gulnihal karaca industrial design portfolio
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PORTFOLIO
DESIGN INDUSTRIAL
Education
Experiences
Gülnihal KARACA
Skills
Middle East Technical UniversityDepartment of Industrial DesignC.GPA : 2.66 / 4.00GPA : 2.93 / 4.00
2006-2010Bafra Anatolian High SchoolGPA : 91.5 / 100
Özlem Yalım Etc. Design Consultancy PromotionDesign InternJuly’14 - August’14
Işık Yayın Oyuncak Design InternJuly’13 - August’13
BEST Summer Course at Faculty of ArchitectureWroclaw University of TechnologyParticipantJuly’13
Computer SkillsRhinocerosAutodesk 3DMaxAdobe Photoshop CCAdobe Illustrator CCKeyshotSony Vegas Pro Video EditingUnity Game Engine
Technical SkillsModel MakingFreehand SketchesDigital Drawing
Language SkillsTurkish - NativeEnglish - AdvancedItalian - IntermediateGerman - Beginner
(+90) 541 466 82 [email protected]
Idea Generation
Sustainable food packagingwith double life 2015
pianeta
Sustainable food packagingwith double life 2015
DRIED FRUITSFOR KIDS
Idea Generation
FOR KIDS
Sustainable food packagingwith double life
Product Details
In the Supermarket
Pianet is a kind of dried fruits package with double life.It turns into a play material for kids by virtue of creases that it have after eating the food inside.
Usage Scenario
Sustainable food packagingwith double life
DRIED FRUITS
Hold the green parts of the package Open it Tear the edges of the package
Press the creasesGlue the edges and paste It is new mobile toy for your kids.Collectible, trainer and fun!
The Planets
Post-Use : Play Material
Each planet gives informations about itself. This helps kids to learn the solar system.
Mobility
MIMOSA
2015
Sustainable Design Scenarios Rethinking Bathroom Sink Faucets
MIMOSA
2015
Idea Generation
Problem De�nition
2015
Biomimicry Inspiration
Model Making
Cross handle faucets cause wastage while adjusting temperature of water.
Usually, people are faced with the problem of excessive water flow while first tapping.
Slippery handles may cause problems while tapping.
Hot water adjustment should be out of reach of children.
Sustainable Design Scenarios Rethinking Bathroom Sink Faucets
Arrangement of LeavesFolding LeavesThe Form of LeavesTouch Sensitive Plant
2015
Design Details
Usage Scenario
The Highest Flow and TemperatureTemperature Indicator
Temperature Adjustment
Water Flow Adjustment
Separate Water Flow and Temperature ControllerEase of CleaningEasy to UseDecreasement of Hot Water Usage
60 Degree The Highest Flow
20 Degree Turned Off
2015
2015
#occupyAlley: Sustainable Scenarios for Metu Campus
After registering, they participate workshops in certain days. After getting educated, Ali starts gardening and Ayşe starts designingt-shirts.
In METU Bazaar, while peope have interaction with each other and learn something new, they find opportunity to gainaccess to rarely found products.
Gülnihal KARACA Kadir UruçBarış BUMİN Kaan YAŞA
#occupyAlley: Sustainable Scenarios for Metu CampusGülnihal KARACA Kadir UruçBarış BUMİN Kaan YAŞA
MUSIC STATION
Problem De�nition
Scenarios
Necati comes across a student playing bağlama,at Physics field’s music area, and sits next to him. Meanwhile, he gets informed about Music Station and where to obtain an ınstrument.
Necati who wants to take interest in music in his leisuretime, visits the instrument library nd regiters himself for clarinet lesson.
Berkcan who is also using the instrument library as Necati, volunteers to teach Necati how to play clarinetand together they practice with the rental clarinets fromthe library, in their leisure times.
With his friends who met thanks to the Music Stationand plays various instruments. Necati goes to theArchitecture Faculty to perform with them having pleasant time.
The donations made by Necati and others who usesthe library as him, are used for buying new instrumentsfor the library and/or used for repairing and maintiningthe old instruments.
After getting better at playing clarinet Necati starts renting a clarinet from the library in his leisure time inreturn for his identity card, and he donates a little amount of money occasionally o the donation box.
In METU Bazaar, while workshops andexhibitions take place. the created productsare sold at the same time.
In METU Bazaar, while peope have interaction with each other and learn something new, they find opportunity to gainaccess to rarely found products.
After working, they make new products anddesigns after that they started to wait for bazaar.
How can we encourage collective music activities while making various instruments easier to access?
By creating an instrument library, we increase the accessibility, and render it possible for music educations.
2015
#occupyAlley: Sustainable Scenarios for Metu Campus
METU BAZAAR
Gülnihal KARACA Kadir UruçBarış BUMİN Kaan YAŞA
Phase I
Scenarios
Problem De�nition
After getting information about clubs andactivities Ayşe participate t-shirt design and Ali participate gardening workshop.
Ali and Ayşe who do not have any informationabout clus and activities on campus stop byÇarşı to get informed about them after seeingabout workshops on the wall.
After registering, they participate workshops in certain days. After getting educated, Ali starts gardening and Ayşe starts designingt-shirts.
In METU Bazaar, while workshops andexhibitions take place. the created productsare sold at the same time.
In METU Bazaar, while peope have interaction with each other and learn something new, they find opportunity to gainaccess to rarely found products.
After working, they make new products anddesigns after that they started to wait for bazaar.
By rendering a collective bazaar enabling the people who join these activities to display and sell their products.
How can we encourage more people to take part in the conducted collective activities?
Berkcan who is also using the instrument library as Necati, volunteers to teach Necati how to play clarinetand together they practice with the rental clarinets fromthe library, in their leisure times.
The donations made by Necati and others who usesthe library as him, are used for buying new instrumentsfor the library and/or used for repairing and maintiningthe old instruments.
In METU Bazaar, while peope have interaction with each other and learn something new, they find opportunity to gainaccess to rarely found products.
Design solutions that inspirecollective creativity and environmental awareness on METU Campus.
Gülnihal KARACA Kadir UruçBarış BUMİN Kaan YAŞA
2015
MAZE
Phase II
Moodboard Idea Generation
Mock-ups Design Details
Ropes are streched between the wooden parts of the products.
Thanks to ropes, people can exhibit their posters, poems and works of art.
It can be organized diversely.
Scenarios
Necla arrives to the C Statue to exhibit the painting she drew before.
When she spotted a free area she started to organize her exhi-bition stand.
Then she used this stand as a seat.
Then she hung the strings and placed her painting on them for people to display.
Ayşe wanted to roll the unit that she used as a bazaar stand back before.
She removed the extra part toreduce the height of the stand.
Night Use Waste Management
Wastes are thrown into the thrash for different materials.The lighting units are illuminated when the night environment allows.
Daily Use METU Bazaar METU Club Meetings
Gülnihal KARACA Yağmur KılıçDidem Toker
Outdoor seating unit which is designed for METU Architecture Faculty
2013
rest
Outdoor seating unit which is designed for METU Architecture Faculty
2013
Design Process
Gülnihal KARACA Yağmur KılıçDidem Toker
Citrus juicer for a family of four
2012
Citrus juicer for a family of four
2012
Citrus juicer for a family of four
Porti is a citrus juicer which has 4 glass for a family of four. It has modular parts which are available for dishwasher.
The container parts are also for using as a glass which enables us to clean them easily after using.
The work principle of handle part provide us to squeeze 2 oranges at the same time.
Product Details
Citrus juicer for a family of four
Chess Set 2011
Xadrez
Chess Set
2014
Video Production
2014
Footsteps of Pattern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd-FYES7cmw
A documentary film about a design piece, inspired and produced by a traditional craft.The design of the product, the original idea and the synopsis of the film belongs to the designer herself: Özlem Yalim Özkaraoğlu. The film focuses on an arts and crafts field which is about to perish in time. The designer aims to reconsider this tradition in order to create contemporary products those can find a place elegantly at everyday life.
I under take the production of this documentary film. The materials, photographs and videos that I used the creation of this film belong to me.
Chess Set
Sketches and Illustrations
