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Hello! I'm Nicole Li
I'm a third year student studying Industrial Design at the Ohio State University.
Rest Stop - Bike Rack
This bike rack and shelter is designed for the Timashev Family Music Building. It is based on music notes with the shelter representing a bass clef and the bike racks representing a fermata which is a play on words. The fermata in music terms means to hold a note, but as a bike rack it means to hold one's bike.
Light of the Deep
A project with a focus on the use of lights. I created a turtle made purely out of plastic water bottles sewn together with string to mimic the effects of waste on the environment and the creatures. The use of light represents the beating heart of the turtle and the shadows produced reflects the use of the plastic bottles. Later reworking this project (Working Backwards) to emphasize this theme.
Perfect Fit - Cyberpunk Respirator Mask
This concept is a more fashionable and less bulky rendition of a respirator mask. It is cyberpunk-like rendition of a respirator mask made to fit the head and the needs of a classmate, Sophie. These needs include a mask that doesn't scrunch up hair or put strain on the head and ears when wearing as well as a mask that makes eating and drinking efficient.
Baggage
Concept of a baggage made for an academic unit - specifically for the School of Music at OSU. Creating a baggage that captures the essence of the communities formed through music rather than a baggage that represents music.
A Place Called Home in a Flicker of Time
A birdhouse made for the cedar waxwing - a species of birds that love to travel and are quick to adapt to various environments. This birdhouse is made to both harmonize and contrast with the characteristics and nesting pattern of the bird through the materials used: weaved raffia grass to harmonize and wood to contrast.
The Soundtrack Animation Box
The Soundtrack Animation Box is a children's toy that consists of a box and a pulling track with painted imagery that tells a story, a story of the Rabbit and the Tortoise from Aesop's fable. When the track is pulled, the story unfolds through both the images and the sounds that come along with it, invoking sensory input for children.
Zento
The Zento is a lunch mat inspired by the Japanese furoshiki lunch bag and zen gardens. Made with recycled fabric, it is designed to allow people to slow down and take their time to enjoy their food through the meditative act of wrapping and unwrapping their meal.
Mr. Weinland
Mr. Weinland: a mascot for Weinland Park that captures the spirit, social and unique personality of the community. By turning a sheet on the inside of the installation, people can join together to choose an outfit for Mr. Weinland as a way to express themselves. Each pattern for the outfit choices is abstracted from the natural scenery and the people of the community.
Innovation in Public Services
A partner-based project to design a system for recommending books. We decided to design an app that recommends books based on one's preference. There's also an option to generate a random book that will be wrapped at one's local library as a fun and unique way to recommend books without the concern of being indecisive when choosing.
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