fraser louden design portfolio

FRASERLOUDENINDUSTRIAL DESIGNER

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Hello,My name is Fraser. I graduated from the Design For Industry course at Northumbria University in the Summer of 2014 with a 2:1. In the short time since graduating

I have gained skills and honed my existing skill set as well as constantly learning about different industries. I hope you enjoy viewing my portfolio.

Sport Travel TeachI am always keen to keep active. I have been engrossed in Football ever since a young age and have also developed a passion for triathlon and snowboarding to name a few.

I have moved around a lot growing up, so I’m always wanting to see more of the world. I’ve learnt so much from the world about different cultures, and I intend to keep learning.

Passing on skills has always seemed important to me. I have teaching qualifications for both snowboarding and football, there is no greater feeling than that of helping others.

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A little bit of content.

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“Innovation in Giving” A new way for people to give to charities, without

giving money.

My Nutrition“The New Everyday” Imagining the potential of a smartphone integrated future.

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3Aquaki“Inspired urban living” An efficient entertaining space whilst being healthier.

4Non Literal FormA form that can portray electronic interaction through its visual identity.

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“Prosthetics designed by you” A prosthetic limb that provides emotional connection

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WeDo RSA “Innovation in Giving”

Service DesignUI Design

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Exploring how to give to charities without giving

money. How can people give skills

instead?.

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MyNutritionPhilips “The New Everyday”

Industrial DesignUI Design

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Imagining the potentials of

a smartphone integrated future, we developed an

idea for future food.

CONTEXT

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As part of the research we filmed various people in the kitchen to see where they move as they go through the process of cooking a meal and what touchpoints they engage with.

COUNTER CUPBOARDS FRIDGE

Serving 3Cooking 2Preparation 1After looking at the process of making a meal at home, we concluded that there are three key stages we needed to focus our ideas and designs upon.

RESEARCH

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Story

DATA COLLEction points

MYNUtrition app

WHAT FOOD IS IT?

HOW MUCH FOOD?

HOW’S IT COOKED?

PORTION SIZE?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

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The fridge and cupboards will have these two touchpoints inside. The bar code scanner will recognise the product and the pressure mat can calculate how much has been used in a meal each time.

HEAt SENSOR PROBE The probe detects how

the food is cooked and collects data according to the process. It can detect whether food has been fried, boiled, baked or grilled.

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PRESSURE SENSITIVE MAT

BAR CODE SCANNER

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Using digital scales embedded into them, the plates and bowls weigh the meal. Detecting the portion size and other data including calories.

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Serving 3WEIGHT MEASURING PLATES

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The APP

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The products collect the data and sends it to the users phone, giving a graphical representation of their intakes. This helps to monitor and keep track of dietary needs.

Inputting personal details allows the app to tailor information to specific users.

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AquakiElectrolux “Inspired Urban Living”

Industrial DesignUI Design

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Eating and living spaces are getting

smaller and smaller, how can

we encourage ‘social cooking’

CONTEXT

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DEVELOPMENT

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CONCEPT

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FEATURESAQUAKIA style of japanese cuisine where a single iron griddle is used to cook food in front of guests at restaurants.

TEPPANYAKI

SPACEUsing a kitchen/diner approach means the chef can entertain whilst cooking

STOREThe back half slides off for when the time calls for a bit more room

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AQUAPONICSGrow your own plants indoors with no effort at all. The plants feed the fish while the fish feed your plants.

GROWINGGrow herbs, spices, tomatoes whatever takes your fancy.

ENTERTAINYou now have an aquarium in your kitchen, what better entertainment is there?

STORAGE

More efficient storage space means users must buy fresher foods.

FEATURES

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PREP. COOK. CLEAN.

UVC lighting at the back of the preparation area kills all bacteria as soon as you’re done. No need to waste time wiping any mess up and you can get straight to the entertaining!

The “smart” stove automatically deciphers where you have placed the pan and places the heat source beneath. Meaning you never have any more heating than needed. A LED display informs you of temperatures.

No more wasted water. The intuitive tap only releases certain amounts of water through at a time. This can be toggled on the interface beside it. While also allowing the tap to boil water, The tap head extends out from the sink surface to help clean dishes.

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Another additional way to add a social aspect to Aquaki is by providing a way for users to share and swap their produce.

In urban spaces no one has enough room to grow everything, but together there are many more possibilities.

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Non Literal FormExercise in creating Visual Identity

Industrial Design

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Creating a form that instinctively

conveys how a user must interact with

it. But with no other purpose.

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DEVELOPMENT

All 3 models were created out of foam using various techniques in the workshop. The final two were sanded then primed and painted. All 3 side by side show the iteration of the design until final outcome.

The use of red in the finger gap area alert the users eyes and inform them that this part is to be interacted with and how to interact.

The subtle red dots above each side (1 dot on right side, 2 on the left) indicate to the user which panel goes where.

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ENGAGE REMOVE CONNECT

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Bowers & WilkinsB&W “New Portable Speaker”

Industrial Design

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Live project, design a new portable

speaker for B&W that is unlike any currently on the

market.

CONTEXT

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FRAGMENT

SPLIT AND SHARE

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The first concept we presented to Bowers & Wilkins is Fragment. The key idea behind this concept is that you have a speaker that functions as an amplifier for musicians either as a singular block that is held together with magnets or as 3 separate components. The tagline ‘split and share’ encapsulates the idea of separating the sound up and sharing it amongst you and your friends.

- Includes 1/4 inch jack for on the go jamming- A rechargeable battery with only one single charge point- Held together with a series of magnets (not enough to affect the components)- One bass speaker, two mid range speakers and two tweeters- Dark ebony styled wood.

FEATURES

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Development

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CONCEPTTEXTURED TOP

CONTROL DIAL

LED SCREEN

MULTIPLE CONTROLS

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PORTALUS

STAND ALONE SOUND

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PORTALUS

STAND ALONE SOUND

The second concept we presented is Portalus. The name is a play on the current B&W speaker ‘Nautilus’. This speaker is eye catching and controversial. Its visuals are completely different to any other speaker, it was designed to make people go “WHAT!?” The ‘spiked’ end is so that the speaker can be pushed into soft ground at the park or festivals.

- Omni-directional speaker in the centre allows everyone sat around Portalus to receive the exact same sound quality.- Flexible design allows it to be freestanding, lying flat, or stuck in the ground.- The expanding hood contains the bass unit which allows for the highest quality of sound.

FEATURES

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Development

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CONCEPT

BASS HOOD

OMNI DIRECTIONAL SPEAKER

SPIKE/FREESTAND

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CANVASCustomisable 3D Printed Prosthetics

Industrial DesignService Design

UI Design

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How can we return symmetry and

confidence to an amputee? Make

them emotionally connected to their

limb

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The patent for the current form of prosthetic arm has been unchanged since the early 1900’s. Current prosthetic arms try to replicate what a regular arm looks like, instead of letting the amputee embrace their prosthetics potential.

Amputee’s do not feel emotionally connected to their limbs, only physically attached.

THE PROBLEM

By creating a prosthetic arm where the amputee can easily design their own limb. CANVAS provides the framework for

the amputees to fully express themselves. Two basic panels that take their form from the amputees existing limb are the

blank canvases for the amputee to paint their picture.

THE solution

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Development

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2. The elbow

The arm connects to the socket via a thread, this would mean that a special socket would most likely have to be made, this is as simple as an adjustment when creating the carbon fibre mould.

1. The socket

The elbow can be locked at 90 degrees or 45 degrees. Similar to current prosthetics you can also move your arm by swinging it up into a locking position.

The panels are connected by a screw joint that allows you to have multiple pairs and easily change between them, whilst still being secure enough for them not to come loose.

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5. The wrist

By flexing the cables the hand can clench enough to hold objects. This is exactly the same as how most mechanical prosthetics function. Except they use ugly metal claws.

6. Flexible hand

The inner core of the arm is made from Carbon Fibre so its ultra lightweight and durable. The outer panels are made from ABS which will provide extra strength and protection where needed

4. Lightweight

As the wrist is in two parts. Similar to current prosthetics you can rotate the wrist in order to provide different functions.

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SERVICE

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Visit here to see a working prototype of the website:http://invis.io/S7STQDDP

The website is integral to allowing amputees to ‘design’ their own limb. It functions similar to NikeID and other customisation services by using a combination of prestyled designs. However the user can also create their own designs using artwork they have created or found online.

From here users can share their designs with other users or submit them and have them reviewed by their nearest prosthetist who supplies CANVAS limbs.

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BrandingVariety of branding and logo work

Graphic DesignTypography

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Personal branding

During my final year at University I undertook a personal branding project in order to present my work under a cohesive brand.

My initialsVivid/sharp

Clean

Symmetrysignature

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Snowboard co.

I have a passion for snowboarding and I want to combine this with my love of making by starting up my own snowboard brand. Here are a few of the branding ideas I’ve played with.

Mountain peak

The meaning behind the name would be that the mountain is a blank canvas, for the snowboarder to paint their picture upon.

simple

BLANK.SNOWBOARDS

NK.BLNNNKKK.BLANC.

like mt.blanc

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If you’d like to have a chat, I’d love to hear from you. You can

contact me via:

www.fraserlouden.com

design@fraserlouden.com

Fraser Louden

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Thank you.