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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
T
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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