Boeing Patent Challenge: Snsible
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As a side project, I spent last semester competing in the Boeing Patent Challenge at Wash U., a new innovation competition started by The Boeing Company to promote business creativity through product design and market research. To enter the competition each team needed to reinvent an already existing Boeing patent and find a new use for the technology in a non-aerospace field. We chose their patent for a "flexible silicon substrate that could house a network of sensors."
Our Pitch: According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, almost 60% of college students between 18-22 said they consumed alcohol in the past month and over 40% reported "binge drinking." Snsible is a wearable device that monitors the intoxication level of a person through transdermal sensors. It is a small adhesive patch that can be discretely placed on the skin of any part of the body. Sensors in the patch measure the body’s alcohol content through the skin. Our product can constantly send these measurements to a cellular device, letting the user know how drunk he/she is. The purpose of Snsible is to facilitate a culture of safe alcohol use. |
Mobile App DesignAs the designer on the team I was tasked with developing a mobile layout to convey the range of possibilities our product could be used for.
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Product DesignUsing Photoshop and Illustrator I was able to create a fully rendered seemingly three dimensional model.
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Presentation DesignI was also in charge of formatting and designing the flow of our presentation. Our final slideshow was twenty slides all designed using Adobe Illustrator.
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