Berk Ilhan
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Design • NYC EDUCATION
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
School of Visual Arts
IDEO – Re-Designing the Newspaper
MFA Products of Design Expected graduation May 2015 New York, NY
Middle East Technical University Bachelor of Industrial Design Graduated June 2013, honors list Ankara, Turkey
Kassel School of Art and Design Product Design Erasmus Exchange Program, 2012 Kassel, Germany
• Designed an innovative news app concept for digital natives as a member of a three-person team based on observations and insights gained from interviews and analogous research. • Practiced the design research and integration methods of IDEO in IDEO’s New York office over the course of 15 weeks. • Prototyped engaging animations in order to demonstrate the interaction features of the app. • Presented the finalized concept in a short movie format to illustrate the context, persona, problems and the solution.
Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances – Futuristic ‘Home Heroes’ • Designed a sustainable product concept based on inspirational futuristic domestic life scenarios focused on the ‘home heroes’ theme as a member of a four-person team.
SKILLS Software
Prototyping
• Conducted interviews; collected visual and verbal data.
Rhinoceros 3ds Max Keyshot Vray Photoshop Ilustrator InDesign Premiere MS Office iWork
3D Printing Laser cutting Woodshop equipment Sewing Soldering Welding Silk screen printing Arduino Styrofoam Clay Modeling
• Refined and finalized the scenarios based on the feedback received through studio evaluations and participatory evaluation sessions.
Other
Languages
Hand drawing Digital drawing Photography Acting
English (fluent) Turkish (native) German (intermediate)
• Presented the final design concept to the design team of Bosch Siemens Home Appliances and Profilo.
Tandem Product Design – Interactive Patient-Friendly Spirometer • Designed and prototyped a patient-friendly pulmonary function testing device which cultivates a more humane and comfortable experience for patients and test operators. • Conducted field research in hospitals and experienced the process first hand to understand and empathize with the patients. • Conducted research by consulting pulmonology specialists and the advisor company Tandem Product Design.
Arcelik – Milk Pasteurizer for Household Use
AWARDS
• Designed a milk pasteurizer concept for household use.
Red Dot Design Concept Award
• Cultivated the aesthetics of interaction by bringing the natural milking gesture to the tap of the pasteurizer.
Best of the Best 2013
A’ Design Award Silver Idea Design 2013
• Created scenarios and concepts based on emerging lifestyle trends. • Presented to the design team of Arcelik.
A’ Design Award Silver Futuristic Design 2013
IDEA Student Finalist 2013
UIB Automotive Design Awards
WORK EXPERIENCE Vindberg Design – Internship – July 2012, Kassel, Germany
3rd Prize 2013
• Designed and prototyped attachable bags for the award winning Bootbag™ bike and body bags.
iF Concept Design Award
• Engineered innovative mechanism to snap to additional bags.
Special Hansgrohe Prize 2012
IMMIB Industrial Design Award 2nd Prize 2011
Nurus Office Furnitures – Internship – August 2011, Ankara, Turkey • Designed iterations for one of the bestselling chairs of the company. • Generated 3D CAD drawings of the chairs and solved the manufacturing details in collaboration with engineers and experienced factory workers. • Contributed to other current projects with prototyping and 3D modeling.