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Drift, Nate Miles May 2018

Drift, Nate Miles

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

DRIFT uses active circadian lighting to help establish a sleep routine with children from their first night in the crib until they are sleeping through the night.


Savecase, Matthew Napoli May 2018

Savecase, Matthew Napoli

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Concept for Reducing Harmful Smartphone Use & Enhancing Productivity


Safe Ship, Kristin Renda, Dylan Courtney May 2018

Safe Ship, Kristin Renda, Dylan Courtney

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

SafeShip is the only discrete system that deters opportunistic theft and increases package delivery efficiency.


Switchback 1.2, Dan Alderfer, Max Munao May 2018

Switchback 1.2, Dan Alderfer, Max Munao

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Adventure photography is about going out and getting that shot that you can show people and blow them away. Currently, there are no bags that address the needs of an adventure photographer in the rigorous setting that they encounter. The Wanderer focuses on accessibility, protection and weight distribution, and is designed so you can retrieve your camera, grab the quick shot, and stow the camera away, all without the hassle of digging through your bag.


Light Play, Richard Stone May 2018

Light Play, Richard Stone

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

An interactive playground experience


Flux Bag, Gabrielle Karlis May 2018

Flux Bag, Gabrielle Karlis

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

The Flux Bag improves the urban commuting experience by seamlessly converting from backpack to shoulder bag on the fly


Galaetics, Curran Smith May 2018

Galaetics, Curran Smith

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

A juggling prop designed for a enhance user and viewer experience.


Cuoco Cart, Sarah Nellis May 2018

Cuoco Cart, Sarah Nellis

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Cuoco Cart is a food preparation system for children that provides a safe, contained environment for collaborative cooking and early childhood independence between the ages of 5-8 years.


Dh Custom, Joey Newton May 2018

Dh Custom, Joey Newton

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

DH Custom is a modular, mountain bike shoe that gives Downhill Racers the ability to balance walk-ability and performance for practicing the race course.


Embrace, Matthew Selnick May 2018

Embrace, Matthew Selnick

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

A conceptual modular skate shoe system, for personalized protection and style


Ray, Angela Banner May 2018

Ray, Angela Banner

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

This capstone documents the design process of developing a lighting solution to the complex system that is public pedestrian spaces.


Atlas, Ryan Langeveld, Jordan Kissinger May 2018

Atlas, Ryan Langeveld, Jordan Kissinger

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Rucking, a form of weight training centered around the use of a bag, is a new, niche market whose demographic is under-served with gear that does not provide features necessary for the best rucking experience. Atlas embodies human-centered design, incorporating features and performance ruckers need for an uncompromising experience.


Guardlock, Michael Grosso, Joe Mooney May 2018

Guardlock, Michael Grosso, Joe Mooney

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

An analog pistol lock that stays attached to the pistol at all times, for in-home defense and unwanted user firearm discharge


Reuleaux, Sidney Miller May 2018

Reuleaux, Sidney Miller

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

A next-generation system of tools for quickly and intuitively designing in 3D.


Polyplay, Nick Snyder Jan 2017

Polyplay, Nick Snyder

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

PolyPlay is a virtual reality gaming controller for first person shooters and role playing games. It’s modularity and versatility allows enhanced player immersion and game cohesion.


Ido Posture Chair, Justin Grambor Jan 2017

Ido Posture Chair, Justin Grambor

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Through movement, Ido seeks to engage and support the development of young children’s healthy work habits.


V Sports: An Even Ground For Deaf Athletes, Charbel Houinato Jan 2017

V Sports: An Even Ground For Deaf Athletes, Charbel Houinato

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

This project explores the communication problems that hearing impaired athletes may face during a game. It will also identify an area of opportunity and propose a product solution to address these communication problems.


Huckr, Stephanie Watson Jan 2017

Huckr, Stephanie Watson

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Huckr is the first portable frisbee launcher of its kind. Nothing on the market like it exists allowing it to stand against no other brand in comparison.


Ökkla Shoe: A Basketball Shoe That Provides Comfort And Ankle Support, Carson Ash Miller Jan 2017

Ökkla Shoe: A Basketball Shoe That Provides Comfort And Ankle Support, Carson Ash Miller

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Okkla Shoe is comfortable, lightweight, and has the potential to reduce the risk of ankle injuries in the sport of basketball.


Meta, Andrew Saldutti Jan 2017

Meta, Andrew Saldutti

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

META strives provide an adaptable lacrosse pad system for children, to provide a safe and economical transition into the sport of Lacrosse.


Sens Vr System, Amin Shirazi Jan 2017

Sens Vr System, Amin Shirazi

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

A haptic feedback vest and controller set that enhances the virtual reality (VR) gaming experience. SENS utilizes an elastic strap on the back of the controller to keep it attached to your hand while capacative zones track your fingers. With SENS, you can reach out and grab objects in the virtual world. The second half of the SENS system, a haptic vest meant to make the user 'feel' virtual reality. The vest was developed along with the controllers, meant to work together to deliver a more immersive experience. As a system, they share similar form language, colors, and technology.


Psicobag, Shane Siever Jan 2017

Psicobag, Shane Siever

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Psicobag is a waterproof, accessible, chalk dispersal system for the deep water solo climber. Psicobag uses a system of valves to spray chalk powder onto the hand when pumped, then seals instantly upon water submersion so the chalk remains dry and ready for the next ascent of the rock face.


Harmony: Better Stroller Handle, Evan Gasparini Jan 2017

Harmony: Better Stroller Handle, Evan Gasparini

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

The Harmony Better Stroller Handle is a stroller handle designed to increase comfort and control for caregivers with arthritis. The family dynamic and economy in China particularly create an opportunity to cater to the needs of a demographic that is both mainstream and completely underrepresented in a growing product segment. A licensable design integrated directly into the manufacturing of full size strollers is ideal for this scenario. This product was developed to improve the child caretaking experience for users with arthritis without sacrificing performance for those who do not.


Hera Stove, Matt Kleinman, Soren Sibbesen Jan 2017

Hera Stove, Matt Kleinman, Soren Sibbesen

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

An affordable and efficient, wood fueled stove for the people of India designed to simultaneously cook food while passively purifying water.


Building Bugs: Fort Building Connectors, Jacob Brosius Jan 2017

Building Bugs: Fort Building Connectors, Jacob Brosius

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

Building Bugs are a set of indoor fort building connectors that promote a healthy development of creativity and cognitive problem solving.


Vila: A Stress Relieving Lighting Solution For The Workplace, Louise Sandstroem Jan 2017

Vila: A Stress Relieving Lighting Solution For The Workplace, Louise Sandstroem

Program of Industrial Design Capstones

The health of Americans is deteriorating because of the stress caused in the workplace. Designers experience this frequently because of fast work pace, constant revisions, and a lack of direct control over their work.

Vila is designed to relieve this stress by introducing warm lighting into their workspace. Warm light at 2200 to 3000 Kelvin has been proven to reduce stress. Lighting is also considered work appropriate as it is essentially non-disturbing to coworkers.