Laura van Krieken portfolio

Laura van Krieken Design portfolio

Working on design projects that tackle social issues, for example sedentary lifestyles, has always interested me. I think it is more important to address social problems than to design a new shiny coffee machine. How people respond to their environments and how design can improve the quality of their lives intrigues me, as it gives me an insight into different people’s perspectives and the challenges they face. I believe technology will have an ever greater influence on how we live our lives. However, we need to ensure that technology is there to improve the users’ experience if necessary, not to replace it.

I am a committed and enthusiastic team player, whether it’s working with clients or chasing down a frisbee. I know how to work well in a team and communicate effectively, I am always looking for new challenges and opportunities to develop my understanding of the world around me.

Experience Contents

Senior service designer - September ’21 - present

Methods

Service designer - August ‘20 - September ’21

Crown Commercial Service

Service designer - July ‘19 - March ‘20

Engine Service Design

Service designer - April ‘18 - June‘19

Virtusa xLabs

2018

RSA Student Design Awards

2017

Design Councils top five ‘ones to watch’

Design intern - June ‘16 - August ’16

Spark Design and Innovation

Design intern - March ‘15 - May ’15

Fjord

Flowboard

Pendul

NHS chemotherapy

Healthy Habits

Virtusa xLabs

FLOWBOARD

Sedentary behaviour, especially within offices, is linked to a variety of health problems.

What did I learn?

How to manage a project on a longer time scale, and the importance of engaging users in testing.

FLOWBOARD

What is the issue?

Sedentary behaviour is now more prevalent than ever, especially in offices. This is linked to a variety of health problems, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers and poor mental health. Prolonged periods of inactivity can slow down the metabolism and affect the way the body controls sugar levels.

“Sedentary living has become the norm, we’ve created environments where we are expected to sit and stare.”

Ann Gates

FLOWBOARD

The solution is continious low level movement

Flow is an intervention, enabling office

FLOWBOARD

What are the benefits?

Flowboard makes use of NEAT activity (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) –small movements such as swinging the legs or tapping the feet. This constant movement boosts the metabolism and increases insulin production and blood circulation. This activity also stimulates the brain, producing dopamine and endorphines. These are both happy drugs, which as a result increases wellbeing at work.

Engages your core muscles, which helps you to have better posture

Helps to stretch your lower legs, reducing the risk of cramp

The movement generated increases blood flow, reducing the risk of blood clots

These small, subconscious movements help to increase your metabolsim and insulin production

FLOWBOARD

It’s easy to set up too

Slide the first side of the bungee cord through the back slot.

Loop the cord round the outside of the two end table legs.

Then secure the end of the bungee cord in the front slot. Repeat previous steps

Slot the webbing into the side slots, suspending the board from the ground.

Slide the sides of webbing up and down to adjust the height

FLOWBOARD

You can connect with existing IoT eccosystems

Press the buttons on the cells to activate

If you currently use a wearable, sync your app with the cells from your board

Place the cells back into the board

Throughout the day the cells track your amount of movement

The cells total up the amount of movement in the office

Together the office works towards different goals

FLOWBOARD

What movements can I do?

Flowboard is set up to allow users to complete a variety of movements to suit their needs. The most simple movement is rolling the boards back forwards whilst its rested on the floor. This eases users into using the product. The other movememnts are variations of swinging movements, either moving your feet at the same time, or alternatively.

Flow forwards

With your feet placed on the board, gently swing them both forwards and backwards

One step at a time

Swing your feet forwards and backwards alternately, as if you were walking

With your feet placed towards the ends of the board, swing your feet in the shape of an infinity 8

Rock all day

Rolling the board back and forwards lightly stretch your legs and help blood

FLOWBOARD

Product portfolio

Wearable compatible version

Health conscious users will be able to sync their wearables

In built pedometer version

Users who are aware they need to increase their activity levels and want to see a statistical improvement

Lite roll board version

Providing unsure adopters with a starting point to begin to change their activity habits

PENDUL

Design a light that is suitable for use indoors. What did I learn?

A variety of manufacturing techniques and a basic understanding of electronic circuits.

PENDUL

People spend more of their time working from home

The Guardian

76% of employers in the UK offer at least one form of flexible working

CIPD

People struggle to switch between their work and home life Acas

“Light is essential to any interior space as it is the means by which we can see our surrounding environment.”

Hatch Interior Design

PENDUL

A switch between your work and home

With the increase in employers in the UK offering at least one form of flexible working, there is now a distinct increase in the number of people working from home. Pendul represents the mental shift between working from home and enjoying leisure time.

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Danish for balance

PENDUL

What are the benefits?

Pendul has three settings. When resting in the neutral position the light is inactive. Pushing down on the side with the closed lattice work turns on the light used for work. The work light has an open lattice, producing more light to allow the user to complete their tasks, without having to strain their eyes when reading printed documents or working at a computer. Pushing down on the side with the open lattice work turns on the light used for leisure. This produces a much softer, calming light.

PENDUL

How does it work?

Tilt switch on first circuit is activated, lighting up opposite

LED bulb

Neither circuit is activated

Stackable packaging

Tilt switch on second circuit is activated, lighting up opposite

LED bulb

PENDUL

How is it made?

Inside the light there are two circuits, both of which are activated by a tilt switch. The side that is used for work has two LEDs on its circuit. Combined with an open lattice work cover, it releases more light. In comparison, the leisure side of the light has a closed lattice work pattern with only one LED, so the light released is more ambient. There is a thin fabric cover on the inside of the light which defuses the harshness of light.

Main components

Electrical components

3v LED diode £0.40

SW-520D tilt switch £0.08

Electrical cord £1.14

Stripboard £0.19

Main body £1.57

End cap £0.07

Outer shells £0.09

Inner cover £0.90

CHEMOTHERAPY

Work together to provide an alternative method to deliver chemotherapy to patients in North Yorkshire.

What did I learn?

The importance of professionalism when working with a client and speaking and listening to your target market.

CHEMOTHERAPY

What is the issue?

Providing healthcare in remote areas in the UK can require alternative methods of delivery. We worked together with NHS Yorkshire to provide a different way for chemotherapy patients to receive their treatment. The two hospitals that can deliver treatment are in York and Scarborough, a one hour drive through the Yorksire countryside. This poses some challenges for patients, making traveling to and receiving treatment an even more traumatic event.

CHEMOTHERAPY

CHEMOTHERAPY

The solution: Car share

Patient made aware of the service at their first appointment

Starts to contact others in their local area through the SMS service

The patient then follows the car share route they have established with other patients

Helps to reduce the external stress of getting to the hospital

CHEMOTHERAPY

The solution: Remote treatment

After receiving their schedule for the day, the nurses follow the directions to the patients house

When the team is close to the patients house, the app notifies the patient

The team follows a safety checklist throughout the treatment process. This is fed back to the central hub

If the team are behind schedule a new car can be dispatched from the hub

CHEMOTHERAPY

The solution is continious low level movement

The second side of the app is for the nurses who travel and deliver the treatment. North Yorkshire is split up into five areas in which a fleet of cars work, traveling to patient’s homes to deliver treatment. The app includes their schedule, directions and checklists for each stage of the process. There is also a facility to update the HUB on

HEALTHY HABITS

Empower people who live with long term lifestyle-related health conditions to take a greater role in managing their own care. What did I learn?

I learnt much more about my design process and how to transfer my research into an idea.

HEALTHY HABITS

What is the issue?

People with long-term lifestyle-related health conditions feel more empowered when they play a greater role in managing their care.

Writing about your feelings can help the brain overcome emotional upsets and leave you feeling happier

Guardian

It takes around 2 months before a new habit starts to become automatic

Researcher at MoveLab: Diabetes research clinic

Dely, recently-diagnosed Type 2 diabetic

“When I didn’t know how to control my diabetes, it made me more anxious and I didn’t know where to start”

HEALTHY HABITS

The solution is continious low level movement

Healthy Habits helps recently-diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients to manage their condition. Healthy habits is comprised of a diary and card set for those who have type 2 diabetes. Writing about their feelings can help people with these conditions overcome emotional upsets and feel

HEALTHY HABITS

What are the benefits?

The first section allows users to monitor the five factors that influence type 2 diabetes: activity, diet, sleep, stress and blood glucose levels. Users can then work out what areas require more attention, and create goals and targets accordingly.

The next stage then allows them to create their goals to develop new habits that will enable them to manage their diabetes and feel more empowered. The diary is broken down into days and weeks, so users can take small steps to begin with

Monitor your lifestyle to workout what area your diabetes effects the most

Create goals and develop lifestyle habits to help work on that specific area

Pass on knowledge to empower yourself and others

HEALTHY HABITS

What is included?

Over two weeks you monitor your lifestyle in five areas: sleep, stress, diet, activity and blood glucose levels

Diary part 1

Here you set goals and start to create habits to reach them. With blank months you can start your journey at any point

Diary part 2

Goal cards: These explain what goals are, the different types and the benefit of setting them

“SMART” cards: These break down how to set the most effective goals and includes helpful examples

Habit cards: These give tips on how to start creating habits.

HEALTHY HABITS

Storyboard

He then monitors his lifestyle in five areas

At the end of each week Paul self reviews his progress

He also reviews this information with his doctor

It is here that he receives the pack of information cards

Paul uses these cards to help him create goals and habits to reach them

He can also create his own tip cards to give to other patients to motivate them

ALMANAC

A thought leadership piece looking at the top ten tech and human trends that will come to fruition in 2019. We also look at some left-field trends that look at what is happening at the bleeding edge of innovation.