Educational Product Development
Interactive, didactic products for undergraduate education of nursing, pre-medical, and allied health students.
Anatomy & Physiology Chart Series
By engaging educators who use this chart series, we learned that they needed to be able to use this product for student assessment. In response to this, we made all callouts numerical and located the key in a standard position on the layout where it would be easily covered for testing purposes.
Role: Art Director
Sarcomere Model
The sarcomere is the smallest functional unit in a muscle. A muscle cell may contain hundreds of thousands of sarcomeres. This model was the brain child of a Licensed Massage Therapist who taught himself the molecular biology of the muscles. He built a prototype from wood and used it in speaking engagements before approaching us with the idea to create a product.
Digital 3D models of each part were created based upon prototype. Each part went through multiple digital iterations in order to optimize production processes and closely capture the structure of the functional molecules. The resulting physical model has become a one-of-a-kind product allowing educators to give their students hands-on experience with the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.
Role: 3D design of parts (SolidWorks) & Graphic Design (Adobe) of product collateral materials
Life-size Two-part Brains
The design of this brain is an example of how attention to simple details can produce a quality product.
- The anatomy of this brain model was meticulously sculpted to depict key gyri and sulci of the cerebrum.
- Painting scheme is available in a "natural" color or with the cerebral hemispheres emphasized.
- The brain fits inside a skull model as a complementary product, and the hemispheres hold together with magnets.
Role: Anatomical research for the sculptor, coordinated anatomical review with subject matter experts, developed painting schemes
