Caroline Allen
Undergraduate
Hi! I am a third year student majoring in Industrial Design and minoring in Marketing at Georgia Tech. I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and constantly find myself inspired by this and my new college home in Atlanta, Georgia. I have always loved making art, but found my true passion in applying creativity and design to solve practical, real-world problems. I am particularly interested in the design of the "everyday" objects that arguably impact our lives the most.
FLO
Class: ID 2024 | Instructor: Lisa Marks
The lifestyles and schedules of college students are constantly changing; products in this category should seek to de-complicate and fit into student's lives as seamlessly as possible. Current menstrual product dispensers are unreliable, unfriendly, and largely unusable making a product we should be able to always depend on, just the opposite. FLO seeks to bring this device into the modern era with a bright, bold, modular design, updated payment method, and app integration that allows for a fully touch-free experience.
Lighting Design
Class: ID 2024 | Instructor: Lisa Marks
For my lighting design project I chose to focus on designing an outdoor lamp for a public botanical garden that aligns with a mission to educate and provide spaces like this the opportunity to extend hours of service into the evening. The lamp's form is meant to resemble a highly stylized bird of paradise flower simplified as several triangles which mirror the overlapping of leaves and petals. This main structure is made from a folded, water-jetted sheet of steel while each easily changeable, additional piece is made from laser-cut fluorescent acrylic meant to provide a ‘neon’ effect even during daylight hours.
GROVE
Group Members: Issac Shapiro, Avery Thomas, Kiely Gaertner
Class: ID 2510 | Instructor: Wei Wang
GROVE is a device that empowers amateur gardeners to make smarter, data-driven choices for their garden. GROVE can be placed in any garden location the user chooses; the device is then left for a period of 24 hours to analyze soil moisture content and UV index. This information is collected by the device and used to categorize the space into 1 of 12 garden types. The user may then view their garden's type as well as recommended plants, plant-specific information and grow guides directly on the GROVE device to make informed decisions and create a thriving garden.