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Tanmay J.

@tanmayjoshi

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Senior Industrial Designer at Cooper Lighting //
Arizona State ID Alum //

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Brick Saga // oneof3.

There are few things in life as delightful as LEGO bricks. In this 3-part series, let's attempt to explore and visualize the basics of the injection molding process responsible for billions of pieces every year.

The iconic 2x4 brick is produced from a straight-pull mold, with the molten plastic introduced via a hot runner system. This allows for ready-to-use bricks that are easily ejected without any gates or sprues to worry about. The injection point is left fairly clean and requires no further treatment, from a usability perspective.

And while this system is considerably more expensive than its cold runner counterpart, the time and material saved allows LEGO to churn out billions of bricks that provide a consistent and rewarding user experience.

There are tons of resources for LEGO bricks that can provide far more valuable information than what I do. But, do make sure to check out Bill Hammack's YouTube video on injection molding for some beautiful explanations. by @tanmayjoshi

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🔨 Hammertime! Can't touch this.

Decided to go with desaturated colour compositions, and challenged myself to come up with 3 variations that conveyed distinctly unique moods for the exact same concepts.

Been distracted lately, so decided to take up last week's #weeklydesignchallenge and push myself to focus on alternate ways of presentation.

#designpresentation #handtools #hammers #mchammer by @tanmayjoshi

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Bottles | Swipe ⬅️➡️ Figured I'd try my hand at the #weeklydesignchallenge, and sketch some random water bottles.

Also, I wanted to try out the continuous scrolling feature that I've seen other designers explore. by @tanmayjoshi

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Siphon Coffee Maker Concept.

I'm not a big coffee person, but oh man! I'm absolutely fascinated by siphon brewing! The whole process is ridiculously cool, and I love KitchenAid's take on it. With that as my inspiration, I went for a design language where the CMF and form factor reflect the modern minimalist sensibilities.

I'd love to see this made, with a balance between its glass, ceramic, wood and steel components. by @tanmayjoshi

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Close-up Details | Siphon Coffee Maker

Whipped up a coffee maker form concept, inspired by KitchenAid's siphon brewer. Check out the full sketch render as well! by @tanmayjoshi

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We Sketch to Communicate.

Here you have my injection molding considerations for a Battery Charger I developed for the Troy-Bilt line.

As Industrial Designers, we sketch. A lot! And while, most designers that I've been around do consider broader technical aspects, only a few of them think about DFM (Design for Manufacturability) details, and fewer still sketch it out to help inform their decisions for refinement.

Being a Mechanical Engineer, I've always given these details a fair consideration, but never really merged it with design sketching. Fortunately for me, the very talented @hunterbase was around to show me the way, during my internship.

Design sketching for #DFM is quite an enlightening, iterative process. Give it a try! taken in Chicago, Illinois by @tanmayjoshi

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Adding quick, little details to an old project. Zombie Apocalypse Fire Extinguisher FTW! taken in Chicago, Illinois by @tanmayjoshi

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Warm-up 002 | More rectilinear volumes.

I think I'm going to keep posting my warm up sketches as its own series, in addition to all my concept & polished work. What do you folks think? taken in Chicago, Illinois by @tanmayjoshi

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As the first month of 2017 draws to a close, I'm back at it!!
Rectilinear forms are a great way (and the easiest) to shake off those cobwebs.

Now, let's get started! taken in Chicago, Illinois by @tanmayjoshi

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TBT... 2 States of Communication.

One last image from a while back. Haven't been posting here at all lately. Look for greater activity here in 2017!

#goodbye2016 taken in Chicago, Illinois by @tanmayjoshi

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Them details! Despite the zoom feature now present on Instagram, the details are quite often lost.

So, here's a closer look at the part that I enjoyed working on the most. From the water inside, and the internal mechanisms to the molding details like ribs and bosses added in.

I had fun! I should do more translucent materials. taken in Tempe, Arizona by @tanmayjoshi

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