About me
My name is Isaac and I have recently graduate with a first class honors degree in Product Design Technology (BSc) from the University of the West of England. Having completed my final year of studies I am now looking for professional employment. I am keen to apply the skills and knowledge gained from my year designing and developing retail stands with Arno GB to my next role.
Projects
- Quench - Keeping the elderly hydratedDehydration is one of the root causes of loneliness and isolation among seniors over the age of 65. It was found that 6.7% of all hospital patients, over the age of 65, were diagnosed with dehydration when admitted to hospital in the USA. That’s roughly 2.7 million seniors. This is because as you age your brains ability to tell you when you are thirsty diminishes (Medscape, 2017). Quench is a vacuum insulated flask designed to get elderly people drinking enough fluids. The built in alert system
- WHSmith Pen DepartmentDuring my placement year at ARNO GB (a retail design company) I worked with another development designer to create the WHSmith Pen Department. The brief was to Develop and engineer their visual concept renders into a functioning and manufacturable shop display for their four pilot Pen Department stores (Reading store seen right). The project was delivered in under two months and the first four prototypes went into store. A folded sheet steel Gondola frame that can be completely dismantled for transport. The Gondola is shared by all three central units to which all the parts are then fixed. The design allows the users to test out various pens from Sharpie to more premium brands such as Parker. The cupboards hold stock and one side of the Gondola is fitted with WHSmith’s standard back bar and Euro hooks to display a range of products.
- Moticapture - Wheelchair supports for the developing worldBrief (3 weeks, teams of five, client led project.) Children who are fitted for wheelchairs in developing countries often have conditions that mean they require additional supports, for example Cerebral Palsy. The location of these supports is determined by an Occupational Therapist, who uses their hands to identify where added supports would be most beneficial. The methods that are currently used to translate the required location of supports onto the wheelchair can be inaccurate and time consuming. Solution MotiCapture aims to provide every client with accurate, tailored supports and every Occupational Therapist with a tool that saves them time. The jig and ratchet system allows the Occupational Therapist to select, adjust and secure the right supports into the right location for the client. The technician then places the back plate of the client’s chair into the jig frame and marks the exact location of the required supports. The Ratchet hand has 6 positions from large to small. The ratchet is tightened until it supports the client. A number reading is taken from the dial that corresponds with a stock pile of 3D printed supports.
- Rise Desk Lamp - Generative DesignBrief Working in groups of 2, undertake a two week explorative design project to create a parametric, customisable 3D printed LED table lamp based on a theme of your choosing. Utilise the tools and skills learned in Grasshopper to design a product that couldn’t be modelled using a normal CAD software. Solution Rise Desk Lamp was inspired by hot air balloons. The strong sweeping vertical lines are representative of the balloon transitioning into flatter horizontal lines extracted from the basket. The varying density of the apertures cast an interesting and exciting array of shadows onto surfaces in close proximity. The design utilises a standard mains powered Salt lamp housing and LED bulb that clips into the base of the lamp. A variety of different lamps can be generated easily by tweaking only a few parameters producing a huge product range.
- Arduino "Etch a Sketch"Brief Using an Arduino circuit board and computer coding design an interactive product that utilises two or more components controlled by user input. Solution A motor driven ‘Etch a Sketch’ controlled by two potentiometers. The design is based on the principals of an XY plotter. One potentiometer controls forwards and backwards motion and the other controls left to right. As the potentiometer is turned the speed of the motor increases relatively. The drawing arm can hold any pen. The user is then able to mechanically draw any image they desire. The outputted drawings consist of lots of small straight lines creating very unique pictures.
- Enable - Managing location in assisted livingBrief (4 weeks, teams of four, HFT Charity client led project.) Design a device or group of devices that help monitor the location of clients with complex needs such as dementia living independently or in shared assisted living. Solution The design consists of a three part set; a sensor, a hub, and an application. The Sensor - It’s in-built motion sensor is triggered by movement which activates the facial recognition sensor. This then identifies the user. If the user is trying to access the wrong room the device relays gentle reminders to encourage them not to enter. The device enables the user to live more independently and reduces the cost of care. The Hub - Using algorithms the hub builds up patterns of behaviour that once broken the carer is notified via the application. The Application - Using info-graphic data from the clients behaviour patterns, the carer easily identifies activity within the home, confirming that there is no need for assistance.
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Projects credited in
- MotiCaptureThe charity Motivation came to my university (University of the West of England) who specialise in getting wheelchairs to people in the developing countries. They asked us to create a new system for taken accurate measuremnets on children with cerebral paulsey to give them the correct support where they need it.
- RiseRise is a desk lamp, taking inspiration from the strong, vertical sweeping lines of a hot air balloon to create a free flowing and truly unique design. Due to the nature of generative design, this product’s aesthetic and general form can be manipulated by changing different parameters within the code. In doing so, a customer could define themselves their own exclusive, custom lamp. We sketched out some initial ideas, then started developing the lamp within Grasshopper. Several different forms were created by applying different functions and parameters until we reached our final model.
- MotiCaptureMotivation are a Bristol based charity who specialise in providing wheelchairs to a multitude of people in developing countries. Currently, users with Cerebral Palsy are measured by an Occupational Therapist and the supports are attached onto the user’s backrest. MotiCapture allows the Occupational Therapist to select, adjust and secure the right supports into the exact location for each client. The adjustable arms determine where the user needs additional support. The OT then marks through holes in the hand onto the client’s backboard.
Work history
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Development DesignerArno GB
- Bristol, United KingdomInternship
Designing and developing retail displays for clients including: Dyson, Microsoft, WHSmith and Sony. I worked as part of a team of development designers and my roles included: Producing costing sketches, SolidWorks modelling, Creo modeling, detailing technical drawings, design for sheet metal and wood fabrication, model making, liaising with suppliers and manufactures and conducting quality control checks on prototypes. Whilst working for Arno we won 3rd place at the POPAI awards for the best retail stand in the consumer electronics catorgory 2016. I worked as part of the team developing these stands for Microsoft.
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Freelance Packaging DesignerDesignwest
- Bristol, United KingdomFreelance
Producing detailed concept sketches and renders for client evaluation and selection.
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Skills
- Cad Solidworks
- Concept Sketching
- Technical Drawing
- Adobe Suite
- Retail Design
- Rhino Grasshopper
- Keyshot
- CREO
- Model Making
- Concept Generation
Education
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BSc (Hons), Product Design Technology with Professional ExperienceUniversity of the West of England
- Bristol, United Kingdom
First Class Honours
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Product Design (A*), Art (A), Mathematics (C), General Studies (B)Thomas Mills Sixth Form
- Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13, UK
GCSE's: Mathematics (A), English Literature (A), English Language (A), Combined Science (A), Additional Science (A), Art (A*), Design and Technology (A), Geography (A), French (B), Business (B)
NVQ Level 2: French for Business (Pass)