One person.
The whole
product.

You can send me napkin sketches or drawings, or we can talk it through over video. It is my job to work out what you are really after. Together, we explore the idea, who it is for, and what the product needs to do.

I develop early concepts and directions, then use your feedback to shape the form and experience. You might create a mood board, collect images for inspiration, or wave your hands around the artwork I share. Whatever helps you shape your vision.

Design is iterative: we work in short, rapid cycles, so you can respond at each step without long gaps. As mechanical, electronic, analysis or manufacturing decisions emerge, the concept may need to change. I can keep the technical jargon out of the conversation or take you into the detail and help you learn as we go.

I develop the mechanisms, parts and assemblies that make the product work, resolving how components fit together and how the product will be used. Even a relatively simple product can have weak spots, parts prone to wear, or opportunities to reduce cost while keeping the functionality you need.

I can recommend suitable materials and manufacturing processes for the design. Those choices may send us back to earlier decisions: components might need to move, grow, change shape or be removed altogether.

If the product needs electronics, I design them as part of the product rather than treating them as a separate process. Firmware provides the instructions that make the electronics tick.

Your product might need a screen, an app or a desktop program to control it. I can develop those too, and you can shape how they look and feel.

Where it is useful, I use finite element analysis to explore how a design may respond to loads and computational fluid dynamics to study flow behaviour.

The analysis helps answer specific design questions and can guide the next iteration. I explain what the results mean for the product in clear, practical terms.

I make prototypes to check the design in the real world, learn from how the parts fit and behave, and identify what needs to change. Findings here can send us back to adjust an earlier design decision.

If you would like one, I can provide you with a working prototype to handle, evaluate or share with your team. We then use what we learn to plan the next short iteration.

As the design matures, I prepare the models, drawings and technical information needed to move toward production, with attention to materials, tolerances, assembly and the chosen process.

Manufacturing feedback can reveal new constraints. I can work those findings back into the design and help carry it through to a production-ready package.