APPLICATION CV & PORTFOLIO 2009
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Curriculum Vitae & Sample Portfolio
Education
Contact Details
BIAD University of Central England | Birmingham, England 2.2 BA (Hons). Industrial Product Design Institutional Honors
Sadiq Miah Email | sadiqmiah@gmail.com Telephone | +44 (0) 7754 890946 Address | 9 Queenswood Road, Moseley, Birmingham, England, B13 9AU Website | www.miahdesign.co.uk
Statement Known for bold, innovative products, I am an ambitious young designer with a confident approach. Through my education and experience so far I have gained a good grounding in various disciplines of design; from interface including website design, through to graphics, product/industrial design and my specialism 3d surfacing. My skill set reflects this, a mix of both creative and technical elements. My portfolio is varied in scope; from innovative medical equipment for diabetic patients, exhibition design right through to furniture such as the ‘Maximus Range’ (which was a national runner-up in the LG Design contest 2008). I actively seek out commercial trends while ultimately looking to create the unique. The competitively awarded studentship at the Hong Kong Poly-U, gave me an invaluable insight into design trends, manufacture and cultures in Asia. During this period I pushed the potential involved in working on many prestigious design projects including Ideal Spirit - a concept tool developed and presented to Microsoft Research. This project focused on working with elderly communities in Hong Kong to develop a concept platform for social interaction. Preliminary analytical research included hundreds of my own case studies. This research combined with design references led to the development of an effective personal electronic device with a tactile based digital interface, designed specifically for the elderly. Ideal Spirit looked to sculptural forms and the clarity of precious jewels to create a daring, aesthetically strong product. Special skills; A high standard of 3d modelling is required for rapid prototype production; this can be seen within my more recent projects, this leads to my specialism in 3d visualisation. As 3d visualisation has become a more integral part of industrial design, I have made this one of my focus areas creating visualisations for both my university projects as well as my freelance practice work such as architectural visualisation (RIBA parkway bridge design).
Sep 2005 - 2008
Hong Kong Polytechnic - School of Design | Kowloon, Hong Kong Jan 2007 –July 2007 BA (Hons). Industrial Product Design Yr2 Institutional Honors Cadbury Sixth Form College | Birmingham, England Sep 2003 –July 2005 A Levels Fine Art, Design Technology Moseley Secondary School | Birmingham, England Sep 1998 – July 2003 GCSE’s Design Technology, Art, Maths, Double Science, English, Literature, German, Statistics, Japanese Short Course
Technical Experience - Interaction Design - Marketing - Ergonomics/Human Factors - Concept Generation - Sketching & Rendering - Model Making (Wood/plastic/CNC) - Electronics Knowledge - Video Presentation
- Rhino 4.0, - Vray 1.50, - 3D Studio Max, - Sketch-up 6-7, - Adobe CS3 Photoshop, - Adobe InDesign, - AutoCAD, - Dreamweaver, HTML, - Luxology Modo, - Microsoft Office - Learning ProE (basic) - OS: Windows
Manfacturing Factory Visits - VTech Communications Ltd, Dongguan, China - Foshan Aston Bathroom Appliances Corporation, Foshan, China
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Professional Experience LPBP Photography | Birmingham, England 2008 Video Production Working during the summer at music festivals filming music video’s for artists websites and myspace. http://www.myspace.com/brightsizegypsies
LG Hi-Macs | Birmingham, England 2008 Working in partnership with LG Chem Europe, in an exclusive partnership with the BIAD. My design work became a national runner up within LG’s contest earlier this year. Microsoft Research | Redmond, Seattle, USA 2007 Industrial Product Designer: Research project for Microsoft Design Expo 2007, Study into heath and awareness focusing on retired people and there social activities, full design project from in-depth research, Idea generation, Testing, Promotional Video to final SLA Prototype. This project was exhibited in Redmond, Seattle, USA as part of the Microsoft Design Expo 2007 Protos | Shenzhen , Guangdong, China 2007 Workshop Assistant, Seen first hand how real prototypes are made, products that are about to hit the market. This workshop is where the world famous toy Robosapien prototype was made. Aston Spa’s | Foshan , Guangdong, China 2007 Design Team, Took part in a design process and creation of one of Aston Spa’s. Following the design process from the design desk to engineers dept through to the various manufacture process, till an end product was reached. Women and Theatre| Bull Street , Birmingham, England 2006 Video Production, Working as video editor for artist “Sarah Khatun” creating a video to be played during the national touring theatre production Un-Kahi.
Alpha Graphics | Bull Street , Birmingham, England 2003 Work Experience, Took part in a design process and creation of one of Aston Spa’s. Following the design process from the design desk to engineers dept through to the various manufacture process, till an end product was reached. Brophy Associates Architects| 27 Woodbridge Road, England 2001 Work Shadowing, Took part in a work shadowing program for gifted pupils, I select architecture as I was interested in this area as a possible career. The experience gave me the opportunity to see how an architecture studio was run and what work they do.
Awards -LG Hi-Macs National Runner-up. Maximus Range -New Scientist Video Award. Video Experiments -Finalcrit.com Front page featured product designer
Other Design Related Experiences - New Designers Exhibition, London, UK 9 July to 13 July 2008 - MSR EXPO Exhibition, Redmond, USA 16 July to 17July 2007 - Design programme with Scot Loughton, 8 week design for competition course, Hong Kong, 2007 - WowWee™ Toy Design Workshop, Hackshop with designer Phil Duffy (Director – Twin Fish Ltd), Remi Leclerc, Hong Kong, 2007 Reference Available on request Please visit my website for further examples of my work: www.miahdesign.co.uk
Crush Music Recoding Studio | Custard Factory , Birmingham, England 2003 Gallery 37 Album, During the time I spent at Crush Music I had the chance to produce & record a 23 track album for Gallery 37. http://www.gallery37.org.uk
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SUREGRIP速
SUREGRIP速 allows users to adapt there existing insulin pens, giving users a safer and more comfortable experience while injecting insulin. This is able to take place because of the engineered spring loaded tip which will act as a guide as the needle is pressed against the skin, avoiding any risk of needle injury that can easily accrue when administering insulin.
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Twin/Quad Slot Recyclers
Slot Recycler is a recycling bin made to aid users recycle, with two/four compartments to separate waste and ecological as it uses regular plastic carry bags as its bin liners. The design was made with the idea of reducing its impact on the environment, so every process was considered i.e. transport, materials etc.
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Ideal Spirit - Activity Finder
Ideal Spirit Personal Activity Finder for the Retired Community in Hong Kong Research project for Microsoft Design Expo 2007, Study into heath and awareness focusing on retired people and there social activities, full design project from in-depth research, Idea generation, Testing, Promotional Video to final SLA Prototype. This project has been exhibited in Redmond, Seattle, USA at the Microsoft Design Expo 2007
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Soundbox Deluxe Soundbox Deluxe
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The Soundbox Deluxe active speaker system is a retro look music station that can be used with a IPod via the built in dock or mp3 player’s via Aux input. Soundbox is inspired from the past generations when analogue controls were the norm giving the user a tactile user experience that most people feel is lost in today electronic products.
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Maximus Furniture
Maximus table and chairs was developed earlier this year during a partnership between Birmingham Institute of Art & Design with LG Chem Europe. The design brief was to use the LG Hi-Macs Acrylic Material to design for the catering environment. The Maximus furniture range became a national runner-up in the International LG Hi-Macs Awards.
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MOBIUS*
This product a modular item of seating furniture aimed predominantly at the commercial market. With its contemporary angular surfaces and curves, MOBIUS* gives any interior a modern revitalization. The ergonomics of the chair keep the user attentive whilst having a relaxed comfortable feel, making MOBIUS* idea for areas such as receptions and board rooms. This MOBIUS Range has numerous arrangements that it can fit into, from large wave style arrangements for areas such as airports, to smaller intimate arrangements for the smaller offices.
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Drawing Sketching
When I am exploring the initial thought process of a new product I like to start with free thinking on a page to generate concepts. I use quick and simple freehand sketches’ to draw out rough ideas and further them in marker rendering or scan and digitally work with them. I am always looking at new techniques to improve my ability in this area as it’s a personal interest and skill I wish to develop further.
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Model Making
Through out my creative experiences so far I have managed to gain many workshop skills including woodwork, plastic forming, ceramic workshop, Foam Modelling even upholstery. I am also fully confident in CNC/FDM/SLA prototype manufacture as ‘SureGrip injector’, ‘Ideal Spirit’ and ‘Slot Recyclers’ final models were made using FDM, SLA, CNC. I have also taken part in many training workshops including ‘Protos’ a toy prototype manufacturer in China.
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