Work of Daniel Morgan

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clothing caught in sudden rain shower

early prototype. bunching fabric. bad design. final prototype demonstrated during critique

good initial airßow.

one push, one pull fan.better air movement.

centrifugal force pulls moisture against absorbant pad.

rollers squeeze moisture. abrasive on fabric.

sheets are suspended in cage.

exploring ideas to keep sheets ßat.

Ideation / Sketching Examples

one hard, one soft roller.works by absorbtion rather than wringing.

wrap sheet around cage, instead of balling up inside.

hold fabric against mesh. form into spiral.

air is now pushed across ßat fabric.

one bedsheet is woven through S-shaped frame

x frame, stretches4 sheets on each arm.

fabric is stretched over and down both sides. this keeps arm size reasonable.

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The mixer

workers mixing dirt and cement by hand

working with lead machinist of Ferguson Industrial PlasticsISSB’s drying before construction.

The mixer

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nurse testing previous design.

final prototypediscussing design ideas with T4T lead engineer, Dr. Musaazi

Client: T4T Ltd. Users: Caregivers in East AfricaTesters: Nurses in Mulago Hospital, Kampala

Goal: Take existing T4T pill crusher functionality (crack, crush, roll), redesign to be more ergonomic, less threatening to children, and more marketable to hospital administration.Successes: Testers found asymetric design immediately intuitive, comfortable to use, and were particularly positive about long term use. Design is child-friendly. Percieved value was much higher.Failures: 50% higher production costs (too high).

Date: Falll 2010 Individual Project at T4T

The Pill Crusher

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Altruistic Identity System

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cards become garbage

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life

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papyrus is harvested

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finished card

first employee with successful cardstocktypical business card product cycle

Altruistic Identity System

t imber harvested

pulp

pro

ce

ssed in

to cards cards given to clients

cards become garbage

the

life

cycle of business cards

The

life

cycle of T4T business cards

papyrus is harvested

c

ards

tock

pro

duce

d with

out chemicals cards given to clients cards become fertilizer

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Client: Technology 4 Tomorrow Ltd.Users: Rural construction workers in East AfricaTesters: myself, T4T employees

Goal: Address failures from previous mixer design. To redesign rural mixer with emphasis on local manufacturing, mobility and ergonomics. Successes: Product mixes 1/3 bag of cement and 2.67 wheel barrows of soil in 5 minutes. Low production cost ($150), easy to use, move, maintain.Failures: Requires experienced user to measure cement and dirt.

Date: Summer 2008 individual project at T4T

Mixer 2.0

first mixer with frustrated worker

final prototypetypical junk pile in a Kampala market

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fork turns on circuit mechanically. opens lock electrically

circuit hidden underneath box’s false bottombox sprung open

Client: School ProjectUsers: myself, anyoneTesters: myself, engineering friend.

Goal: Professor: ÒCreate a box and key. Be clever.Ó personal goal: Create a box that opens to a certain musical keynote. Use a tuning fork to provide consistent frequency input.Successes: Product is functional (circuit design by Jim Morgan), box/lock design by myself. locking mechanism is intuitive if you have the key.Failures: If you hum through the scale slowly, you can open the box, not very secure.

Date: Spring 2007 individual project at JMU

The Music Lock [and Box]

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Urban Commuter Bag

pedestrian cycling home after work

final prototype made from upcycled construction signearly prototype with sail cloth

Thank you