The ZenPen is a product designed for students to become more inspired and calm when using it to write than when using a regular pen. It features a glow in the dark, 3D printed large leaf on the top, reminding students of nature and peace. Additionally, it contains vibrant, shiny gemstones, encouraging students to have a cheerful attitude. Finally, the unique design of the pen helps students be more creative while keeping it comfortable for use.
Whenever I look at nature and the leaves outside, I find calmness and focus. Inspired by this, I manufactured this pen (the ZenPen) to emphasize calmness and helps with focus when using it. The zen part of the name refers to the calmness element of the mission here.
Another inspiration for this pen was the reMarkable device (a note-taking tablet), which encourages an environment to help you focus and remain calm with an extremely minimalist interface.
Goal Statement: Students feel immersed when holding the ZenPen.
Key Words: Calm, Relaxed, Focused
Preliminary Drawings
OnShape Modeling
Manufacturing
I used a lathe here to carve the shapes I wanted.
Dimensions and Features
Supplementary Renders & Gained Skills
Gained Skills
OnShape modeling symmetrically, using preset templates in OnShape and creating custom designs around them, carving use a lathe tool, assembling a pen.