CleanDrop (Yara)
Teammates: Miles, Fahad, Sam, and Quang
Project Focus: CleanDrop
Duration: 8 Weeks | Fall 2024
Hand Soap Dispenser & UV Light Sanitizer
A sleek, all-in-one hand soap dispenser with a built-in UV phone sanitizer, designed to keep both your hands and phone germ-free. Combining hygiene and convenience in a modern form, CleanDrop Duo effortlessly protects you and your loved ones with minimal effort.
What is Yara as a brand?
“We are a personal care and wellness company that focuses on sustainable and accessible products to follow you through life”.
75 percent of Americans admit to using their phone while in the bathroom.
-CBC News
Your Daily Business Environment
DO YOU KNOW “Smartphones harbor 25,127 bacteria per square inch, making them 20 times dirtier than a public toilet seat, which has around 1,201 bacteria per square inch”.
How often do people wash their hands only to touch their phones immediately?
Influences
Hygiene Issue
“Phones can be dirtier than toilet seats and can spread bacteria, which can lead to infections.”
Digestive Issue
“Hemorrhoids Prolonged sitting on the toilet can lead to hemorrhoids, which can be painful and bleed. ”
Eye Strain Issue
“Staring at the screen: Staring at your phone's screen for long periods can cause eye strain, headaches, blurred vision, and dry eyes. ”
The Gap In the Market
Meeting users at their ability
The Aspiring Professional
User Research
At Yara, we aim to support aspiring professionals who are motivated individuals striving to maintain active lifestyles while managing the demands of their careers.
Health and wellness are key priorities.
Fast-paced routines create challenges.
Consistent self-care becomes difficult to maintain.
Easy to use products
Sustainability designed products
Core Value
The feedback from the interviewers
Accessibility
“I can do everything I could before (before the accident), it just takes me 10x longer to do.”
- Thomas
Convenience
“I like having all my things organized and ready to go for when I need them. I wish there was a product that helped me to organize my personal wellness routine more efficiently.”
Sustainability
"I want to replace the products in my life that are designed with planned obsolescence in mind and make more sustainable and affordable choices.”
What if a soap dispenser has a UV light sanitizer for your phone?
A soap dispenser with a built-in UV sanitizer cleans your hands and disinfects your phone at the same time, helping reduce germs and cross-contamination in one easy step.
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Design Inspiration
I want to focus on usability through a modern and effective design for home use, with simple steps and an intuitive experience, enhanced by sensory elements that make everyday sanitizing seamless.
Prototyping
Sensory
In this process, I developed the prototype through 3D printing for a (1:1) scale to refine form, ergonomics, and interaction, allowing for usability testing. After finalizing the design, components were sanded, primed, and spray-finished to achieve a smooth, production-like surface, then assembled into a cohesive and functional prototype.
Senior Show (5.8.2025)
Simple
Modern Style
Yara Design Languages
This design language represents our team, Yara, aligning with our ideation to create a cohesive and unified system. It focuses on an inviting, sensory, and simple approach to enhance user interaction. Soft forms, warm tones, and tactile materials create a sense of comfort and approachability. Together, these elements form an organic and intuitive user experience.
(Pill Shapes & Soft Forms)
(Call to action Touch Points)
Intuitive
Ideation Process
Three different ways to present it; you can choose what best fits your space.
Table Clip
Table Stand
Wall Mount
