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Greg MansonProduct [email protected]+44 (0) 7738093799

HeadPhone

Commendation D&AD 2008

HeadPhone

Design Brief

The Future of Mobile Phones “Define the next generation in mobile phones by designing an aesthetically stunning new handset form.”

Orange has a fun loving, youngcustomer who love music and hangingout with friends.

To start this project I looked at what Orange customers like to use their phones for as well as looking at a wide variety of current and concept mobile phones. I conducted semi structured interviews with people in the target consumer age group (18-25).

Findings:

The majority of people interviewed said:

They use the phone camera a lot - on nights out as well as day to day.

They often listen to music, downloaded to their phone, when walking around.

They often use their phone to tell the time as well as use it for an alarm.

They mainly send text messages rather than phone friends.

HeadPhone

Initial Sketching

HeadPhone

Concept Development

HeadPhone

Sketch Modeling

orange headphone

SombraFlat Pack Light

SombraFlat Pack Light

Initial Sketches

SombraFlat Pack Light

Development Models

A selection of small, quick models were madebased on the sketches for further development. Basic full scale drawings were then made and full scale card models produced. These allowed me to see how 3 concepts fit together and what they would look like with a light in. A final design was decided from these full scale models to be made from polypropylene as a final prototype.

SombraFlat Pack Light

LaylaCatering trolley

Brief & ResearchA live project in which the catering company, Sodexo, at the Scottish Parliament asked us to design a quieter way of delivering refreshments around the Parliament. This was in response to many complaints from MP’s, the media and staff about the amount of noise produced by the trolley and what it carries.

Extensive research was undertaken, starting with a visit to the Parliament to see the problem first hand. Here we talked to staff and took visual research as well as leaving a disposable camera with the staff so they could record any problems they encounter throughout the working day.

A week later, I returned to the Parliament along with another member of the group to carryout more detailed research. This included shadowing a member of staff during the busy lunchtime service. We filmed the trolley as well as talking to a staff member in detail about major problems and what could be improved. On return to university we presented our findings to the rest of the group along with the visual research and the film. A design brief and specification was then written as a basis to start brainstorming and sketching.

Research

Design BriefMake a design intervention for the Scottish Parliament to reduce noise when delivering refreshments around the building.

Criteria:Must be suitable to carry large flasks, cups, cutlery, buffet platters,wine, water, glassesAllow 1 staff member to be allocated to 1 or 2 trolleysMust be comfortable and accessible for staff to useMust be easy to cleanMust be silent and discreet moving around the building on every floor surfaceMust hold cleaning equipmentMust reduce the number of breakagesWill be designed for use between 8am-9pm daily catering for up to 100 people.

LaylaCatering Trolley

Initial Concept Sketches

LaylaCatering Trolley

Initial Concept Generation & Model Making

LaylaCatering Trolley

Concept 1

LaylaCatering Trolley

The initial concept presented to management at Sodexo was a versatile,smaller trolley that could be attached to several other trolleys depending on needs. From the research with the staff it was decided that we needed to design accessories that could be quickly picked up from the kitchen, then secured in the trolley, keeping the cutlery quiet.

Due to the uneven floors of different materials, it was decided to use pneumatic tyres with 360 degree casters instead of hard plastic, allowing the trolley to glide over the floor easily, also reducing noise further.

Concept Development

LaylaCatering Trolley

After receiving feedback from staff, we decided to develop the concept, making the trolley larger allowing more equipment to be carried. From this we made a prototype to allow for testing. This included accessoriesfor all combinations of cutlery that may be needed during service.

Final Concept

LaylaCatering Trolley

Mono is the start of a range of household products that fold out from one sheet of material that, when not in use can be left flat to reveal art work which can be hung on the wall or left lying around the house. The customer can select what material they want, the scale of the products and the art work to suit their home. The selected material is then laser engraved with art work, laser cut, finished and sent to the customer. The aim is to provide functional art work cut from one sheet of sustainable material with minimal waste.

MONORange of Functional Art

MONORange of Functional Art

1. Select Product

3. Select Material

2. Select Scale of Product

Products in the Mono range can be bought online where there is several options to customize your product.

4. Select artwork or upload your own

Range of Functional ArtMONO

Range of Functional ArtMONO

Portable Audio Design

Portable Audio Design

This brief was to design a portable speaker around some standard audio components. The speaker turns on and has volume controlby turning the top clockwise. The speaker itself is an SFX Technologies Ltd gel speaker(below) which vibrates sound through the base of the speaker and into the surface that it sits on. A standard jack socket was fitted allowingit to be plugged into all CD/MP3 players as well as laptops and computers.

Concept Development

Portable Audio Design

After initial sketching I made the components in Rhino to get their layout as well as the basic shape of three designs around them to get the actual size of the product. A blue foam model was also made to see the physical size. Once I was happy with a design I madea full scale model in Rhino, which was then rapid prototyped. Once finished and painted the audio components could then placed into the model to make a working prototype.

Exploded View

Portable Audio Design

Offshore Oil Workers Cabin

Offshore Oil Workers Cabin

Initial Sketches

Offshore Oil Workers Cabin

Final Concept

Offshore Oil Workers Cabin

Living Space - Bunks & Desk

Offshore Oil Workers Cabin

Living Space - Storage & Wet Room

Offshore Oil Workers Cabin

Wet Room

Side View Exploded View

Offshore Oil Workers Cabin

Plan & Side Elevation

1. Bunks2. Desk/Work Area3. Windows/Escape Windows4. Main Doors5. Lockers6. T.V.7. Sink8. Toilet Doors9. Shower10. Wet Room Drain11. Toilet

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