Xiao Yan

Industrial Design, 2014

This design project is solving difficulties in current users’ shopping activities, such as heavy product load, disorganized product variety, confusion with pricing and sizing.

The shopping bag meets a user’s need for a variety of purchases in smaller quantities. It can load apparel on the rack or on the side, freeing a customer’s hands to perform other tasks.

The shopping cart’s design meets a user’s need for purchases of larger quantities, accommodating a greater variety of items such as apparel with large accessories like shoes. When loaded onto the cart, the shopping bag functions as a convenient storage compartment for accessories that are otherwise uncomfortable to carry. It is also incorporated with shopping system to provide clear information on pricing, sizing and suggested trends if customer scans any product.

Xiao Yan is a passionate industrial designer who enrolled in the Ohio State Industrial Design program in 2011. Before that, she had one-year study experience, in the same area, at Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China. She is skillful in 3D modeling and product rendering with Keyshot and Photoshop. Besides her major skills, she is also gaining skills in web design and branding by working as contractor. She ultimately plans to collaborate with people from interdisciplinary backgrounds and launch a design consultancy one day.