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The goal of Mantis is to design a one-of-a-kind compact, electric, personal vehicle for women in 2035. This vehicle needs to be able to allow women to experience safe and efficient day and night-time travel.
Worldboard
I started this project by looking into future trends and questions to look into based on my problem statement. This is where I settled, with some questions and some answers.
STEEP Factors
(Social, technological, environmental, economical, and political)
Social
More public transport available
Cincinnati is up and coming for young people
The colleges around Cincinnati are growing
Technological
Electric Vehicles are becoming more accessible and available
Less parking availability
Less space within cities
Transporation
More micromobility
More bike/personal vehicle lanes
More traffic
Cincinnati Trends
Safety
More focus on technology assisted safety
Artificial Intelligence
Urban Space
Parking emphasis, needs for more compact personal vehicles
Virtual Work/Education
Hyperconectivity
Transportation, Human
More portable and efficent, micromobility emphasis
Transportation, Auto
Focus: Inner City Transport
Initial Findings
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From these maps, it became clear that men tended to focus on the path in front of them or a fixed object like a light or a garbage can. By contrast, the women focused considerably more on potential hazards in the periphery of the images, like bushes and dark areas off the path.
Jessica Bauer
Mood Board
Ideation Drawing
Initial blender Ideation, This allowed for me to play with shapes and sizes and forms.
Secondary blender Ideation, This allowed for me to create a more detailed model.
