Recent content by JamesParkin

Ok this is going to sound a little harsh.... If you can't think of something better to do than redesign the portfolio for your major project are you doing the right degree?

Having said that the swoosh would only be going wrong way from one side..... ;)

Hi Levi It's was more food for thought at the time and to show my original thinking..... I never appreciated the direction of swoosh and understand that point. I did consider a recumbent but this was for mass market and that sector is limited. The intonation would have been a torsion spring...

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About 13 - 14 years again I came up with The Nike Bike..... Nike Swoosh as the frame. Sent off to Nike with the intention of gaining a place in their design team. What I actually got wasn't a thank you just a letter from their legal team saying please don't send us anymore unsolicited designs...

Scotty: Yes it's a catch 22 situation you want to get your stuff out there but can't afford to patent or protect (other than recorded delivery packages unopened).... Levi: Granted some of my ideas aren't original but as you say how many are.... The bits that I discussed with people in these...

Hi Scotty Various really.... Mobile: PA for mobile phone devices... Original idea over 15 years ago and then obviously Apple have Siri and the rest follow on.... Tents: inflatable tent.... Mine was based on a geodesic dome.... Original idea again 15 years ago. They simplified and they have...

Hi Andrew So is Terry Watson still there? If so tell him I said hi. Pretty sure he will remember me. As for what to design..... I would use your own experience. The classic products to redesign are toasters, can openers, hair dryers.... Realistically what you need to do is find any area with...

So this sounds like a Uni or School project...... Is this a product for the home or out and about? Or indeed both? Think about the sizes of the products this unit has to organise....

Hello people I've just joined! I have been around design all my life... Grandad and Engineer... Dad an Architect and I studied Product Design at Uni gaining a 1st but after spending 2 years dedicated to getting that first break it just didn't happen and I had to bite the bullet and get a...

Qualified Product Designer who had to get a dead end job to pay the bills needs to be involved in design