We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Qin mingqian about their original and creative Underwater Camera design work. Qin mingqian is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original underwater camera works.
Qin mingqian ("QM") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work S-Assistant Underwater Camera . Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
QM : This design is designed for swimming athletes.After some research found that swimmers’ action can not be recorded in detail just like track man,even they have the same requirement in training.They don’t have professional camera which can record data both in the water and beyond on the water.So I designed ‘S-Assistant’ .The inspiration behind my design,I think it should have the same style with it’s workplace.So I use the curve of water-drop to design.
QM : My main focus is completely record the body’s movement information.Swimmers and their coaches need this completely record.This design is to help swimmers and coaches catch the data.
QM : I hope this design will be developed and applied to daily training of swimmers.It will make the training process more reasonable and better.
QM : About two years.
QM : I have decided to pursuit the inspiration.Because I love swimming,I’m also followed matches of swimming and swimmers.I hope I can solve this requirement I found.
QM : I plan to sell the design.
QM : It is very interesting,and design makes me happy.
QM : It was Heli Du,Yueming Yan that provided valuable suggestions and wonderful ideas when I was lost in deep thinking about our items. We are a team,and I can't finish this project completely without them.
QM : Our program aim at coaches、swimming players or any underwater athletes who want to know how the track of body is under the water,especially swimmers.
QM : It combined with the form of some fish-eye cameras.
QM : The name have two means: Super assistant and Swimmer’s assistant.So it is abbreviated to ‘S-Assistant’.
QM : At first,I conceived on paper.Then I use Rhino,3Dmax,v-ray and PS to perfect my design.
QM : It can record the movements of the swimmers in water and beyond water at the same time,and has no effect on the swimmers.
QM : I have completed the design with my classmate Heli Du and Yueming Yan.Although we don’t design with professional swimmer,but I am a swimmer,I know we need this.
QM : Recording the action and analyze data,and display the result to terminal.
QM : On dry land,the movements of field athletes can be clearly recorded by camera,and the athletes in the water have the same droit,which are equal.
QM : How to solve this problem.how to add the design to the existing communal facilities.
QM : I hope my design value will be recognized.
QM : I have learned how to translate the idea into a product,and how the inspiration echoes the product.
QM : I think this is a very interesting design.It is like a drip from water,ordinary,but indispensible.
