
DESIGN 2
Functional Prototype & User Test
Utilize concept 3 to create a couple of functional prototypes to do User Test and Air Channel Test to approve final design has good performance and satisfy user's need.
Generate three design directions based on previous research for concept exploration. Final design direction based on user test and survey.
Traditional Electric Dryer
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New Design Concept
DESIGN 3
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Final Design Features
INTERNAL STRUCTURE
iNTRO
A new concept of hair dryer with ergonomics for women to style long hair without struggling to keep their arms up. This design includes curling iron for women to wind their hair. It can easily reach around the sides and back of the head.
Package Design
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Hair Dryer+Curling Iron
