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Quiet Blender- A Collaboration with Eastman

? Collaborated with Eastman Co. to apply the material Tritan Renew to an existing product in order to improve its function, appearance, and carbon footprint.
? Researched the Eastman Brand, the material Tritan Renew with all its attributes, and held multiple collaborative meetings with the Eastman development team.
? Contributed 16 weeks of in-depth consumer research and developing product strategies to design with “real-world business” design constraints – like budgets, engineering processes, and marketing tactics.
? Researched blender details, dissected existing blender to gain manufacturing knowledge
? Conducted a 55 person survey and searched online reviews to find users’ pain points which lead to target the issue of noise.
? Ideated design concepts through sketches, computer renderings, provided a manufacturing drawing, and fabricated a to scale model mock up of the product.

Available
Freelance, Full-time
Dana Ayscue
Industrial Designer Raleigh, NC