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K AT I E C A R R U T H E R S ABOUT ME I am a st u dent at Lo u g h bo ro ugh U n iver s it y c ur rentl y s tud yi ng I n d u s t r i a l d esign a nd Tec h n o l o gy a n d I a m s eek in g a o n e year d esign p l a cem ent s ta r tin g in s um m er 2017.
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V E LO -T R AC O2 DISCOVER S O U PA TORRENT COMBEE
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BIKE TRACKING DEVICE V E LO -T R AC 10 WEEKS/INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
“ To design an IOT device and connec ting app inter face� We were given 10 weeks to complete this projec t, I star ted by identifying a problem that would benefit from the use of an IOT device. I decided on the thef t of bic ycles when lef t unattended, which led to the concept of VELO TR AC. The form and user interac tion was the main focus of this projec t, therefore I began by exploring different forms and features until I found a suitable st yle for my produc t. The mak ing of the produc t came nex t, the model was made from pro lab with primer spray paint to give it a professional finish.
I D E AT I O N Once d e ci d e d o n a co ncept, t he n ex t s tep wa s to fin d a s t y l is tic dire c ti on that would s u i t my dev ice. I c ho se a few k ey wo rds to des c r ibe w h at I wa nted my prod uc t to p or t ray a nd f ro m this I p ro duced different fo r m s th at l ater became d esi gns. The ke y wo rd s I fo c u sed o n inc l uded th e fo l l ow in g:
SAFE, SECURE, STRONG.
DEVELOPMENT Af te r d e ve lop ing my idea s I c h o s e 3 co n cept des ign s a n d m a de fo am mod els to help vi suali se how the prod uc t may look , Consi d erati ons s u c h as size, fit t in g s an d fe atu res we re i m p o r t a nt in t his sta ge o f th e des ign in o rder to tes t my d esi gns and see what wor ks best. From thi s I was able to choose whi ch m o d e l I like d b e st, wh ic h is s hown b e l ow. The m o d el wa s ba s ed o n o n e o f th e co n cept s k etc h e s, however d ur i ng the mod eli ng process sli ght changes were mad e to the fo r m , d u e to it s larg e size a n d s h ar p e d g es. H ere o nwa rd s o n l y m in o r c h a n ges were m a de to my d esi gn before becomi ng fi nal.
PRODUCT FEATURES D evi ce connec ts wi th the users phon e v ia b lu e - to o t h , t h e u se r can check the locati on of the bi c ycle an d b e ale r te d if any moti on i s d etec ted. O ther features in c lu d e t h e L . E. D lig ht an d the alar m whi ch can also be ac ti vate d f ro m t h e u se r s p h o n e. M ater i als used : PP, Epox y R esi n, AB S
s e cu re b i k e at t a c hm ent to b ik e
pres s power butto n to tur n on a n d s y n c w ith ph o n e
check bi kes locati on on app through track button
VELO TRAC Ant i t h ef t a nd tra c k ing d e v ice fo r bic yc l es
BUILT-IN COMPONENTS
B atter y housi ng- batter i es i nser ted here On /o ff button and blue -tooth sync - press once for power, hold for blue -tooth
S peakers- for noti fi cati ons and alar m sound GP S tra c k er
To rc h
- L .E.D. torch li ght wi th multi ple setti ngs
M o tio n s en s o r
To rc h
S p ea k er
Bik e at tachment- ad justable attachment
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SMART CITY APP O2 DISCOVER 12 WEEKS/GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL WORK
“ To design an app that improves smar t city living in connec tion with O2� We began the projec t in groups researching into fac tors from the brief. We decided on mak ing a social app to improve cit y living for those who feel socially isolated or alone, as it is a big problem at the moment in large cities. We each inter viewed par ticipants and contributed to general research. Once all the research was complete we then began our individual work , which is the designing of the app.
U S E R , TA S K , E N V I R O N M E N T USER
-D i fficult y soci ali si ng wi th new people -Feeli ng alone and i solated -L i ves i n large ci t y -Has small group of close f r i end s at home -Fi nd s i t hard to fi t i nto groups of people -Feels un-safe when alone i n ci t y
TASK
-M ake meeti ng new people easi er - G ai n somethi ng f rom mak i ng the effor t -K now that others d esi re the same goal -A way feel comfor table attend i ng soci al events
ENVIR ONMENT
-L arge ci ti es -H i ghly populated -Busy envi ronments - Crowd s of people - Constantly f ast paced
“I n Lon don t he re is a cons t a nt feelin g o f b ein g un sa fe a nd living in a n u n fr ien d ly n e i g h bour hoo d, I don’t feel a s co m fo r t a b le to go out a nd socia lise a s m u c h”
TA S K G O A L S
EXPERIENCE GOALS
To expand her relati onshi ps wi th si mi lar mi nd ed in divi d uals To feel comfor table i ntrod uci ng herself to new peo ple, k nowi ng that they are af ter the same goal To take par t i n ac ti vi ti es wi thout the stress of orga n isi ng them herself To take par t i n ac ti vi ti es that relate to her i nteres ts
To feel comfor table an d safe m e e t in g o t h e r s to soci ali se To feel li ke she can i nvo lve h e r se lf wit h in d iv id u als outsi d e her culture To feel li ke the app will b e wo r t hwh ile an d h e lp f u l to her To red uce the feeli n g o f lo n e lin e ss wh ilst in Lond on
WIREFRAME PROTOT YPING B efo re cre at ing t he v isu a l s fo r th e a pp, I fir s t s k etc h ed s o m e w ireframe protot ypes to get a better und erstand ing o f h ow my a pp m ig ht wo r k . I th en us er tes ted w ith s evera l us ers to gai n some feed back , these are the ins ig ht s I fo u nd :
INSIGHTS
-Us er l i ke d ea se o f set t ing u p pro fil e a n d fun bubbl e feature to a dd hobbi es -Ke e p co n s i s tent hea der s fo r e a c h s c reen - Comfor t ab le/ reco gnisa b l e butto n s fo r fr ien dl y feel -Ke e p p l ace m ent o f nav ig atio n butto n s co n s is tent -Us er l i ke d u ser- na m e feat u re to rem a in a n o ny m o us -Us er l i ke d q u ic k respo nse to events w ith th ree o ptio n butto n s
FIN AL VISUAL S Fo r my fin a l pro to t y pe, I c reate d enough screens to have t wo mai n routes through the app. I have show n t h e m o st p o p u lar ro ute bel ow. I k ept a l im ited colour scheme for consi stenc y throughout the app and used one font st yl e o n ly. I u se d Glo b al n av igatio n th ro ugh o ut th e a pp, The hamburger i con i s on ever y page whi ch has access to the menu and f ro m h e re t h e u se r c a n a cces s th e H o m e pa ge, Wh at ’s on page, M y profi le, Chat and S etti ngs.
SPL ASH SCREEN
CH AT R OOM
E VENT PAGE
HO ME PAGE
U SE R PR O F I L E
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HAND BLENDER RE-DESIGN S O U PA 15 WEEKS/GROUP PROJECT
“ To re - design a produc t to improve it s su st ainabilit y, ergo no m ic s an d co nte nts. ” We were given a Tesco’ s own brand hand blender to re-design, We started the project through reverse engineering by analysing and disassembling the product to find out key information such as materials, sustainability, ergonomics and manufacture. From here we then had to come up with and design an innovative re-design for the hand blender. To make it more innovative we looked into various other functions, which led to the idea of a multi purpose blender/ soup maker, which is SOUPA
RESEARCH A N A LY S I S O F E X I S T I N G H A N D B L E N D E R Through testing the product we found that users with small hands found it diffiuclt to use due to its size, the button was in an awkward placement so holding it for a long period of time was uncomfortable and keeping the blender stable whilst in use was difficult wihtout using both hands. As well as this, although the product was in a low price range it offered very limited functions and performnce was not as good as others in the market.
D I S S A S E M B LY From disassembling the product we were able to get a closer look at the parts and materials and see how it was manufactured. We found most of the parts had been injection moulded and all the electric components were in the top of the product making it top heavy and unstable.
INSIGHTS -I mp rove t h e a estehtic s a nd pro duc t deta il in g -I mp rove t h e erg o no m ic s by hav in g a s uita bl e s ized a rea to gr ip -M an u f ac t u re thro u g h effi c ient m eth o ds s uc h a s in j ec tio n m o ul fin g -Pla ce comp o nent s in su it a bl e a rea o f pro duc t to k eep s ta bil is ed -M ak e mo d ul a r design so p a r t s a re rem ova bl e a n d c a n be repl a ced - Con s i d e r ways to m a k e c l ea ni n g ea s ier -Us e d u rab l e m ater ia l s fo r l o nger pro duc t l ife -Us e s u s t ai n a bl e m ater ia l s
M o d u lar
R ec yc l a b l e
S us ta in a bl e
E rgo n o m ic
I D E AT I O N With o u r re s e arc h in m ind we dec ided to ba s e o ur des ign direc tio n on mod ular prod uc ts because we wante d to mak e t he pro du c t su sta in a bl e but a l s o to a c h ieve a m o re uni q ue and i nnovati ve d esi gn. O ur focu s was al s o to m a k e a m o re in n ovative pro duc t rath er th a n s im pl y re - d esi gni ng the hand blend er, so we loo ke d at w hat o t her f u nc tio n s we co ul d co m bin e into th e bl en de r. S oup mak i ng was the most fi tti ng, we n ex t e ach i nd ividu a l l y sk etc hed o ut fo r m s a n d idea s w ith th is in mi nd. O nce we found somethi ng that we lik e d, we t h en wo r k ed at refi n in g th e des ign a n d dec idin g o n w h at features to i nclud e to wor k out the ae s thet i c. Th ro u g ho u t t his id eat i o n pro ces s co n s ta nt refera l l s ba c k to our exi sti ng prod uc t were mad e to ens ure i mp rovem ent s were beihg m a de in o ur re - des ign .
UNIQUE, MODERN, MODUL AR.
A P P EA R A NC E M O D E L B elow i s our fi ni shed foam mod e l, Fro m t h is we we re ab le to see i f any mod i fi cati ons were n e e d e d to b e m ad e an d wo u ld all the necessar y components fi t. We d e c id e d t h at t h e p ro p o r t io n s of the mod el are sui table howe ve r t h e ove rall size co u ld d own scale sli ghtly, as we felt thi s co u ld p o te nt ially b e to o b ig fo r some users. From here we the n m o d ifie d t h is c h an g e in o u r d esi gn and began our fi nal C A D m o d e l.
PR ODUC T FEATURES Heat i n g e l e m ent bu il t into b a se w ith bl en der to h eat/ c h il l food wh i ls t b l end ing. Tem p erature is s et w ith dia l a n d th en powe r b u t to n is p ressed o nce to tur n o n . Ha n d le to re m ove c u p ea sil y o nce fo o d is rea dy R u bb e r s t r i p a ro u nd m id d l e o f pro duc t fo r better gr ip w h en tur ni n g ove r Plas t i c b as e o n bo th ends fo r dura bil it y Th ree b lad e s fo r f a ster a nd m o re effic ient bl en din g M ater i als u s ed: rec yc l a bl e pl a stic s, s ta in l es s s teel
fill base with food
twist and lock top onto base
set temperature and turn blender on
flip product 180 degrees
remove cup and enjoy
M u l ti p u r p o s e b l e n d e r
Sta n d - Pl a s ti c b a s e to s ta n d u p r i g ht w h e n tu r n e d 1 8 0 d e gre e s
Cu p - L a rg e re m ova b l e cu p w i th h a n d l e to e a s i l y re m ove fo o d w h e n re a d y
G r i p - R u b b e r s tr i p to ke e p g o o d gr i p w h e n tu r n i n g p ro d u c t 1 8 0 d e gre e s B l a d e - B l e n d e r b l a d e fo r cu tti n g u p fo o d M o to r- G e n e rate s s p i n n i n g m o ti o n fo r b l e n d e r b l a d e Ci rcu i t b o a rd - Co n n e c ts e l e c tr i c co m p o n e nts to g e th e r H e ati n g e l e m e nt- Prov i d e s h e at to th e fo o d
Fo o d Co nta i n e r- Fo o d i s i n s e r te d h e re to b e gi n p ro ce s s
Powe r b u tto n / Te m p e ratu re d i a l - C h a n g e s h e at te m p e ratu re a n d tu r n s p ro d u c t o n / o ff
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TA P AT TAT C H M E N T TORRENT 1 WEEK/ INDIVIDUAL PROJEC T
“ To design a produc t to improve domestic household chores.This could be to add greater enjoyment to a task, convenience or func tionality. The produc t should add value to either cleaning or k itchen ac tivities in the home� To answer the brief I firstly began the projec t by look ing at time consuming and problematic household tasks and from here developed several ideas. I found that washing dishes is the most per formed chore in the majorit y of households and of ten leads to too much water usage. I therefore came up with a solution to aid this, which is Torrent.
K AT I E C A R R U T H E R S
RESEARCH TASK Cleani ng d i she s an d k itc h e n u te n sils p ro p e r ly whi lst savi ng o n wate r c an b e d iffi c u lt an d t im e consumi ng. M any p e o p le wash t h e ir d ish e s d if ferently, some wash wit h a b owl f u ll o f h o t soapy water whilst o t h e r s wash u n d e r a r u n n in g tap. Ei ther way t h e t ask c an b e m ad e m o re e nv ironmentally f r ie n d ly.
“A running tap uses 6 litres of water a minute, add this to other water using tasks such as cook ing, cleaning, and flushing and 150 litres of water a day is used. This consumption level is not sustainable in the long-ter m� R ec yclable
Wate r- sav in g
EXISTING PR ODUC TS
Run bowl of soapy water/ let tap run
Turn tap on
Su st ain ab le
Wash plates with sponge
Rinse plates under water
Turn tap off
Rinse again and leave to dry
PR ODUC T PR OPOSITION A k i tch e n t ap atta c hm ent that wil l reduce water us a ge a n d detec t bac ter i a i n ord er to make cleani ng d i shes more e ffici e nt an d enviro nm enta l l y f r ien dl y. Th e pro duc t w il l h ave s everal water pressure setti ngs, allowi ng the user to ch an g e t h e p ressu re a cco rding ly to w h at th ey n eed. I t w il l a l s o feature a UV li ght that wi ll d etec t bac ter i a on the dis hes b e low, a l l ow ing t he u ser to c l ea n th eir dis h es k n ow in g a l l bac ter i a i s removed.
Cur rently there are so m e p ro d u c t s in t h e m ar ke t that save on wate r u sag e an d so m e p ro d u c t s that d etec t bac te r ia. H owe ve r t h e re is a g ap in the mar ket for a p ro d u c t t h at co m b in e s t h e t wo f unc ti ons, whi ch wo u ld m ake t h e wash in g u p process much m o re t h o ro u g h an d e ffi c ie nt, whi lst bei ng less t im e co n su m in g.
PRODUCT FEATURES The product has three settings; Spray, Mist and Jet. When the outer body is turned clockwise the rotating disc inside turns with it. This changes the alignment of the holes on this disc with the holes on the stationary disc below. Therefore leading to a change in water pressure, which are the three settings . The UV light on the bottom of the attachment is activated when the moisture sensor inside detects water passing through. This then shines onto the dishes
Product when first un-boxed
Turn outer cylinder clockwise
Rubber vice moves inwards and tightens
Fit attachment to tap by tightening until rubber seal is air tight
Turn tap on which will turn on UV light and function through attachment
Turn outer body clockwise to change setting to what is desired
Torrent Water saving tap attachment with built in bac teria detec tor
Vice- Rubber vice that clamps onto tap and seals gaps (18-25mm)
Outer cylinder- turn clockwise to tighten vice Indicator line- indicates which water setting is selected when outer body is turned clockwise Outer body- Turn clockwise to change water setting, body turns rotating disc and changes water pressure Settings- Spray, Mist, Jet UV light- detects bacteria through UV light which turns on via moisture sensor when water begins to run Stationary bottom disc- water passes through holes when rotating disc holes are aligned
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M U LT I - F U C T I O N A L C H A I R COMBEE 1 WEEK/SELF SET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
“ To design an improved version of my produc t from Alevel projec tMake a multi-func tional furniture produc t ” I gave myself a week to complete this projec t, i firstly star ted by identifying the problems with my previous design. i came up with some key insights as having manufac tured the original chair i could visually see what i needed to address, the main problem being the size and weight of the produc t. I took these insights into consideration and began designing an improved version. Which led to ‘Combee’ a more compac t and easy to use produc t.
RESEARCH A N A LY S I S O F O R I G I N A L P R O D U C T When anaylysing the orignal product I found some key insights that will need to be addressed they are as follows.
Ch a ir bo d y
Top des k p ar t w it h l id fo r s to rag e
Le athe r cu s h i o n
B ottom d e s k p a r t
D es k s l ides i nto th is s pa ce
INSIGHTS -M ak e t h e p ro d u c t sm a l l er a nd m o re co m pa c t in s ize -M ak e t h e p ro d u c t weig h l ess by us in g l ighter /l es s m ater ia l -M ak e t h e p ro d u c t sm a l l er a nd ea s ier to s to re w h en n o t in us e -M ak e d e s k ad j u sta b l e in heig ht s o th at us er c a n s et des ired h eight -M ak e co mp o nents ea sy to a cce s s s o pa r ts c a n be repl a ced if n eeded -Us e d u rab l e m ater ia l s fo r l o ng er pro duc t l ife -Us e s u s t ai n abl e m ater ia l s
PRODUCT FEATURES Adjus t ab le d esk l eg s to c ha ng e h eight til l s uited fo r us er D e ta ch ab l e leg s to m a k e sm a l l e r to pa c k away w h en n o t in use Ha n d le s on e i ther side o f c ha ir to m a k e ea s y to l if t a n d tra n s p o r t R u bb e r s t r i p s o n b o tto m o f c ha ir fo r n o n s l ip effec t o n s ur face s Cur ve d s h ap e a nd l eather c u shi o n in g o n c h a ir fo r better comfo r t Tr i an g u l ar s h a p ed desk fo r m o re s pa ce fo r us er s l egs Storage comp a r tm ent s in c ha ir a n d des k to s to re s m a l l item s an d k e e p t i d y wo r k spa ce
Desk and desk legs in storage compartments
Take parts out of their compartments
Assemble parts together to create desk and use product
COMBEE
MULTI
FUNCTIONAL
CHAIR
Tr ian g u lar d e sk fo r m o re le g ro o m
Sto rag e sp ace fo r wire s o r sm all ite m s Cur ved seat and leather cushi on for more comfor t H a n d le to make tra n s por ti ng and l if ting easi er
Co mpar tment for desk to sli d e i n w hen not i n use
S m aller compar tm ents for d esk l e gs and other
2 Par t d e sk le g s Disasse m b le wh e n sto r in g an d ad ju st ab le h e ig ht
K AT I E C A R R U T H E R S CV EMAIL: ktcarrutherssz22@gmail.com LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/k atie - carruthers-627a60a9 PHONE: 07894089051 LOCATION: Cheshire, UK
SKILLS PERSONAL Cre at i v i t y, Org a nisatio n, Pu nc tua l it y, Tea mwo r k , D e d i cat i on , H a rd-wo r k ing, R es po n s ibl e.
E D U C AT I O N Lo ughborough Uni versi t y, 2015- Present BA I n d ustr i al D esi gn Ac h ieved a 2:1 i n year one M id Cheshi re college:
PR OFESSIONAL Ad ob e Ph o to sho p Ad ob e I ll u st rato r A x u re K e ys h ot I m ov i e Phys i cal Pro to t y ping Sk e tch b oo k Pro
2014-2015 Ar t fo und ati on: D i sti nc ti on Wh itby H i gh Si x th for m 2012-2014 A-l eve ls: Fin e Ar t - A Pro duc t D esi gn - A* IC T - B
Sk e tch i n g S oli d wor ks
EMPLOYMENT INTERESTS Ar t, D rawing, M u sic, S o c ia l is in g, Travel l in g, R un n i n g, Coo k ing .
Lin k s of Lond on 2013- 2016 S a l es Assi stant Dixo n s Car phone Jun 2016- S ept 2016 M ul tip lay Exper t S h owstar Enter tai nments S ept 2016-Present Pro m oter
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