Lucy Milham - Portfolio

PORTFOLIO 2021 - 2022

LUCY MILHAM

ABOUT ME LUCY MILHAM / PRODUCT DESIGNER Hi! I’m Lucy Milham.

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I’m an enthusiastic and innovative student currently studying at Nottingham Trent University.

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I am a practical and hands-on designer who enjoys physical and CAD modelling to help develop and improve my designs. I am excellent at problem-solving and have developed proven teamwork skills demonstrated through a range of group projects and extracurricular activities. I enjoy meeting and working with new people so after graduating, I hope to continue to develop my skills whilst learning from colleagues, in the hope that I am able to take inspiration from all kinds of design.

I am currently looking for an industrial placement at a design company where I can develop existing skills and gain experience pursuing a career within design.

Skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

Indesign

Solidworks

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ngham Trent University, ngham Expected 2nd year result - 2.1 Overall 1st year result - 1st Group modules inspired creative communication and teamwork skills Course provides networking, work experience and employability opportunities Assignments required selfmotivation, organisation and time management

ry Village Academy, Peterborough A-Levels: Maths (C), Geography (B), Product Design (B)

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07444 701459 lucyeviem@gmail.com @lucymilham.design https://lucymilham. myportfolio.com/work

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Sproutlings Drinks Bottles

Hairdryer Designed for Elegance

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Sheet Metal Desk Light

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Children’s emotional activity workstation

04 The Brief “Design an innovative product that uses Cartonboard as its main material” As part of a submission for Procarton, this project shifted to design a product which is multi-purposeful and can educate children on the benefits of recycling products.

The higher aim would be to inspire younger generations to become environmentally conscious and for parents to start to choose recyclable and reusable products for their children.

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After broad initial ideation into all possible topics for Procarton, the project focus shifted to ‘food and drink’ and how packaging may be used in more than one way.

This inspired the final design of the ‘Sproutlings Bottles’ - a healthy drink collection which can be reused and cut apart into temporary plant pots.

Flavours consisting of: - Apple and Carrot - Strawberry and Radish - Kiwi and Cucumber Where the second ingredients’ seeds are contained in the lower compartment, ready for growing.

Modelling Functionality To test the functionality and to experiment with sizing, prototype modelling is important.

This model was modelled using cardboard, inner plastic lining and a temporary bottle lid.

Plastic used to protect the model from damage and leakage

Water volume fitted inside the bottle was 150ml

The inner plastic layer is then discarded for the bottom half to be used as a plant pot. The user would then add the seeds from the lower compartment and cut out the level indicators from the back of the bottle

Despite the model substitutes in material, the bottle only had small leakages when poured

Using scissors, I cut along the centre line through the cartonboard and plastic layer to create two halves

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Final Concept Following design restrictions for this project, this hairdryer was designed to fit within the trends of ‘elegant, sophisticated and refined’.

After modelling shape and form and experimenting with colour palettes and varied materials, I chose a monotone beige plastic casing for the main body as it allowed the product to be easy mass produced whilst maintaining an exterior that appeared elegant, feminine and expensive.

Small details were added on later such as the matte black nozzle for quicker drying, the three-step buttons to control temperature and speed, and the rubber component to protect the surface from scratches, located on the side of the body where the company name would be printed.

The final concept was modelled using yellow foam, grey foam and 3D printing PLA filiament.

Orbicul light and series

The Brief

“Explore the commercial home-ware market, developing a single or range of products specifically for sheet meta manufacturing”

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Components slot into the the precise indentations on the bulb base - easy for the user to assemble and repair if components are broken or damaged and need replacing.

Frosted Glass Casing

Outer Steel Surface

Bulb Wire Inner Steel Surface Bulb Base

Product use adhesives to components

Product and components manufactured from: - Laser-cut Stainless Steel - Sandblasted Frosted Glass - Injection Moulded White Plastic

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M a n u f a c t u r e

- unpolished metal - deliberate cuts - rivets and bolts - rounded corners and edges - simplistic forms - mixed variety of materials

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Trend Insights -

mid 50s financially comfortable vintage collectors industrial-rustic

Children’s Emotional Activity Workstation

04 The Brief and Persona “How might we improve the experience for the increasing number of people with hybrid working patterns?” - 5 weeks Hybrid working - ‘a type of flexible working where an employee splits their time between the workplace and working remotely’.

Due to COVID-19, the percentage of employees working from home rose from 27% in 2019 to 37% in 2020. For most employees, this meant adapting to online meetings and communicating via video calls. For single mothers, however, this meant closed daycares and a lack of babysitters, forcing them to balance working from home with occupying their children.

To portraying this demographic, the product was designed for the typical 30 year old mother with a child in pre-school. The main insights found were: • Usual work breaks got filled with child care responsibilities, causing stress • Child is left alone for long hours of the day - agitated, restlessness • Mother and child rarely interact creating a lack of communication

Aesthetic Direction

- Muted Colours - Natural Materials - Independent Entertainment - Communication

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sign for the child... encourage adults to join in

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The produ Solidworks uses a main wood, using detailing fo

uct, designed in s and rendered in Keyshot n material of sanded pine g green (hex #d7e8c9) or the small components.

Pine

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Brass Hinge Silicon

Nylon

Water-Based Inks