2019 james metcalfe product design
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modular shelves
sleep easy
share desk
concrete speaker
about me hello, I’m James. I am currently a second year studying Product Design at Nottingham Trent University. Being at university has helped me to develop my skills through project, both individual and in groups, and through educational sessions. I am passionate about Product Design and have developed my ability to identify opportunities and explain them through my work with sketching, rendering and models.
experience college
2 years 3D design at Sir John Deanes College
university
product design student at Nottingham Trent University
skills CAD
Solidworks Keyshot
Adobe
Photoshop InDesign
other
sketching modelmaking
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brief contemporary design practice - design for production Within this brief you are asked to explore the commercial home-ware market, developing a single or range of products specifically for sheet material manufacturing such as laser, water and plasma cutting. Understanding of these production methods and the materials supported by these processes is essential. There are no restrictions on type of product you produce however awareness of target and route to market must be considered.
inspiration
new nordic design it was important to research trends and contemporary design for this porject. although production was at the forefront, it was important to keep in mind the different trends and styles that I should be looking at as well as; who this product is for, what the user needs and also what they want.
final product
All artificial light, including LEDs, fluorescent bulbs and incandescent bulbs, can interrupt normal sleep patterns.
However, research has found that exposure to blue light suppresses the production of the sleep hormone melatonin more than any other type of light.
While bright lights with blue wavelengths can be stimulating and suppress melatonin, red lights do not have this same effect and may not only be a good alternative, but may have their own benefits.Â
2 brief
personal design project
Through focused primary and secondary research it has been determined that people who suffer from mental illnesses find it harder to maintain healthy sleeping patters. From both primary and secondary research, it was found that there are several factors that affect people’s sleep cycles and that there are several physical ways to maintain healthy sleep cycles. Create a product that will assist people by improving their sleeping patters. The may do this by reducing the amount of blue light the user is exposed to, encourage good routines for before sleep, provide users with white noise and prevent over sleeping.
wireless charger encourages the user to put their phone down when they go to sleep to ensure they aren’t exposing themselves to blue light
orange lamp cancels out the blue light in the area and helps the user to get to sleep
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brief brand and commercial opportunities matter + herman miller Through focused primary and secondary research your task is to design and develop an innovative, complementary product / products for the Herman Miler brand. Consideration of new consumer behaviours, potential markets and brand impact is essential
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brief concrete speaker - rega
The brief is to design a portable concrete speaker for Rega that could potentially be viably produced in small-medium sized batches. The speaker must be no larger than 150mm3 in volume.
Your final design should show understanding of all materials used and all design decisions should be backed up by research into materials and manufacturing, relative to your own outcome.
Whilst the majority of your product must consist of concrete, you may use other materials in moderation.