KYLE John ROBERTSON Industrial/Product DESIGN
PORTFOLIO
2016
hello. I’m Kyle Robertson. I’m originally from the Highlands of Scotland and currently live in Glasgow, Scotland where I am studying Product Design and Innovation (BSc) at the University of Strathclyde. Good design to me generates a significant and meaningful emotional connection with the user. I love designs that focus on enhancing the user experience and remove the unessential features. The whole brand experience is important to the user and I am intrigued by all of its aspects from the graphics to the final product. From a young age I have always had an interest in how things worked, why they had certain forms and how they were put together. Throughout school this interest grew and I developed a desire to improve the world through the creation of new and useful things. Since then I have strived to be involved in the development and design of products. At the University of Strathclyde I have been able to cultivate the skills needed to develop my thoughts and ideas and turn them into something real. Being an active person, I have always had a restless mind. This helps me to be a very persistent, hard-working and creative designer.
EXPERIENCE
CONTACT NAME E-MAIL MOBILE ADDRESS
EDUCATION
Kyle John Robertson
2014 - 2015
kylejohnrobertson@gmail.com +44 75935 26232
Co-Founder and Designer FiveKdesign and Graphics, Glasgow, Scotland.
2014 - 2015
Commercial Director (Vice), University of Strathclyde Motorsport, Formula Student, Glasgow, Scotland.
2014 - 2015
DMEM Peer Supporter, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
2013 - 2014
Sustainable Energy for Development, Vertically Integrated Project. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
2011 - 2012
Head Boy, Culloden Academy, Inverness Scotland.
47 Lochlann Road, Culloden, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 7HB
Currently undertaking my final years study of (BSc) Product Design and Innovation at the University of Strathclyde. Predicted to achieve a 1 : 1. During my studies I have been able to develop the skills needed to develop original and innovative products. The course offers an understanding of fundamental design and engineering skills and knowledge alongside a strong awareness of manufacture and enterprise management processes. Much of the degree is assessed via coursework, this has allowed me to develop my visualisation and presentation skills that are important to communicate a design. Key Projects:
AWARDS 2012 - PRESENT 2012
The Blitz Achievement Award, The Blitz Awards.
2011
The Queens Badge, The Boy’s Brigade.
2011
Millennium Volunteer Award, Coaching with Highland Wildcats.
SKILLS SOFTWARE
Portable Police Communication: As part of my final year of study I am undertaking an individual project. The aim of this project is to design and develop an innovative user centred, update to Police Scotland’s current communication solution. Evolving Visitor Experience: Working with the RSPB as a team of 4 we are to develop an improved user experience for families with young children and first-time visitors through new and novel interactions when viewing birds and other wildlife.
Deans List in Academic Years 12/13, 13/14, 14/15.
Adobe Package ( PS, AI, ID ) Autodesk Inventor SolidWorks Keyshot Microsoft Office
TECHNICAL
Model Making Sketching Photography & Editing Problem Solving Concept Generation Ability to work in a Team Presenting
SELECTED PROJECTS CONtents
06 SQ1 BY ARI AUDIO
16 BORRA BY MÀKO
24 LUMOS BY WAV
34 IN PROGRESS
36 IN PROGRESS
FORMSPEAK
ON/UNDER THE SURFACE
RENEWABLE LIGHTING
POLICE SCOTLAND
RSPB
SQ1
by ARI AUDIo
FORMSPEAK Personal Project
12 Weeks
3rd Year University Project. Design an audio speaker that evokes a defined emotional demonstrates a novel approach to form.
meaning and
INSPIRATION
After exploring a range of posiible emotions anxiety was chosen, I felt that anxiety provided the potential to truly explore the form and its relation to emotion. Not always a negative emotion anxiety would be a complex emotion to embody and elicit. A range of influences were involved in providing inspiration for the exploration of form. The following were key: •
The body language of anxious animals where they tend to lower their head and tilt their lower body when they feel threatened or vulnerable. The product should look, unbalanced or on edge, this is to represent the “flight or fright” response that our body produces to protect ourselves in a perceived harmful situation.
•
An architectural influence will be seen to represent how buildings loom overhead creating a sense of entrapment and anxiety.
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The use of shadows should be used to create the sense of uncertainty in the product.
These main features will be complimented with small details throughout the product to highlight the key characteristics of the product.
EXPLORATION OF FORM
The form was explored with the influence of the earlier identified inspirations to generate a design that truly embodied the sentiment of anxiety.
Modelling
Branding
SQ1
by Ari Audio
BORR
RA
On/UNDEr the surface Personal Project
6 Weeks
3rd Year University Project.
BY MĂ KO
To develop a refined concept for a new product/system that provokes a change in peoples interactions with make-up and workings of the material world.
Observations
By studying a selection of subjects and their interactions with a range of products, power tools were chosen as the target product sector for the project. It was observed that the current interactions with power tools required some technical knowledge and a certain degree of confidence. This was reflected in the current aesthetics and ergonomics of power tools, many of the devices are extremely focused on functionality with cautioning colours, complicated detailing and a large amount of noise and vibration feedback. These combined design features result in an intimidating experience for many users. The aim of this design will be to develop an intriguing and inviting power tool by reducing the depth of interactions needed by the user.
IDEATION
To create an effective solution to the identified problem it was important to identify what made the current products intimidating. Once these elements had been identified a range of ideas that removed these features were explored.
Further developed sketches focused towards a design with a circular cross section with mock-ups then being used to test how users would interact with each concept. The feedback from this test led to the final concept being selected.
BORRA
BY MàKO
LUMOS
BY WAV
RENEWABLE LIGHTING Group Project
12 Weeks
2nd Year University Project. To develop a novel lighting system powered by a renewable source. The theme of the lighting system is of the teams choosing.
Development The team developed a range of initial ideas to generate power. These ranged from solar to tidal. The team decided that a miniaturised hydroelectric solution could be utilised to provide light in the bathroom. It was the suggested that the light and energy generation system could be integrated into a shower radio. Sketches, Illustator line drawings and mock-ups were used to explore the form before the final concept was selected. A prototype was then developed to act as a proof of concept that this product could function. A further selection of Illustator line drawings were developed to explore materials, finishes and colours of the product on photoshop.
Prototyping
MATERIAL EXPLORATION
With the concept selected and the functionality tested illustrator sketches were used to explore the potential materials that could be used to finish the product and the effect that this will have on the aesthetics of the product.
LUMOS
BY WAV
In Progress Final Year Individual Project Redesign of Portable Communication for Police Officers Developing a user centred update to Police Scotland’s current communication solution that utalises the new Emergency Services Network that will be launched in 2017.
In Progress Industrial Engagement GROUP project - RSPB Evolving Visitor Expereince Improving user experience for families with young children and first-time visitors through new and novel interaction when viewing birds and other wildlife.
References
If you require any references please feel free to contact any of the following people: DR AVRIL THOMSON ROLE
ADDRESS EMAIL PHONE
Senior Lecturer Director of Teaching and Learning Faculty Learning Manager (Engineering) University of Strathclyde Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management, Room 7.03L, James Weir Building avril.thomson@strath.ac.uk 0141 548 2354
ROBBIE PAULIN
ROLE
ADDRESS EMAIL PHONE
Youth Development Officer, Highland Wildcats and Positive Life Pathways 1 Whinpark, Inverness, Scotland. robbie@highlandwildcats.co.uk +44 7906 524 746
ANGELA WILSON ROLE
ADDRESS
EMAIL PHONE
General Manager, Whites Electronics (UK) Ltd 35 Harbour Road, Inverness IV1 1UA angela@whites.co.uk 01463223456
Thanks. If you are interested in my work and want to find out more about me and my work please feel free to get in touch. kylejohnrobertson@gmail.com +44 7593 526 232 @kylejohnrobertson www.behance.net/kylejohnrobertson 4/8, 60 Wilson Street, Glasgow, Scotland