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KATY ARIS DESIGN FOR INDUSTRY NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY
KATY
ARISDESIGN FOR
INDUSTRY
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY
Hi, I’m Katy,
I’m a second year Design ForIndustry student at Northumbria University.
I have many passions in life, from mountain walking, outdoor swimming and kayaking to a brand new sport- Korfball. I feel life is all about exploring, with countless things and places to discover!
Exploration is only one aspect involved in making the perfect product or service. Please feel free to take a look at my portfo-lio of everything I have been up to recently.
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1 DIS*
3-A’s
3-B’s
GCSE
A-LEVELS
1 DIS*
1-A
1-C
FOUNDATIONART+
DESIGN
MERIT
Thayer Allyston Gowdy Photography Assistant:Working in San-Francisco assisting on a variety of shoots, including a book publication. Organising business files and editing photos gave me a great insight into the design industry.
National Citizenship Team
Leader:This summer it was my role to mentor and look
after a group of 16 young people to teach them
important life skills.
Fortract Engineering:Learning and helping with specialist stud removal on large ships engines, forestry machines and machinery.
Sharon Gurney Design:Researching and planning the
new designs of an autumn/ winter collection.
Interests
Experience
CAD Sk
ills
1- B (AS Level-
Media Studies)
1-D
(Btec Medical Science)
(Art + Design- Textile Design)
(Physical Education)
(General Studies)
5-C’s
Birdbox
The design and shape of birdboxes often determine which type of birds will enter
and build their nest. For this project I want-ed to make the perfect home for a blue
tit- taking into consideration the processes and cost of materials.
Shaddowplay
Inspired by the form of coral, I wanted to create an interesting light form. I was attracted to the obscure shape of the rounded pillars and how
they are all linked together.
I wanted to use polypropo-line for the light shade as it helps with the warm glow I was trying to create. Firstly I experimented with paper
and decided it was too flex-ible and would not hold the
form.
Hear Me Project InstallationThis project was all about interacting with the
public, firstly I made large 1.5M aluminium letters and attached around 300 recycled bot-tles. I transported these to Carlisle city center and held a public arts event. The public got involved by choosing a bottle and writing a
secret or confession message. The results of the project were fascinating.
Yellow acetate was used for the public to write the messages on. Some of them were heartwarming, interesting and funny. One
example is “Im proposing tonight” or “I am in love with my best friend”.
Non-literal Product
The Experience Of Children’s Drinks
6-8 Glasses of fluid per day should be consumed by children
Teaspoons of sugar in the average children’s
drink
Children consuming sugary drinks every
day
“Sugar levels in children’s fruit juices are unacceptably high”
50%
Polyethylene Terephtha-late (PET)
BTA Free
A high quality plastic bottle that can im-
prove the experience of drinking tap water. By attaching the bubble filled “pop pop” cap-
sules you can create a healthy and fun alterna-tive to other drinks on
the market.
Pop Pop Bottle
Blow moulding
Production costs- 16p
Polyvinyl chloride(PVC)
Vinyl sticker- rip and weather resistantProduction costs-
1p
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Injection moulding through ahot runner system
Production costs- 16p
Bubble filled capsules
Aluminium foilcover
£15bn Is spent each year on students who repeat a grade because they have reading problems.
15 minutes a day= 1million words of text in a year.
Preschool and after-school programmes
have no age-appropriate books for their children.
“The most successful way to improve the reading achievement of low-income children is to increase their access to print”
80%
Bookie Book Business
What is Bookie Books?
A personalised deliv-ery service of books for a family’s conven-ience, to encourage
children to read.
How is it a profitable service?
When signing up on the webpage the
user joins onto a monthly direct debit
system.
Target Audience?
For the reading age of 4-7, middle class
families who are busy on a day-to-
day basis.
Consumers
Aimed at children ages 4-7.Firstly based in small areas in Newcastle Upon Tyne.Middle and upper class families who can afford
the service to make their lifestyle more convenient.
Parents that are always busy with not much spare time in
their day-to-day lives.
Awareness
Facilities• Storage space• Office space• Company car • Approx 3200 books, to be increased.
Initial Visit
Visiting schools to promote the service. Giving a pres-
entation and answering questions.
Advertising in local news-papers.
Handing out promotional flyers in schools.
Advertising using product branding on book bags, the company car and various
incentive products.
Bookie Book staff visits school
Parent interested about the service
visits website
Signs up for the monthly books to
be delivered
Child enters reading ability and
favourite genre
Orders received Books collected from in-house
library, selected by ability, genre and
preferences
First order pack-aged in Bookie Book kids book
bag.
Including the first 4 books- the review pack-age, progress poster and
phonetics book.
Progress poster- a child friendly poster to track
books read
Review package- to person-alise the child’s preferred
books for delivery the next month
Prize incentives- book markers,
keyrings
Delivered to the allocated time slot- handy for
parents
Selection of convenient time to
deliver
Child reads select-ed books, fills out review package
Bookie Book staff collects and de-livers the second months books.
Enters in book review
Deliverables
Monthly payment received
Growth
Word of mouth is important to allow the spread of interest from parents, thus gaining more sign
ups.
Increase in profits will allow the service to be avalable in a num-ber of areas around the country.
Progression through the years. This will increase-
• Staff• Storage space/ other facilities
• Wider collection of books• Order increase
