Goal: Assignment to redesign a selected product visually, with considerations made for sustainable materials. Redesigns were to reference Japanese or Scandinavian design.
Round 1 Sketches
Collection of level one rough sketches.
1. Various perspectives and close-ups of original product
2. Exploded view and component list of original product
3. Section view of original product
4. Loose iterative sketches of various redesign ideas. I misinterpreted this one and drew both visual and function redesigns instead of just visual
Materials used: Light Grey Micron, 0.5 Micron, Bullet Tip Micron
Round 2 Sketches
Collection of level two more polished sketches
1. More concentrated iteration on redesign. I focused on simplifying and exaggerating my car to both align it with Scandinavian design and make it more kid-friendly
2. Exploded view of redesigned product with component list and manufacturing methods
3. Section view of redesigned product
4. Various perspectives and close-ups of redesigned product
5. Exaggerated beauty shot of redesigned product
Materials used: Non erasable blue lead, Blue ballpoint pen
Mood and Material Board
Part of this assignment was to create a moodboard for the visual aspect of our redesign as well as a material board. The material board covered the new, ideally more sustainable, materials used in the redesign to replace traditional, less sustainable materials.
I used wood composite PLA for the majority of my design as it is a biological nutrient and its wood finish lends itself towards the use of natural materials in Scandinavian design. I chose this instead of actual wood because this toy is motorized so it needs to be made out of a tough, crack resistant material for when it hits things.
I used Zamak 3 Alloy for the chassis as it is light, strong, and easily recyclable. It is the same type of metal many die-cast cars are made from and can handle any typical abuse a toy car might receive.
I chose TPU for the tires as it is a flexible, soft, thermoplastic which means it can be melted back down for reuse as opposed to a thermoset plastic which can not be remolded.
This redesigned toy is meant to have a long lifespan, however, when it does eventually get disposed of, all materials are able to be fully recycled.
