Hannah Grove
Undergraduate
Impactful events are remembered when something distinctly emotive occurs. As a designer, I work towards providing my audience with an experience guaranteeing an undeniable emotional impression. By designing towards the solitary person, my empathic personality is my number one strength. I plan to fortify that strength by pursuing a minor in consumer-focused Psychology in my last few years here at Georgia Tech. Some other growing strengths of mine include an undying dedication, unique creativity, a strong desire to continue learning, as well as an understanding of the importance of critique and revision. My software skills include proficiency in Fusion 360, many adobe programs (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Portfolio, etc), Keyshot, and Solidworks. I apply these skills to my product design, graphic design, and interface design projects assigned by classes as well as the Student Government Association as I am a co-chair of the design committee. I look forward to continuing my journey as an undergraduate designer in hopes of earning my degree and pursuing a career in impactful design.
Cherry
Class: ID 2024 | Instructor: Kimberly Snyder
The purpose of the Dramatic Lighting project was to design a standing lamp from a specific perspective: “Lighting can provide function in several ways … the physical beauty of a floor lamp can be enhanced by the light and mood created by the lamp.” When I began designing Cherry, my goal was to provide a sense of beauty and balance carried by the light in the night at an outdoor wedding reception. I enjoyed researching the effects of color, proportion, shape etc. on a person’s mood. I believe it has provided me with a wider sense of understanding on what may help people enjoy products metaphysically. On the other hand, the physical building of the lamp was complicated due to my desire to have it appear metallic without actually being metal in order to improve the structural integrity and mobility. I was forcing one material to take on the appearance of another. This has now become a special interest of mine; illusions of the object. By the end of the process I realized how much I enjoy designing towards the moods/emotions of users in unconventional ways allowing me to focus my future design processes towards these two specific strategies. Because of this project, I have found my way of design.
Aculux
Class: ID 2024 | Instructor: Kimberly Snyder
Aculux is a consumer wellness product designed for 2025 college students to encourage and enhance human wellness. Specifically designed towards improving mental health by tackling day to day stresses/anxiety head on, Aculux utilizes acute acupressure and therapy lighting to naturally reduce stress and regulate the heart rate. It is a wearable relaxation device designed for students who wish to deal with stress nonmedicinaly and discretely. After researching topics related to my product, I realized how much effort has been put into calming life down with little to no avail. It intrigues me, with stress being so common, how many products sold to reduce it do not actively affect the systems of the body. With this product, I was designing to reduce the effort required by the user. I also strived to make a form that allows the user to feel empowered as they take control of their stress. Designing Aculux led me to a realization about product design: the user should feel more empowered even though they are physically doing less. I enjoyed this project as I dove deeper into the psychology of consumers with the beautiful purpose of helping to improve their daily mental health. I hope future assignments continue to have such noble goals and allow me to utilize the knowledge I have gained here.
Biker Lights
Class: ID 2101 | Instructor: Tim Purdy
Biker Lights is a reflective glove designed for bicycle riders that tend to ride at night. It comfortably protects the ball of the hand from accidents while also improving the visibility of the user’s hand signals for vehicle drivers. The purpose of this project was to design a form fitting object to a scanned body part to teach us students how to properly use Fusion 360. It was not required to be a product with a purpose, but as I built, I became more and more attached to the product and wanted to continue improving it. My desire to further the design allowed me to become very comfortable with the software and eventually to complete other assignments much quicker. With this project, I improved my CAD abilities, I designed a useful product, and I enjoyed every minute of it.