Summary
I am a Principal Designer at Design Futures, a multi-disciplinary design group based at the University. A member of the Chartered Society of Designers for 12 years, I have extensive experience in product design for industry, taking many products through from concept design to production, from one-off and low volume products to mass produced goods.
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About
My R&D consultancy experience includes designing and developing products and managing NPD projects across consumer, medical, FMCG and industrial sectors for diverse clients - from SMEs to major multinationals, including brands such as Gripple, Unilever, Panasonic, Spear and Jackson and JCB.
I also teach engineering design and furniture design students and have a mentoring role with product design placement students.
Design research
Ideation and design visioning Concept design
Form design Ergonomics
Product development Prototype design and manufacture
Product and production rationalization Industrial design
CAD – solid and surface modelling Injection moulding design
Design for Manufacture Design for Assembly -
Teaching
Business, Technology and Enterprise
Ongoing R&D consultancy for various clients. I am currently contributing engineering design, ergonomics and user interaction design, materials selection and prototype development to an NIHR i4i project.
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Research
- Design Futures , Art and Design Research Centre
- Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute
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Publications
Journal articles
Daw, W., Kingshott, R., Saatchi, R., Burke, D., Holloway, A., Travis, J., ... Elphick, H. (2016). Medical Devices for Measuring Respiratory Rate in Children: a Review. Journal of Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 3, 21-27. http://doi.org/10.15379/2409-3394.2016.03.01.04
Patents
Jones, A., Dulake, N., & Bailey, S. (2018). A clasp. GB2561381 (A) ― 2018-10-17.
Jones, A., & Nash, S. (2016). An Adapter. EP2511587 (B1).
Jones, A., & Nash, S. (2016). An Adapter. EP2511587 (B1).
Dulake, N., Jones, A., & Phillips, M. (2010). Door or window security system for mounting at a door or window frame. WO2009GB51265 20090928.