BRETT MELLOR EXPERIENCE WestRock
Industrial Designer | Aug 2014 – Present •Design permanent point of purchase displays for various clients •Create brand appropriate mood and material boards •Propose branding and awareness opportunities for clients •Coordinate with engineers to execute proposed projects
Wasatch Design Collective
Industrial Designer | Jan 2012 – Dec 2015 •Develop felt folding process •Design and build a family of felt folding products •Exhibit design projects locally and internationally
Whirlpool Corp
Industrial Design Intern | Sep 2013 – Dec 2013 •Coordinate with marketing to create a new visual branding language for a suite of appliances •Create visual boards of personas, design elements, and brand qualities •Communicate concepts to design leads and express their importance to the brand language •Translate branding language for Jenn-Air fridge interiors
EDUCATION Brigham Young University
BFA Industrial Design | Jan 2011 – Apr 2014
Brett.s.mellor@gmail.com (801)824-7347 SKILLS Computer Skills •Solid Works •Keyshot •Adobe Creative Suite
•Rhino •Sketchbook Pro
Visual Communication Skills •Modeling •Drawing/Sketching •Painting •Automotive Painting Fabrication Skills •Welding •Woodworking •Mold Making •Castings •Electrical •General Masonry AWARDS
Eagle Scout Award
THE MORGAN
F e l t
F o l d i n g
S t o o l
The Challenge Create a folding piece of furniture from a single material for both the rigid and flexible portions of the design. Also, the pattern must fold flat and compact for easy storage and transportation.
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Material Impregnating felt with polyester resin created dual qualities. It reverses the process of paper by taking a flexible material and stiffening a specific pattern into the felt for folding.
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Prototyping
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How it works
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THE MORGAN
F e l t
F o l d i n g
S t o o l
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INFINITE 8 Form Exploration A personal exploration of forms that encourage people to explore with their hands. A form that is dynamic, tactile, and a Boolean operation
Form Sketching
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INFINITE 8 The Infinite 8 is modeled from intersecting spheres with toruses subtracted. The grooves and holes are made for fingers to explore and the twist in the shape creates dynamic stances.
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INFINITE 8
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STRIDE
CHARGER Headlamps are critical to outdoor sports but consume lots of power. With space and weight at a premium how can you recharge while off the grid?
Integrated, effortless outdoor charging
User research This is Art, he explores the outdoors at any opportunity he gets and is involved in several different kinds of outdoor sports. His gear is methodically prepared and always has a back up headlamp with batteries, how can this be simplified?
Rock Climbing
Canyoneering
Ice Climbing
Mountaineering
Art Benson Age 52
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Source of energy
Solar
Current recharging solutions The current solutions are inconvenient because they depend on: • Storage in pack • Environment • Setup time
Energy harvesting
Hand powered
Piezoelectric bimorphs convert energy through flexing or vibrating the panel. If this could be attached to a joint it would convert natural flexing and moving during regular activity into usable energy.
Thermal
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Ideation
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How it works Insert
Store
Charge
Access
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The Stride Battery Charges after 7 hours of movement (equivalent to 3 AAA batteries)
4 LEDs on the housing show the level of charge with the press of a button.
Features
Modular for a simple change of power Interchange batteries in headlamp Universal mini USB on battery can be connected to other electronics
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Stride is a co-branding of shoes Proposal of shoe
Partnering with Asolo will give Black Diamond access to a well crafted boot while bringing this new technology to the market
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Totem Watch
Can a classic watch also have the connectivity of a smartwatch?
Form Sketching
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Totem Watch Totem combines goal tracking and notification alerts on a minimal watch face.
Features
Vibrations alert once a goal has been reached or important alerts have been received. Customizable buttons for each user’s notification navigation preference. LED Notifications: •Goal Progress •Alerts and quantity •Caller (Group number) •Upcoming events or timers
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Totem Watch Connected Minimal Smartwatch Final rendering
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Ridgid
VBL Exploration
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Samsung Soundbar Exploration More Cow Bell (More Blue, More Reveal Lines, More Texture, More Architectural)
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Samsung 8K Launch
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Samsung 8K Launch
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Samsung
Smart home experience display
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Samsung
Smart home experience display
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Nintendo
World store Interactives
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Nintendo
World store Interactives
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Nintendo
World store Interactives
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Skullcandy
Barricade speaker program
Material Inspiration
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Skullcandy
Barricade speaker program
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Callaway
Modular club display program
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