O L L I E WA I T E DESIGN PORTFOLIO
HELLO, W ELCOME TO MY PORTFOLIO M y n ame is O l li e , I am a th i rd year S tu den t s tu d y i ng Desi g n for I ndus t r y at Nor thu m br i a U n i ve rsi ty. I a m c u r r e n t ly l o o k i n g f o r a t h r e e t o s i x m o n t h p r o f e s s i o n a l p l a c e m e n t I d e a l ly s tar ti ng M arch 201 9. He re is a sm al l co l lec ti on of some of my wor k , I ho pe you enjoy.
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CA D S P E A K E R 8-11
NON-LITERAL P RO D U CT 12-17
KENWOOD 18-29
CO R N E R 30-41
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M Y F I R S T P ROJ EC T Th is Cof fee tab le was my fi rs t eve r desi g n projec t th at I worked on wh ile I was stu d y i ng the Ar t Fou nd ati on cou rse at York Colleg e.
THE PROCESS The orig inal inspiration for th is projec t was the New Yor k Ar t Deco s ty le of Arch i tecture, I experimen ted with a ser ies of for ms th rou g h s ke tch i ng and Re-arrang ing the assem b ly of the model for the mos t aes the ti c fi nal ou tcome .
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THE BRIEF Create a v ideo demonstrati ng you r process of taki ng a produ c t th rou g h f rom measu rements to fi nal Keys hot rendered an im ations. I chose to m ake the Bose Revo lve speaker for th is br ief.
FUSION 360 MODELLING I chose to make the model on th is sof tware because I h ad neve r use d i t be fore and wanted to challeng e my self. Af ter completing the mo de l on fusi on 360 I then took the mo del into Keyshot to create realistic renders of the Bose s peake r.
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THE BRIEF To desig n a ‘ non - literal pro du c t th at h as no prescr i be d fu nc tion , bu t wh ich m an i pu lates how an e lec t roni c , person al domestic or busi ness pro du c t can be pe rcei ve d .
S K E TC H D E V E LO P M E N T I s tarted the project th rou g h picking a theme to desig n my pro du c t arou nd , I chose Sci-fi and Stream line. I then sketched a var iety of for ms and s low ly re fi ne d them down until I had a desig n for my fin al model.
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FINAL MODEL Th is is fin al model for the projec t, m ade i n the wor ks ho p using g rey sty rofoam .
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THE BRIEF Th is was a live projec t th at we wor ke d on w i th Kenwoo d Kitchens, the br ief was to desi g n a new i n novati ve ki tchen b ased produ c t th at fits w i th thei r brand Identi ty.
CURRENT PRODUCTS We fi rst beg an to look at cu rren t produ c ts on the m ar ke t and i n to healthy eati ng . I t’s c lear that millennials are increasing ly star ting to ado pt the health and fi tness li fes ty le, so cou ld we desig n someth ing to su it their nee d s ?
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DESIGN TRENDS I n th is stag e of research we focuse d on desi g n t rend s i n 201 8 , iden tify ing cu rren t mate r i al s / fi n is hes , the mos t popu lar being brass and m i xe d me tal s . We al so estab lished 201 8 ’s Delu x essen ti al co lou rs th at we cou ld use in the desig n of ou r Kenwoo d pro du c t.
U R BA N I S AT I O N I n ou r research surrounding u r b an isation we iden tifie d th at w hen i t comes to renti ng , sm all apartmen ts / spaces are becom ing increasi ng ly more po pu lar. From th is , we explored the idea of space sav ing produ c ts and f lu i d li v i ng s p aces , de te rmi ning how we cou ld desig n a kitchen related pro du c t th at fal l s u nde r th is desi gn criteria.
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THE IDEA Af ter g athering the research we nee de d , we ex p lore d a var iety of concepts. We deci de d to g o w i th the i dea of a portab le kitchen . We fe lt th is was a g ap i n the m ar ke t th at h ad not yet been ex p lore d .
S K E TC H D E V E LO P M E N T From this, we sketched a var iety of dif feren t desig ns to v isu alise w h at the por ta ble ki tchen cou ld look like in the sty le and theme of Kenwoo d Ki tchens .
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FINAL MODEL We then created a Cad mo de l to re present w h at the produ c t wou ld look like as p ar t of the Kenwoo d rang e . We decided to n ame th is the ‘K - Ki tchen’.
FOLD OUT CHOPPING BOARD MODULAR HOBS CONV EN TIONAL OV EN
MATE R IA LS S tai nless S tee l - s t rong and use d i n cate r i ng a p p li cati ons . A BS - tou g h and i mp ac t / cor rosi on resis tan t.
F UNCTIONA LITY Al l ap p li ances con nec t to t rans por t f rame th rou g h m ag ne ti c se lf locati ng
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connec tors . Can be assem b le d and u n assem b le d i nto d i f fe ren t var i ati ons . Mo du les s li de dow n the s ke le ton of the f rame .
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HE A LTH &SA F E TY Ex t rac tor fan - pu l l s i n excess wate r vapou r and o dou rs .
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E lect roni cs concealed and protec te d w i th i n the casi ng of the pro duc t.
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STEP 1
Choose the Ci ty you are cu r re n t ly located in . Choose e ithe r a pr ivate booking or accom mod ation booking s.
STEP 2 Whe n you h ave fin ished custom ising you r Kitche n , simp ly ad d it to the b aske t and p ay a de posit. The cost of re n t is de te r m ined by how long the custome r w il l be re n ting the prod uc t for.
STEP 3 Once p ay me n t is con fir med , the custom K- Kitche n w il l be de live red to the spec ified address w ith in the nex t wor king
U S E R I N T E R FA C E Af ter creating the kenwoo d mo de l , we create d a se r v i ce desig n th at wou ld be use d for busi nesses / i nd i v i du al s who wan t to order the K - Ki tchen .
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THE BRIEF Th is projec t was b ased arou nd an o ld M U J I desi g n br i e f where we were asked to desi g n a pro du c t for the cor ne r of a space. We were g iven the o pti on to take ei the r a literal or me ta phorical a ppro ach to the projec t.
RESEARCH For my research, I deci ded to take a meta phor ical a ppro ach to the i dea of a cor ne r, by focusing on creating a men tal corner for people w ho are cons tant ly t rave l li ng and need there own pe rson al wor kspace availab le 24/7.
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THE IDEA Following my research I be g an to deve lo p an i dea of how I wan ted to a pproach the i dea of a cor ne r.
S K E TC H D E V E LO P M E N T I n the sketching stag e of the projec t, I ex plored a var i e ty of i deas su r rou nd i ng the metaphorical approach of the corner. The idea I decide d to g o w i th was a fo ld ou t laptop case, the g oal for th is was to help the user to create thei r ow n pe rsonal works pace anywhere at any time.
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P ROTOT Y P I N G
During the development stage of the project, I experimented with different nets, using poly-prop and cardboard for quick mock ups.
F I N A L P ROTOT Y P E
Once I had decided on the right net for what I wanted to make, I then began to sew together the final prototype, the materials used were calico and MDF.
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RENDERS Af ter m aking the fin al prototy pe I deci de d to Photoshop the model to ge t a more accu rate represen tation of wh at the pro du c t wou ld look li ke for m anu fac tu re.
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M A N U FA C T U R I N G For Manu fac tu ring pu rposes , I m ade an i l lus t rati on of the net wh ich displays the exac t measu rements nee de d w hen it comes to deter m in ing how mu ch m ate r i al is nee de d to create the produ c t.
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M AT E R I A L S Re garding materials for m anu fac tu re, I ’ d use Top Grai n Th i ck Horse Wate r Bu f falo Leather, this is a naturally distressed leather wh ich w i l l he l p to g i ve of f a c lassi c , ru gge d vintag e look.
ABOUT ME I ’m a 21 year old industrial desig n stu den t cu r ren tly i n my 3rd year at Northumbria University who is passion ate abou t desi g n i ng pro du c ts and servi ces that improve the life of the people who use them . I’m looki ng for a th ree to si x month placemen t to fu r ther develop my abiliti es as a mu lti d isci p li n ar y desi gner. I ho pe you consider my a pplication , I look for ward to hear i ng f rom you .
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EXPERIENCE Li ve Projec ts - N or thu mbria U n ive rsity (201 6 - Present Day) Working on live projec ts with compan ies su ch as Kenwoo d and In ne r mos t h as gi ven me an opportu n ity to improve my presen tation s ki l l s as we l l as lear n i ng how pro perly commu n icate with a c lien t. Business En te rpr ise S tar t U p ( 201 8 M arch - M ay) I n my 2nd year of Un iversity, myself and th ree othe rs o pte d for the 3 mon th business enterprise placemen t ru n by Northu m bria . Ove r the 3 months we desi gned an app for t ravellers, attended nu merous star t u p busi ness mee t u ps and presented our idea to investors.
Fron t O f House B ar tende r - The For th - N ewcast le Althoug h this is not necessarily desig n related, wor ki ng beh i nd a b ar h as enh anced my abilities to work in fast- paced environmen ts w h i l s t al so i mproving my customer service skills, wh ich is vital i n the ro le of a desi g ne r.
E D U CAT I O N N or thu m br i a U n i ve rsi ty N ewcas t le 20 1 6 - P re s e n t D ay A r t Fo u n d ati o n D i p lo m a Yo r k C o l l e g e 201 5 - 201 6 S t J oh n Fis he rs & S t Ai d ans associ ated Si x th for m H a r ro g ate - A - Leve l s 201 3 - 201 5 S t J oh n Fis he rs Catho lic H i g h Schoo l H ar ro g ate GCSE’S 20 0 8 - 201 5
Q U A L I F I CAT I O N S A-LEVELS Fi ne Ar t A p p l i e d Bu s i n e s s M u s i c Te c h n o l o g y
(B) (C) (D)
GCSE’S Eng lis h L i te ratu re Eng lis h Lang u ag e M aths Science
(B) (B) (C) (C)
Fi ne Ar t Music Bu s i n e s s B T E C Re l i g i o u s Ed u c ati o n
(C) (A*) (B) (C)
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