https://www.kevinspencer.ca Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:08:18 +0000 https://www.kevinspencer.ca en https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Collage Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:08:18 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Collage <img width="2700" height="3600" width_o="2700" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59143fb4b1e425556af25e4d4d5331f797c76253ab71c77ac31a5fb21a9c88fb/owl_sequence-b_1.jpg" data-mid="86281429" border="0" alt="Owl Light" data-caption="Owl Light" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59143fb4b1e425556af25e4d4d5331f797c76253ab71c77ac31a5fb21a9c88fb/owl_sequence-b_1.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="4304" width_o="4000" height_o="4304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0771a99338601c65b4640b7d0467bca00d5192f5a7caa0e045965efa10001c75/context_01-b.jpg" data-mid="86281431" border="0" alt="Tension Light" data-caption="Tension Light" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0771a99338601c65b4640b7d0467bca00d5192f5a7caa0e045965efa10001c75/context_01-b.jpg" /> <img width="460" height="385" width_o="460" height_o="385" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db648031304aedae6f12af33a0c433d8bc3dc23b81109409c31a4d0c441a5b1a/photojojo-thumb2.jpg" data-mid="86281434" border="0" data-no-zoom="true" alt="Iris" data-caption="Iris" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/460/i/db648031304aedae6f12af33a0c433d8bc3dc23b81109409c31a4d0c441a5b1a/photojojo-thumb2.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/624d0663a8fb6e0814d1a35e19023e95f60b64dd6b6aa0dd47b09b8ec4b91c63/Main-Shot---1.jpg" data-mid="86281432" border="0" alt="Knit Screen" data-caption="Knit Screen" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/624d0663a8fb6e0814d1a35e19023e95f60b64dd6b6aa0dd47b09b8ec4b91c63/Main-Shot---1.jpg" /> <img width="2001" height="902" width_o="2001" height_o="902" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8dff99b1d3adb46f7e087472735341a8685c3a4094224655fab19c92b48589e/Cane-Rendering.40.jpg" data-mid="86281442" border="0" alt="Cane" data-caption="Cane" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8dff99b1d3adb46f7e087472735341a8685c3a4094224655fab19c92b48589e/Cane-Rendering.40.jpg" /> <img width="2448" height="3264" width_o="2448" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07ca97718b0c0d475aa7995e86880e81a7fe96c22392e4f09647ae438a17ab6e/IMG_20140508_103345.jpg" data-mid="86281437" border="0" alt="Base" data-caption="Base" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07ca97718b0c0d475aa7995e86880e81a7fe96c22392e4f09647ae438a17ab6e/IMG_20140508_103345.jpg" /> <img width="1520" height="1250" width_o="1520" height_o="1250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bff1fdd5ae0dd34be1e3d7b4ad1d2d2226c0254a9afdca91cb91db31a36a69f/OlkaREnderings2323.jpg" data-mid="86281439" border="0" alt="Olka" data-caption="Olka" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bff1fdd5ae0dd34be1e3d7b4ad1d2d2226c0254a9afdca91cb91db31a36a69f/OlkaREnderings2323.jpg" /> <img width="6192" height="8256" width_o="6192" height_o="8256" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9ffb5595a2c05f62cf54e0253aa60ac43b9c86e18c311bd0537ea83e15adc38/200105_AluminiumGroup_JamieWolfond-PhantomThread_199.jpg" data-mid="86281443" border="0" alt="Thread Lamp" data-caption="Thread Lamp" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9ffb5595a2c05f62cf54e0253aa60ac43b9c86e18c311bd0537ea83e15adc38/200105_AluminiumGroup_JamieWolfond-PhantomThread_199.jpg" /> https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Owl-Lamp Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:02:49 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Owl-Lamp Owl Lamp Jamie Wolfond Studio / 2020 The Owl Lamp applies a rudimentary physical principle to create sophisticated motion. As a person turns the stem, a flexible hose transmits rotary force to the shade while keeping the light bulb stationary. This rotation of the shade continuously transforms the direction and character of the lamp. Developed with Jamie Wolfond. <img width="2700" height="3600" width_o="2700" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59143fb4b1e425556af25e4d4d5331f797c76253ab71c77ac31a5fb21a9c88fb/owl_sequence-b_1.jpg" data-mid="83781139" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59143fb4b1e425556af25e4d4d5331f797c76253ab71c77ac31a5fb21a9c88fb/owl_sequence-b_1.jpg" /> <img width="2700" height="3600" width_o="2700" height_o="3600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfbb0bac6f28176ebc265b83a974438d3d0a6070d52863151935300751acd0b7/owl_sequence-b_7.jpg" data-mid="83781142" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dfbb0bac6f28176ebc265b83a974438d3d0a6070d52863151935300751acd0b7/owl_sequence-b_7.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2728" width_o="3600" height_o="2728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7631a746dfbfcd6b71e16db9eb8e2c4a960e7f0431f1a7dee6014466508d7d9/owl_breakdown.jpg" data-mid="83780888" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7631a746dfbfcd6b71e16db9eb8e2c4a960e7f0431f1a7dee6014466508d7d9/owl_breakdown.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2700" width_o="3600" height_o="2700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d9de8c3f62ab02de35c2464452efc9e3951049619875509d713a61db7085a67/owl_hand_02.jpg" data-mid="83780891" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d9de8c3f62ab02de35c2464452efc9e3951049619875509d713a61db7085a67/owl_hand_02.jpg" /> https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Tension-Light Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:05:13 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Tension-Light Tension Light Jamie Wolfond Studio / 2020 <img width="3504" height="2283" width_o="3504" height_o="2283" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/919557fc2c64b36becc6cf35c759800253bd769382b835ac94a1a6cd7ac7d274/assembled_off_alt-crop.jpg" data-mid="84433698" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/919557fc2c64b36becc6cf35c759800253bd769382b835ac94a1a6cd7ac7d274/assembled_off_alt-crop.jpg" /> The Tension Light has a delicate balance of forces that resolve to create a contradictory composition. A flexible rod applies tension to a soft electrical cord, positioning the diffuser away from the surface. A cylinder of machined steel counterweights the cantilever, grounding the object.&nbsp; Developed with Jamie Wolfond. <img width="3504" height="4089" width_o="3504" height_o="4089" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adf6f4e2d93c35003f17f9e3ee3fe40d2d464c0ff8870275cf8a97f403bf735e/disassembled_alt.jpg" data-mid="83793595" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/adf6f4e2d93c35003f17f9e3ee3fe40d2d464c0ff8870275cf8a97f403bf735e/disassembled_alt.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="4304" width_o="4000" height_o="4304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0771a99338601c65b4640b7d0467bca00d5192f5a7caa0e045965efa10001c75/context_01-b.jpg" data-mid="84436399" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0771a99338601c65b4640b7d0467bca00d5192f5a7caa0e045965efa10001c75/context_01-b.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="4712" width_o="4000" height_o="4712" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/001b60f04e11b44ef96e5d09d674952dfaf70859f60744c9af868a7baef7bfc5/detail_03b.jpg" data-mid="84436455" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/001b60f04e11b44ef96e5d09d674952dfaf70859f60744c9af868a7baef7bfc5/detail_03b.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="4672" width_o="4000" height_o="4672" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ecde41b6fa877ff6884fc953c2284cea0eff19a6196b4190670695aad8fc92e1/detail_05.jpg" data-mid="83793594" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ecde41b6fa877ff6884fc953c2284cea0eff19a6196b4190670695aad8fc92e1/detail_05.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ddb4c4638d100491cd7a559eb37012379140b826a35fe7a7aba9ba7517b64581/IMG_20191127_170028.jpg" data-mid="84436499" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ddb4c4638d100491cd7a559eb37012379140b826a35fe7a7aba9ba7517b64581/IMG_20191127_170028.jpg" /> https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Thread-Lamp Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:14:16 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Thread-Lamp Thread Lamp Jamie Wolfond Studio / 2020 The Aluminum Group exhibition for DesignTO 2020 displayed a collection of aluminum objects from designers across Canada. Our constribution was the Thread lamp, a machined aluminum lamp that uses a mechanical thread to move a reflector, easiliy adjusting light diffusion.&nbsp; Developed with Jamie Wolfond. <img width="6192" height="8256" width_o="6192" height_o="8256" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7703b94853e5bf0e3e9e534d09cef68fb771581a565cebcede3995fc4347e84f/200105_AluminiumGroup_JamieWolfond-PhantomThread_197.jpg" data-mid="84337693" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7703b94853e5bf0e3e9e534d09cef68fb771581a565cebcede3995fc4347e84f/200105_AluminiumGroup_JamieWolfond-PhantomThread_197.jpg" /> <img width="6192" height="8256" width_o="6192" height_o="8256" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9ffb5595a2c05f62cf54e0253aa60ac43b9c86e18c311bd0537ea83e15adc38/200105_AluminiumGroup_JamieWolfond-PhantomThread_199.jpg" data-mid="84337698" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9ffb5595a2c05f62cf54e0253aa60ac43b9c86e18c311bd0537ea83e15adc38/200105_AluminiumGroup_JamieWolfond-PhantomThread_199.jpg" /> <img width="6192" height="8256" width_o="6192" height_o="8256" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c5373854742cd107cfec64b391a8f8520f8a4f563528a428f36602ebccef46b/200105_AluminiumGroup_JamieWolfond-PhantomThread_201.jpg" data-mid="84337702" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c5373854742cd107cfec64b391a8f8520f8a4f563528a428f36602ebccef46b/200105_AluminiumGroup_JamieWolfond-PhantomThread_201.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fff798db4582af990f3ea19f9736cec2dd291d7d3f3195692ea45e7dcad7186f/IMG_20191217_141824.jpg" data-mid="84800545" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fff798db4582af990f3ea19f9736cec2dd291d7d3f3195692ea45e7dcad7186f/IMG_20191217_141824.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f8633ecf8486c367b3a8bbdae08f283a6851df670a28fc30b73cf1e87fd97b4/MVIMG_20200116_201611.jpg" data-mid="84800648" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f8633ecf8486c367b3a8bbdae08f283a6851df670a28fc30b73cf1e87fd97b4/MVIMG_20200116_201611.jpg" /> <img width="2703" height="1842" width_o="2703" height_o="1842" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee505d4fbfcb771f64cdc2de880f1f40615548c960a320d19749f81a1567e2d0/chrome_2020-10-01_15-13-40.jpg" data-mid="84338190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee505d4fbfcb771f64cdc2de880f1f40615548c960a320d19749f81a1567e2d0/chrome_2020-10-01_15-13-40.jpg" /> Featured in Wallpaper Magazine. https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Knit-Screen Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:19:19 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Knit-Screen Knit Screen Teknion / PearsonLloyd / 2018 <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/624d0663a8fb6e0814d1a35e19023e95f60b64dd6b6aa0dd47b09b8ec4b91c63/Main-Shot---1.jpg" data-mid="83773027" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/624d0663a8fb6e0814d1a35e19023e95f60b64dd6b6aa0dd47b09b8ec4b91c63/Main-Shot---1.jpg" /> The Tabletop Screen’s design brief called for a lighter, more adaptive privacy divider. It was designed around an automated knitting process to reduce material waste and create a fully integrated product. <img width="3000" height="2002" width_o="3000" height_o="2002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dd0851ff85280a88e7cd65ae4fa2a4d60575aa7973d1d70f5ede8d50352526f0/tn-storage-accessories-high-zones-with-tn-accessories-b-arcit18.jpg" data-mid="83773218" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dd0851ff85280a88e7cd65ae4fa2a4d60575aa7973d1d70f5ede8d50352526f0/tn-storage-accessories-high-zones-with-tn-accessories-b-arcit18.jpg" /> <img width="4001" height="2250" width_o="4001" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b352a2db9f3a899baaff77f3affbbd838273b4c204221ddf6529c9a307597e95/Long-Workshop-Rendering.863.jpg" data-mid="84431375" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b352a2db9f3a899baaff77f3affbbd838273b4c204221ddf6529c9a307597e95/Long-Workshop-Rendering.863.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c52139284195fb2c528a98749a8031f5711aa369a100ac0be5036cfcd279d65/IMG_20170824_143659.jpg" data-mid="83773015" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c52139284195fb2c528a98749a8031f5711aa369a100ac0be5036cfcd279d65/IMG_20170824_143659.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2435" width_o="3000" height_o="2435" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9e7f094a0018c19ac84b5a6877769ec5a12c50aa1adbba50f31544b678d0669/Clarification-Gate-Rendering.868.png" data-mid="84431376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9e7f094a0018c19ac84b5a6877769ec5a12c50aa1adbba50f31544b678d0669/Clarification-Gate-Rendering.868.png" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c41a6a6c7340165007d3ee84632a3a32bff565831647d57e2cb671c6f0ca700/IMG_20180301_143312.jpg" data-mid="83773023" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c41a6a6c7340165007d3ee84632a3a32bff565831647d57e2cb671c6f0ca700/IMG_20180301_143312.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23d769f445901d9a5dfabc183a85a25dad70a7b0c9d8537b3a6d409246eb9ead/IMG_20180314_144606.jpg" data-mid="83773024" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23d769f445901d9a5dfabc183a85a25dad70a7b0c9d8537b3a6d409246eb9ead/IMG_20180314_144606.jpg" /> https://www.kevinspencer.ca/IRIS-Lenses Wed, 23 Sep 2020 02:19:39 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/IRIS-Lenses IRIS Photojojo / Box Clever / 2015 <img width="1218" height="609" width_o="1218" height_o="609" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a17dd1f456a53a06aaa490edd102052aa5ea00588e613891ba02a9c69cee4ba/Iris-image-2.jpeg" data-mid="83779138" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a17dd1f456a53a06aaa490edd102052aa5ea00588e613891ba02a9c69cee4ba/Iris-image-2.jpeg" /> The Iris lens system is designed to extend the range of camera phones and gives phone photographers more creative tools. The lenses attach to any phone with any case while maintaining maxiumum optical quality. <img width="1218" height="609" width_o="1218" height_o="609" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/269e2603193f700ac09270aa221ae8285d900807dab333256eecc6b7d34bdfc4/Iris-image-3.jpeg" data-mid="83779139" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/269e2603193f700ac09270aa221ae8285d900807dab333256eecc6b7d34bdfc4/Iris-image-3.jpeg" /> <img width="1218" height="609" width_o="1218" height_o="609" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a846c90aa9cabe2b19900bc1b78710f65365660bdd73ba11a88392d067a374e/Iris-image-4.jpeg" data-mid="83779140" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a846c90aa9cabe2b19900bc1b78710f65365660bdd73ba11a88392d067a374e/Iris-image-4.jpeg" /> IRIS development spanned many teams of experts from around the world. I was the glue that held it together, but relied on these experts to complete the project on schedule. <img width="2448" height="3264" width_o="2448" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fc9eddfc9dc3fde42efce8d356b6a5885c03f41e5752624cbb7e9e87adb2975/2015-04-30.jpg" data-mid="84809513" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1fc9eddfc9dc3fde42efce8d356b6a5885c03f41e5752624cbb7e9e87adb2975/2015-04-30.jpg" /> <img width="4740" height="2820" width_o="4740" height_o="2820" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0c39a1e71fa434afd1f4b6c648979a3e25388db86dfca35c308f37ecd7184a/2015-05-19-BoxClever-Photojojo--Leifer-Phase2-Cord-Mounting-WIP-FINAL.compressed-dragged.png" data-mid="84809748" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0c39a1e71fa434afd1f4b6c648979a3e25388db86dfca35c308f37ecd7184a/2015-05-19-BoxClever-Photojojo--Leifer-Phase2-Cord-Mounting-WIP-FINAL.compressed-dragged.png" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/044fbe7f403130fb34a0e1fdf99de47677d09f7de630e655bdc2249229558a91/IMG_1195.JPG" data-mid="86423047" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/044fbe7f403130fb34a0e1fdf99de47677d09f7de630e655bdc2249229558a91/IMG_1195.JPG" /> https://www.kevinspencer.ca/OLKA Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:38:15 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/OLKA OLKA Photojojo / 2015 <img width="2500" height="1491" width_o="2500" height_o="1491" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e903e5e76c84208e227570760a18212c1a2a2dc6385ac51026318bd20b4720da/Olka-Main-01.jpg" data-mid="83703334" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e903e5e76c84208e227570760a18212c1a2a2dc6385ac51026318bd20b4720da/Olka-Main-01.jpg" /> OLKA’s debut product line for the iPhone covered a few every day tech products. The system should be simple, thoughtful and iconic. <img width="2500" height="2271" width_o="2500" height_o="2271" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b53df413828ac625585f549b9c3154d6033c57bdbbb13dc427de718d0c45ea4/Olka-Main-02.jpg" data-mid="83703335" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b53df413828ac625585f549b9c3154d6033c57bdbbb13dc427de718d0c45ea4/Olka-Main-02.jpg" /> A large pool of ideas were generated to exhaust all possibilities and find the right balance between simplicity and unexpected, delightful interaction. <img width="1372" height="818" width_o="1372" height_o="818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9606fd4aab5c3ca2b13dd391bbd54d3fbbe04b4cc8c6c298bdd3daf56ecf7a43/OLKASketches2.jpg" data-mid="83703340" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9606fd4aab5c3ca2b13dd391bbd54d3fbbe04b4cc8c6c298bdd3daf56ecf7a43/OLKASketches2.jpg" /> <img width="1432" height="1024" width_o="1432" height_o="1024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f43353ba403c8c6af0211885c45f545bca53f390eb93b520824b42c7794779f/OLKASketches3.jpg" data-mid="83703341" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f43353ba403c8c6af0211885c45f545bca53f390eb93b520824b42c7794779f/OLKASketches3.jpg" /> <img width="2171" height="2940" width_o="2171" height_o="2940" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/686d9638a34979c708760727d24ddb36c48aa83109fd541104a2a2fff3846870/Olka-Concept-Plan---Kevin---Round-2-2.jpg" data-mid="83703333" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/686d9638a34979c708760727d24ddb36c48aa83109fd541104a2a2fff3846870/Olka-Concept-Plan---Kevin---Round-2-2.jpg" /> <img width="1224" height="816" width_o="1224" height_o="816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7568b1bf9587a1877366f65724ada7e12c0ff7ba609e2229836e2ef461278a4e/Animation2-Working-Files.gif" data-mid="83703328" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7568b1bf9587a1877366f65724ada7e12c0ff7ba609e2229836e2ef461278a4e/Animation2-Working-Files.gif" /> <img width="1224" height="816" width_o="1224" height_o="816" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa2e30b24520d9fed6b44852635bd7544101cdbf77acf6d3ea7cb353e60d09b6/AnimationFile-2.gif" data-mid="83703329" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa2e30b24520d9fed6b44852635bd7544101cdbf77acf6d3ea7cb353e60d09b6/AnimationFile-2.gif" /> https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Base Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:36:28 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Base Ballast Base Canada Post / 2013 <img width="4956" height="3304" width_o="4956" height_o="3304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9bc832df3c14a69c2a2c6514c5847aa091499e363d3e2f71c61c0020ede8bc5d/base-photo.jpg" data-mid="84326966" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9bc832df3c14a69c2a2c6514c5847aa091499e363d3e2f71c61c0020ede8bc5d/base-photo.jpg" /> In 2013, Canada Post was redeveloping the community mailbox program with new equipment that could be deployed all across Canada. This new base design provided a solution when rapid deployment was needed or a challenging installation was encountered. The design had to consider all unique installation circumstances across Canada. <img width="2014" height="1580" width_o="2014" height_o="1580" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36e735dbdd00d0b4866a563672b36b1a12d726737a24867fc66f656a0a5eb61b/Ballast-Base-Render1.png" data-mid="84326215" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36e735dbdd00d0b4866a563672b36b1a12d726737a24867fc66f656a0a5eb61b/Ballast-Base-Render1.png" /> The development spanned a year and involved mutiple parties, including the National Research Council, who conducted a wind tunnel test on the design. <img width="1700" height="1133" width_o="1700" height_o="1133" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e810593f0ccb48241df884ba1623a97c7d940566480c7afd82881b88e52a007f/DSCF1574.jpg" data-mid="84327789" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e810593f0ccb48241df884ba1623a97c7d940566480c7afd82881b88e52a007f/DSCF1574.jpg" /> <img width="2448" height="3264" width_o="2448" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07ca97718b0c0d475aa7995e86880e81a7fe96c22392e4f09647ae438a17ab6e/IMG_20140508_103345.jpg" data-mid="83774697" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07ca97718b0c0d475aa7995e86880e81a7fe96c22392e4f09647ae438a17ab6e/IMG_20140508_103345.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2368" width_o="3200" height_o="2368" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1beca96bfd82c61f7e806d1de086e5f80f579d873e5999c382ca0d1ec98105f8/IMG_20140331_075839.jpg" data-mid="83774681" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1beca96bfd82c61f7e806d1de086e5f80f579d873e5999c382ca0d1ec98105f8/IMG_20140331_075839.jpg" /> <img width="3200" height="2368" width_o="3200" height_o="2368" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ec1eb171fdf7b21951ec4268d399fd3254b18ceb98beda74959c4bb9babbb58/IMG_20140331_080305.jpg" data-mid="83774685" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ec1eb171fdf7b21951ec4268d399fd3254b18ceb98beda74959c4bb9babbb58/IMG_20140331_080305.jpg" /> <img width="1532" height="1533" width_o="1532" height_o="1533" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b79231d5f282aed98b395cb53c0052d1935d7408f513ff3e31dc96332f0d0204/3Ballastbaserender.thum.jpg" data-mid="83774677" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b79231d5f282aed98b395cb53c0052d1935d7408f513ff3e31dc96332f0d0204/3Ballastbaserender.thum.jpg" /> While the plans to completely change Canada’s delivery approach changed, this has remained in use today, a testament to its design. https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Cane Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:56:52 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/Cane Cane Navigation System Carleton University / 2011 <img width="2001" height="1343" width_o="2001" height_o="1343" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96d9ed0eb33e5cdd4e047a648ee8f1ac4cca1a3f9036d64c6e9619d16293c5f2/Cane-Rendering.35.jpg" data-mid="84420133" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96d9ed0eb33e5cdd4e047a648ee8f1ac4cca1a3f9036d64c6e9619d16293c5f2/Cane-Rendering.35.jpg" /> This design for a navigation system for people with visual impairment involves augmenting a familiar tool: the ‘White Cane’. It was augmented with technology to improve the user’s awareness of their surroundings. This was developed as an in-depth research project at Carleton University. <img width="2001" height="902" width_o="2001" height_o="902" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8dff99b1d3adb46f7e087472735341a8685c3a4094224655fab19c92b48589e/Cane-Rendering.40.jpg" data-mid="84421380" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8dff99b1d3adb46f7e087472735341a8685c3a4094224655fab19c92b48589e/Cane-Rendering.40.jpg" /> <img width="4427" height="3948" width_o="4427" height_o="3948" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ce24feaec275c596078d6ab5eb629577f56740478347f283cfe12a520adbc5f/NavigationsImage.jpg" data-mid="83776541" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ce24feaec275c596078d6ab5eb629577f56740478347f283cfe12a520adbc5f/NavigationsImage.jpg" /> I interviewed people who were blind and partnered with CNIB to learn the nuances of navigating space with a ‘white cane’. After researching technology, solutions were developed and tested with working prototypes. <img width="1700" height="2557" width_o="1700" height_o="2557" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b81c58e283a918ababaf5ec3943c110b4108d803a13049295b5491464d9cadca/bDSC_0100.jpg" data-mid="84421064" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b81c58e283a918ababaf5ec3943c110b4108d803a13049295b5491464d9cadca/bDSC_0100.jpg" /> <img width="1700" height="2557" width_o="1700" height_o="2557" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00555fd85bea832518fb0b2e6b096f2e35c2666503d8b92cc56667ab29221329/bDSC_0100.jpg" data-mid="83776395" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00555fd85bea832518fb0b2e6b096f2e35c2666503d8b92cc56667ab29221329/bDSC_0100.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="2065" width_o="1500" height_o="2065" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67687c7777e7d3efb3f123c503c9c7e806fd2274bf86f8b1b317d478b1146113/ccanescan.jpg" data-mid="83776398" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67687c7777e7d3efb3f123c503c9c7e806fd2274bf86f8b1b317d478b1146113/ccanescan.jpg" /> The system uses a pre-installed tactile strip with embedded NFC tags (near-field communication tags). These are readable by the cane, effectively locating the user is a pre-programmed space. Contextual information is shared with the user through auditory cues, giving the user more independence, while the strip gives assured, physical feedback.&nbsp; <img width="1700" height="1700" width_o="1700" height_o="1700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cc191215d34fe8f09e15689cce1a07f119cb6821c0ca6b1ee4d0106165e1758/eDSC_0105.jpg" data-mid="83776399" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3cc191215d34fe8f09e15689cce1a07f119cb6821c0ca6b1ee4d0106165e1758/eDSC_0105.jpg" /> <img width="1700" height="1130" width_o="1700" height_o="1130" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f95fc929f71c96126d12175aebc0c5c6fc5c462a36ec61769e91d47055e7058/fDSC_0252.jpg" data-mid="83776400" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f95fc929f71c96126d12175aebc0c5c6fc5c462a36ec61769e91d47055e7058/fDSC_0252.jpg" /> <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe849358567288d7fcb17b30d27d14294e5f6552adfdf4b25f1475ce2b3c0f81/zFinaldrawingpg1.jpg" data-mid="83776403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe849358567288d7fcb17b30d27d14294e5f6552adfdf4b25f1475ce2b3c0f81/zFinaldrawingpg1.jpg" /> https://www.kevinspencer.ca/About Thu, 01 Oct 2020 20:47:05 +0000 Kevin Spencer, Industrial Design https://www.kevinspencer.ca/About Hello, I’m Kevin Spencer, an industrial designer in Fredericton, New Brunswick. I believe good design comes from understanding ourselves and nature. I have many years of experience developing furniture, lighting and consumer products. Please reach out with any inquiries here: kevin@kevinspencer.ca &nbsp; <img width="658" height="845" width_o="658" height_o="845" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f163efc2854bc57a14672de749b9397c6495685a2d9cc924282446e356558583/Kevin-Spencer--Industrial-Designer.jpg" data-mid="84441347" border="0" data-scale="48" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/658/i/f163efc2854bc57a14672de749b9397c6495685a2d9cc924282446e356558583/Kevin-Spencer--Industrial-Designer.jpg" /> (I’m on the left, James Stonehewer is on the right) Clients&nbsp;Jamie Wolfond Studio Teknion Photojojo Canada Post Umbra CVPDF Contact kevin@kevinspencer.ca Instagram Linkedin