by Design Interview

Interview by Frank Scott
Interviewed on April 15, 2019, 2:50 am

We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer about their original and creative design work. is an award-winning creative designer, that makes our world a better place with their original works.

("") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work . Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.

DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

: Designing training a dedicated machine for swimmers using ergonomic design principles and modern technology. The problem was observed when I was a Lifeguard at the college swimming pool and combining my design education with my personal experience was a driving force behind this idea.

DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

: The interaction of the swimmer with the machine as well as its non usage life (maintenance and storage) was the main focus in my design . A machine which could be easily operated and intuitively used by swimmers as well as moved away and stored easily by lifeguards.

DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?

: I m currently working on developing a fully functional prototype based on this device and plan to test it out with real NCAA athletes

DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?

: 2 months for research,data collection and synthesis and around 1 month for the concept and CAD

DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?

: I was a varsity water polo player in my Under Grads and have been swimming since the age of 4. Naturally having been on the pool for a long time I combined it with my passion for design inspiring myself to approach this problem.

DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?

: I intend and actually have been working on the product ( a version of the above) a

DI: What made you design this particular type of work?

: Passion for solving real world problems and my experience being around a pool and swimming.

DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?

: This is an individual project however it has been contributed through interviews and feedback by athletes and the NC State swimming team.

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

: Professional Swimming teams and swimming pool owners.

DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?

: This is a first of its kind swimming specific machine

DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?

: The name Hydra is from the Greek mythology meaning a water dragon and the ruler of seas.

DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?

: A lot of design research methods and data synthesis. Tools like the Adobe suite for 2D development on the Wacom as well as Solidworks and Keyshot for CAD and rendering.

DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?

: THis is a first of its kind design

DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?

: My class professor and professional swimming coaches

DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?

: Swimming training was a sport which used a lot of traditional training methods in the pool. THis was a first application of modern technology for swimming.

DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?

: Yes. Surveying and focus groups of professional swimmers, coaches and lifeguard staffs were conducted.

DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?

: Developing a architecture for the mechanisms which is elegant, robust as well as ergonomically right was a big challenge.

DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?

: Getting great feedback from the peers and the swimmers was a huge motivation.

DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?

: I learnt the importance of understanding the user in this process as this was a completely new product, understanding the people who I was designing for proved vital

DI: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?

: How you got to the problem is as critical as how you solved the problem. :)

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