Karim Rahaman
Better Brissy Barbeque
This group project was in partnership with the Brisbane City Council to design a public barbeque for the Forest Lake Ward. The overall goal was to make a more user friendly and inclusive design representative of the Forest Lake Ward community.
Initial research explored how users interact with the existing public barbeques available. Special insight uncovered the various differences in cuisines made by the multicultural locals.
Each of the groups members made both barbeque cooktop and barbeque bench designs.
The group wanted to take on the problem from multiple angels, so my concepts were separated into a compact and multi person design.
My job was to then draw up the chosen barbeque bench on Solidworks. The overall design made sure to include the relevant Australian Standards for wheelchair access and other various requirements.
Two physical models were made, one showing the finer manufacturing and technical details, and the other showing the 1:1 scale size.
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The life size model was made of cardboard, representing the general shape and accurate true to life size. The scale model was 3D printed from the CAD drawings and assembled, showing the finer details such as wire routing and cooktop designs.
Our design was chosen as the winner out of the cohort. The group received $2,000 total from the Brisbane City Council and were asked to make an appearance on ABC radio.
Phone dock
This project tasked me with designing an injection moldable mobile phone dock based on a design inspiration of my choosing. In this case, I chose the design language of Streamline, made famous by American Industrial Designer, Raymond Loewy.
I looked into the various designs made by and inspired by Loewy in order to get a grasp on the design language.
Various forms were concepted, with each varying from the last. Many different styles were explored from landscape style holders to the traditional vertically oriented method.
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Once the final form was chosen, some sketching was developed into the considerations for the internals of the device and where the various components would fit.
The final CAD model was drawn up in Solidworks, making sure to include manufacturing details such as a lip and groove, draft angles, and ribbing.
A physical model was 3D printed and painted in a silver colour, meant to represent stainless steel/aluminium. I found that this was representative of Loewy's design language
Corporate gift
This project was in partnership with QUT’s Science and Engineering faculty to design a corporate gift. The idea was to represent a specific part of the faculty, in this case, the robotics department.
Initial background research looked at existing corporate gifts, as well as a mindmap about the contexts the product may be used, and product comparison chart.
Research pointed towards functional rather than ornamental products. Exploration in to products such as USB sticks and pens were taken. The project went the route of the USB.
A final CAD model of the USB concept was drawn in Solidworks. Consisting of an off the shelf dual USB C and A stick, the product was easy to produce, with the body intended to be 3D printed and glued together.
Physical 3D printed and painted model. The model showed the functionality of the sliding USB, operated by the thumb handle. Unfortunately, the paint used for the model was the wrong type, accidently resulting in an undesirable finish.
Modbox
This project was in conjunction with ModBox, a safe boxing program that promotes a safer and more accessible version of traditional boxing. This was a group project in which the team had to design and develop a new boxing product to be used within the program.
Initial research was performed via a questionnaire made by a fellow group member. The questionnaire was given to a current ModBox participant in order to explore their motivations and attitude towards the program.
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From this data I made a persona representing the information.
The team decided upon a gamification approach for our designs. Each member made 4 different concepts based around fun games.
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One of the concepts given to me by the team to develop, Pass the Punch, was one of the two chosen to move forward with.
Various final models were made, as well as a demonstration video showing off the products. Pass the Punch was made into a set of 4 velostat pads that are arrangeable in various ways such as around a punching bag or on a wall. The Wrist Watcher, a fellow members design, was made alongside. This would allow the user to ensure they were punching correctly, with LEDs giving this feedback to the user.
The final presentation display. All of the teams models, posters, and brochure were showcased for people to walk around and interact with.
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The final video was also well received, taking a comedic approach, with the video put together by myself.
