Andrew Mitchell Portfolio

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Andrew Mitchell Contact Details

ADDRESS33 Tringham Close,

Knaphill,

Woking,

Surrey,GU21 2FB

TELEPHONE07707926425

E-MAIL

[email protected]

WEBSITEwww.andrewmitchelldesign.co.uk


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Andrew Mitchell Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

1ST CLASS HONOURS DEGREE in Industrial Design and Technology (BA) romLoughborough University

A-levels :

Design and Technology : Product design (A)

ICT (A)

English Literature (B)

RELEVENT WORK EXPERIENCE

INNOVATE DESIGN - Freelance Industrial DesignerAugust 2009 to present - Working on bries, with a limited time rame. Working concepts

up to realisitc working CAD and presentation material.

NOKIA U K LTD - Industrial Designer

13 month placement; July 2007 to August 2008, working as an Industrial Designer

at NOKIA R&D. REFERENCE ON REQUEST - During my time at Nokia I worked

within a concepting team involved with n-series devices. I was engadged on a diverse

range o projects rom uture interaces and interactions, to high quality devices, and the

architecture within them.

AWARDS AND PATENTS

13/9/2005 Surrey County Scholarship to Loughborough University sponsored by

Duplo International ltd

PATENT NC64542, Filled on Aug 29th 2008 named as sole inventor

20/01/2008 - Mace Milano Dinning in 2015 competition runner up

SKILLS AND STRENGTHS

DESIGN SKILLS

Design drawing skills, Graphic design skills, Product Styling and Semantics, Product

ergonomics & Interaction design, Manuacturing processes and materials, Engineering

drawings, Workshops (including CNC machining and RP techniques), Blue oam and

ProLab prototype modelling, visual models, working prototypes, Materials selection.

SOFTWARE

3D :Highly experienced on both Pro-Engineer, and CATIA. Alias Image Studio, Maxwell

Render, Hypershot. Some experience o Solidworks, and other CAD packages.

2D : Procient on the ull Adobe creative suite (including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign,

Flash, Dreamweaver and Fireworks). Corel Painter and Sketchbook PRO, and Microsotoce applications.

GENERAL

Good public relation skills, Good working in a team or as an individual, Good at achieving

deadlines.

Other interests include; Gol ( Played County Gol or WBGC ) , Photography, biking

and


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SQUIBBLEportable Braille interace or the blind


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SQUIBBLE

Squibble provides tactile, audio and high contrast visual eedback or the blind and visually impaired; allowing users to access their mobile phones and other technology on the go.

Fitting neatly into a pocket and connecting vie bluetooth Squibble oers the chance or personal interaction and reedom regardless o where it is used. Smaller and cheaper than

existing solutions Squibble also tries to negate the stigma o assisted products, provide a stylish and desirable solution or a market segment that is oten neglected.


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A-cover

PCB connections

Mechanism (A) Motor support

Internal chassis, Mechanism (B)

Battery PCB components

External Chassis & endcaps

SQUIBBLE technical details

Above :The Squibble construction is designed to maximise the internal space, using an external metal chassis to maintain rigidity.

The image shows a section through the construction. Squibble uses 779 ultrasonic motors to provide tactile eedback through

Braille and other universally recognisable symbols or quick access.

Left :As well as tactile eedback, audio and high contrast illumination are provided to give as many options or interaction as

possible. The illumination is provided through caps on each motor, as these press against the user replaceable silicone cover theyprovide illumination or each o the raised dots.

Far left : Ideation through to early orm sketches. The orm was heavily infuenced by the grip required to read Braille without

placing the device on a surace. Although not the most ecient shape, it makes Squibble unique and gives a higher personal

value than existing devices.


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HP - MP3 STREAMING Ideation and details


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adaptALL Oce Chair Thumbnail sketches


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1. 2. 3.

1. Carbon fibre is used for the main structural elements of the chair, keeping the weight down and giving the user

confidence and perception that the chair is high performance and not just a disposable asset you would find in every office.

The support for the seat and back is designed to flex maintaining comfort and ensuring support is in the correct place.

2. Hard wearing hollow ABS is used for the seat supports and shaped elements of the chair. Available in many colours and

with good resistance to scratching and staining it will last the life of the chair, providing good support and strength.

3. A mesh material is used for the seat and back, letting the users skin breath and being lightweight. It can also be easily

replaced; it helps elongate the life of the chair. It is also available in many colours and is recyclable.

Front Side Back Three Quarter

adaptALL Oce chair detials


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The adaptALL office chair is Unique to each user. Rather than being infinitely

adjustable, the adaptALL is taylored to each individual user and their work

environment by a professional. Requiring the use of a simple tool to make

adjustments rather than a leaver, it is less likely for the chair to be altered from the

correct setup. This prevents RSI and other posture related problems due to

incorrectly set up office seating.

ABOVEThe correct posture and trunk angles for seating keep the feet flat on the

floor, the back should be properly supported, and the head and arms should not

have to stretch or be put under stress to complete tasks. The users weight should

be balanced and the back in a natural upright position.

The back and seat of the chair are made from a breathable mesh, preventing

overheating and allowing airflow around users when seated for a long time.

The mesh is stretched over a shaped frame providing a comfortable level of

support for the lumbar and shoulder regions.

The seat is shaped to promote the user keeping a suitable position, making it

uncomfortable to sit in a potentially damaging attitude. The legs for instance are

awkward to cross, and the shaped back means sitting slouched will become

awkward after a short while.

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LEFT The structure of the chair is designed to flex and move as weight is applied. The back rest pivots ensuring the lumbar is properly supported and the shoulders are kept well forward for good

posture.

MIDDLE The base of the seat opens and supports the backs of the legs and spreads the weight evenly, preventing any unnecessary Pressure being applied, but also ensuring the user sits upright.

RIGHT The carbon fibre structure transfers the weight to the central collum efficiently acting as a spring for cushioning and support. Contacts running to the side of the back rest help spread weight

through the back easier rather than a single central collum.

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PHOTOSHOP and sketch work


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ILLUSTRATOR rendering

Car Dash Board

Rendered entirely in illustrator, the dashboard was part o an ergonomics assesment o a car interior. Ater establishing the limits o reach or 1st to 99th percentile users the data

was then used to create this dashboard design. Intended to make reaching key controls easier, the design uses grouping and positional hirearchy. Allowing the driver to keep their

eyes on the road more oten.


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RSA09: PUBLIC SPACES, SAFER PLACESAnti-terrorism street urniture

Creating safe pockets around existing areas of congregation.

Truly adaptive to the environment; the modular construction allows unique protective walls, domes and sel supporting blast proo structures to be created around any existing

eatures.

Reactive to its surroundings

The structure reacts to Sound, weather and light, tailoring the speed o the reaction to the perceived threat rom each. A loud blast will close the structure instantly protecting those

within and around it. Whereas the sound o a large crowd might just close the ns slightly to provide a quite space within. Taking the idea o protection urther than just anti-terrorism,

giving it a purpose to exist on a day to day basis.


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Everyday Operation

On a day to day basis, the structure acts as a piece o architectural art.

Opening and closing to provide the most inviting environment to passers

by. By measuring sound levels, weather, and light levels, in that order o

priority, it creates an area that people dont want to avoid but that they

unconsciously pass through protecting them or an instant.

Active Protection

Bomb blasts cause damage via pressure shock waves, the majority o people injured during blasts are injured by the fying debris. The structure absorbs the blast, dissipating the

orces and defecting the blast upwards. Protecting those in and around it rom shock waves and alling debris.


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Displayed in the Fiera Milano International, Milan, Italy 18th -21st January 2008. The Grinder promotes experimentation in the kitchen, allowing you to put trusted favours together,

or maybe come up with some o your own. The glass spiral keeps favours separated, and resh until you grind them together.

MACEF MILANO - Dinning in 2015 competition runner up


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2 Flavours can be put together one down either side

o the spiral; traditional salt and pepper, or something

more interesting? The versatile grinder lets you adjust

quantities o each as you grind. rewarding to look at and

use, inter-changeable coloured rings compliment your

kitchen style or keep track o your favour combinations.


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Dinners Ready is a range o pots and pans with timers built into the handle. Each dish can be timed individually making sure your timing is always perect. Colour coded handles

makes paring pans and lids easy. These pans will add a light hearted but truly useul product to any kitchen.

DINNERS READYpans with built in timers


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The positioning o the dial gives the user instant access

to setting the timer without it getting in the way. A

knurled aluminium grip provides anti-slip and clearly

visible numbers making it easy to set each timer whilst

providing a wipe clean hygenic handle.


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