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A Sandal for one of Pentlands Brands.
Our first project for my 4th year is to create a new sandal for Pentland Brand. We had a briefing from Pentalnd to create an eco-street uni sex sandal. The brief was really left open, I started my research by investigating into the existing market, new materials and current market trends.Read A Sandal for one of Pentlands Brands. -
Facebook dub. On CrowdSpirit.
The facebook dub, a personal design project, has been selected for further development on the CrowdSpirit Platform. The product has made it to the Market Place, for further development of the idea. Keep an Eye on the website for more information on its development.Read Facebook dub. On CrowdSpirit. -
Channel 4. Dumped. A solution to the recycling problem.
After watching the new eco-program on Channel 4. I noticed that there is a apartnet problem with consumers recylcing habits. This program also highlighted the problem of recycling in the UK, and this is the complete lack of caring / putting in the effort. In the coming weeks I hope to design a better recycling bin to make this process a lot easier. I hope to build on my EnergyTree project, and will also look into SocialCollecting, to create closer links with neiherbours and statiscal anaylsis of the worse offening non-recylcing streets. Watch this Space! Collector Collector makes use of…Read Channel 4. Dumped. A solution to the recycling problem. -
Reel Display.
Problem context :Read Reel Display. -
a level product design.
When picking your A Levels there are many choices and many different options to pick. When I was doing my A-Levels I picked 4 A-levels. Product Design was my favorite of the subject and I would like to give an example of my A Level work.Read a level product design. -
Well Done, Mike (Michael Chen)
Mike was a 3rd year Middlesex Product Design Student. I only took a few classes with mike, but want to wish him the best of luck with his product release.Read Well Done, Mike (Michael Chen) -
design and emotion. Book Round Up.
“How do we deliberately add more emotional qualities into the products we design?”. First i would recommend reading Donald Normans “Emotioanl Design”, this is a very easy read an a good introduciton to the subject. I don’t really belive in all of Mr. Normans views, and thing “the design of future things should be more interssting”. The other book i would recommend is Design and EmotionDesign and Emotion</a>, from the 3rd 2002 design and emotion conferance. It may be 5 years old, but the book contains papers all based on emotional design. Split into subsections, which are Generative tools, Evauative…Read design and emotion. Book Round Up. -
Lets Start Interaction Design. Phidget Kit. (uk)
Phidget Starter Kit #1Read Lets Start Interaction Design. Phidget Kit. (uk) -
Chinese Industrial Design Site.
On my bouncing around the internet I found this VisionUnion. They posted my Energy Tree. It is only available in Chinese but you can translate it in Google.Read Chinese Industrial Design Site. -
The Golden Ratio. Face.
The Golden Ratio is approximately 1.6180339887. This number is the basic ratio of making stuff look good. It can be in Type, Buildings, Products, but most importantly its constantly seen in nature. When creating a product, I would recommend thinking about the golden ratio and how you could use it to complement the form.Read The Golden Ratio. Face.
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