ACHILLE PERRINPRODUCT DESIGN PORTFOLIO

5TH YEAR DESIGN STUDENT

2016

DESIGN IS CREATING AND BRINGING TO LIFE NEW PRODUCTSMy name is Achille Perrin, I am a French-American product design student in 5th year at ISD, Pune, India. I am looking for

a 6 month internship to complete my studies.

HI, NICE TO MEET YOU!

HOPE YOU LIKE MY WORK

DESIGN IS CREATING AND BRINGING TO LIFE NEW PRODUCTS

BILINGUAL - BICLUTURAL

Born in the USA to two French parents, I have moved and travelled all my life. I am looking for a new destination, to

discover and learn new things, hopefully close to you!

International School of Design:- Valenciennes, France (2 years)

- Pune, India (3 years)

My home town:- Lyon, France- Boston, USA

Beyond Design:Chicago, USA

WHERE TO NEXT?

FIGHTING OFF MOSQUITOESDESIGN IS CREATING AND BRINGING TO LIFE NEW PRODUCTS

1 MONTH PERSONAL PROJECT - MAR ‘15

REPELLENT - RELIEF

Everyone has the tools to fight off mosquitoes but never actually uses them because they are greasy, smelly, hard to

apply and to carry around with you, and only temporary.

USER INSIGHTS

TARGETING DETAILS

The concept of merging repellent and relief together came very quickly, from that point on ideation was mostly about

figuring out details on the product to make it coherent.

POST-IT IDEATION

FOAM MODEL TESTING

Working in the workshop and testing various different shapes allowed me to find and refine a shape that fits in the user’s

hands comfortably no matter how the product is held.

SHAPE REFINEMENT

DETAIL INSPIRATION

MOOBOARD

TWO IN ONE: 1 REPEL - 2 RELIEF

FINAL PRODUCT

QUICK, EASY, NO WASTE

Thanks to a mesh membrane that lets the insect repelling solution slowly seep through, the user can now protect himself

quickly, easily and without any wastage.

INSECT REPELLENT

THERMOLABILE REACTION

The itching sensation of a mosquito bite can be stopped by applying heat to it thanks to a UV light, switched on when the

user touches both metal plates.

ITCH RELIEF

REFILL THE TANK OR CHANGE THE BATTERIES

A strap on the product makes it easily to find and pull out of any bag. The small badge on the strap is meant to be used as a screwdriver to open the repellent tank or the battery door.

REFILL AND RECHARGE

SALEWA ROCK CLIMBING SHOEDESIGN IS GENERATING NEW IDEAS IN EXISTING PRODUCTS

3 WEEK PERSONAL PROJECT - SEP 2013

PERFECT TO CLIMB, BUT TERRIBLE TO REST

Rock climbing shoes cramp your feet up, allowing you to better hook and hold the wall, a contradicting duality, as they

are extremely painful when belaying or resting.

USER INSIGHTS

STRAP AROUND THE FOOT FOR BETTER CONTROL

Inspired by medical strapping, the straps go around the foot,interacting with the sole rather than just the upper in classic

shoes, allowing a better and wider control of the shoe.

CONCEPT DETAIL

FIT SALEWA’S DESIGN LANGUAGE

The final shape for the shoe was mainly dictated by where the straps should be for the best efficiency, and how I wanted

the user to interact with them.

STYLING SKETCHES

MATERIALS

Pull-on Strap (Nylon)

Heel Strap (Rubber coated Nylon)

Heel Grip (Vibram XS2 Grip)

Semi-flexible Midsole (Sensi-Flex)

Rigid Outsole (Vibram XS Grip)

Lining (Stretch Synthethic Fabric)

Upper (Lorica fabric)

Heel Strap & Toe Strap (Leather)

Fixation (Velcro loops)

Toe Strap (Rubber coated Nylon)

PRODUCT DETAIL

PRODUCTIVE OFFICE SPACE FOR AKGDESIGN IS TO HAVE A VISION AND BUILDING A PROCESS TO LEAD YOUR TEAM TO IT

4 MONTH TEAM PROJECT - OCT 2015/JAN 2016

PRODUCTIVE OFFICE SPACE

The brief that was given to us by AKG was to imagine a new typology of audio products for working environments, helping

professionals be more focused and effective.

THE BRIEF

LEADING AND MANAGING A TEAM

I had the chance to co-lead a team with my good friend Abbas. We had to create a vision a process for the project as well as

manage three 3rd year students eager to learn.

THE TEAM

THE UNDERRATED IMPORTANCE OF SOUND

The first step of our analysis phase was to look into what sounds are and how they work. During our research we realized how much sound is around us but how little attention we give it.

AUDIO AND SOUNDS

A DELICATE BALANCE OF SPACE, LIGHTS AND SOUNDS

We looked into what being productive means, but more importantly what factors may influence one’s productivity

and how they intricately influence each other.

WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY

UNDERSTANDING WHO WE ARE DESIGNING FOR

We looked at different office spaces in order to better understand how people interact and function in them. We decided to work on three different spaces, 1, 5 and 18 people.

OFFICE SPACES

ETHNOGRAPHY RESEARCH

We profiled a wide group of people looking for different job experiences, and personalities. We interviewed 20 candidates

about music, their work environment and productivity.

20 USER INTERVIEWS

EASY TO RELATE TO YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE

We decided to translate the insights we pulled out of the interviews into cartoons, helping keep the project simple and

understandable, we used these for our ideation phase.

WORK SITUATIONS

Music therapy

Time division Cut the cord

Mood control

NEW IDEAS, SMART CONCEPTS

We used the 90+ situations and combined them with three specific types of offices, creating three final concepts: a head-phone amp, an interactive projector and a personal assistant.

CREATIVITY SESSION

THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE

P14 helps manage your time with the renowned pomodoro technique, organizing and dividing your day into work periods

of 25 minutes, allowing to achieve more in less time.

TIME PRODUCTIVITY

5 MINUTE BREAKS25 MINUTE WORK SESSION

Minutes left in each session

Finished work sessions

Press the timer to start your work session.

The busy slider blocks incoming calls, emails and other notifications, allowing you to focus on your work.

OPTIMIZE YOUR HEADPHONES

P14 is a headphone amplifier, thanks to 4 inbuilt microphones, it tracks sounds around you and uses them to boost your

listening experiences through various different modes.

SOUND PRODUCTIVITY

Simply plug your headphones through the 3.5mm jack port.

Click to scroll through the different modes.

Control overall volume with the outer ring.

Control the mode intensity

ADAPTABLE TRAVEL SHOEDESIGN IS BEING PART OF A TEAM5 MONTH TEAM PROJECT - SEP 2013/JAN 2014

A SHOE CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR TRIP

We are constantly travelling, always adapting to our environment. Shoes mix performance, aesthetics, and comfort,

according to what you do and where you go.

TRAVELLING & SHOES

WHAT THEY NEED, WHAT THEY WANT

We created and analysed 15+ potential user profiles, each travelling for a different purpose, to a different place in order

to better understand their behaviour.

USER OPPORTUNITIES

YOUNG, DYNAMIC AND DRIVEN

We built a 2 day scenario around our user’s business trip to better understand his needs and wants, in terms of functionality

and perception.

BUSINESS ROUTINE

QUICK IDEATION

We organized quick creativity sessions around different shoe parts and axis that linked back to our target and brief. This

allowed us to come up with a large number of ideas.

POST-IT SESSIONS

DETAILED CONCEPTS

By mixing post-its together, we created concepts around five major axis, answering our user’s precise problems, needs and

wants. These are the concepts I came up with.

A4 SKETCHES

DUAL CORE

Our final shoe is cut into two parts, the front is formal and elegant, while the back is active and comfortable, hence

creating a formal yet sportable shoe.

FINAL PROPOSITION

CLICK PLAY!

After writing the storyboard, I was responsible to shoot and edit a 2min video that retraced our user’s day, in order to properly explain our shoe, and how it was meant to be worn.

USER SCENARIO

A SUPER-TECHNICAL FORMAL SHOE

Using the paradox between the two cores of the shoe as our key styling element, we merged a strong urban elegance to a

dynamic shape, accentuated by sporty details.

DESIGN LANGUAGE

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FIRST IMPRESSION

The cut on the packaging was aligned to the ones on the shoe for a better display but also to reflect the product’s design

values, creating a global experience for the customer.

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

NIKE BRANDING

Because this is a formal shoe, we decided to drop off the Nike swoosh, replacing it with a unique and subtler graphic tdesign,

stamped onto the sole when purchasing.

VISUAL IDENTITY

SOCIAL NETWORK FOR DESIGNERSDESIGN IS CREATING A GLOBAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE USERS

MASTERCLASS PERSONAL PROJECT - 1 WEEK - APR 2015

STUDENTS, ALUMNI, FACULTY

We all use various different social medias to connect with each other. However, none of them are properly suited for a school,

to help each other out and keep in contact with alumni.

A SECOND FAMILY

BASIC ARCHITECTURE

This crucial step in a UI/UX design allows to map out the functions and features of the app. This helps understanding how things will work together and guide the rest of the design.

MENU TREE

FROM IDEATION TO FINAL SCREENS

I use quick and rough sketches to ideate on the user interaction and experience. Wireframes allow me to rapidly validate the

graphic design before starting the final renders.

UI/UX PROCESS

SORRY, WORK IN PROGRESS...

Design News: keep track of what is new in the design world, read, and share articles with the rest of the community.

Design Trail: see where others work or have worked around the world, and contact them for some insight.

ISD Forum: ask for help, organize events, discuss trending design topics, find job opportunities and much more.

UPCOMING FEATURES

BEYOND DESIGNDESIGN IS A DISCIPLINE YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING

6 MONTH INTERNSHIP IN A DESIGN CONSULTANCY

UNDERSTANDING THE USER IS HALF THE WORK DONE

Focus groups, interviews, observing behaviors, I had the chance to take part in multiple user analysis projects or research

phases, further developing my ethnography skills.

ETHNOGRAPHY

ADAPTING TO DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND TOOLS

Sketching in Beyond was only done on cintiq, this gave me the opportunity to create a new skill set, combining this new technique to my inspiration process boosted my creativity.

SKETCH AND STYLING

PRODUCTS ARE PHYSICAL, NOT DIGITAL

One of the best way to validate concepts are models, no matter the scale or level of detail. I also realized during my internship

how important it can be for a client’s understanding.

FOAM-CORE MODELS

BUILDING NEW SKILLS

During my internship, I greatly improved my 3D modeling skills, refined my understanding of surfaces. I got to play around with 3D printing, both validating and correcting my designs.

3D MODELING

MY TIME IN CHICAGO

WHAT I LEARNED

AN AWESOME LEARNING EXPERIENCE

TANGIBLE PROJECTSINCREDIBLE MONTHS AMAZING CO-WORKERS INSANE WEATHER

Take initiatives, believe in yourself, stand up for what you think.Working out of your comfort zone is the only way to learn.

Clients are always right, even when they are wrong.

KEEP TRACK OF WHERE YOU ARE, TO GO WHERE YOU WANT

MENTOR FEEDBACK

Achille was a great intern. We were able to count on him to contribute usable and well thought out work to projects. He approached all projects with optimism no matter how big or small. He was a great guy to work with and we will miss him.

TREVIS KURZ - INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERAchille was a perfect intern, great attitude, great work, a unique perspective, and a genuinely great guy. He contributed solid work to a number of projects and was always working

hard for our team. We are sad to see him go!

PATRICK NALLY - INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER AND RESEARCHER

SKI LACROIXDESIGN ADAPTS TO WHO OR WHAT YOU ARE WORKING WITH

2 MONTH INTERNSHIP IN SOFTGOODS BRAND

LUXURY SPORTS COMPANY

Lacroix is a luxury French ski brand, established in 1967, famous for it’s technological skis and high end skiwear. My mission

was to renew the ski glove collection.

THE BRAND MY MISSION

LX ESCAPE - E-GLOVES - DH GLOVES

MEN WINTER 2015

E-GLOVES - LX INITIAL

WOMEN WINTER 2015

STÉPHANIE BURGIO, PRODUCT MANAGER

During his internship, Achille had the responsibility to design products for Lacroix and more specifically, ski gloves. This professional experience allowed him to get used to imperativeslinked to the development of technical outwear and products in general, as well as acquiring and improving his design skills, particularly in the textile domain. During his internship, Achile turned out be very rigorous and showed initiative by taking his responsibilities. His team work, flexibility and motivation

were key to all the projects he was involved in.

FEEDBACK

EDUCATION

Masters in Product Design Management.DSK International School of Design, Pune, India

Bachelor in Product Design.DSK International School of Design, Pune, India

Product Design, Foundation course.Institut Supérieur de Design, Valenciennes, France

OIB in Science, Anglophone option.Cité Scolaire Internationale, Lyon, France

‘14 - ‘16

‘13 - ‘14

‘11 - ‘13

‘04 - ‘11

Productive Office Space, AKG.5 months, Co-leader of a 5 Product Design student teamImagine a new typology of audio product for working environments.

Connected Kitchen, Thomson.5 months, Co-leader of a 4 Product Design student teamHow can a French brand enter the Indian market of cooking appliances thanks to a connected product.

Emotive Appcessories, Samsung.5 months, Team member of a 6 Product Design student teamCreate sensorial experiences through new integrated solutions for a digital mobile ecosystem.

Adaptable Travel Shoe, Phantom Lines.5 months, Team member of a 6 Product Design student teamCreate a super specific formal shoe for a businessman with Nike NSW.

Sep ‘15 - Jan ‘16

Feb ‘15 - Jun ‘15

Feb ‘14 - Jun ‘14

Sep ‘13 - Jan ‘13

SCHOOL TEAM PROJECTS

New Laces, Kipsta.1 week, Perosnal projectCreate a new lacing system for sport shoes.

Application UI Design, Studio Metis.1 week, Team projectDesign a social network for design students and designers

New 3D Printing Opportunities, Up Design.1 week, Perosnal projectExplore how 3D printing could be a new opportunity in medical design.

Safety and Protection, DCA.1 week, Perosnal projectCreate protective gear for two wheelers.

Ethnography Research, Ethos Lab.1 week, Team projectIntroduction to ethnography and user habit analysis.

Oct ‘15

Apr ‘15

Feb ‘14

Dec ‘13

Oct ‘13

MASTERCLASSES

Beyond Design, Chicago USA.6 months, Product design consultancyProduct design and Research.

Skis Lacroix, Lyon FRA.2 months, Luxury sports brandSoftgoods and fashion design.

Billard Toulet, Lille FRA.2 months, Billard foosball table manufacturerProduct and graphic design.

Aug ‘14 - Jan ‘15

Jun ‘15 - Jul ‘15

Jun ‘14 - Jul ‘14

INTERNSHIPS

5th Year Product Design Management Studentachille.perrin@gmail.com+91 77 58 07 28 49CV ACHILLE PERRIN Looking for a 6 month internship,

between Feb and Oct 2016.

THANK YOU!HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY WORK

ACHILLE.PERRIN@GMAIL.COM