This portfolio is a selection of my works from 2004

to 2009. I am a communication and interaction

designer with a Bachelor degree in communication
design from Politecnico di Milano and Koeln Inter-
national School of Design. I also hold a Master of
European Design (MeDes) from Ensci Les Ateliers and
Politecnico di Milano. I have a generalist approach to
design, so every new project is an opportunity for
me to improve my skills and discover new areas in
design field.

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01 Pharmawidget
// Koeln International School of Design

// Philipp Heidkamp // Jan-Christoph Zoels

A widget on the mobile phone of the pharmacy customers,

that would extend the pharmacy service to a possible range of

personalized widgets, for instance a reminder for taking your

medicines in time, a diet advisor or a breathing assistant.

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page5/

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 “A modular service”

Pharmawidget provides a service that reminder and it is likelier in cases where

links the customer to the pharmacy. It is a person is on more than one drug. Not

a service for forgetful people that need a intended only for the older customers.

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02 Gd Diana
// Experientia // Technosystem S.p.a.

// Canavese Connexion

Diana is a machine designed to satisfy the future needs of the

beauty industry, based on an analysis of current trends. The de-

sign of the machine has to satisfy the esthetics, worker’s needs

and patient’s needs at the same time.

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page4/

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 “Usability and aesthetics”

The interface has to be tailored to the and have a fast access to all the com-

needs of the medical practitioner that mands. The project was presented at the

needs to stay concentrated on his patient exhibition of Canavese Connexion in Torino.

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04 Carotin website
// Self-conducted project

Creating carotin website was an opportunity to improve my

skills in interface design, preparation of graphics for web, writing

html and css, and programming front-end and back-end (a self

contained content management system) using python and Google

App Engine platform.

www.carotin.net
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05 D-interp website
// Freelance project

The website for a company based in Berlin, that is supposed to

communicate the services to the users and attract new interpret-

ers-members. This was an individual freelance work. The cus-

tomers wanted a simple and comprehensible website-structure.

www.d-interp.de

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06 Cobwebs animation
// Koeln International School of Design

// Bjorn Bartholdy

The concept of the short movie “cobwebs” is based on looking into

associative power of human mind during its dreams, the capacity of

linking different events and associate images without apparent con-

nection. The animation is an attempt to explore primordial human

feelings and how deeply all the feelings and emotions are intercon-

nected with our perceptive mechanisms.

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page5/CobwebsAnimation/

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07 Poliguest for IDEO
// Ideo München // Cordy Swope // Dario Buzzini

PoliGuest is a service that aimes to integrate Politecnico Campus

and Bovisa Quarter in Milano by creating a network of people

exchanging different services and repurposing existing spaces of

Politecnico that are underused.

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page0/PoliGuestIDEO/

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08 Haut/Bas - Paris
// Ensci Les Ateliers // Jullien Gorbeaux

The project Haut/Bas (Up/Down) is an architectural, visual and

sound investigation on public spaces in Paris, that brings us to

see, think and feel the public space as apparition, differentiation

and multiplication of time and movement.

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page3/UpDownHautBas/

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09 SupeRFID installation
// Ensci Les Ateliers // Roland Cahen

SupeRFID is a fictional story that takes place in an rfid-chip. It

took off with a research about the security and trustworthiness of

the chip and digital technologies in general in connection to the

personal identity. The project was presented at the international

festival of experimental electro-acustic-music Synthése 2009 in

Bourges (France).

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page1/

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10 Muji petit déjeuner
// Ensci Les Ateliers // Bernard Moise

The aim of this project was to reposition the brand of Muji and

to propose a product set that corresponds to this new position-

ing. The proposal for the new positioning is called “Muji Kyousei”

(harmony, simbiosis in japanese).

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page2/

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 “A modular, compact set”

Kyousei considers person, home and appliances for well-being and sustainable

planet as a whole and gives a value to living. A portable system of products with

a harmonious life with the electric home a compact and simple form.

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 Coffee-machine

Tea-machine

Toaster

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 “Transferral of energy”

In correspondence with the new position- The product is designed for enabling the

ing the water and energy are transferred breakfast for more than one person, using

from one part of the product to the other. the part each person needs.

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 11 Api - le petit robot
// Ensci Les Ateliers // Jean-Louis Frechin (NoDesign)

// Aldebaran Robotics

Project Api was developed for Aldebaran Robotics (France) - the

leading european company in robotics. The project is going to be

developed till 2012. The prototypes, that were constructed for the

project, stayed at Aldebaran’s office in Paris.

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page1/ApiLePetitPrince/

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 “A sensible companion”

“Api – le petit prince” is a concept “Api” is abbreviation of “apprivoisement”,

based on philosophy of “Le Petit Prince” “partage”, “intelligence” (taming, sharing,

by Antoine Saint-Exupery. The name intelligence in french).

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 “Real size prototype”

The robot has to help people in loss of like opening a door, grasping a glass or

autonomy to move around the house and a bunch of keys. It is a comprehensive

be able to interact with different objects assistant, able to understand and com-

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 “Cartography of the body”

beige plastic mat

cotton in different colors

off-white plastic mat

navy-blue lycra

brilliant black plastic

municate through a sophisticated voice ferent colors and materials correspond to

and gesture recognition system. Api is a different functions of the body: navy blue

real-size prototype (1,40m) where the dif- for the joints, purple for contact areas etc.

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12 Step to understanding
// Koeln International School of Design // GPD - Spain

// Alterface - Belgium // Realtime Visions - Germany

“Museums [..] look at technology as a possible partner which can help

archive a balance between leisure and learning as well as help them

be more effective in conveying story and meaning.”

Flavia Sparacino, Narrative Spaces

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page6/StepToUnderstanding/

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 01 Framework plot

02 Moments of choice

03 Content plot

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 “Andalusian history”

The topic of the project was a gestural nada. The concept “Step to Understand-

interface for the exhibition about Andalu- ing” is based on a research about theater

sian History in the new Museum Caja Gra- theories. It is guiding the user through the

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 “A window to the past”

main, framework plot. The framework plot tent plot. The interaction is based on two

is a container of stories, that includes mo- screens - the vertical screen (content)

ments of decision and access to the con- and the horizontal one (step-interaction).

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13 Galeria Kaufhof
// Koeln International School of Design // Günter Horntrich

// Wolfgang Laubersheimer // Galeria Kaufhof Köln

The project “360°design” was a collaboration between Koeln

International School of Design and Galeria Kaufhof Koeln. The goal

was to create an exhibition about design that gives visibility to

KISD and to design-products sold in the commercial centre.

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The concept “360° design” is about guid- showing projections about design process,

ing the visitor of the centre through a “de- interviews with designers and giving op-

sign” path in the central part of Galeria by portunities to try some products.

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14 Memotag
// Ensci Les Ateliers

MemoTag is a part of the international workshop “Objects to be

terminated” at Ensci Les Ateliers. It is an object to be expanded

by its use. It is a memory-recording device that “sniffs” on your

objects and manages the memories connected to them. Addition-

ally, an internet platform is provided, where owners of MemoTag

can see other people’s memories and exchange their experiences.

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15 This city is a hotel
// Politecnico di Milano // Esterni

“Questa città è un albergo” (this city is a hotel) is an extension of the

hotel that is supporting the guest during his journey through events

in Milano, for instance Salone del Mobile, Milano Fashion Week, Milano

Film Festival and others. It connects Villa Arconate in Bollate, where

the temporary hostel is situated, to the rest of Milano area by propos-

ing a network of services presented in city-guerrilla-style.

http://carotin-blog.appspot.com/portfolio/page0/ThisCityIsAHotelEsterni/

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 “Provide hotel services in the city”

The urban structure becomes a platform internet, entertainment etc. In addition, the

to be exploited to provide the services like guest is provided with the kit that helps

fridges, lockers, delivery service, music, him to plug into the services and the city.

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16 Iconic objects
// Ensci Les Ateliers

This is a study about three iconic objects, that tell story of Russia

in different periods: beginning of the XX century, the post-war

period, beginning of the Nineties: Matrioska, Shapka Ushanka and

Hamburger. Not all of them are russian, however they tell three

moments in the development of the society. In one photo the

object is shown alone: only the atmosphere and the light can

contribute to the transmission of the point of view on the object.

On the other photograph the object is presented in a situation with

other objects/environments.

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17 Letter “W”
// self-conducted project

An exercise of visualization of a letter in different ways: as an

object, an animal, as part of the nature, or just a play of abstract

geometric shapes.

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18 Wine glas
// Ensci Les Ateliers

An illustration of a conceptual bordeaux glass. For this study I

was inspired by the joints of robots and by stereotyped imagery

of the robotic world: blue color, glowing round eyes, geometric

shapes etc.

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19 Booklet about forms
// Politecnico di Torino // Model Workshop

This work was a presentation booklet of the models in wood

and polyrethane produced in the model workshop. The task was

to photograph the models and to present them in a layout with

description and visualization of the process of construction.

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20 Combinatory fanzine
// Politecnico di Milano // Marco Zung

The combinatory fanzine is interpreting the topic “the world saved

by children” in a playful way: it presents some presidents of

world countries and some heroes from fairy tales. Further on, it

invites to combine your own president from different parts, creat-

ing an unexpected interaction with a traditionally static medium.

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 2010 Ana Rink
Communication and interaction designer
e-mail: anarink@gmail.com
www.carotin.net
2010 Ana Rink