Industrial & Interaction
Design
Thanks for visiting! I'm a sophomore industrial design student at Carnegie Mellon University.
In addition to industrial design, I also do a lot of work in web design and biology.Please take the time to look through my work. They're the products of a lot of hard work, sweat (literally) and long long nights at studio.
The best way to reach me is through e-mail: linda@lindadong.com
Plant Vessel NEW!
November 2009
Every object needs a home
Project Blurb:
The project was to design a vessel for a plant (in my case a Dracaena godceffiana) using wood and styrene. The vessel should frame the plant in a understandable and interesting manner and speak to the plant's major features. My design, inspired by the newly sprouting leaves on my plant, took the form of seed pod with the plant emerging from it. The final form was achieved through lathing and vacuum-forming.
Hand Tools NEW!
December 2009
Cavemen got it right
Project Blurb:
Based off of neolithic tools, the project was to design a set of hand tools (one hand axe, one knife or scraper). To come up with my designs, I focused on the grip of the tools and the semantics that would make those grips intuitive. I was also concerned with how the two tools worked as a set. Final tools were carved from RenShape.
Geometric Stool
October 2009
Constraints can be good
Project Blurb:
The project was to design a stool, given a plank of 10"x60' poplar wood, that used only perpendicular geometry and would support 200lb in weight. I wanted to make a comfortable sitting stool that could accommodate longer-than-average legs.
Dibble
September 2009
It's very different than what you think it is
Project Blurb:
The project was to design a dibble, a gardening tool used to poke holes in the ground, using a block of maple. I focused on how to use fair curves to differentiate the dibble's handle from its action area in an elegant manner.
Coal Hill Steakhouse
April 2009
Websites should be greeting
Project Blurb:
A local Pittsburgh chop house needed to redesign their website. I worked with them to create a more welcoming website that showed off the restaurant's unique personality and atmosphere.
The Beetle Factory
April 2009
"Poop Happens"
Project Blurb:
In collaboration with Victor NG and Hannah Ho and the Entomology department of the Carnegie Natural History Museum, we designed an interactive children's exhibit about the diversity and evolution of beetles. Visitors walk through the exhibit collecting "adaptation" tokens, which they use in the end to create their own beetles for display on a wall.
PUMA Internship
Summer 2008
Working within a brand is fun
Project Blurb:
I worked as the web and interaction design intern at PUMA North America. During this time I worked with a great team to produce the visual and interactive elements that make up PUMA.com.
Mellon College of Science
October 2008
Scientists aren't the best web designers
Project Blurb:
The project was to find a solution to a design problem we encounter everyday. As a student in the Mellon College of Science, I've always been slightly frustrated with the usability of our website. The redesign tries to make the website more approachable, navigable and interactive for students and prospectives alike.
Cardboard Stool
January 2008
Cubes follow me everywhere
Project Blurb:
We were asked to design a stool from a single sheet of 32"x40" cardboard. No glue, no fasteners. My solution used interconnected folds to create a hexagonal stool from three identical cardboard pieces. Here's the pdf if you want to make your own.
Experiments
December 2009
Science is beautiful
Project Blurb:
I decided to photograph home science experiments to show how beautiful simple science can be.
Cardboard Critters
April 2008
It's easy being green
Project Blurb:
A deer and squirrel made from recycled cardboard and discarded fabric.
TRANSIT 2008
January 2008
Artistic freedom is great
Project Blurb:
TRANSIT 2008 was an exhibition and lecture series presented by local Pittsburgh artists in conjunction with visiting Japanese artists. I was asked to design three posters for the exhibition at the Miller Gallery.
Indie Stock
August 2008
Flash isn't 'always' bad
Project Blurb:
A logo and flash website for Indie Stock, a retailer for independent music artists.
GM Fruit
May 2008
Genetic modification scares me
Project Blurb:
An art project I did to comment on the reprecussions of genetic modification in food. I tried to replicate old botany illustrations to show how future generations may look back how we have manipulated food (to create limbs, for bioweapons, etc.). Some of the illustrations are of real GM foods.
Digital Imaging
Ongoing
Photoshop isn't just for lolcats
Project Blurb:
Collection of photoshop work.
Photography
Ongoing
A good camera doesn't mean a good photo
Project Blurb:
Odds and ends
Sketches
Ongoing
There's nothing better than a good sketchbook
Project Blurb:
Various exercises and pages out of my sketchbook.
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