Devon Foster

Art Glove - Student work from an Industrial Design "applied learning" curriculum I developed for a New York City public middle school. Through my instruction, students brainstormed and executed their ID concepts using the Design Process. Developed by a student in the program, "Art Glove" is a wearable tool for arts and crafts projects. Each fingertip ends in a paintbrush, allowing several different colors to be loaded and applied simultaneously.

Butler Bot - Student work from an Industrial Design "applied learning" curriculum I developed for a New York City public middle school. Through my instruction, students brainstormed and executed their ID concepts using the Design Process. Developed by a student in the program, "Butler Bot" is a robot programmed to set a table for dining, remove the used dishes afterwards and to wash them using an internal dishwasher. Butler Bot then stores the clean dishes until the next meal is served.

Fingerprint Lock - Student work from an Industrial Design "applied learning" curriculum I developed for a New York City public school. Students were taught to brainstorm and execute their concepts using the Design Process. Developed by a student in the program, this security lock utilizes fingerprint-reading technology. For added security, the lock needs to read the prints of all five fingers rather than just one. The fingerprint reader also acts as a knob which turns to unlock once access is granted.

CleanBot 3000 - Student work from an Industrial Design "applied learning" curriculum I developed for a New York City public middle school. Through my instruction, students brainstormed and executed their ID concepts using the Design Process. Developed by a student in the program, "CleanBot 3000" is a robot designed and programmed to perform household chores. The arms consist of a gripper for holding objects, a hose for washing and a broom for sweeping.

Hovercraft Wheelchair - Student work from an Industrial Design "applied learning" curriculum I developed for a New York City public middle school. Through my instruction, students brainstormed and executed their ID concepts using the Design Process. Developed by a student in the program, this "Hovercraft Wheelchair" was designed for paraplegics who achieve mobility via an uplink between the wheelchairs computer and their brains.

Roller Coaster model - Student work from an Industrial Design "applied learning" curriculum I developed for a New York City public middle school. Through my instruction, students brainstormed and executed their ID concepts using the Design Process. Developed by a student in the program, this paper model of a roller coaster was created after a class lesson on g-force, inertia and momentum. Sky background and riders Photoshopped in for effect.

Roller Coaster model - Student work from an Industrial Design "applied learning" curriculum I developed for a New York City public middle school. Through my instruction, students brainstormed and executed their ID concepts using the Design Process. Developed by a student in the program, this paper model of a roller coaster was created after a class lesson on g-force, inertia and momentum. Sky background and riders Photoshopped in for effect.

Robot Presentation Boards - Student work from an Industrial Design "applied learning" curriculum I developed for a New York City public middle school. Through my instruction, students brainstormed and executed their ID concepts using the Design Process. Developed by students in the program, these boards were created to present their robot design ideas.