Portfolio2014

Curriculum Vitae

Design SkillsMarket and user analysisEmpathising ‘special’ usersMaterial explorationQuick conceptsDetail drawingQuick mock-upsPrototyping

Software SkillsBeyond AcademicsInclination towards MusicClassical Dance (Bharatnatyam)Percussions (Tabla)Served for two years in NCC(2008-09)Part of Installation Committee for Quasar 2013Attended India Design Forum - 2013, MumbaiHeaded ‘Life size Super Mario’ event for College fest, Quasar 2011

EducationSecondary and Higher secondary schooling from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s V.M. Mehta Public School (CBSE), Vadodara (Batch of 2010)Currently pursuing Product Design(Semester 8) at MIT Institute of Design, Pune

ObjectiveTo learn through experimenting and utilize the acquired knowledge, exposure and skills to work towards purely Human-Centred design. I love to take up projects that create a social impact. Also my passion lies in designing products catering to special needs.

Work experienceInterned for 6 weeks at Carborundum Universal Limited on their ‘cumispaceone’ project (www.cumispaceone.com)

Researched for Unilever UK’s Pest Control project

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Khyati ShuklaEmail : khyatishukla92@gmail.com

Date of Birth: 08/01/1992Nationality : IndianLanguages : English, Hindi, Gujarati

Current Address:MAEER’s MIT Institute of Design,Rajbaug, Loni-Kalbhor, Next to Hadapsar,Pune - 412201

Looking for an Internship cum Diploma Project for 6

months.

Phone : +917798628230

The Khambhat Initiative

Course : Design for special needsDuration : 6 weeks

Group Project

Vindhara Jig

Project backgroundWe delved into various manufacturing processes involved in making of Agate stone jewellery and artifacts in Khambhat. One of the processes was Vindhara or Boring process which is the process of boring beads used for jewellery. After looking into the existing technology and socia-economic culture of the Agate industry, we identified the following problem statement.

Design a suitable jig for the beads which could be used with the existing technology in order to protect labourers’ fingers, increase precision and create a standardised method to bore.[ ]

Existing Setup

Mockup

Slide down to pop up the bead

Slide up to bore

Coolant outlets

Grooves for passing coolant

Curve for easy dropping of the bead in to the clamp

Window to eject the bead

Guide for translating the holder

Handles to hold the jig as the beads get drilled and then translate

Product

Window to eject the bead

Guide for translating the holder

Inner diameter: 8mm

Suction holder to fix it to the tub

Inner diameter: 5mm

Inner diameter: 20mm

Product

Extrusion to pop up the bead

Product

BEFORE AFTER

Going GreenerTrashbag free bins

Course : Green DesignDuration : 2 weeks

Group Project

Project backgroundOne of the most used plastic product is the Dustbin. It is found in each and every house. People usually prefer plastic dustbin because its cheap and serves as fine as the steel ones. Each house has 2-3 dustbins on an average. One in the kitchen and others in bedrooms or balcony. The wet waste is accumulated in the kitchen dustbin and the others are used for dry waste mostly.

[ ] How about eliminating plastic from plastic dustbins? According to a survey only 20% of paper is recycled. So it can be a good option to reuse newspaper to make dustbins.

(This newspaper dustbin can be used only for dry waste)

Scenarios for Usage of Paper Dustbins

Explorations

METAL FRAMES

COLLAPSIBLE PAPER BOXES

ORIGAMI EXPLORATIONS

CANE FRAME AND DISPOSABLE PAPER BAG

Aim: Work out a way to use newspapers to make trash bags for daily use to collect dry waste[ ]

Newspapers bags instead of plastic trash bags for the dustbin. The wireframe will have a sliding mechanism for the lid. The wireframe will be the dustbin itself and the newspaper bag will be the trash bag in which garbage will be dumped.[ ]

Explorations

Newspaper bag

165200

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200

Three sheets Fold upto line

Fold 50 mm reverse

Mirror steps 3 and 4

Fold upto line

Mirror step 7

1. 2. 3. 4.

8.5. 6. 7.

12.9. 10. 11.

Open up. Tight creases are formed.

Fold as shown Fold as shown

Mirror steps 10 and 11

Newspaper bag

13. 14. 15.

Bag is readyFold further to make it compact

Use paper dustbins for dry waste. Make your homes and personal spaces greener

Product

Newspapers bags instead of plastic trash bags for the dustbin.

The wireframe will have a sliding mechanism forthe lid.

Lid made up of recycled packaging material.

Product

Environment

Mind your oil

Project backgroundThrough this project I wanted to redefine the oil storing system in our kitchens/store houses. I wanted to create a new aesthetic experience to store, dispense and refil oil during day-to-day cooking activities.

“To design an easy-to-use, no-hassle oil storage container-cum-dispenser which can be kept in the cooking area as an aesthetic fitment so as to change the experience of oil dispensing.”[ ]

Plunger

Barrel

Nozzle

Oil filled due to suction

Container (cooking vessel)

Rubber seal

External base

Storage with tapered base

Ball check valve (non- return)

INSPIRATION FROM A ‘SYRINGE AND BOTTLE’ Oil

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Nozzle

Proposed Clamp

DISCLAIMER:Unilever does not endorse any products, concepts or viewpoints expressed in this project.

To design the secondary packaging of sanitary napkins introduced by the brand Dove.

Project brief

Multipack

Compact

Ideal for Shelf

Ideal for closet Co

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Feminine

Sells on shelf

Sober at home

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Like a Clutch

Zipper and stackable

Hangable in the closet/bathroom

Like a roll

Pilfer proof

Folder like(too bulky though)

Folder-likeCompact.Ideal on shelf.Ample space for communication.Scope for Branding.Ideal in closet.Sticker can be used for pilferage proofing.Re-sealable because of the flaps.

SIDE 2

TOP

SIDE 1

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BACK

PURE COMFORT

PADS 7 EXTRA

LARGE Dri-Weave™Topsheet with

50% larger holesfor faster

absorbency

SuperAbsorbent

Core absorbs at the centre

Extra Long for

against front and back leaks Wide Back for

against back leaks

MULTIPA

CK

PURE COMFORT

PURE COMFORT

PADS

7EXTRA LARGEPADS

7 REGULAR

MULTIPACK

Directions for Use1. Peel off the release paper from the back of the pad2. Stick the pad on your panty crotch and press firmly3. Peel off the release paper from the wings4. Fold the wings around the sides of your panty crotch, and press them firmly against the back

Directions for Disposal1. Wrap the pad in paper and throw in a dustbin2. To prevent clogging of drains, do not flush pads

Sanitary PadsFor Manufacturer’s Address refer letter after Pkd.Marketed by Hindustan Unilever Limited andmanufactured at:In case of M. Plot No. - 182, Sector “A”, Industrial Area. Mandideep - 462046 Dist - Raisen, MP, IndiaIn case of G. Plot No. 173, Kundaim Industrial Estate, Kundaim, Gos 403 115, India

LEVERCARE-QUERY / FEEDBACK

TOLL FREE: 1800-10-22-221P.O. BOX 14760, MUMBAI 400 099 LEVER.CARE@UNILEVER.COM

PURE COMFORT

PADS 7 REGULAR

PURE COMFORTREGULAR

PURE COMFORTEXTRA LARGE

BENEFITS: SPECIAL FEATURESDove’s cleanestprotection ever with longer length toprovide extra protection from back and front leaks, with the comfort of almost zero feeling of the pad.

Dove’s cleanestprotection ever with longer length an widerback to provide extra protection from back and front leaks even during heavy flow, with the comfort of almost zero feeling of the pad..

• Super Absorbent Core

• Extra long • Stretchable Wings

• Super Absorbent Core

• Extra Long • Wider Back• Stretchable Wings

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Project backgroundEveryday there is a whole lot of people travelling through public transport. Travelling by a personally hired auto rickshaw is considered one of the most widely used mode of transport. It is utilised by all ages of people mainly middle class and upper middle class. It becomes very important that this mode of transport is as fair to the ‘common man’ as he is to using it.

Redesigning an auto-rickshaw meter which caters to the problem of charging beyond the meter card rates (tampering), Unawareness of roads and routes and also no record of travel. Also making the interface more customer friendly.[ ]

Design Opportunities

Security

Language

Fluctuation of rates

No Record of travel

Unavailability of change

Hired/ not Hired indication

Proper indications for ON/ OFF/Pause meter

Indication of appropriate routes

No Record of travel

Rickshaw number displayed in Red as it is an important information. To cut unnecessary costs, stickers instead of digital display is used.

Display of exact fare in Green. Association with money.

Visually incrementing odometer gives the feel of travelled distance visually. Yellow colour is chosen as we relate to the Yellow striped divider on the road.

Digital display of time in Red which is directly regulated by the R.T.O (Regional Transport Office).

Indicators for Night Mode. The White crescent shaped moon which turns on at 11 PM is a visual reminder that night charges are applicable.

Indicator lights for the status of meter in appropriate colours.

Helpline Number which could be used in any case of emergency/ rude behaviour/report complain displayed in Red as a mandatory information.

Interface

Interface

STATUS VACANT STATUS OCCUPIED

Green LED lights are used. There are two panels of 8X3 matrix. This cylindrical pipe form is fitted on the Rickshaw frame (See next page).

OCCUPIED/ VACANT INDICATORS

OFF HALT

ON

STATUS INDICATORS

DETAILING

Environment

Project BackgroundThe main motive of this course was to understand the basics of Injection Molding and then use this knowledge to make products which can be injection molded.

[ ] To design a container comprising of a box and lid with its volume limited to 10 cubic inches which could be manufactured by Injection Molding.

It is a multi-purpose container. You can store variety of objects like buttons,safety-pins, etc. It is a cylindrical container with seven compartments . A single compartment opens as you rotate the lid (Prototype made using Rapid Prototyping Machine).

Project backgroundThe motive of this course was to explore bamboo as a material and learn some basic joineries and methods. The output had to be some social furniture.

To design and build a social seating with respect to any environment (here, the environment chosen is seating around a tree in public gardens) using bamboo and and know the language of this extra ordinary green material in this process.[ ]

The idea was to create a circle around the tree. The individual seats can be re-arranged to form a variety of arcs.

Miscellaneous

Skill setsRendering

Skill setsMaterial Exploration

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