IDEATION

Main phase of ideation finished. A few more concepts could be added yet but these are the most credible. Click here to see them all.

Sidenote

Allow me to take a brief detour and share with you a project the Purdue IDSA chapter just completed with Hon Furniture. 24 concepts in 48 hours, five teams, locked in studios, technical failures, confused newbies, tons of food and tons of experience. Big thanks to Faraz Shah and everyone at Hon. My team's book. 

Design Direction

Just finalized my preliminary investigation into exsiting products and user wants and needs. This document and the previous should sum it up in brief. On to product ideation and storyboarding!

Portfolio

Check out my coroflot to view some previous work samples.

Initial D-search

Click here to view my initial D-search (research.) Hard at work! Much more to come...

After a summer of indecisiveness and uncertainty I have arrived with much satisfaction at the conclusion to design a piece of furniture that meets the unique and shifting needs of collegiate students and young singles.
Yet to follow will be postings of several of the images and products that have been, and will be, influencing my design. Already, in the few weeks I have been searching and collecting opinions, I have found these three attributes to be of particular importance: Ergonomic, Intuitive, and Portable

Thus starts the Succession

Greetings! Just as the page says my name is Ben Rodgers and I am a senior studying Industrial and Interaction Design at Purdue University. This page will serve as window through which all who wish may observe my journey through my senior thesis project and provide feedback along the way. All advice is appreciated and all criticisms will be considered. Thanks for visiting and check back often.