Student Flashlight Project
Student Flashlight Project from Nicholas A. Douglas
Student Flashlight Project

This was a project that I did in my first semester of college at Cincinnati State. This project took place during my Introduction to Industrial Design Technology course. I designed a flashlight to meet needs and wants of a certain target audience after meeting with a client. This project's purpose was to get a feel for the process of presenting a product for a specific customer to be manufactured.
After sketching initial flashlight concepts, research was done in order to narrow the focus of what the target audience (client) wanted. Three updated concepts were then drawn and presented to client. After discussing with the client, more updated concept drawings were then presented once more. When the client was happy with product, the finalized concept was then constructed in SolidWorks and rendered for a final presentation.

A persona was first constructed. After meeting and discussing certain needs and wants of a flashlight for this client, the persona reflected a specific target audience the client represented.
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1 of 5 initial concept sketches for client.
2 of 5 initial concept sketches for client. Practiced shading with Prisma color markers.
3 of 5 initial concept sketches for client.
5 of 5 initial concept sketches for client.
First round of concept sketches presented to client while practicing contour line drawings, call-outs, and shading with Prisma color markers. Research was then conducted to help narrow focus of target audience needs and wants.
Additional research conducted on how a specific target audience attribute (Arthritis) affects product use.
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Updated concept sketch after outside research was conducted and second meeting with client.
More refined concept sketch.
I incorporated changes in my design by showing different views and product usage that was necessary to fit my target audience's needs and wants.
Finalized concept sketch ready to be created in SolidWorks and rendered. Improvements can be seen in the refinement of line weight, call-outs, and overall aesthetics.
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Student Flashlight Project

This was a project that I did in my first semester of college at Cincinnati State. This project took place during my Introduction to Industrial Design Technology course. I designed a flashlight to meet needs and wants of a certain target audience after meeting with a client. This project's purpose was to get a feel for the process of presenting a product for a specific customer to be manufactured.
After sketching initial flashlight concepts, research was done in order to narrow the focus of what the target audience (client) wanted. Three updated concepts were then drawn and presented to client. After discussing with the client, more updated concept drawings were then presented once more. When the client was happy with product, the finalized concept was then constructed in SolidWorks and rendered for a final presentation.

Nicholas A. Douglas
Student majoring in Industrial Design Technology Cincinnati, OH