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Pollinate Hope

Product Design
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Planting Kit Design + Manufacture
[ Sold & Made Profits at IDM Sales Gala ]
Spring 2019
MIT Integrated Design & Management
Matt Kressy, Tony Hu, Andy Macinnis
with Allie Harris, Harsh Gupta, Jake Drutchas
Hand-sketching, Driller, CNC, Laser Cutting

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In the Northeast, several key pollinators have experienced drastic declines, which are attributed to some interacting factors, including pathogens, habitat loss and degradation, exposure to harmful chemicals, and increasingly extreme weather patterns. Our product resonates with customers who have tried it or would like to try and raise a small plant, with people open to trying new things and seeking authentic experiences in their everyday lives.

We love to see our product fits into our
sustainable principle and has a post-planting function rather than be thrown away. So we thought of a wooden box that could be used in other ways after planting (e.g., become an organizer, pen holder, tray, etc.). After several rounds of iteration and experiments, the final product includes our story, a 5-step using instructions, a space for gift notes, and our website QR code.

The Journey

Plant

Germinate

Nurture

Ground

Connect

Pollinator's Card

Pollinator's Card

Instruction Card

Product Showcase

Manufacturing Process

Wedding / Event Card

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Card Design
[ Put into Service ]
Summer - Fall 2019
LadyMarry
Joanne RongRong Jiang, Tina Kao
Photoshop, Illustrator

LadyMarry, called “the GitHub for weddings”, is a simple and interactive tool for wedding planning. They crowd-source and learn all "dumped" data from newlyweds to provide personalized and in-time recommendations for couples who are busy while still wanting to DIY a wedding. These designs were my works when I interned at LadyMarry, engaging with real user-oriented event planning.

Wedding Program Card

4"x 9.38"

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Wedding Thank You Card

7"x 5"

5"x 7"

India Diwali Event Menu

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WeChat Stickers

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Illustrtion

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Online Chat Sticker Design
[ Put into Service ]
​Wechat
Individual
Photoshop, Illustrator

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Chatting with Stickers

(Screen Recording)

Construction
wander

wander

ok

ok

humph!

humph!

eat

eat

hi

hi

scare

scare

sprawl

sprawl

sleepy

sleepy

love you

love you

no study!

no study!

stare

stare

go bananas

go bananas

snicker

snicker

meh...

meh...

what??

what??

sad

sad

Floating Dream

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Garden Design Competition and Construction

[ Physical Exhibition ] [ 3rd Prize ]

Fall 2014

Nanjing Forestry University​

Bing Zhao

Design & Construction: with Jiawei Lu, Xiaodi Xu, Rui Yan

Drawing: Individual

Hand drawing, Construction Methods 

This is a special project for me because it was my first time doing the whole design-to-construction process and I experienced something interesting beyond paper design, such as making nests, pruning plants, and designing joints. We needed to modify our design depending on the actual condition progress, available materials, and the timeline, which was challenging but exciting for the whole team.

 

This competition aimed at practicing the comprehensive skills of students - from conceptual design to real construction. Our team proceeded with the theme "Floating Garden" with dream and innocence, purposed to perceive the world via children's eyes. The nests above and the landscape on the ground made a comparison between ideal and reality, reminding people to value the goodness in their hearts.

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