Ben Hammer
Undergraduate
Hi! My name is Benjamin Hammer, but most people call me Ben. I am a fourth year Industrial Design student at Georgia Tech. I have my minor in Architecture, and I just returned from a semester abroad at Lund University, in Sweden, this past Spring. Above all else in the world of design, I love building and creating things, and watching concepts I've thought up take shape into physical prototypes. The process behind design has always drawn my eye as well, as it is my nature to always go back and test an idea again - it's always worth it to keep working or try a new solution. My personal design philosophy is: Function first, solve the problem. Fix an issue and improve the experience by building something. But also – good design is always doing what you love and improving upon your own experiences.
GT Eco
Class: ID 4072 | Instructor: John White
At Georgia Tech, we strive to be a beacon of technological improvements and worldly impacts. This project was an exploration into how the system for recycling and composting on campus could be improved by developing a multi-step process of gradual impact. In this project, “Today,” “Tomorrow,” and “Beyond” phases were outlined to help further define tangible goals for the university’s environmental impact within the next few years.
StreamCast
Class: ID 4061 | Instructor: Roger Ball
This was a project to create a line of products which allow for live streaming of video content from anywhere. The primary goal of this project is to look at the home as a broadcast space, and to explore how these permanent broadcast setups that exist now could be minimized and made simpler, as well as portable/removable when desired. StreamCast enables anyone to connect these cameras to the device and application of their choosing, to then stream video live to the public or friends, or record video for later use. This project was based on the current need for a more customizable home broadcast space, while all of us are stuck at home for both work and play.
The Home Wall
Class: IDEL01 (Lund University, Sweden) | Instructor: Anna Persson
The Home Wall was designed to be the complete rock climbing training tool for at-home use, while still allowing users to customize their training for their own ability level. This wall setup was designed to be a DIY method of framing and building a climbing wall with instructions in one’s garage or other part of the home. The wall is intended to be adjustable in angle, and can be extended at its furthest point for increased climbable space.