2020 DMU Design Products
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Contents Introduction Graduates: Akinosho, Jaiye Almond, Nathan Asamoah, Maame Ashraf, Nadia Bailey, Rose Bartoszek, Sebastian Basara, Monika Beken, Jack Brown, Kieran Budzynska, Renata Chan, Janis Coles, Luke Curbbun, Felix Dodd, Eric
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DESIGN PRODUCTS
CELEBRATING THE 2020 COHORT You’ve been an excellent cohort – your projects, achievements and fortitude have impressed us all. Several of this year’s exceptional projects are the result of students’ engagement with experts and industry partners – and all of your projects are a testament to your collaborations with your tutors and peers. Product innovations that are conceived through original research and the insights that are gained, epitomise Design Products and exemplify what your final year is all about; proving yourself, impressing employers and strengthening friendships and professional associations that could last a lifetime. We encourage you all to stay in touch – to remember us and visit as your career progresses. Your university and professional network will be sustaining – as will professional organisations such as the iED and BIDA who Accredit and support Design Products – and who will support you in your careers as a member. Stuart Lawson Associate Professor, Design Products
Design Products School of Design
Vertiheat
The vertical filtration kettle and smart mug system
Jaiye Akinosho
BA (Hons) Product Design E: jaiyey7@gmail.com I: @designjaiye W: https://jaiyedesign.wixsite. com/portfolio/ I am a young and enthusiastic creative designer. I have an interest in CAD modelling and a strong passion for visual design and aesthetics. Design will always be at the forefront of my mind.
The Vertiheat is a vertical filtration kettle and smart mug system that keeps drinks warm wirelessly. The Vertiheat saves water by making sure users only boil the amount of water that is needed for their hot drink. The product utilises Wireless charging to power a smart mug and coaster that keeps a drink warm up to 60 degrees over an hour period. “75% of households in the UK also overfill their Kettles” It is the first that reduces water consumption and helps reduce the amount of times users reheat drinks and boil kettle’s in a day.
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“Prevents overfilling and boils all water that is filled in the jug” Vertiheat features fast boiling and combines a Brita water filtration to reduce limescale build up and provide cleaner water for consumption. It also prevents overfilling and boils all water that is filled in the jug. The wireless charging smart mug allows users to keep drinks warm for an extended amount of time whilst allowing a variable temperature setting specific to the drink that is in the mug.
UX-UI-SX The Vertiheat’s features and clean aesthetics ensure the product is easy to use. The removable Brita filling chamber makes it simple for users to fill and filter water with ease without opening or touching flaps. The boiling and dispensing is also a breeze with just three buttons being “BOIL, POUR and RELEASE”. This boils water, Pours the mug and then releases the Kettle should it need to be cleaned or moved.
Vertiheat app The Vertiheat app Allows users to analyse their boiling statistics and look at ways to improve consumption. The App also allows users to learn and experience new drinks and even select boiling settings and mug temperatures from the App. Users can also order and recieve discounts on new filters via the app.
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Communal Plastic Granulator
A More Efficient, Modular, Waste Collection System
Nathan Almond
BA (Hons) Product Design E: nathanalmond98@gmail.com M: 07923510632 I: @na_des1gn A motivated and passionate designer that has the aspiration to create sustainable, user centred products, that implement postive behaviour changes.
The Granulator creates an Urban Mining system, within a community, for better efficiency in the plastic recycling process. The machine will situate within Supermarkets and Shops. Users are engaged by an incetivised return policy. A QR code will identify the material and proportions of the waste item and which module the item belongs. Shredded or not, the waste can now be collected, identified and taken to the correct re-processor, removing the lengthy and expensive operation of a Mixed Recycling Facility.
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At the beginning of 2020, the government set out a series of reforms of “immediate priority”. The device can support the set up of a system in collaboration with government and reprocessors to reduce the use of unnecessary and difficult to recycle packaging. The incentive can be favoured more to the plastics that are easier to recycle and re-purpose. Influencing a positive behaviour change within consumers.
Between EUR 70 and 105 billion annually, is lost to the economy after a very short first-use cycle. As part of government’s “immediate priority” intentions they aspire producers to fund the management of the end of life of their packaging. Situating this in stores adheres to this requirement, as well as using urban mining to reduce losses from the short, first-use cycle.
Recycling helps to clean up our natural environment and prevents waste exiting the collection schemes. Involving the consumer within the seperation process educates through visual and physical activity. Seperation first at home and then defining in store, intrinsically and naturally informs the user of materials and their values.
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Dose
Taking Medication Made Easy
Maame Asamoah
BA (Hons) Product Design E: Maame_asamoah@hotmail.co.uk M: 07910836283 I: https://maameasamoah.wixsite. com/mysite
I am a motivated designer and easy to work with, open and ready to learn new skills. Passionate in model making and finding solutions within creating new designs.
Dose is a system which stores and alerts users when taking their medication.
Dose allows users to safely store multiple pills and tablets, whiles also being portable allowing users to take it on the go. Dose’s purpose and core functions is to allow users to have a system that stores, organise, mointer and track their medication according to their required dosage.
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Market Medication is a crucial resources to cure, avert and stabilise most illnesses, Relieving symptom and aids to improve quality of life. Medical conditions are being diagnosed at an earlier age which allows the need for this product, as users will regularly be taking their medication. to reduce effects of their condition.
What Is Dose? Dose consist of two parts. One being the hub, that will act as the main system. Which allows users to store and set up alerts as well as reminders using the touch screen as well as connecting to the app. The second part being the weekly tablet/pill storage unit which will allow users to only refill and sort all their dosage in to all the units once a week.
UX-UI Dose’s built in interface, can be connected to a app, which allows and encourages users to take their medication by constantly sending alerts and allows users to log and add new dosage and medication through both the hub and app. System also allows for secondary users to mointer and track other users dosages and intake.
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Sun cooked
cooking for a better future
Nadia Ashraf
BA (Hons) Product Design E: nadiaashraf610@gmail.com M: 07593857668 I: https://p17154287.wixsite. com/nadia-portfolio
A creative designer with the ability to transform an idea to a practical working product. With an interest in all spectrums of the design process.
Sun Cooked Sun Cooked was designed to be a solar cooker, aimed particularly at victims of humanitarian aid. This includes people victims of natural disasters, wars, famines and refugees. In the hopes of alleviating their struggle to cook their food. Cookstoves are rarely provided, making it extremely difficult for them to cook simple meals. Often turning to the use of solid fuel sources which can lead to deforestation in the surrounding area. 09
Creating a safer solution
Going to collect wood as fuel not only creates deforestation in the surrounding area but it also leaves the people vulnerable to sexual assault and abuse. The solar cooker was designed to for the users to no longer rely on wood but on the suns light to create energy. As it’s safer for not only thier own safety but also the surrounding environment.
Why a solar cooker?
Relying on sunlight as an alternative fuel source is much more dependable. The cooker has been designed to use the sun’ light to turn it into energy which can then be used to heat the cooker. Users no longer have to worry about collecting fuel and can now enjoy cooking with ease as the cooker was designed to adapt to the user’s environment.
Function and features The cooker has been designed with simplistic features, making it easier for users around the world to cook their food. The user simply has to connect the cooker to the charger and turn the dial to increase the heat. The cooker also comes with features and services that help prolong the cookers life cycle.
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The Serenity Collection
Sensory furniture design for adults diagnosed with Autism, ADHD & Anxiety
Rose Bailey
BA (Hons) Product & Furniture Design
E: rosebaileyx@hotmail.com M: 07712 536290 W: rosebaileydesign.myportfolio.com My growing passion lies in visual communication and the appreciation of how each tiny detail contributes to the aesthetic success of a design.
A sensory furniture range designed with the aim of calming disorder symptoms experienced by adult users. The Serenity Collection offers a new product range paradigm to the market as there is currently no directly similar furniture design for adults with the same moral intent to calm disorder symptoms existing. The Serenity seaters provide a solution for users who may be consciously seeking support in their adulthood, after struggling to find sophisticated products which act as lifestyle coping methods.
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Sensory Features
Tactile stimuli, sensory textures and the canopy enclosure feature work in combination to promote feelings of safety and security, creating seating spaces in which users can find peace in, away from symptoms triggered by their disorder.
Personalisation
- The collection offers three seaters so users can purchase which they most desire to satisfy their needs. - When purchasing, the user can choose from a series of textured fabrics and colours. - Tactile fabric pocket linings are changaeable to allow the user to customise their experience & calm symptoms.
Parametric Design
The Serenity Collection utilises parametric design technology to allow users to buy the end frame pack and the pack of joining cross components for the desired seater. The design therefore is sustainable and easy to assemble at home.
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Safety Knife Safe Learning
Sebastian Bartoszek BA (Hons) Product Design
E: Sebastianbart410@gmail.com M: 07925600718
Tech orientated individual which always looks out for new innovations and ground breaking technology.
‘Safety Knife’ is a new way of learning how to use a knife in a safe manner.
The safety knife uses NFC technology to allow children cut only when in the proximity of the cutting board. The knife provides a safe learning environment. It is easy to use and with the help of sensors which are onboard the knife, the knife can retract the blade in case the NFC chip is too far. This means the knife can not be used anywhere else other than the cutting board.
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The issue
In schools there has been an increase in both knife accidents and knife crimes. Schools are struggling to make schools 100% safe as the trend of pupils defending themselves with knifes has increased by 7% in the last 12 months.
Development
I have researched and found technology which allows for a blade to be ejected from its casing only when used properly. I have looked into many different solutions which would eject a blade from its casing and I used the most appropriate one.
Result
The final result was a Safety Knife which uses NFC technology to detect when a blade is near the chip in order to eject it and allow for normal use. As soon as the blade is out of proximity of the NFC chip the blade retracts back to its guard.
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GO
Sustainable transport for home to school trips
Monika Basara
BA (Hons) Product Design E: monika.basara@op.pl M: 07378421330 I: monikabasara.wixsite. com/design My passion lies in creating vibrant aesthetics and user interaction focused design. I am a self driven, creative designer with an artistic background. I learn through working and I always make all - out effort.
“GO� is a foldable, electric scooter designed to be used by a parent with child for everyday home to school trips. A convenient, sustainable and quick way of transport in cities. The scooter is ergonomically designed for two people. The base is wider and longer. The three wheels provides a better stability and comfort. The front frame protects the child and allows to transport the backpack at the front.
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The average length of trip to school is around 1,6 miles and 46% of them is taken by car. Only 3% of trips home to school for primary school kids are made by bicycle. It is because 88% of them are accompanied by an adult and regular bicycle does not provide space for 2 people and a backpack. That increases the emission of air pollution as well as traffic cognition.
Ergonomics and user interaction. The user interaction has been carefully considered which resulted in adding features like adjustable handlebars for a child and elastic band attachment for a backpack. The scooter folds manually without any extra tools to a compactable size. The ergonomic challenge has been approached through the range of models and testing.
Technology and visual comunication. The product is fully electric powered by rechargeable lithium ion battery which converts and stores kinetic energy during acceleration into electrical power. The visual language aims to present a sense of safety and rigidity. The key interaction features has been highlighted by a colour for better affordance.
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VIZER
Augmented Reality Cycling Helmet
Jack Beken
BA (Hons) Product Design E: jbeken@hotmail.co.uk M: 07495 060487 W: jackbekendesign.com A creative and well-rounded product designer with a keen interest in innovation and the application of new technologies through detailed user centred design.
VIZER combines augmented reality with cycling to enhance the experience and greatly improve safety, unlike any other helmet. In a world where cycling is more encouraged than ever before, VIZER is the first helmet to offer a new experience in cycling through augmented reality. VIZER provides the user with information such as telemetry, navigation, proximity warnings, a rearview mirror and much more. The interface is designed to only assist the user and not distract them from their environment, extending the reach and possibilities of the user’s senses.
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Product Video
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Technology Vizer utilises the 40 degree FOV waveguide module from WaveOptics to provide the augmented reality display. The image is projected at a focal length of infinity so that the user can focus on the environment without being distracted. Triple fisheye cameras and IR sensor SLAM modules read the environment and a 4000 mAh battery powers the helmet for up to 5 hours at a time.
Modular Design Using a system of rails and clips the display and battery pack can be easily removed from the helmet by the user. This means that the helmet can be used without the hardware as a basic helmet, or if the helmet was to be damaged, the user can easily return the damged helmet to be recycled without having to pay the full costs for new hardware.
Customisation The interface is controlled through an app. The user can customise the interface completely to their preference and riding style. The helmet utilises the users smart phone as the computer. This means that unlike other AR devices, the helmet isn’t chip locked so has a longer life span and is much cheaper to manufacture and purchase.
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Doberman
Public Motorcycle Security
Kieran Brown
BA (Hons) Product Design E: kieran.brown@manx.net M: 07599 637625 W: https://kieranbrown87. wixsite.com/website Design is vital to social and environmental change for the better. Good design should be a harmony of innovation, function, user experience, aesthetics and performance.
Doberman allows motorcycle riders to park and secure their bikes when out and about in public Doberman offers a new solution to motorcycle owners wanting to protect their machines when parking in public. Along with the partner mobile application, Doberman allows users to park easily, secure the front wheel using a 14mm case hardened steel chain, and employ moving angle grinder-proof shields that protect the chain and prevent the front wheel from being removed.
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40,000 motorcycles are stolen in the UK each year - More than is bought new Motorcycle theft is a massive global issue, with many motorcycle owners unaware of how best to protect their machines. Employing any form of security helps deter theft, with higher quality and more expensive products then adding time and difficulty to the theft.
Motorcycle owners in the UK face a 3.2% chance of being the victim of theft each year Encouraging motorcycle owners to use any form of security is vital to deterring and reducing the number of thefts. Doberman offers an easy to use experience that provides a far safer space to park, without having to carry impractically large and heavy security products with you.
An average motorcycle theft takes only 20 seconds to complete No security is invincible. It would not be remotely practical or cost effective to make something such. However, most opportunist thieves only target unprotected machines. Using a Doberman unit will greatly reduce the chances of theft.
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Easi-Insulin
Helping to make diabetes managment easier
Renata Budzynska BA (Hons) Product Design
E: renata.budzynska.design@ gmail.com M: 07487578439 I: https://renatabudzynska65.wixsite.com/designportfolio I am ambitious and driven. I thrive on challenge and constantly set goals for myself, allowing me to strive towards greater personal achievements. My greasets strength is include CAD modelling.. ‘‘The Easi-Insulin pump redefines and develops technologies previously used in existing products as well as incorporating the use of new technologies. ‘‘ The insulin pump provides freedom of movement and due to the new technology included, it gives the user more freedom to focus on thier daily tasks rather than their diabetes.
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‘‘An estimated 4 million people have diabetes in the UK’’ Poor diabetes management carries high risks of damaging the user’s nerves, blood vessels and organs. Extreme high blood sugar can lead to deadly conditions. And carry long-term serious consequences. Therefore, if diabetes is not managed accordingly it can worsen the user’s health condition.
‘‘10,345 people with type 1 diabetes use an insulin pump ‘‘ This is based on the Audit for England and Wales 20162017, where it states that 70-90% of users meet their treatment goals whilst using insulin pump therapy.
Solution Easi-Insulin is a sustainable device that is user orientated to optimize their time and improve diabetes management. It allows the user to go on about their day as the device itself communicates with a sensor and balances the needed insulin dosage for the user at all times.
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Purrfect Brush
Multifunctional Pet Brush
Janis Chan
BA (Hons) Product Design E: jan.ym@outlook.com I: https://ms-jan.wixsite. com/janisdesign A young multicultural designer with the passion of creating user-centered innovations that leaves less impacts on the environment.
“Reducing pet allergens by spraying anti-alergen solution while massaging the skin.� it is estimated that 1 in 3 people in the UK suffer from pet allergic reactions. Pet allergies can also be developed at any stage of life. Through reducing the pet fur and dander by regular brushing and spraying anti-allergens solution, the exposure to allergens will be limited which eases the allergic reaction to the household members or home visitors. It also helps spreading fewer pet allergens to public areas.
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Exposure to it can also trigger lung diseases.� spraying anti-allergen solutions with the ultrasonic atomizer installed in the brush, not only would it not scare off the pets, but the mild wetness also helps keeping the loose fur and dander stay on the brush instead of floating around. With the self-cleaning function, it can effectively reduce direct contacts to the allergens on the fur. A gentle press on the clear vessel removes the fur on the bristles.
Multi-purpose Although it is purposely designed for reducing pet allergens in terms of improving human and pets’ health and home hygiene, its flexibility allows the customers to use it in the way how they want it. There are two vessels- a supplement vessel on the top and a main vessel with larger volume acts as a handle. The customers can put other solutions than anti-allergen ones in the vessels.
Micro-customization Customers can order what they need online and pick the brush and the vessel size accordingly. The orders will be produced right away and send to them. They can even purchase the specific parts for repair or renewal, which helps reducing the waste and prolong the product life.
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Pura
Clean Air Everywhere
Luke Coles
BA (Hons) Product Design E: Lukecoles.lc@hotmail.com M: 07988340682 I: @LceeDesign A hard working creative person driven to make a positive and innovative change to users around the world through simplistic and functional design. Passionate about design and eager to learn new things.
Creating a clean environment for children to live in. Pura Uses ionisation technology to purify the air around the child. This creates a clean environment for the child to live in. The product has two main parts, the ioniser and the sensor. These two parts work together to ensure that the user receives the cleanest air they can possibly get. There is also an integrated app which allows the adult to check on key readings such as air quality around the child to make sure that the air quality is within the recommended safe levels.
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Children exposed to air pollution can have their lungs stunted by up to 14%. Children come into contact with air pollution everyday from walking to school, to travelling around with their parents. Exposure to air pollution regularly can cause major health problems in the future and present. Reducing the risk of coming into contact with air pollution will help to recude respiratory problems in children.
Functionality The Pura brings a new dimension to wearable air purifiers. The product has a built in sensor showing on demand readings to the child and the adult as well as storing the readings in an app for further analysis. The app also has a walk planner so that the user can plan there walks with the least amount of air pollution on the route. The slide up feature for the sensor allows the most accurate readings for the user.
Purify air everywhere Pura is perfect for using when out and about due to its size and weight. It is very portable and can be wrapped up and stored in a bag easily. There is also an option to use it at a desk next to you or in a cup holder in a car.
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Eco-Bloom
Sustainable Healthy Living
Felix Curbbun
BA (Hons) Product Design E: curbbun50@gmail.com M: 07790 796 473 I: https://curbbun50.wixsite. com/design I am a minimalistic designer who likes to design products for sustainability and wellbeing. I have a strong emphasis on user experience design
Making growing your own food hassle free and zero emissions to keep you and the planet healthy This is the Eco-Bloom it is an outdoor hydroponics system that harnesses solar energy to extend the growing seasons of plants and to increase the success and speed of growing your food. It will have the space to grow up to 20 plants. There is also space to propagate your seeds and to grow tasty micro-greens. There will be an automated watering system to keep the plant properly watered year-round and will mean there will be less maintenance for you.
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In the UK 95% of fruit is from abroad and half of vegetables So much of the food we buy has to be imported into are supermarkets. The food we buy can have a lot of travel miles which creates a large carbon footprint. Growing your own means your food is zero emissions and as fresh as it gets. you also have control over the use of harmful chemicals like pesticides
Improve your diet and wellbeing with easy access to healthy choices Trying to start to eat healthy can be hard. But an easy way to make these change is to control the food you have around you and accessible to you. Once you have a constant supply of fresh organic fruit and vegetables just outside your door it will be hard not to integrate these into your daily meals
Get to eat the freshest food daily and save money
The eco grow can grow up to 170g of fresh food for you per day which will be the equivalent of four portions of mixed salad leaves. This means it can produce between3-6.75kg of produce per month
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Informed decision making
Eric Dodd
BA (Hons) Product Design E: ericdodd16@hotmail.co.uk M: 07736 901704 I: https://ericdodd.wixsite. com/website Designing allows me to freely explore my creativity and avid interest in Product and UX/UI Design. As well as creating new products, I thrive in innovating existing products as a way to develop the current market.
Transient VMS is an easily transportable and assembled, eco-friendly variable message sign. By engaging in multimodal design, I have considered all layers of the product’s user experience; from the physical assembly and manufacture of the product, to its interconnected product service system and application, as well as the screen’s own unique interface. These new considerations aim to deliver much safer/effective traffic conditions with a view of greatly reducing the number of accidents on the road as well as congestion.
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Product Service System Design The application of data related functions by means of the app, connects users to higher level traffic management and metadata flows resulting in a strategy aimed at smart cities of the future. The app caters for all stakeholder groups from system and service based users like national traffic control and district police to end product users such as city community and public transport users.
Unique Interface Design Transient introduces a range of new icon/signage graphic solutions and animations catering for many different end users such as motorists, and pedestrians. These solutions aim to provide these users with as much information as possible in an innovative, clear and concise manner. The messages are seperated into different categories such as weather, traffic, events and news updates.
Short Asembly Time Improving on many, if not all aspects of current VMS systems on the market, the design’s main goal is to provide stakeholders with an easy to use, set-up and maintain product as well as an energy efficient and environmentally friendly one. Due to its lightweight, ergonomic frames, Transient is easily assembled and dissasembled in just a few short steps.
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Minor Project
3 Piece Seating Range
Luke Edwards
BA (Hons) Product & Furniture Design E: design.conceptsby8@gmail.com M: +44 7728527964 IG: luke.edwards.design A proactive designer-maker student who has a passion for all things large and small. With particular interests into manufacture for design and connected technologies.
A high-end furniture range that uses UK sourced Oak for the construction of the frame. Perfect for any modern contemporary office space. This is my Third Year Minor Project, which is based around the RSA Branching Out Brief. This range of furniture utilises sections of wood thinning’s that can be used in a more constructive way. The Style of the chair is modern contemporary, it is offered in multiple colour ways. The frame design is inspired by iconic Danish furniture.
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day lite-R
Personal, Portable Light Therapy
“In the UK, about 3 people in every 100 have significant winter depressions.� (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2020) Seasonal Affective Disorder, A growing condition that is commonly seen in more northern countries with reduced hours of daylight during the winter months, which effects the circadian rhythm. By using an artificial light to replace that lost by lack of daylight hours it should help maintain and regulate the rhythm. Day lite-R is a personal, portable light therapy device. It has been designed in reaction to those already existing products that do not have a developed interaction with the user. day lite-R is based around a family of connected products that uses a mobile application to provide feedback to the user on their daily light intake, data is collected by the wearable light sensor then the portable light can be used to provide effective treatment for SAD
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Infinity Protective Infant travel seat system
Luke Emanuel
BA (Hons) Product Design E: lukestar123@outlook.com M: 07752568847 I: https://lukestar123.wixsite.com/mysite I have a passion for design to enrich people’s lives and find great satisfaction in helping others to achieve their full potential regardless of ability. Correspondingly to produce excellent products that make a positive impact in the world.
“Air pollution levels are up to nine-times higher in a pram and car” Infinity is an infant travel seat system that protects infants between (0-15 months) from air pollution exposer. The products component technology is developing technology of air Curtin through using a cross directional fan this creates an invisible air barrier over the enclosed area separating the two different environments without limiting the access of the parent. The air Cur-tin protects from dust, fumes, and air pollution. The fans of the air Curtin can be direct of selfdriven allowing development of purified air flow around the infant’s environment.
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Bands bespoke furniture range
Good looking products are perceived as more valuable and having more qualities. The RSA brief “branching out” was to increase the economic value of wood thinning’s- a manufacturing process where sections of wood are taken of broad leave trees. I took the approach of looking at aesthetic design and how something that is perceived as a good looking and good quality. User’s are more likely to keep the product for a longer duration of time increasing the value of the timber
22M PIECES OF FURNITURE THROWN OUT EVERY YEAR IN THE UK This is due to the throwaway society of wanting something new now- The main purpose of the product was to try change the consumer view on throwing furniture away linking the range to circular economy. Conservation of resourcesrenewable material- green materials and reducing manufacturing waste Cyclical Usability – usability higher and borrowing or passing one.g. charity shop or giving to family member Slower consummationkeep products for longer give them multiply use Biometric harmony metabolism– similar to nature relates to the trimmings
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GrowRite
Grow your future
Tobias Goodfellow BA (Hons) Product Design
E: Tobias_goodfellow@ hotmail.co.uk M: 07546224925 I: @Goodfellowdesign With a keen interest in user centered design, I am a designer with a drive to take on engaging projects.
GrowRite is a compact hydroponic growing system The system is designed to remove the stress of traditional hydroponic systems by using a combination of sensors to relay data to the user. This system will inform them when the water or nutrients or temperature may need changing.
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Today’s issue Urban housing around the globe is shrinking, the result of this is less space for people in the house, but especially outside the house. The first part of house to go to reduce space taken up is the garden. This means people have less outdoor areas and nowhere to grow and enjoy plants.
A Growing sytstem for the city dweller The product is aimed at adults between the ages of 25 and 35 who have busy inner city lives. It is aimed to interest and encourage people to grow their own produce and reduce their Carbon Footprint.
Product aims GrowRite is a porduct aimed to help users eat healthier and to cut down there carbon footprint by reducing the amount of trips to the shops needed.
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Find Your Light
Flexible intelligent floor lamp
Guo Yanwei
BA (Hons) Product Design E: 3039282375@qq.com M: 07395660062 I: @veraguo.12 A designer who loves painting and crafts. I hope to make more functional and socially meaningful products. I am a patient and quiet person in work and life.
Find Your Light is a smart floor lamp that allows users to change the shape. Users can adjust the lighting function and perform light treatment through the App It provides users with free play space to create new product shapes, which makes the product bring interesting experience to users. And the direction and intensity of the lighting can be changed according to the needs of users. In terms of lighting function, it also provides natural light simulation effect for SAD people to help users improve their physiological state.
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The need for variable lighting products In people’s work and daily life, the market needs a product that can adjust the direction of lighting and function of light source. Find Your Light is a modular lighting tool. Each individual lighting module and bracket can be bent and adjusted, which provides more possibilities for the user’s experience.
For people with seasonal affective disorder （SAD） Due to the needs of SAD people for therapeutic tools, this product provides a specific natural light simulation function. It will provide users with 500 watts of lighting and gradually adjust the lighting intensity from 4am to 6am. Users can also customize the time on the App.This can help users improve their physical health.
Lighting products for fun Consumers can find the most needed style in a series of products, each one has the same adjustable function, users can create their own favorite product shape and lighting effect, it is like a toy that can transform and shine for users to bring fun.
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Ozark
Furniture for compact living
Connor Harper-Bright BA (Hons) Product & Furniture Design
E: connorharper7497@gmail.com M: 07946838730 I: https://connorharper7497.wixsite. com/mysite
I am an aspiring designer who has an enjoyment for all aspects of design. The area which I enjoy most is hands on prototyping of models and final product
This a multifunctional workstation for compact living. It is designed to save space in a small home with the feature of transforming workstation. This piece of furniture is designed to create space in a compact environment with its functions. It has a large storage system with a variety of sized spaces such as drawers, shelves and a stationary fitment. These compliment the home work station well as all objects needed to work with can be kept there. To acquire this function the user has to simply fold down their home desk to quick carry out an everyday task in an easy manner.
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PPO
Problem
Plastic Package Opener
From looking at the standard brief one was created to suit the type of product initially though. This was based around the need for an inclusive method of opening food plastic packaging in a kitchen environment.
Process The project was carried out through primary research of talking to elderly family members and getting to an insight into what troubles they have when trying to open packaging and what kind of packaging in the most difficult to get into. This gave a solid direction of where the product needs to go and be at the end.
Proposal
Due to existing plastic package openers having safety issues, children, elderly and disabled cannot use. This created a need for a safe and easy method to open packaging for everyone.
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Autoloop
Closed loop insulin pump
Jacob Henley
BSc (Hons) Product Design E: jacobhenley@virginmedia.com M: 07393399570 I: https://jacobhenley.wixsite.com/ jhdesign
Over the last few years, I have worked in a variety of engineering and design companies as a designer and engineer. I enjoy working on high concept and technical projects. I aspire to become a design engineer.
The Autoloop offers diabetes paitients ease of mind and easy usability.
A vast majority of adolescent diabetes patients experience issues with managing their insulin pumps. The Autoloop offers an easier way to manage their condition by automating the insulin dosage process. The product improves user interaction by utilising a capacitive touch screen with a simple interface. The body is made from anodised aluminium with a custom texture that provides the product with an evocative appeal.
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1 in 4 diabetes paitients suffer from diabetes burn out. Diabetes burnout is a condition in which patients become tiered of managing their condition and neglect the management of their diabetes. The biggest demographic of patients suffering from diabetes burnout is adolescents.
The project was developed with consultation from the SWBH paediatric diabetes team. The industry insight allowed for richer concepts to be developed, which led to the development of a clinically viable product. Multiples test rigs were created to refine the core technology behind the product. Irritative testing of the product’s form and usability were carried out via 3D printing, to refine the aesthetics and user interaction of the product.
Automation via closeloop technology was the solution to problem Closed-loop technology allows the insulin dosage to be adjusted automatically based on the data from a continuous blood glucose monitor made by Dexcom. Allowing the insulin pump to deliver more accurate dosages of insulin without the need for user intervention.
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The Go! Board
An Efficient Solution to Stressful Urban Travel
Mathew Hopkins
BA (Hons) Product Design E: mathew-hopkins@hotmail.co.uk M: 07847621337 I: @mat.hopkins A tech-savy contemporary designer with a passion for electronics, fascinated in developing future products with the aim to expand the ‘internet of things’.
The Go! Board is the new efficient solution to travelling in urban areas.
The Go! Board is a unique electric skateboard designed with modularity in mind. This allows for easy repairs to be made, making the board sustainable and long lasting, The Go! Board enables a broad range of users that all share the same interest in commuting efficiently, to travel in urban areas for small journeys. This product competes directly alongside current urban travel solutions including public transport and car-travel.
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The Motivation Driving the Go!-Board.
The transport industry as a whole in America contributes 29% of the 6457 metric tonnes of Carbon Dioxide to its greenhouse emissions. This statistic can be reduced with the introduction of the Go! Board. Users of this product will no longer need to travel via less efficient travel option.
The Process and Importance of Research
Constant research throughout the product alongside design allowed for the development and expansion of this product. This research carried out was instrumental in creating certain components such as the innovative motor-frameintegrated truck which allows the motor to connect directly to the truck.
Integraton of all components into one single product. The board is made from 70 components. All were initially drawn and modelled in SolidWorks. This large number of components sounds tedious, but this large amount enables easy repair and assembly, by either the user or repair team.
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Altum
For a new dive experience
Thomas Hurley
BA (Hons) Product Design E: tomhurley16@gmail.com M: 07896809866 I: tomhurley16.myportfolio. com I am a product design sudent based in South Wales, with a strong desire to develop products that bring about consumer pleasure.
ALTUM is a 1L O2 tank, with 100 2 sec breats - no deeper than 30ft and at an average breathing rate. Accompanied by an intelligent design of air flow through the mask. ALTUM consist of a 1L oxygen tank, held in an over the shoulder bag. A medium pressure hose connects the tank to a constant flow regulator, which maintains a regular flow of oxygen to the full-face mask. The full-face mask is a redesign snorkel mask which when submerged in water caps the flow of oxygen from the snorkel tube and draws oxygen from the tank naturally.
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Product Specification ALTUM is a full-face snorkel mask which can breach the water level drawing enough oxygen from the tank for short and shallow dives, experiencing snorkelling like never before. Keeping within highly specific safety regulations to allow a broader range of users.
Supported snorkelling and its limits Throughout this project, safety has been at the forefront of the feasability of the end result. ALTUM successfully enables the user to snorkel freely, but with the bonus feature of breaching the water surface and exploring the ocean in a way that could only otherwise be achieved through extensive training and at a very high price.
Solution Using a new air flow design system, air comes in through the left snorkel tube from above the water level. Once the snorkel is submerged, the tube is capped and airflow is now forced through the medium pressure hose, from the tank. Stopping airflow coming straight from the tank initially, are small silicone caps that allow air to only travel into the mask and not out. This silicone cap is reversed on the front of the mask to allow CO2 to exhale out.
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GYB
A Back Support that aides in the recovery and the prevention of back pains
David Kabeya Mwimba BA (Hons) Product Design E: davidk.mwimba@gmail.com M: 07463843677 I: @DKMDesigns I have a deep interest in all areas of the design world. An interest that has allowed to better understand the functionality of product, in all the stages of the design process.
‘GYB’, Got Your Back, a product that looks after your back while you work. The ‘GYB’ is a redesign back support that is mostly tailored to users that are in occupations that deal with heavy duty loads, such as construction and warehouse workers. Occupation that are quite strenuous due to the hours and the activities which are do during that time. The back support is also designed to aid with the posture of the user, this is done with adjustable shoulder straps that utilise a similar mechanism as the BOAs fitting system for helmets.
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back injuries are reported to cause 11% of the disabilityof the UK population, a number that is rising. This can be connected to the demanding needs of heavyduty occupations that require workers to meet the target that is set, which can result in workers working for long hours moving or lifting object that are 5kg to 15kg during a given time of the working day.
Product Development In response to both primary and secondary research, and through the different model making stages I was able to understand and develop the requirements that where need and also the support needed on the back, which was mainly looking at the lumbar (lower back) and upper back. The two parts that people feel the most tension when talking about back pain.
The product solution to back injuries The ‘GYB’ is designed to aid the user through preventative means of working without getting back injuries and also by treating an injury that has already occurred. Which is done by positioning of the lumbar plate that aid in keeping the natural shape of the lower part of the spine.
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Spring
Technique Development Athletic Training Aid
Aleks Kosmaczewski BA (Hons) Product Design
E: aakosmaczewski@gmail.com M: 07783514414 I: @AKosmoDesign I am a passionate young Product Designer with a keen interest in development and technology across all areas, to improve the lives of others.
SPRING is an athletic training aid specifically designed to improve the development of the users technique The SPRING Training aid has been designed taking the users movement and positioning directly into consideration. The blocks are set at a 45 degree angle from the track as this provides the optimum amount of lift without allowing the user to jump UP out of the blocks. The spring mechanism releases once the athlete pushes away from the blocks, persuading them forwards onto the track.
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Problem With the Olympics and other events positively influencing and encouraging the public to excersise more and participate in athletics, the number of injuries within the sport is growing rapidly each year. This is due to the incorrect technique displayed by the users. Developing the users technique will improve their physical and mental health as well as prolonging their athletic careers.
Process Extensive and thought through research directly with the users of the product was taken out to create a broader understanding of the subject and to create a variation of new innovative design ideas which could aid the development of the users training in a safer manor. The safety of the user is key within this project. Therefore using 3D CAD modeling and various other methods, I was able to adapt the form to allow for greater safety.
Solution SPRING provides a safe and easy to use spring mechansim system to persuade the user onto the track in a safe manor, developing their drive phase technique which in turn, allows for greater performance. The product has been extensively developed to create a form which is both aesthetically pleasing as well as fully functionable and child friendly.
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i-Penguin
A Robort Brings Active Social Life
HIU LAM, LAI
BA (Hons) Product Design E: lamlamlamlamlai@gmail.com M: +852 9400 6850 I: https://lamlamlamlamlai. myportfolio.com Hello, I am a designer from Hong Kong. And brainstorming with people also having new and funny ideas are things that I enjoy the most. And I am a optimistic and easy going person.
i-Penguin is a robortic assistant for older people, which help user have a better mental health and social life. i-Penguin can help user to build a closer relationship between neighbourhoods. Also, it can bring social motivation for user by inviting them to join activities held by friends, people nearby and organisations, Due to the issue of older people living alone and loneliness case mental health problems, also mental health leads other physical health problems, elderly need more resources and motivation of having a healthy social life.
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Assistant like robot 1.Video call, AI will reminds owner to keep connection with people they know. 2.Finding helpers though GPS, spot helper near by strength neighbourhood relationship. 3. Finding activities & creating activities. AI can suggest activities for owner based on owner preferences. 4.Emergency alarm, it can sense owner movement to analyse owner bleeding, fell off and voice of getting help, than it will send a emergency announcement to hospital or their family. 5.Emotional analyser , it learn owner preferences and emotions though owner tone of voice, emotion report will send to user family and government social health centre. 6.Group robot’s owners together. Setting of i-penguin is all robots are fiends so when they search other i-penguin,it will be like introducing their owner to another people ( introduce friends to friends).
App for i-Penguin User, Family and Care Center This app is designed for i-Penguin user family and care centre, which help them keep a closer contact with elderly. More importantly, this app helps user’s family and care centre know user’s mental health better, which helps to treat them as soon as possible.
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Scoot!
Your Daily Commute
Elliot Lewis
BA (Hons) Product Design E: e97lewis@gmail.com M: 07713477387
Coming from an engineering background I believe my skills lie in the more practical aspects of design such as 3D modelling and model making.
Scoot is a dockable public transport service that utilises the electric scooter for commuting within cities. Scoot is a new, stylish and Ecofriendly mode of “Personal Public Transport“. The aim is to create a system that can work alongside current public transport within cities in a way that enhances the overall experience of travelling around town without the drawbacks associated with the dockless scooter services currently available.
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A new eco-friendly way to commute to and from work Scoot comes in the form of a fold-able electric push scooter that when folded can be pulled along by the user making it easier to move the scooter around when not in use. This coupled with the folding handlebars, makes it more practical when storing the product.
43% of scooter CO2 emmisions come from the energy spent on the daily charging collections. Current dockless system mean when the scooters are not in use, they are left in the streets exposing them to the elements and shortening their lifespan. Docking stations allow the vehicles to be safely stored as well as cutting down on collection costs caused by the daily gathering of scooters for charging.
“The most successful shared micro mobility systems have been planned hand-in-hand with cities” The key to Scoot’s success would be in the ability to work with cities to create more dedicated cycling and scootering infrastructure to help aid the use of scooters as a means of transport in cities. Don’t banish the scooter— design the city around it!
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VASK.
A Natural Way To Wash & Dry Hands
Morgan Lock
BA (Hons) Product & Furniture Design E: mlml99@btinternet.com M: 07551006926 W: mlml99.myportfolio.com I am a user centered designer who believes that the user’s interaction with the product has a direct impact on the shape and ergonomics of a design. Throughout my development I have become an assiduous individual, very enthusiastic and passionate about design.
A contemporary design to decrease bacteria transition in public spaces. The product is a freestanding hand washing station that doubles up as an exit turnstile. The idea behind this is to change user behaviour in public bathrooms and therefore decrease bacteria transition within sanitised areas such as public bathrooms, hospitals and virus outbreaks. This must be a “stick” method, such as forcing people to only be able to exit if they wash their hands.
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“60% of people do not wash their hands in public bathrooms� Business Matters 2019. The huge increase in pressure for medical and public spaces to become more sanitary due to the coronavirus, highlights that people need to be hygienic in these locations to reduce the transition of bacteria and diseases.
Definition Development Primary and secondary research insights were the building blocks to high quality concept sketching. Displaying quick, detailed and accurate thinking allowed me to define the user interactions and their experience with the product from an early stage. This enabled crucial development of features and ergonomics incorporating model making of key design features and layouts proving an insightful process to grasp the users understanding of the product.
Final Proposal VASK - Norwegian for wash, is a hands-free contemporary design to increase hygiene in all sanitarry locations. Combining the technology of hand washing and drying with a design that fundamentally changes the publics handsfree subconscious user interaction.
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EVE
The evolution of electric vehicle commuting
Gabriele Magnaghi BA (Hons) Product Design
E: gabriele.magnaghi@outlook.com M: 07490197388 I: www.magnaghidesign.com Motivated product designer with particular interest in user experience and product development, aims to design intuitive and high quality design pieces.
Durable electric commuting vehicle, its interchangeable modular components allow the user to change the vehicle to their needs even multiple times a day EVE has been developed around the electric drivetrain components, its frame aims to highlight that with the hollow form of the bodywork. where you would find the combustion engine now you have a modular cargo bay. The seat can be changed too, from a single seat for a sporty feel (like pictured on this page) or a double seat for carrying a passenger. Customizability, durability and repairability are the foundations of the product.
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Customizability Eve will be offered in a veriety of colours, but what really sts apart this vehicle to the other existing ones is the modular lock. It is used in both of the modular attachements slots and it allows to lock attach the components with ease and secure them with the key lock. Making it fast and easy to change parts.
Third-party modular components Part of the innovation of the product comes with the support and creation of a strong after-market component scene, this will allow for companies to create components to more neice groups of individuals, tailoring EVE to the user’s needs. At the launch of the vehicle there will be offered four basic components: small cargo bay, large cargo basket, small single seat and the long seat for two people (all showed to the left)
Durable and easy to repair The vehicle’s structural frame is made out of aluminum tubing and aluminum sheets, because of this the weight of the vehicle will be kept to a minimum. All the components to be bolted onto it, making it easy to replace the components, also thanks to the lack of Oils and cooling fluids.
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CPA
Improving the Long-term spinal health of cyclists
Alex Minshall
BA (Hons) Product Design E: alexanderminshall@hotmail.com M: 0772 598 5327 I: @minshalldesigns A motivated, self-starting individual with a keen interest in the ability to bring people and expertise to a project, to develop and create something special.
CPA helps the user make an informed decision about their posture in real-time
It achieves this through tactile feedback in the upper brace and real-time stretch sensor monitoring in the lower back. This is displayed to the user on their smart phone, in a very simple, but integrated approach thanks to the low profile handlebar stem mount and locking mechanism.
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Harnessing hyper-sensitive stretchable sensors and in real-time teaching the user Harnessing the development of soft sensors that are able to track body movements unlike anything else, allows us to take what is such a steep learning curve and shorten it. A working, tested prototype identified the projects potential and feasibility.
Understanding why we fall out of ideal postures and tackling this mid-ride When we push our bodies and cycle to the point of fatigue it will produce undesirable changes in muscle movement patterns, which then affects our posture - specifically, the degree to which we lean through our lumbar region. In a repetitive sport these factors can leave long lasting implications on the individual.
Short term solutions for long-term health benefits CPA tackles the growing issues surrounding longterm effects of poor cycling posture. Preventing thoracic hyperkyphosis (curvature of the spine) is its main goal. A condition that impacts far too many long-term cyclists.
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LAMER
Portable desk lamp
QIYONG OU
BA (Hons) Product Design E: ouqiyong2010@163.com M: 07421012649
I am a designer who helps users solve problems. Enjoy getting information from customers and providing simple solutions.
LAMER is a table lamp with LED display frequency, atmosphere light, and base lighting. The desk lamp of foundation illume is the product that every family has. Its main purpose is to illuminate dark environments and enable users to do their jobs more efficiently. The LAMER is a portable and versatile lamp. Basic lighting, LED display, OLED lighting is its main function. The purpose is to increase the interaction between the user and the product on the premise of solving the basic lighting problem.
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Function The basic lighting used by the user when working needs to pull up the LED panel. The base lighting supports three color temperatures, each with three levels of brightness. When users need the atmosphere lamp, they can use the APP to adjust the color and color temperature. The shell is pulled open, photos are added to the APP, and the LED display displays photos of sky-high prices.
Product story LAMER has created a variety of ways for users to use it. From the appearance of the product, it looks like a mountain. But when the user turns it on, the lamp looks like the top of the house. Give stressed or lonely users a kind of family warmth. The night is the most relaxing time of the day. At this time, take out the lamp, use the APP to control the light, and finally, play a comfortable music piece. Enjoy the peace of the night.
APP interaction
LAMER APP is a smart city software. From clicking on the software, connecting the software with the product, to the end of use, the APP is displayed. But the main function is to control the LAMER lamp. Users can choose from basic lighting, LED displays, or ambiance lamps, and adjust the color temperature, brightness, and color. Users can also choose lighting mode when using basic lighting. 62
KATLA
Compact Furniture for Tiny Living
Ozum Deren Ozerdag BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design E: ozumderen@gmail.com M: 07717846616 W: ozumderen.myportfolio. com I am an ambitious product and furniture design student, who wants to bring her dreams into real life. I believe that planning and organization is the key to reaching your goals.
KATLA is a compact furniture piece designed for the smallest living areas, helping users to make the most of their space. KATLA can be customised to other roles with different bits from its kit of parts. The design’s minimal, modern look ensures that the users enjoy interacting with this piece of furniture. KATLA is adaptable for reconfiguration, reuse through its life and eventual recycling at the end.
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Compact living - a problem or a solution? The world is developing and new problems are emerging day by day. The population increase is a huge issue in many countries. These mitigations and also the increase in population have led to a crisis in housing. Because of these housing problems, cities found solutions such as compact/tiny living.
Compact furniture as a solution for tiny living. Finding compact furniture solutions for these projects is even better for people. Due to these projects being new, there is a need for innovation in furniture, and there have to be products which fulfill this demand. The way people live is changing every day and therefore, there will be opportunities for new furniture; such as KATLA.
Solution KATLA being a flat pack, customisable and adjustable furniture piece allows people to use it anywhere they desire. It could be used as a bureau in a small student living area, as a beauty station in small bedrooms or as a cocktail cabinet to elevate people’s tiny living rooms.
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ModulAir
Modular Respiratory Protection for Industry
Callum Paul
BA (Hons) Product Design E: callumrtp@outlook.com M: 07904 669445 I: callum.paul My primary interests in design stems from sustainability, manufacture and usability. these factors drive my design process and heavily influence my design thinking and choices.
ModulAir aims to provide varying levels of respiratory protection in a variety of occupational environments The ModulAir mask system takes a new approach to respiratory protection in the workplace. Offered within this product are configurations of the mask which allow the user to adapt to the hazards of their environment by providing readily accessible, safely stored and easily transportable respiratory equipment. Targetting specifically users who work on construction sites or in heavy industry.
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“12,000 Lung disease deaths each year estimated to be linked to past exposures at work� The amount of lung disease deaths can be attributed partly due to the current implementations of RPE. Usability and non compliance were found to be sizable factors which led to this number. Also the inability of current RPE to adapt to the different environmental respiratory hazards at work.
Process Through iterative testing and development of concepts. An idea of a modular respiratory system became more obvious as a solution to these current issues. Identifying the factors which were most important to the users was imperative in such a personal piece of equipment. Helping smaller businesses have access to this equipment giving confidence in the safety of their employees.
Solution The outcome of ModulAir prioritises supplying end users with a safe, modular and economically viable respiratory system which works as part of a product service to repair, maintain and resupply. Offering improved respiratory protection throughout industry via a modular solution to existing air filtration methods.
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‘Octi-flex’
A superior portable, personal, convenient and dynamic resistance trainer
Larni Ruane
BA (Hons) Product Design E: laernirua@gmail.com M: 07786891492 W: larnirua627.wixsite.com/ website I: @larni_ruane_designs A tenacious, expressive and Imaginative designer adept in cad, sketching, and aesthetic visualisation with an emphasis on innovation and user centred design.
‘Octi-flex’ offers the user an effective and convenient means of excercise all from the comfort of their home. The product works by using replacable resistance packs that contain coiled multi-latex layered banding which when twisted creates the resistance for the excercise. The intensity can be altered depending on your muscular development/ strength level by adding or reducing the amount of packs loaded in the product. It is ideal for great workouts & enables progressive results.
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Situation
Currently people are pursuing busier lives and have less time due to work, family & other obligations as a consequence the ability to adopt a healthier lifestyle and embrace fitness in the form of resistance training is made difficult to pursue as they dont have the time to do so. However they retain the goal to improve there physical and mental wellbeing & confidence in their apperance therefore a solution must be found that facilitates this.
The Solution The Octi-flex Resistance trainer is the answer for people who for one reason or another can’t go to the gym but have the time to workout at home, the offerings of flexability and high utility enable the user to perform a variety of excercises that can develop the entire body. the configuration of the product to allow for a increase in resistance by adding more weight packs to enable continuied progression.
Positive Features
- The Smart flex feature in the handle enables motion tracking during excercise perfromance to reduce the risk of injury, improves muscle contractions thus creating faster progress. - Sustainable and eco-friendly materials such as Floreon 800 a cornstarch derived plastic which makes up the majority of the components.
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EZ Pay
Payments made easy
Nathan Rutland
BA (Hons) Product Design E: redtwodesign@outlook.com M: 07960 920865 I: n-rutland.wixsite.com/redtwo I am a confident designer who’s specialities include CAD modeling and graphic design. From an early age I was intrigued by design, and how things work and I have persued this throughout my education.
“A new payment system that meets the changed needs of customers and improves their experience.” Developments in technology have changed, and are continuing to shape, social behaviour. Looking into the changing way we pay for services, behaviours are outpacing the available options. Especially in the hospitaliaty field, restaurants have been left behind and still use out of place card machines. EZ Pay is designed to address this gap and provide an option that meets the changed needs of users
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Modular expandability Across the hospitality sector there are many diferent types of business, from small cafe’s to large chain restaurants. These different establishment require systems of varying sizes. The EZ Pay dock unit is design to be expandable, to address this fact. The base unit can hold 5 handsets but through the quick connectors multiple units can be chained together to expand the number of handsets avaiable quickly and easily.
For the many, and the few With the continuing growth of contactless and mobile payments cash is being used less and less. The EZ Pay handset is equipped to deal with this change to card and contactless payments, with inbuilt contactless technology and card slot. It still caters for the small percentage that use cash at the same time with its large cash tray. Making it perfect for both kinds of users.
Interactive screens give users fully guided control Between asking for the bill and completing payment the user no longer has to wait at any point. Everything is done with the one unit. The only added action comes when physical things need verifying, like paying by cash or getting a paper receipt.
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Hybrid Power Task Lamp.
Using soil to help reduce energy consumption within the home.
Matthew Shaw
BA (Hons) Product Design E: shawdesignpage@gmail. com M: 07487781236 I: https://mattyharry16.wixsite.com/shawdesign I have a love for minimalist design and architecture. But I also aim to make all my designs as environmentally responsible as possible.
A hybrid powered task light that harvests electrolytes from soil to help power the product efficiently. The Hybrid powered lamp is designed to be a product which makes the user reconsider their contribution to sustainable living. With not only a unqiue power source solution, but also a unique aesthetical package, the Hybrid Powered Lamp is designed to make people think. The novel technology is something so simple, that the list of additional products that can benefit from this, is endless.
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Optimum Shape, Optimum Performance. The lamp head has been designed completely around allowing for optimum light spill. The angle of incidence has been calculated to allow for the most efficient light coverage/usage. The head also features a built in adjuster which allows the user a further 90 degrees of vertical adjustment. This also adjusts the light spill coverage, to suit their need.
For Adjustablity Control for the User. The product offers the user complete adjustment control for the direction of light; allowing the user to position the light correctly according to their needs. The Arm adjuster allows for 180 degrees of vertical adjustment, and 180 degrees of horizontal adjustment. Thus, allowing the user to be able to focus the light exactly where they need it, with effortless adjustment.
Storage of a Plant within the Base. Due to the soil chambers, which generate the soil energy needing water, a plant can be stored above. Therefore, this allows the excess water from the watering of the plant, to filter through to the soil chambers, helping to replenish the electrolytes and allowing the soil to generate more power.
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AQUA LIFE
Improving the qualities of lives and water
Jeffrey Solarte
BA (Hons) Product Design E: J.Solarte22@hotmail.com M: +44 7700 900482 I: @solarte.design A young product designer looking to thrive and develop my design skills in all sectors. A high interest in sustainable design and design that improves lives
‘Aqua Life is a drum that allows for water to be filtered, then transported with minimal strain on the body.’ Aqua life was designed to improve the lives of thousands of people that suffer from a shortage of clean drinking water facilities, therefore, resulting in having to travel miles. Aqua life will substitute the dirty, toxic recycled jerry cans and paint buckets used to collect water in developing countries. These large masses are usually carried on the head, back or arms which can cause short term pain and long term problems musculoskeletal disorders.
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“2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water globally.” (WHO/UNICEF 2017)
A study by Water Aid in 2018 shows us that only 10 countries account for 60% of the world population with no access to clean water. Aqua life will help improve the quality of water for all these people while being on a low budget using natural materials for the filtering ingredients which can be easily replaced and maintained by users.
“In Sub-Saharan Africa females walk on average 3.7 miles a day just to get water.” (WorldVision.Org) Aqua Life aims to eradicate the need to ‘carry’ heavy containers that cause uncomfortable strain on the body and instead allows you to push the drum of water along. Making journeys easier and less time consuming for users.
MinorProject- RSA Hygenic Home A wireless lightweight vaccum with extra grip support designed to keep the elderly active in their home.
Micro Internship Project Innovative new piece of AI software that will help people control their drinking and spending limits when on a night out or casual day.
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Solar Aglow
Smart Cycling Helmet
Chad Stevens
BSc (Hons) Product Design E: chadyabsleystevens@gmail.com M: 07931329416 W: https://chadyabsleystevens.wixsite.com/ With the increasing pressure humans are putting on our planet, I have taken a keen interest in both sustainably manufactured products and those that promote sustainability.
Solar Aglow is a smart bike helmet that aims to reduce the amount of accidents cyclist have. Solar Aglow also is one of the most sustainable cyclist helmets on the market. It makes use of the properties of cork to replace what would normally be made out of expanded polystyrene. The helmet is also self sustainable it has the ability to charge during the day so the lights can be used on the trip home.
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75% of bike accidents occur at or near road junctions The helmet uses directional LED lighting when indicating, the light will appear to be traveling in the direction of travel. Most other helmets do not, this means that from the side it appears to just be a flashing light. This is most problematic if the cyclists head is turned.
Modular Design The product is designed so that if part does go wrong or fails it can be replaced, fixed or upgraded. For example the LEDs used are connected with a second data wire meaning that if a LED fails the rest will continue as normal allowing the user to finish their cycle .The shell of the helmet can be completely taken off and then refitted allowing access to the electronics such as the solar panel, battery and lights.
Cork has a carbon cycle of 6 - 30 The cork has a carbon cycles of 6 – 30 years depending on how it is looked after. This release is offset by the carbon that the tree took in when growing. Nearly all parts can be recycled unlike a regular helmet where it will all end up in landfill. The cork can be composted to used in bio fuels to power power stations.
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Ortha-Tech
Modern orthopeadic casting.
Harry Stimpson BA (Hons) Product Design E: harryvstimpson@gmail.com M: 079 765 515 14 I: @stimpsondesign I am a young, enthusiastic designer who enjoys solving problems and learning new skills. I like to employ physical modeling and testing as a tool to create innovation.
Ortha-tech is an adjustable, waterproof and smart orthopedic casting system. Unlike traditional casting methods the Ortho-Tech cast can be easily adjusted, this means it can be used throughout all stages of the patient’s treatment without replacement. The waterproof construction significantly improves the user experience as the patient can continue their regular hygiene regime. Light weight and low-profile design means that the user will feel less self-conscious about their injury.
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“In the UK, there are 850,000 new fractures a year. Non-union rates up to 5–10% have been suggested.” The orthopeadic casting methods currently used have seen little to no update for 30 years. I saw an opportunity to use modern materials and technology to augment the user experience for both the patient and the medical professional administering the treatment.
Cast Construction The Ortha-Tech cast features a low temperature thermoplastic shell. This plastic can be reformed many times. As well as making application quicker and easier it means a cast does not need to be disposed of when adjustment is required. This shell is held in place by a flexible over-moulded strap. This strap is tightened using a cable system that offers nearly infinite adjustment. By selecting materials that will not retain water the patient to wash like normal.
Vital Sign Monitoring In particularly acute cases (such as patients with previous complications) the cast can be used in conjunction with a “smart fabric” sleeve that contains sensors. These sensors monitor certain vital signs that can be used to track recovery.
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Women’s 2Move Bike saddle
2 motions of adjustability with an ergonomic form for comfort and posture whilst giving a variety of adjustable postions to adhere to the female body.
Zoloj Syed Hasan
BA (Hons) Product Design E: zolojsyed@gmail.com M: 07419842102 I: https://zolojsyed.wixsite. com/website I’m a innovative and practical designer, that looks at user centred and user experience design as well as attention to functionality and ergonomic comfort. using methods of hand modelling and prototyping with the use of various materials and machinery. My product is specific to women and designed to address skin tissue damage, damage to the vulva, account for the wider female pelvis and posture overall. These issues are addressed by using a telescopic and tilting adjustable movement in he components of the saddle. My product has three main components. The base component that can be used solely as a saddle as well as the middle component and the front component that are attached to the base part by the rail and an innovative mechanism. The mechanism allows for the telescopic and tilting adjustment of the middle and front component. This is why the product is called the 2Move Women’s saddle. As well as a play on the word to Move encouraging women to cycle and adding a new and creative saddle on the market dedicated to female riders.
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Research indicated that the female body can experience pain and discomfort, mainly due to the design of the bike seat. Soft tissue damage is an issue most riders feel and commonly found with women cyclists. Women need a wider seat because “the largest impact on bicycle saddle comfort is pelvic width. Women naturally have a pelvis that is slightly wider than men. , a woman sitting on a men’s bicycle seat can place the “sit bones” outside of the area of support. This transfers the support from skeletal (pelvic support) to soft tissue which is very uncomfortable. Making the saddle ergonomically more comfortable by using renewable, recycleable, and biodegradable materials The rail and the mechanisms will be manufactured using aluminium which is recycleable. The material that covers the top of the components will be organic cotton which is biodegradable. Polyurethane foam padding will be used which is also recycleable and reusable. The nylon (PA) used will also be recycled. All the parts will either be recycled or reused into another products life cycle creating a circular economy. The user will be able to identify this by the labels on the packaging and parts showcasing the ways they can be disposed of.
Using advertisment to catch the attention of the target market and convey the new product to the specific user. By the use of advertisement I will showcase my product to the target market for example advertising in bike shops such as Halfords advertising on known websites such as cycling weekly. Using bill boards in cities and towns. Also I will be using social media like Instagram opening a page dedicated to the saddle. Creating an app that allows the user to track there cycling journey when using the 2move women’s saddle, using there location they can see features such as daily mileage, and personal record of cycling km/miles.
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SOMIA
Disconnecting Users from their phones for a healthier night’s sleep
Nathan Turner
BA (Hons) Product Design E: Nathanturner02@gmail.com M: 07432089197 I: https://nathanturner0216.
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I’m an ambitious young designer with the ability to design and resolve issues through design focusing on user centered design , design for manufacture and creating visually appealing Products to suit the intended market
‘The SOMIA is a sleep therapy & Wake up light that aims to Help the user fall asleep quicker and get a more quality nights rest at night and then allow them to wake up feeling refreshed and energised in the morning’ The product is powered by the user placing their phone down onto it. This creates a disconnect between the user and technology and fights the rising issue of blue light before bed which is a main reason for people not getting a good nights rest. This accompanied by Scientifically trusted Light therapy and sound therapy at night & in the morning to ease the user into a more deeper rest and waking them up in a more pleasant way.
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The Rising Issue of Blue Light Emissions before bed
S O M IA
Using our phones before bed is an ever increasing problem in this modern technological era. It is said that ‘95% of people use their phone 1 hour before bed’. And this is a major cause of poor sleep that people don’t realise. Blue light messes with your body’s ability to prepare for sleep because it blocks the melatonin production in our bodies. Therefore making it harder to fall asleep and disrupting the bodies circadian rhythm
Economic Impacts of Poor Sleep A lack of sleep can lead people to feeling tired and less motivated which then effects productivity and therefore having a negative knock on effect to business and profit. USA alone loses $411 Billion a year because of workers who are getting less than 6 hours of sleep a night
The Proposal Sleep Mode
Wake Up Mode
Sunset simulating red light in the evenings along with sleep enhancing sounds are used to help the user fall asleep easier. And in the mornings, sunrise simulating warm yellow hues of light are used to help the user wake up happy along with pleasant wake up sounds that wakes the user without the need for an abrupt abnoxious alarm
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Incog Cycling Helmet
Discreetly store and carry cycling accessories
Sebastian Ward
BA (Hons) Product Design E: seb.ward@live.co.uk M: 07941 539008 I: @seb.ward.design I am an ambitious designer with a keen eye for detail and aesthetics. I take pride in being able to present concepts in a consistent and relatable manner, while making use of a wide variety of media assets.
INCOG - A cycling helmet that helps city commuters develop a routine of being organised with their cycling gear. The Helmet features a built-in storage bag which can be used to turn the headspace into a storage container at the end of commute. This conceals the helmet within a wearable bag that is discreet and allows the user to maintain a professional look within their work environment. This added layer of discretion helps to encourage more use of helmets during work commutes by those who are not a fan of the ‘cycling aesthetic’.
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The Problem Cycling to work is becoming more common within cities, but having to account for the additional items that need to be carried around and looked after can be a hassle for many, which leads to some not utilising the appropriate accessories on their commute which can impact their performance and even safety, if they choose to ride without a helmet.
Storage Mode Removing the magnetised lid enables the user to turn the helmet into a storage compartment. It’s an efficient way for the user to keep their helmet and accessories safe and secure, separate from other work-related items . this encourages the use of more accessories during their commute resulting in a more comfortable riding experience.
Added Value The helmet combines the aesthetics of road an urban cycling to create a more stylish headpiece. Added texture detail on the straps and lighting compartment offers a more refined visual form that matches the quality of professional work attire. Built in visibility lights enable safe use of the helmet all year round, with an accessible micro USB charging method.
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Air Plus A breath of fresh air
Luke Webb
BA (Hons) Product Design E: Lukewebbdesign@gmail.com M: 07984628902 W: lukewebbdesign.com I am a charismatic person who loves to take design challenges on and produce the best work possible. I am a well round design with a passion for developing and expanding my CAD skills.
Air Plus is an air purifier that works at your office, home or at your favorite coffee shop Air Plus provides personal clean air to the user. This portable device allows you to carry it with you to your different working location/s. You don’t have to worry about cable as it is charged wirelessly via induction charging (Qi wireless charging).
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The issue
In my research into the topic I found out that indoor pollution can reach levels that are 2 to 5 times worse than outdoor pollution. This is harmful as the average person spends 155 hours breathing in indoor polluted air. Over 40,000 deaths have been linked to indoor pollution
Product Development
A quick and wide range of concept ideas were generated via primary and secondary research insights. CAD models were key as I could experiment on the models with air flow analysis and see how well each part could be injection molded.
Final Propsal
Air Plus provides a personal supply of fresh air whilst you work or sitting at your work space. This purifier is comtrolled via an app on your phone which you can control to power, speed and look at current and past air quality the purifier has filtered.
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Smart Shopper
Scan, pack and pay on the go
Jason Whiteley BA (Hons) Product & Furniture Design
E: jason1179@live.com M: 07506 588275
With a particular interest in CAD, I enjoy creating and developing products to their fullest resolve. A year abroad in Germany developed my design thinking skills.
Smart Shopper is a modern take on everyday shopping, allowing you to scan, pack and pay on the move. Smart Shopper encourages visiting stores more often for smaller shop sizes. Not having to queue at the checkouts is a key feature. Its simple and minimal design allows many companies to apply their brand culture to suit them best. This in turn would encourage repeat custom and a regular rapport between the customer and company.
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The bigger picture “As and when shopping” (Guardian, 2017). “Two thirds of Britons” have shifted to daily shops due to the convenience of longer opening hours. It is easier than ever before to visit a local store on the way home from work to buy the evenings meal (Guardian, 2017). The Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2017 says consumers treat supermarkets “like walkin fridges” (Waitrose Food and Drink Report, 2017).
Development Smart Shopper was developed by observing how people shop in both supermarkets and convenience stores. I quickly realised the type of product I was developing could only be launched in supermarkets due to consumers purchasing more items. This turned into a driver to help encourage people to shop more in stores.
Final Proposal Consumers have the freedom to pull or push this lightweight product around the store as they shop, scan the items they would like to purchase. Knowing they will not have to repack their items as there is no need to visit the checkout. Using the stores scanning app, users can view more information about the product e.g. allergens. Simply pay and you’re free to go.
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Pro-Key
Digital Workflow, Simplified
Matt Wilson
BA (Hons) Product Design E: matt@mattiusdesign.com M: 07970550715 I: www.mattiusdesign.com I am a focused product designer who is comfortable with complexity and has a strong interest in visualisation and research of products.
A device to make a users digital workflow smoother and more efficient by using machine learning. Studies have shown that psychological workplace factors like low decision latitude (not having control over their workplace) can lead to a drop in productivity. It isn’t uncommon for people who do repetitive tasks at a computer such as data entry or using CAD programs such as Photoshop & Solidworks find themselves repeating button presses on a keyboard for functions that contradict the nature of a button press.
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Ergonomic devices aren’t new and don’t solve repetitive interactions with a computer or device. This opened up an opportunity for a product that uses much more natural hand motions and can make some programs on computers more fluid and efficeint. It is important that a individual isn’ t held back by tools that don’t match their workflow.
The development of a computer peripheral that adds a range of customisation is needed. A perfect user interface within a program or app loses a lot of its use cases when the only way to interact with it is by clicking buttons and often they are low quality, low cost, corporate peripherals that lack physical response and aren’t intuitive or comfortable to use.
Repetitive strain injuries are on the rise due to the amount of time people are spending at computers. RSI is a problem that a lot of people face because of the nature of using traditional keyboards and mice. There have been products that try to combat this with ergonomic keyboards however the majority of these look unprofessional.
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Sanctify
Premium Water Filtration System
Gary Wu
BSc (Hons) Product Design E: mrwu123@live.com M: 07583857351 I: https://mrwu123.wixsite. com/garywuportfolio An advocate in form follows function who also enjoy the exceution of the creation of form. I am a CAD enthusiast who seeks the visual challenges in all.
Sanctify presents an elite experience through its function and aesthetics to encourage drinking clean quality water. Sanctify is an interior housing appliance that encourages people to drink more water to ensure the individuals achieve the maximum health benifits it provides. The product provides an automated service of cleaning tap water through UV and Bamboo carbon filtration. This will aid in the redundancy of plastic bottled water at home due to the distrust of the cleanliness of tap water.
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“Only 29% of plastics were recycled in the UK in 2016.” - Tappwater Following multiple studies online, plastic pullution, in regards to bottled water, has increased exponentially in the last decade due to the convience and ‘trust’ in the quality of tap water. This was one of the main triggers and aims to be resolved by the product.
Want to Want Factor
The design process involved iterative concept generations and CAD designs to resolve the final design that presents a desirable aesthetic. This was a factor to help both the success of the product as well as the encouragement of drinking water through its repeated usage.
The Water Within The entire human body is made up of 60%. The various health benefits of water are countless and transcends past our physical to our mental health. With the help of Sanctify, the product becomes more of a health investment rather than a luxury product.
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URBAN BEEHIVE To develop a growing network of beehive keepers and too integrates a process of recovery in incubation of the bee population across China
XU XIAOFENG
BA (Hons) Product Design E: 892520373@qq.com M: 07756214529
Active thinking, good at expression, love to communicate with others. Willing to accept new things, be brave enough to challenge, and dare to take responsibility, work hard and be firm.
About urban beehive
An innovative redesign, to resolve the problem of a severe decline in the number of bees worldwide has been proposed, to protect them from the natural environment and human factors. The Product Design produce will chance the way of traditional beehive feeding BA (Hons) not only for beehives in rural areas, but it will also allow urban residents to raise bees without leaving their homes, BRAND CULTURE RENDERS providing opportunities for people to live in harmony with nature.busy day’s work.
XU XIAOFENG
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An innovative redesign, to resolve the problem of a severe decline in the number of bees worldwide has been proposed, to protect them from the natural environment and human factors. The produce will chance the way of traditional beehive feeding not only for beehives in rural areas, but it will also allow urban residents to raise bees without leaving their homes, providing opportunities for people to live in harmony with nature. Let city dwellers have access to nature after a busy day's work. Through the influence of urban beehives in the residents of the city to provide more habitat for bees, it is also possible to obtain natural and pollution-free high-quality honey, alleviating the shortage of honey in the market. In order to benefit the bees and promote the harmonious coexistence between humans and bees, the product can include intelligent operation techniques, such as natural thermostats. Temperature is very important for nesting. Keep the temperature of the nest between 32°C and 35°C. The innovative double-layer insulation layer achieves the effect of warm winter and cool summer. Use the mobile phone software or smart button to adjust the temperature, dehumidification, ventilation and simpler operation of the beehive to obtain honey so that the user can operate the beehive better.
Material Technology
Plastic beehives are available to beekeepers to house honeybees. These beehives often come melded. Some plastic beehive manufacturers have beehive boxes on offer in place of full beehives. The boxes are built to the various Langstroth beehive specifications.
Wood is a poor conductor of heat. It is able to keep bees warm while temperatures outside the hive are a lot cooler. Beekeepers may build a shelter or have some cover over wooden beehives to prevent rain and snow falling directly onto the beehive.
Urban Context
Improving the quality of the surrounding environment (environment) is seen as a core concept and problem in urban design. Many experts believe that improving the quality of the environment is the most important voluntary activity in urban design.
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Tech Cat Litter
An Assumption of Cat Care in the Future
Zhixian Zhao
BA (Hons) Product Design E: Lesliezhao97@gmail.com M: +44 7936696921 I: https://mulxiii.wixsite. com/website As a product designer (INTJ) , I have great passion and curiosity for the design and exploration of artificial intelligence, future product concept design and medical equipment.
A vision and concept for future products. Concept smart cat litter box.
This is a smart cat litter box designed as an attempt at a future product. The monitor on the front door makes it easier for people in the future to keep track of the cat’s health and cat’s movements at any time. An internal fan and a perfumer-adding filter stop the user from worrying about the stench that fills the room. At the same time, all the above operations can allow customers to manage and adjust on the mobile App by themselves.
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’I always worry about my cat at home when I go to work. ‘ ‘That smell in the house...‘ (Questionnaires) While feeling the happiness of feeding cats, Some people are anxious about going out to work and not being able to see their cats, at the same time, other cat owners are complaining about the stench in the house. Can deodorization, cleaning, and ‘visible companionship’ be integrated in the future?
Definition Development After high quality research and exploration of basic modeling, Definition development will be expressed by the precise Solidworks modeling and rendering. At the same time, the detailed coloring of the sketch, textures particulars modify and the working principle of the design will be further summarized and output. This section will content Appearance, Internal, Interaction and Conceptualization.
Creative Concept Positioning This is a template for the shell and internal structure. In the future can become a machine case, an ornament, a storage cabinet can change and so on. But for now, it’s a futuristic cat litter box concept. Happy use.
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IRON NECK
A device to strengthen your neck
ZHONG CHENG
BA (Hons) Product Design E: joeung97@gmail.com M: 07706 739238 I: https://ijoechung.wixsite. com/designcultures A Product Designer focus on innovation, development, making products more perfect and making products make life more convenient and beautiful
IRON NECK is a device to protect young people’s neck muscles
It uses a locking device on the back to limit the maximum safe rotation distance of the neck so that the neck will not be excessively bent and sprained during training. Adjustable function belts allow each user to get a comfortable fit. Removable and washable parts keep your product fresh
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Research As a rugby player, some players will choose to wear an approved protective helmet or wear a protective pad in a shirt when they are in physical contact during the game. However, none of this equipment can protect the cervical spine and head, they will still be injured in the game. According to many sports studies, increased muscle strength can reduce the occurrence of concussion
UX/UI The smart device (optional) on the back will record the training data. It can be connected to the mobile phone application of the product. The mobile application page provides practical training assistance, such as: making training plans, contacting customer service, etc. This service will better allow the company to help and communicate with customers
Future in the market This product is designed to protect the health of young people. Build user protection awareness through the longterm use of the product. As a new type of product not only hopes that it will be reflected in the function of the product but also hopes to develop a similar market for youth protection products so that the public will pay more attention to the health of young people. 98
Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities Design Products De Montfort University The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH United Kingdom T: +44 (0)116 255 1551 E: adhadmin-ada@dmu.ac.uk W: dmu.ac.uk/artanddesign