Design Portfolio
HORATIO TURNER
Headphone Stand
A 3D printable character bust that can hold headphones.
Purpose
This project is my interpretation of Ghost from the Call of Duty videogame franchise. From reference images it is clear the character has gone through numerous design changes. The character is known for his concealed appearance and hidden identity, so focus was made to convey this in the final design.
ZBrush Modelling
Focus was on cloth folds and character expression. Aimed to make the character look mysterious and determined in his expression. To create the battle-damaged mask I added cut, marks and scratch details along with the poly-painted finish
Headphone Stand
Head circumference is 57cm as this is the UK average male size. This can be adjusted to suit the users needs when put in to a 3D printing slicer. Due to its size, the model will be printed in two halves.
Grow
Final Year University Project
Brief - to develop a product which can teach primarily children ages 6-10 the fundamentals of gardening, which can also benefit parents or caregivers in an educational and entertaining experience for all.
“Play is the best form of learning.”
D.M.Baer
>90%
of parents think play helps children develop lifelong skills. For example, creativity (93%), problem solving skills (92%) and confidence (91%).
95%
of parents think play makes families happier, grow stronger bonds and improve wellbeing.
4/5
children want to play more.
40% of parents don’t feel confident to plant with their children
75% of parents believe their child is more interested in nature than technology
Research
Primary methods used: online surveys, competitor research, task analysis, interviews & focus groups.
Secondary research methods used: online articles/reports/surveys, government statistics & research reports.
85% of the UK live in urban areas
90%
UK primary schools run gardening activities
Sketching
I used a variety of sketching techniques to efficiently communicate my ideas to stakeholders via video call and email.
Jamie enjoys the gardening activities at his school, he finds it fun to plant and grow fruit and vegetables.
His mother, Charlotte, has no experience of gardening herself. A friend suggests a brand new educational toy.
He always gets excited to tell his mother what he got up to in the school garden.
Both Charlotte and Jamie enjoy the new product! It offers a bonding, fun and educational experience for the both of them.
Prototyping
I tested Bamboo PLA for the pots and a more flexible material in PCTPE for the plant pieces. These materials were as close as I could get to replicating the actual materials (Bamboo for the pots and Silicone for the plant pieces). Cards were made digitally and were critiqued via online meetings.
Unbox.
Made of sustainable materials in paper honeycomb and reusable rubber bands. This is to eliminate the need of singleuse plastic.
Set up.
Each player pot contains a pack of cards which need to be removed. Once done and with plant pieces dissassembled, the game can begin.
Ask questions.
Take it in turns to ask each player questions across four categories:
• picture
• multiple choice
• timed
• spelling
These each come with varying difficulty (indicated by icons at the base of each card) and depending on a players age to help challenge the user.
Build to win.
By answering questions correctly the user can take a plant piece to begin building their plant. The winner is the first person to complete the plant.
Gameplay can vary such as adding a time limit, building a massive plant until it collapses and forming teams for larger groups to encourage further use and promote friendly competition.
Testing
• Being unable to test the product with children was by far the most prominent thing I would change if I did this project again.
• Testing with children would have led to clearer reasoning for the final design and provide more opportunites to improve the overall product.
• Instead, logical reasoning was used on large parts of the project and speaking to stakeholders (parents, toy designers and my peers).
For Use in the Home or School
• Another point is which market this product was best suited to.
• If for use in the home, gameplay expansion with more focus on a story and build complexity should be explored.
• Or, for use in school, the educational side should be pushed more, e.g. with worksheets and a more mass production friendly design.
Expansion Opportunties
• The product can be used as a display piece or collectable, especially with further designs being introduced (see below left image).
• This also opens the door for varying designs for stem and plant pieces to enhance the products offering.
Borås
Design Week Project
Brief - using a brand of your choice, create a product which can encourage fitness in the home.
51% are looking for alternative ways to keep fit due to the cost-of-living crisis, according to QuMind in 2023.
76m2
average UK home size. This is despite the population growing 500,000+ every year.
44%
of the population work remotely (hybrid or fully remote), according to an ONS report in 2023.
63%
increase in privatly rented sector from 2.8 million (2007) to 4.5 million (2017) in the UK.
Ideation
From researching similar workout products available the bench finish needs to be practical yet stylish.
The design solution includes a large draw and shelf space to allow the product to be a functional piece for the home.
The cost-of-living crisis has led people to reconsider how they exercise. Gym membership and exercise class fees rising has led to a need for a different approach - fitness in the home can solve this.
Deciding on what new fitness equipment to get can be difficult. Why not try IKEA’s new reasonably priced workout bench?
With the bench assembled it can now be used. An adjustable seat design allows for variation in exercises that can be performed.
Multipurpose spaces are essential for remote workers, especially those in more confined living arrangements.
Borås comes flat packed. It will need to be assembled with a screw driver, hammer and super glue.
More than just a workout bench. Borås has its own storage compartments and acts as a hybrid workout bench and piece of furniture your home.
Features
The user can paint the workout bench or leave it in its natural Beech finish. Borås offers storage space to make it a functional furniture piece for the home. To adjust the height of the back rest, there is a carved Beech piece which is stored underneath the back rest.
Manufacturing
Beech has been used for the adjustable piece and shell top and bottom. Plywood + Oak veneer for the mid section pieces and Pine for the draw. Rubber pads help to avoid scratching the ground. The product will come flat-packed for assembly.
upholstery high density foam plywood backed
leather
cnc routed beech
stainless steel hinge
ball bearing drawer slides
oak veneered plywood
stainless steel legs with rubber pads heavy duty braked swivel casters
solid pine drawer
Elements
Placement
I spent 11 months working for The LEGO Group within the Element Design team in Billund, Denmark.
The following projects are non-confidential elements I solely worked on, along with a project I contributed to which was released in 2023.
Trophy
Inspired by the Jules Rimet trophy to practice ZBrush and creating a LEGO element. I simplified the form so the element can be held by a figure and hollowed the base so it can sit on a LEGO stud with a suitable tolerance applied.
Vehicle top
A vehicle top to fit on a 2x4 DUPLO wheel base modelled in Rhino 3D. 3D printing allowed tolerances to be tested accurately. Learning LEGO design language and creating physical prototypes to discuss with engineers, element designers and DUPLO team.
Animals
Worked on numerous animals during my internship, with this concept being for a German Shepherd dog.
Aim was to create a playful design using tongue and large eye features. A three-part design using TPU for tail and tongue and ABS for the body.
Wheel System
I was put in charge of creating concept models and developing a new wheel system to be used in DUPLO, which the team had wanted for a long time. I explored a Thailand styled Tuk Tuk. The element was far too large (and so expensive to produce), however it was still worth exploring.
DUPLO 2023 release
In set No.10993 a skateboard element was released which I helped to develop. This was one of a series of vehicles I created concept models for to develop a wheel system avoiding the use of a metal axle.
Widget
Group University Project
Brief - working within a team create a widget design that can be injection moulded.
The Process
The challenge was to produce a mouldable design in six weeks, from idea creation to producing a physical model. The project focused on learning injection moulding rather than creating an attractive innovative widget design.
Manufacturing
Mould inserts, process plans and engineering drawings were created. Tasks were delegated to the team to produce individual components. Machinery in CNC (for the blocks), the lathe and milling machine for the inserts were used to accurately make the moulding blocks.
Cycle Time
How can 3 million widgets be made in a 3 month time frame?
We concluded a mould capable of producing 4 widgets simultaneously would be the best solution, allowing the target amount to be hit and being the most time and cost effective method.
Target: 3,000,000 widgets
Time: 2160 hours (3 x 30 day months)
129600 minutes
7,776,000 seconds
8.178 seconds = cycle time
950,843 = number of cycles
3,803,372 = total widgets*
*To note this calculation does not take into account for down time, maintenance or other issues which could impact production time.
Personal Projects
Chocolate Dispenser
This model consists of a miniature standing above a chocolate dispenser containing a sloped interior and storage compartment. Holds up to 10 Mini Eggs for rewarding my nephew for completing chores
Modelled in ZBrush / Fusion 360 and rendered in Blender.
Vader Miniature
A project to develop my miniature model making skills. Printed in 4 pieces before being sanded, assembled, primed and painted. To reflect, printing in more parts, at a larger scale and using a resin printer would produce a better result if I made this again.
Paddington Model
Designing Paddington to look part of Marks and Spencer’s Easter chocolate range. Details include his fur, dual chocolate finish and M&S tag. Consideration of how this could be thermoformed.
Modelling Courses
I took several courses in ZBrush for hard surface and character modelling. These taught me to use features and tools I was unfamiliar with across several projects and offered plenty of ways to enhance my workflow.
Coming soon...
there have been some great advancements in gaming controllers lately with Sony’s DualSense Edge including replaceable joysticks and Xbox’s Remix Special Edition controller being made from recycled materials.
I have set out to produce a controller concept which incorporates these great features and builds upon them with the aim of making a controller design which is sustainable, customisable and ergonomic.
There is no deadline on this project as it is a personal project titled:
ONE Controller (1C for short).
This image is an early concept modelled in Rhino3D and rendered in Redshift.
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