EDDIE HAMILTONINDUSTRIAL

Northumbria UniversityDESIGN

Hello, I’m Eddie Hamilton

Currently I am in the second year of the

Design for Industry course, at Northumbria University.

I’m looking for a 3-6 month placement, starting around

Easter 2014.

Design a product which conveys a sense of ‘Friendliness’

6 W E E K S

F R I E N D L Y

F R I E N D L Y

Would you see this d i f f e r e n t l y if you knew how much power

you consume?

What if a redesigned energy meter / monitor could inform you, in a friendly manner, of how

much power you’re using?

O B S E R V A T I O N

Concept Development

CO N C E P T 1C H A N G E I N R A T E

Like a heart, the monitor changes rate depending on how much power is being used.

The monitor rocks, the speed represents how much power is being used.

ENERGYPROVIDER

Like a plant, the monitor changes form depending on how much power is being used.

CO N C E P T 2C H A N G E I N F O R M

Least Power Most Power

FORM

DEV

ELO

PMEN

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Weighted Base(provides balance)

Cavity for battery

Circuit board

155

mm

57 mm

Motor and counter weight (creates rocking motion)

Any internet enabled device can receive data regarding the household’s consumption of

electricity. This can be displayed online in easy to understand graphics.

Data for power consumption of home

This device receives information (via wifi) from the Smart Meter. The information regarding current

electricity consumption is translated into a rocking movement through the internals.

Immediate communication of current power consumption

Final ConceptBy 2020 Smart Meters will be mandatory. This shows how the concept will work alongside the new capabilities of Smart Meters.

C L O C K P R O J E C T

Create a timepiece using a basic clock mechanism

4 WEEKS

C L O C K P R O J E C T

this clock enables

tactile interaction

with the

linear passage

of time.

theory

application

Using laws from physics to inspire a timepiece.

Creating a tangible link to the theory.

Entropy states the forward linear passage of time, from order to disorder.

Traditional clocks display time within a cycle. We divide this into specific quantities; 5, 15, 20 minutes. This restricts how we interact with time.

The linear passage of time from order to disorder is represented by a roll of string unravelling.

This creates a tactile means to interact with time.

Step 1. Cut string, mark where it finishes Step 2. Mark length of object used in task

Traditional clock’s persuade us to interact with time in simple quantities (e.g.15, 30, 45 mins).

What if the length of an object represented the time spent using it?

application

Step 3. Begin task Step 4. Once string has travelled past bottom mark, finish task

Remove conventional measurement. Create bespoke measurement of time

Form Development

The theory for this clock is unusual. Therefore the form should not distract from the unfamiliar function.

Joseph JosephKnife Project

2 DAYS

BRIEF:.

Design a Chef’s knife to fit the ‘100 Collection’ of

the Joseph Joseph cookware range.

FINAL RENDERINGS:

2D renderings created in Photoshop.

DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS

3 WEEKS

Design a radio, within a set rectangular template.

BRIEF

Rendered on Photoshop

DESIGN AN OBJECT WHICH INSPIRES CURIOSITY

2 WEEKS

L E X U S D E S I G N C O M P E T I T I O N

DESIGN AN OBJECT WHICH INSPIRES CURIOSITY

2 WEEKS

L E X U S D E S I G N C O M P E T I T I O N

DISCOVER,share be curious

AND

when i was young i couldn’t reach public telescopes,I wanted to know what i might see.

the experience memorable.the thought of seeing an

infinitepossibilityof things, was amazing.this made me curious.

mysterythe made

1.Take photoG o p h o t o g r a p h s o m e t h i n g y o u f i n d i n t e r e s t i n g .

HOW TO USE THIS ‘TELESCOPE’

WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOUR?

WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOUR?

WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOUR?WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOUR?

2.write thought

3.send & share

4.go Explore

Wr i t e d o w n a t h o u g h t t o a c c o m p a n y t h e p i c t u r e .

S e n d t h e p h o t o a n d t h o u g h t t o t h e ‘ t e l e s c o p e ’.

T h e ‘ t e l e s c o p e ‘ d i s p l a y s a s l i d e - s h o w o f a l l t h e p h o t o s a n d t h o u g h t s t h a t h a v e b e e n s h a r e d .

1.Make an observationFi n d s o m e t h i n g y o u d o n ’ t u n d e r s t a n d , e x p e r i m e n t a n d d o c u m e n t i t .

THIS works as a metaphor for

SCIENCE

2.create Hypothesis

3.publish & share

4.go Explore

T h e n d e c i d e h o w a n d w h y y o u r o b s e r v a t i o n i s t h e w a y i t i s .

R e s u l t s o f E x p e r i m e n t .

S c i e n c e Pa p e r o n h o w l e a v e s c h a n g e c o l o u r.

Pu b l i s h y o u r f i n d i n g s a n d s h a r e t h e m a m o n g s t t h e s c i e n t i f i c c o m m u n i t y.

E x p l o r e o t h e r d i s c o v e r i e s a n d l e a r n .

OTHER INTERESTS

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OTHER INTERESTS

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