A M E L I A N . C O O M B S / / /P O R T F O L I O 2 0 1 3

/ // Amelia N. Coombs / Newcatsle / 07837525130 / ameliacoombs@hotmail.co.uk

EDUCATION

DESIGN SKILLS

ACHIEVEMENTS

WORK EXPERIENCENorthumbria University /// sept 2012- year 2016Design For Industry

No grades have been obtained as of yet as I am currently in the second year of my four year degree. Please refer to my portfolio for progress as to date.

Huddersfield New College /// sept 2010 - sept 2012OCR National Diploma in Design and Photography

grades given by the OCR examining board:-Distinction -Distinction -Distinction( equivalent of 3 A’s at A- Level)

Research & DevelopmentPresentation Computer/ Hand sketching & renderingModel-making and prototyping Graphic DesignAdobe Photoshop Adobe IllustratorAdobe In Design Solidworks Autocad Sketchbook Designer

University ScholarshipGraphic design work published by Connections huddersfieldAchieving best in show at the end of year exhibitionAwarded highest achiever within my course at college

Part Time Worker, Suma Cooperative /// 10th June 2013- 18th september 2013 During my time at Suma my duties consisted of working as a member of a large workforce, receiving orders from clients, picking and stacking the products from various destinations within a large warehouse. I have gained a lot of experience using a picking machine as well as working as part of a team meeting the high demands of work flow under a pressurised environment.

Blacksmith Design Consultancy /// 14th May 2012- 21st may 2012

During my time at Blacksmith’s I initially researched the history and client base of the consultancy prior to setting up the building blocks of a website based upon the premiss of using Google adsense to gain profit.

ABOUT ME

Interests /// In my spare time I enjoy landscaping and gardening as well as spending time in the great outdoors camping and hiking across the UK. I also love to travel to various countries and cities taking in the culture and architecture in which they host.

Voluntary work, Haworth Cat Rescue /// 2006-2008

I am an industrial designer who is fascinated by the conceptual frameworks, interactions and research underlying the design process. I also lke to draw too. I truly believe that design can inspire a better life, culture and a better world.

Design Brief /// design an interactive toy that captures the mind and interest of an autistic child

A self driven project for Northumbria University ///

/// Research

1.1% of the uk population have Autism

Between 44% - 52% of people with autism may have a learning disability. This usually means the person will require a specific type of care

There are many treatment stragegies to care for a child with Autism all variy depending on the severity of the autism. For all strategies it is important to keep the brain stimulated and engaged.

VARIED TYPES OF AUTISM

INTERGRATION OF TREATMENT STRATEGIES

ALL TREATMENTS AIM TO KEEP THE BRAIN STIMULATED AND ENGAHED.

CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

DESIGN SOLUTION‘An interactive sensory toy that will engage a large percentace of the Autistic spectrum’

DESIGN OBJECTIVES

Ergonomic Universally Understood

Non-Hazardous

Interactive Sensory

/// Concept Development

My initial concept was to design a toy which was intuative, interlocking, interactive and sensory. I specified into building blocks studying various forms and ways of stacking.

FINAL DESIGN The function of the blocks is to engage the mind in a creative and active learning process. The sensory aspect to the design creates interest and multiple layers of stimulation for the childs brain.

MOCK-UP MODEL TESTING

Design Brief /// To design a range of devices and busines stratagies which use bluetooth 4.0. technology.

We decided to look into outdoor activites and how to improve saftey and performance.

A group project for an entrepreneur up a new business based on the technology bluetooth

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Quantified SelfThe Quantified Self is a movement to incorporate technology into data acquisition on aspects of a person’s daily life in terms of inputs, states, and performance. Such self-monitoring and self-sensing, which combines wearable sensors and wearable computing, is also known as lifelogging.

Problems with existing technology’s- Battery drain - Constant pairing and reconnecting of devices

This generation of bluetooth is split into two different types, Blue-tooth 4.0 and Bluetooth smart ready.

DESIGN SOLUTION‘To design a range of devices and busines stratagies which use bluetooth 4.0. technology. We decided to look into outdoor activites and how to improve saftey and performance.’

DESIGN OBJECTIVES

Uses new technology

Portable

Universally understood

Energy efficient

“ When I go climbing I don’t take my phone as it will usually either run out of battery, no signal or get damaged. This means there is no way of contacting anyone for help.”

Concept 1 Carabina device

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“I want to be able to compare my performance with my squash partner to be able to see where I need to improve”

Concept 3 No app device

SCENARIOCONCEPT3

//Liam and Eddie meet up for their regular 7:00 squash game on a Monday night. Liam wants to improve his fitness and abilities as he plays for the Men’s squash team.

//As the game goes on Liam’s energy levels start to drop and his shots become less accurate.

//Eddie and Liam both compare their results from their game. Liam compares where he lost energy with Eddies.

//With this information Liam is able to generate a training schedule based on which area he needs to improve upon.

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If you wanted to measure your performance in a match what would be important to help you improve? I would measure energy levels. It is something that is hard to measure quantitatively, which restricts you improving on this factor. All I analyse at the moment is my own opinion on energy levels.

Do you use any devices to measure your performance?I have used a heart rate monitor a couple of times.

Do you think it would be useful to be able to compare your result with your squash partners to look at the differences in performance?Massively. It would be nice to see a set of normative data for both elite and non-elite squash players.

Where would be most comfortable to wear the device while playing squash?From experience the top of the back/lower neck doesn’t restrict movement and doesn’t impact on balance.

Would a video camera be useful to help see where you could improve?Yep hugely, I know the strengths/areas of improvements if professionals as I see them often on TV however I rarely view my own games.

SPORTS ANALYSIS APP

THE DEMANDAnalysing Sport

There is no way of comparing performances in sport.

Our device will record statistics from the game and show areas of improvement.

Our device will then make a training schedual based on the areas of improvement.

An improvement in technique and fitness is noticed by the user.

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CONCEPT 1 CONCEPT 2 FEATURES

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Design Brief /// To design a non literal form representative of a theme, once finalising the deisgn a final foam model should be made. A self driven project for Northumbria University ///

/// Sketchwork Development

/// Sketchwork Development /// Sketchwork task inspired speaker