Jonathan Heard Portfolio 2016

design.

2016

intro This is my product design portfolio.Here you will find a collection of projects and piec-es of work that I have completed during my 4 years at Bournemouth University.

I decided to do Product Design (BA) because of my

love for art and my technical ability to solve prob-

lems and fix things. It is my expertise with art and

composition that has allowed me to experiment and

develop my skillset and love for design. Whilst my

technical and practical skillsets have been developed

through real industry experience during my placement.

All projects were briefed to be completed within a 4 week period, from conception to completion. Prod-uct design projects challenged me to produce a viable problem solving product with a potential market. Each project involved a thorough design process, ensuring that a detailed and appropriate design was created.

contents 1- surf storage5- laptopmouse9- scout cutlery13- hiking bottle17- bicycle light21- innocent smoothie23- childrens den27- portraits

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surf storage

Sketches and research were completed to arrive at my final design. Underpinning research into local rules and regulations regarding the transporta-tion of surfboards on public transport, was done to reveal that this was not an option. Furthermore, local surfers and surf schools were contacted to discuss the concept who agreed with and confirmed the need for the Surf Storage units. Surfboards can vary in shape and size, so the actual shape of each locker was de-veloped to accomodate even the largest size board fins. Each locker is curved and features an accentuated bend to accomodate for this. The aesthetic drive for this project came from the beach and water itself, each plywood locker wall is individually shaped and coloured to create the effect of movement and fluidity.

3 4Surf Storage.This was an open brief, design for need project. Where we were tasked with identifying a real problem that needed a solution. An obvious problem for me as a surfer at Bournemouth Univer-sity, was the fact that the public transport to Bournemouth or Boscombe beach did not allow you to take your surfboard onboard, due to health and safety regulations. This meant that transporting my board, wetsuit and other equipment to the beach was virtually impossible as I did not have access to a car either.The solution that I arrived at means that the surfer is able to store their surfboard and other equipment at the beach completely securely. They are then able to utilise public transport to access the beach, can simply pick their board up from their locker through the use of a simple key and enjoy the surf! Each locker is designed to accomodate a maximum board dimen-sion including fins and features storage hooks to hang and dry wetsuits in between sessions. Once the surfer has finished their session, they are able to simply lock their board and equipment up, lock the container up and commute home. This also removes the need to purchase equipment and accessories such as board racks for cars etc for local surfers.

The design of the Surf Storage unit itself was based on the environment that it would be situated in permenantly. I decided to utilise a conventional shipping container because of its excellent durability and resistance to the elements. Conventionally used to transport produce and items over long distances via cargo ships, the shipping container is the perfect hard wearing structure to house my secure surf locker system. Due to the value of the boards being stored, safety and vandalism are important factors with this project. Shipping containers pro-vide a completely secure and vandalism free capsule for people to store their equipment.

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laptop mouse

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1 week laptop mouse design project.This quick project focused on concept generation and sketching to visualise our designs. We were tasked with pro-ducing vast log books full of sketch-es to exhibit our ability to generate multiple concepts.Please see my website for more!We were then able to develop our con-cepts further and were tasked with rendering and producing a final graph-ical representation of the mouse de-sign. This futuristic concept mouse design is targeted towards the gam-ing market, its low power front LED’s can be colour adjusted based on the preference of the user. To compliment their existing equipment and set up.

Render completed in Photoview 360. I was able to create a coloured light source from within the mouse.

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scout cutlery Scout Cutlery.This was a closed brief, design for need cutlery project.Our brief was to design a range of cutlery that would solve a realistic problem in a market of our choice.

Due to my experience with Scouts and my love for the out-doors, it became obvious to me that this could be an exciting project with real world potential. I soon got in contact with our local Scout troop leader and began to work with him to design a set of functional and practical cutlery for Scout camps.With the feedback that I had recieved from my local troop, I decided that a set of nesting hard wearing utensils would be the best solution. My range of stacking camping utensils are easily stored, light weight and space saving because of their unique stacking capability. Each piece of cutlery features a small surface where the user is able to etch their own name or symbol unique to them. This is to ensure that they are able to identify their cutlery from others once they are to-gether in the wash bucket! This was a key piece of feedback from the Scout leader. He believes that the added surface for etching is a simple yet effective way to eliminate this prob-lem, as well as creating a fun group learning activity in knife work.

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Technical drawings were completed for one utensil only in the set. These drawings were then used to produce a full scale functional model. Pieces of ABS plastic were used to fabricate the piece.

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hiking bottle Customisable hiking flask.This was a design for need group project. Worked along side first year students and course-mates in a samll team to identify a real problem to design a solution for.

Identified a gap in the market for an all in one hiking flask, which would remove the need to take various pieces of crockery with on expeditions.The idea behind the idea is that the user is able to create several different products, through the use of our universal connecting com-ponents. Which when screwed together in different combinations can create a range of hiking flasks/ cups/ bottles.

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Simple screw top attachmentwith moulded cara-bina clip.

Double wall insulated mug handle section.

Simple double wall insulated cylinder connector.

Branded base compo-nent, double wall insulated, compati-ble with any other piece in set.

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bicycle light Technical project.Brief was set to design a functional bike light with 2 two LED modes.

The bike light needed to be easy to operate, practical and branded.I chose FOX, a brand strongly associ-ated with the extreme mountain biking sport. I was able to mimic FOX’s product/ brand identity and created a product presentation board (see right) that represented my design with appropri-ate branding and graphics.The bike light easy designed to be easily fitted to your bcycle frame without causing damage, through the use of a simple quick release clip.

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FOX ReflexSafety Bike Light

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innocent bottle Innocent bottle project.Brief was set to design a 100ml bottle for airplane travel use.

Brand innocent was chosen due to their currently suc-cessful and extremely innovative product range. I felt that there was an opportunity to develop a small nutri-tious fruit “shot” for plane journeys to keep passen-gers nourished and well prepared for long journeys where their bodies would be stationary and stagnant. Huge demand currently for health products due to consum-ers having more of an awareness of what is good and bad in terms of foods. This convenient 100ml drink is aimed towards this market sector as I felt that this niche market was not as satu-rated as others, main competition being redbull or en-ergy drink shot drinks. Which are not nutritious and do not benefit your health.Bottle is PE, bottle top is PP. Blow moulded bottle form and screen printed logo.

23 24Childrens den project. Wip.Final year university project looking at providing a sensory haven for children struggling to cope in the primary school environment.

Inspired by childhood memories of play and building dens, this product will provide a positive sensory shelter for children with sensory processing difficulties. Potentially this product will be a useful classroom resource from primary school teachers, to be used when children need to calm down and a space to go to. Den. is designed to dampen classroom noise and light, pro-viding a real physical barrier from the overwhelming senso-ry barrage that some children with learning difficulties and mental health problems. To counteract the stigma that often comes with single use sensory products, Den will be a multi use soft furnishing situated in a classrooms reading space, that can be used by all children in the class. Its simple and flexible design allows the teacher to utilise it in different scenarios as a sensory shelter, comfortable reading nook with book/ toy storage or simply a comfortable bean bag type seat.

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Den product range ren-ders.Renders exhibit Den. in different modes of use. The designated teacher will be able to use den depending on which mode is needed at any given moment. Den. is a flexi-ble, useful and efficient classroom tool. Designed to make teachers day to day class room operations easier, as well as mak-ing lessons more fun and interactive for children.Den. will be upholstered in a Camira X2 fabric, perfect for the classroom environment because of its fire retardant prop-erties. As well as be-ing fire retardant, this fabric is washable making it suitable for classroom use.Den. will be a fabric/ foam composition, de-signed to dampen sound and create a sensory barrier. Dens wall and “canopy” shall be made up from a soft but ridg-id acoustic foam, offering excellent noise damping properties.Dens base construction will consist of 24mm birch ply and a foam/fab-ric composition.

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portraits

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