Product Design Portfolio

Aman Sakhrani

Portfolio.

Product Design

Education

Nottingham Trent University

Oct 2018 - June 2022

BSc Product Design (Hons) - Sandwich

Bath College

Sept 2017 - July 2018

FdA Art & Design

QueensCollege

Sept 2013 - June 2015

A - Levels in Fine Art, Math, ICT, Spanish

@amansakhrani +44 7505265914

amansakhrani@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/amansakhrani/

Nottingham, UK

Revelant Work Experience

Freelance - Designer/Woodworker

June 2020 - August 2021

• Building designer birdfeeders at client request (BirdFeed)

• Building garden based needs, raised beds, exterior flooring

• Repairing/fixing client needs on request, small scale projects

Dark Corner Studio - Product Designer

April 2020 - June 2020

• Researching H&M (colour schemes, aesthetics, design style)

• Ideation and development of wooden toys aimed towards relevant demographic in H&Ms style

• CAD modelling and rendering to express real time visuals of developed ideas (Stack)

Freelance - Book Cover Artist

August 2019

• Tasked behind creating art pieces based on authors sentiment/ parameters

• Cover artist for the book: Media Culture in Transnational AsiaConvergences and Divergences (H. Park, 2020)

Modero is hydraulic braking system made for longboards.

Designed to be retro-fitted onto pre-existing boards, Modero allows the user to regulate speed, or come to a complete halt without taking their feet off the board, creating a safer experience.

This allows the traditional longboard to be used as an ecogically sound and safer mode of transport as it will requires no fuel or electricity and is entirely human powered.

How does it work?

Modero allows the user to regulate speed on his longboard by applying pressure on the handle.

Normally, a longboarder user will use his feet to reduce his speed in a manouver called foot - braking.

This is dangerous, as it lessens balance during high speeds, and often ends up damaging the users shoe.

Modero provides a safe and non-destructive way to regulate speed while in motion.

This is accomplished through a pedal towards the back that applies pressure to the brake plates attached to the wheels when stepped on.

A hydraulic system allows users to manipulate the intensity, choosing to either simple slow down the board or come to a complete stop

Ergonomically shaped handle to place

Modular metal base that allows user to adjust pedal proximity based on board and preferance

Rubber grip to judge where pedal is without looking

your foot

Outer ring holding brake plate in place

Caliper pushing against brake plate when pressure is applied to the pedal

Aluminium Brake plate attached to the wheel

Cable carrying hydraulic fluid

Foot-braking example

User testing and feedback

During the research stages of this project, the target market was identified and a control group was formed. This group was conferred with throughout the duration of this project and user suggestions were implemented in regards to comfortability/usability of the device, colour schemes and branding.

Final Prototype

Final Product

The final product was Modero.

If you would like to see an animation rendered in Keyshot for a better understanding of the individual components within this product please click the first link. If you would like to see prototype testing of this product please click the second link

Animation Video for Modero Prototype Testing Videos

ALERO

Alero is a classy alarm clock designed for Tissot.

It features a polished metal surface designed to absorb and reflect the surrounding environment

With all individual components being inspired by exisiting Tissot watches, Alero aims to bring the style of Tissot into your home with the comfort of your bedside.

This product was modelled in Solidworks and rendered in KeyShot

Components

Alero is powered by a single AA battery and features an ergonomic snooze button, a removable back plates and a magnetic stand that can be easily plugged in an out for preferance.

Snooze

Rendering

Neutral Lighting

Warm Lighting

Renders were made in KeyShot, the HDRI lighting editor and custom enviroments were used and manipulated to create accurate representations of the polished metal for in situational depictions.

Dramatic renders in neutral lighting

In-Situation renders with dynamic lighting

Stack

Stack is a wooden building toy designed to be part of the H&M collection.

To conceptualise this product, H&M, kids toys as well as wooden products were extensively researched.

Stack is designed to be an upgrade on standard stacking toys, encouraging problem solving skills, hand-eye coordination as well as fostering the importance of balance.

This product features soft wood grain colouring, comforting to look at whether in disarray or stacked up

Key research

Key research included making moodboards of H&M collections trying to capture the colour pallete and the general aesthetic.

Competitors were also researched, largely to gain insight towards characteristics that are successful in childrens toys.

Key points noted were:

• Different colours for visual stimulation

• Rounded corners

• Element of challenge

Technical pack

The Terrace Project

Over Covid-19 we were all confined to our homes, however I was fortunate enough to have a jigsaw, power sander, a few hand-held tools and time to source ample wooden pallets.

The terrace project was a personal project aimed at designing outdoor furniture for an otherwise, empty roof.

The project constraints were to design outdoor furniture for an otherwise barren terrace using wood only sourced locally while being as financially conscious as possible.

Using pallets meant every strip had to be removed, sanded, counted and measured prior to building, and inventory would dictate the contraints around this product

This project took a total of two months and the total cost for this project was 68.22 GBP

Building Process

Left over wood was used to create smaller side projects around the bench.

A dart board and bar area were constructed and fitted with LED lights for increasing ambience during darker hours.

A table a side chair were also contructed, the sidechair was designed to fit under the table without ruining the overall aesthetic What else?

Dart Board

Bar Area

Final Product

The final product features a two-part outdoor sofa that doubles as storage inside. An addition, bar area, dart board, table and chair were designed and LED lighting was then added to create ambience.

All end product photographs were edited on Adobe Lightroom

BirdFeed

BirdFeed was a series of custom built bird feeders that were designed towards customers requests.

During Covid lockdown, with my few hand-held power tools and ample time I was able to freelance my skills and use my time designing bird feeders specifically geared towards customers request.

These bird feeders were designed based on initial parameters set by the client and continually refined using Solidworks and KeyShot to show real time renders, confirming client satisfaction before starting the building process.

• Large, like a ´building for birds´

• Enough area to feed multiple birds

• Gray to match the flooring

Initial parameters

Final Product

• Colourful but not too much.

• Entirely visible at all times

• Easy to clean

Initial parameters

Juanas feeder renders

Final Product

• Minimal but large

• Should not distract too much from the planted bushes

Marias feeder renders

I originally started out as a fine artist, exploring different mediums before eventually moving to 3D design.

Here is a snapshot of my fine art portfolio, for a more in-depth look please click the following link Fine Art Portfolio

Fine Art