Hi there
hows your evening going?
Mine is going well. How is yours going?
pretty fluidly, I gained a lot of space on a personal project im interested in pursuing, in fact I can start making things next week. Its extremely exciting because usually
Ooh! That sounds incredible
its a lot harder to find the resources you need and takes a lot longer. But this will be free to do for me and relatively easy to accomplish now that ive made the connections its awesome byu is great i love it here
I'm glad
what about you? anything interesting happening in your life lately?
Yeah once you make connections it's much easier to get things done Uhm I am moving forward on a big project I have today
tell me about it? what year are you in college?
I graduate in December What about you?
no way! whats your major> i have two more years. im a junior right now in industrial design but I also have a minor in business
I'm studying human development with a minor in business
yay! did you finish your minor already?
I have yeah
did you take econ from kearl? lol
No I took it from Showalter I heard Kearl was awful
oh my goodness. you are so lucky, and smart, I had no idea the level of difficulty his class was. I spent my life that semester in the econ labs.
Hahah. Yeahh I mean my class was still really hard, but it was much better
did you guys focus more on the  math side of things?
Somewhat I remember doing a ton of math I took it like two years ago
thats what I heard. What was your favorite class in the minor?
I really enjoyed IS 201
oh I dont think i had to take  that one.
I really enjoyed it. Thought about going into the major I take it you have a minor in business too then?
thats so interesting yes i do, i only had to take accounting, statistics, finance, econ, organizational behavior,  marketing, and a bus lecture series though
That might've been how mine was. I took IS because a friend recommended it. I liked the lecture series part too.
why did you like it so much? isnt it all excel spreadsheets?
No that IS 110
dont you start with 110 too? so did you take two is classes
201 is where you learn about information security Yeah, originally I wanted to be a business major so I took a few more classes
oh i see, how does that work? its not like cyber security is it?
It kind of it. Then you learn to use Access and learn a bit of VBA. I liked it They basically give you a crash course with a bunch of different programs that can be used in a business setting.
Whats VBA ive never heard the term before. thats really interesting, my boyfriend TAs IS 100 and is majoring in it, he has thought about doing cyber security.
Visual basic It's a programming in excel. So you can create macros which basically go through and manipulate the data for you at a push of a button. So if you had a spreadsheet full of names for example, and each line had Last Name, First Name. You could make a program that would go through each name and delete every comma Instead of you having to go through each individual line. It's really helpful with big data sets.
wow, thats really nice, I can see how that would be really useful. when you graduate do you plan to do something with IS?
No, I would like to start my own business actually I want to open up a boutique that also sells desserts like ice cream or baked goods. What are you studying? Are you interested in Information Systems?
oh yum! i just designed a new ice cream scoop that im working on 3d printing in the next week or so!
Really?? That's super cool!
no, I am doing industrial design, I innovate products!
Can I ask what you did to make it new?
thankyou!
It'd be nice if there was like a comfort grip or something, except that then bacteria could grow in that area faster probably
i researched a lot about people scooping ice cream commercially and noticed they were putting a lot of strain on their wrists from scooping all day and i innovated the ergonomics to neutralize the position of the wrist there are probably materials that could prevent bacteria growth, like high density cork
Yess Oh my gosh that sounds amazing The first week I scooped, I literally thought my hand would fall off My boss has carpal tunnel (however that is spelled?) from all of his scooping and working and such That would be so dang awesome if that actually was created
so ive made some prototypes for it out of foam already and now i just need to work on the adjustments before I 3d print it in sla if it tests well in user research i can start to find ways to manufacture it
Do you 3D print a mould of it? Or what?
maybe you can test it for me
Really? So you guys like actually make your projects? You don't just design them?
exactly! its really really fun i made a whole bunch of stool that i sold this year for one of our assignments as a freshman
stool? Why..? Oh or do you mean chairs like stools
yes like the ones you sit on lolololol
Oh. I thought you were referring to like a poop emojii or something.
ahahahaha thats hilarious
Haha I feel ridiculous. That's super cool. Is there a way for non design students to see what is being sold? If it's actually improved then I totally want to try it
yes! maybe ill have you test the prototype after i print it.
I would be ecstatic to do that
we throw a show every year to sell the stools but thats the only project for school where we sell things. I have a website im working on right now and i already sell my art pretty regularly. we arent supposed to give away private information on here but if your still around school they might have another meeting and we could get together and exchange contact information
I guess I meant is there a website for your major where they post events like hey check out this cool thing or whatnot
byu-id.com or id.byu.edu the first one is where you can find the events we are working on im making a silly face in my picture and id probably be under the sophmore year pictures when you scroll down.  cheers to you if you can guess which one is me
Hm. I can't even find the pictures
are you on byu-id.com?
Does your first name start with an R? wait I meant your last name haha
yes! thats me
Haha very cool!
lol, so you can look me up on insta now. its just my name. the ice cream scoop rendering is on there
Ooh I want to see the scoop!
dooooo it!
Interesting So I looked at it. Up by the scoop itself, there's an indentation in it. Why?
so ill have to explain it to you in person a little better but the whole idea is that the traditional ice cream scoop is designed for holding right side up and scooping by pushing forwards right? well in my research a lot of the employees actually use it backwards to pull. so the idea is that this scoop is designed for holding backwards and pulling
Yeah so the first thing you said is for your scoop at home because the ice cream container is super shallow In professional use, yeah you scoop pulling it towards yourself Like I hold it the way your model is facing with the scoop towards the ice cream and my hand positioned like it's holding a dagger so I can pull back towards myself I also am wondering if the scoop itself is round enough to create the circular ice cream scoop
thats what i need to do user testing on. and the design of the actual scoop itself might undergo a lot of changes. Its based on a broader concept that having a smaller point of contact would make it cut through the ice cream a lot easier but ill have to 3d print and test that part first
Yeah I also wonder if that would pack down the ice cream below it and ultimately make it harder to scoop as you get further down the barrel. I'm very intrigued by this though.
guess we will have to find out! its going to be so much fun to test it im hoping i can incorporate melted hdpe plastics into it toooo
Plastics? Aren't most scoops made of metal? I feel like the plastic would break at such low temperaturres
youre right. maybe itll just be my little art piece and all the other ones will be made of metal i want to find a way to make it hollow so its not heavy and can have air flow inside of it to stay warm
But with hollowness doesn't that make it more likely to break? Or I guess not as long as the outer layer is thick enough
not if its metal
Have you felt the professional scoops, they actually aren't that heavy, and I'm guessing they are hollow Oh okay.
especially if its a harder metal like steel
Oh okay. I have no idea what metal ours are made of
ill have to do more research and find out what ones are most viable. If you find out message me and let me know!
Okay Which metals are most viable you mean?
cost wise and durability.
Ah. I mean I have only worked at my current place for a few months but the scoops hold up really well
nice. ive seen some that are coated in something and that starts to peel off from the diswasher hold up ill be right back
Take your time. And to answer you, I'm not sure, we wash ours by hand, and along with that I have heard that putting scoops in a dishwasher makes them rust faster. I don't really know that
thats make sense. So what got you so interested in ice cream?
It's a long story. I was in Portland and realized after a joke from my sister that I'm passionate about ice cream. Then I got this crazy idea to start making ice cream. Now I am here, working with ice cream and making ice cream in my apartment working on different reciped to figure out what I do and do not like
I will try all of your ice creams! thats honestly so funny, I wanted to innovate the ice cream scoop so i could have a reason to go to ice cream shops and eat their ice cream twice a week lol what types of flavors are you trying to come up with?
Haha. Yeah I don't eat all the ice cream that I could, which is definitely a good thing.
ahahaha yes thats why you need testers like me who will eat it for you. wink wink
Uhm, my one problem is that I love chocolate and so I love chocolate based flavors, but I'm reigning myself in. I have a spreadsheet with a list of flavors I have come up with and tried. I use my friends and family to try it. Last week I made a coconut milk based ice cream that was a cherry garcia, aka cherry base with cherry chunks and dark chocolate chunks too
oh my goodness. this is killing me. I am vegetarian, not vegan but i do substitute when i can, and I love love love cherry garcia and dark chocolate.
Hahaha
how did it turn out, from my experience coconut based ice creams are less creamy and thick than their milk counterparts
I'm just sensitive to dairy so i like using dairy free. And yes I know it's ridiculous, I love ice cream and also have to be careful about eating it. It was pretty good. I used two types of coconut milk to compensate for the fat content. That's the key part is you need enough fat to make it creamy I have a base chilling in my fridge right now. I'm going to make it tomorrow and serve it Sunday probably. Hopefully this batch turns out better than the last. in fact I should go make my chocolate chunks while I talk to you haha
sounds like youre the perfect person to be working on better alternatives for people who are also sensitive to dairy. you sound amazing, i am really glad i followed my intuition to get on this chat because i got to meet you and we are very like minded individuals who love ice cream i think there could be a very happy union between our products someday or at least i can dream lol im a fan of you already
Haha definitely! I'm totally down to try and collaborate I am a fan of you too! I also followed you ps.. If you didn't guess already, that is me. haha.
yay!!! id love that. youre awesome! <3
The only problem is trying to find cost effective ice cream. I'm making really small batches. At my work it's expensive to make ice cream. I need to talk to my boss to figure
so many hearts
out pricing and like how to actually make money. But I would like to have options for others. It is hard because dairy free or vegan usually increases the price dramatically.
yeah cost is always a killer. same for our end of things. theres a lot of really cool things that can be done but no one willing to pay the price for them. i bet as you continue to innovate youll find ways to get the price down i believe in you
Aw shucks, I have a believer! It's actually funny we ran into each other. Every time people ask me about my future post graduation, I feel somewhat silly and foolish, but I've started telling people more about my plans and I'm realizing a lot of amazing people that accomplished awesome things were a little crazy. It's like the Audition song from Lala Land
youre totally right, like think about it, the person who invented a fidget spinner is probably ridiculously rich now... consider pitching that idea to someone... lol trust in yourself you know better than anyone else the right path to success dont let others put you down ever. follow your intuition
Exactly. And the same goes for you. I mean obviously you are refining things often, but you're still creating something new. Ooh! Have you read The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley? It's really great
no i havent yet! ill have to look into it! im way into those kind of books so i bet ill enjoy it thanks for the recommendation
I'm a big Malcolm Gladwell fan right now too. I'm currently reading Blink and it's pretty dang awesome. haha
ive read a couple of his books. The tipping point is also pretty awesome
Yeah. It's next on my reading list
i havent read blink, you should let me know how you like that one. Im curious,.
It's pretty good. It discusses the implicit judgements we make about people almost instantaneously before we know them and how those judgements are right or wrong in various situations
oh interesting, thats not at all what i thought it was about. I guess I never really researched that one too much, that would be a great book for me to read, a lot of our
It's really interesting. I would highly recommend it.
focus in our major is understanding the human on a deeper level than shallow insights
Ooh you should take SFL 354 then. I just finished that class and my mind was blown
really? what is it about?
It's about the different cultures around the world and within the us. I would say the class is about defining culture and realizing that the world around you isn't exactly what you think it is
thats really cool, im really interested in exploring those types of classes deeper than i have because being able to have a deeper understanding of people could really help me in my field in the long run.
It really can. It also just helps you be a better person in general, and helps you be able to empathize
so true.  we did a project for people with parkinsons disease and it had such a big impact on me. Id really like my next project to be working on solutions for people with the disease because they really dont have too much for those kind of people and its really rough because theres no cure and it gets worse over time anyways ive absolutely loved talking to you emily, you are a jem. Ill catch you around, im off to bed. night sweetheart.
That is so dang cool Thanks for chatting though, Have a great night! I'm sure we'll chat again soon haha.
<3 i bet we will