Product Designer
I am a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, with excellent abilities to communicate original concepts in all creative medium available, from Sketching to CAD, Card to Clay, and all that come between.
I love all aspects of design and am fascinated by the bonds we all have with the products we consume. As a designer i strive to produce original and tactile products, which center around consumer relationships, and solve problems in an innovative and imaginative fashion.
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...PERSONAL DETAILS
address; Old Mill Cottage,
40 Low Conniscliffe,
Darlington,
DL2 2JY.
mobile 07515760778.
daytime (01325) 484406.
email glizel@hotmail.co.uk
myspace www.myspace.com/gli3el
website *under construction*
...QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS
2003-2006 BA HONS INDUSTRIAL/PRODUCT DESIGN
*University of Teeside
2000-2002 'A' LEVEL Fine Art
AVCE Art & Design
Life Drawing evening class
*Darlington College of Technology
1998-2000 National Certificate in Mechanical Engineering
*Darlington College of Technology.
Mechanical Engineering Manufacture (foundation)
*South West Durham Training Ltd.
1993-1998 11 GCSE's A-C
including an A* in Art, Design Technology (Electronics)
*Hummersknott Comprehensive School
I have exceptional computer skills and utilize many design packages such as;
SolidWorks, 3dStudio, various versions of CAD.
Photoshop CS, Illustrator, CorelDraw, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.
and all Office programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
Before entering into further education I trained as a Toolmakers Apprentice at Thyssenkrupp Technologies Tallent Chassis Ltd. I believe this has given me a realistic view of what is possible, and a fantastic understanding of Manufacture, Materials, Product Testing, and Costing. Not to mention the skills that I have continued to develop in model making from soft development models, in card and foam, to more detailed photographic models and prototypes.
...ACHIEVEMENTS
2005 2nd Prize Winner
STRIX Kettle Design Competition
-The judges of the competition were impressed by the thoroughness of my design development, and felt my designs could go straight to manufacture . This led to a number of my concepts filtering through to production models for brands such as Kenwood,
Tefal, and Brita.
2006 UNKLE - James Lavelle (promotional artwork)
-i was asked to produce Graffiti based artwork to promote
an event, which the world renowned DJ was playing in the
M'boro Empire...James Lavelle has work on several projects
with Nike such as a rare SB Trainer named the 'Dunkle'
which featatured artwork by FUTURA (new york based
graffiti artist), and it was a pleasure to work on the
project...
D&AD 'seymourpowell' Timepiece concept
-commended entry.
2007 TOM DIXON - EPS Design Competition
-competition to develop new uses for EPS (expanded
polystyrene) for the EPS Packaging Group.
TRIADS Clothing ltd - Merchandiser and Buyer
-Through the last year of my degree and to the present day, I
have been involved in all creative area's of the Business. This Job has
led to a variety of freelance projects, and has allowed me to
lease with respected professionals at super brands such as
Adidas, Nike, and LEVI'S.
Location
Darlington, United Kingdom
Specialties
- Industrial Design
- 3-D Modeling
- Illustration
Education
University of Teesside
