1. 1. Dennis Manns Portfolio Recent Projects
2. 2. There must be a better way to look after your keys... Keyring Keys keep getting lost, DennisMannsPortfolio
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4. 4. Humans love to put things in order and sort things. So I incorporated this idea to my ideas that it makes sense to use an item that will sort their keys. Grouping and Sorting Keyring DennisMannsPortfolio
5. 5. Design Philosophy The design I am aiming for will allow the product to be used without thinking how it should work. Also, the design should be clean and make sense in the context that the device is being used in. Keyring DennisMannsPortfolio
6. 6. 1 2 3 Differentiate with Colours Keyring DennisMannsPortfolio
7. 7. First prototype was born from the first drawing for colour grouping. Prototypes Keyring DennisMannsPortfolio
8. 8. Second prototype brought features such as the lighting system to signify when the key rings are in the correct place. Prototyping Keyring DennisMannsPortfolio
9. 9. Connecting with peoples reactions Right Animation Wrong Animation The key rings can be put in any of the coloured slots, but when the device de- tects that the keyring is put into the cor- rect slot, a certain animation will play. Also if The keyring was put into the wrong place it will signify that with a separate animation Keyring DennisMannsPortfolio
10. 10. This is the first prototype to use the led lighting designed before, it adds another layer of interactivity to the design that reacts to what the user does. Prototyping Keyring DennisMannsPortfolio
11. 11. Keyring Final Prototype Renders DennisMannsPortfolio
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14. 14. Cubes Dependant, Reliable DennisMannsPortfolio
15. 15. Final design wraps wood around and still with screws Cubes Dependant, Reliable Started with a normal wooden crate. Then metal edges that protrude out More metal with a bar across diagonally to toughen up the cube Metal cube now with wood embedded Screws make it look manufactured and more secure DennisMannsPortfolio
16. 16. Cubes Dependant, Reliable DennisMannsPortfolio
17. 17. Dependant, Reliable Cubes DennisMannsPortfolio
18. 18. Cubes Natural, Lightweight DennisMannsPortfolio
19. 19. Started with a leaves coating a cube to signify lightweight and natural sources. A different arrangement of leaves with berries. To add colour to the green, just as in nature. The leaves over the edges of the cube, less of a cube shape and nicer to hold. Cubes Natural, Lightweight DennisMannsPortfolio
20. 20. Cubes Natural, Lightweight DennisMannsPortfolio
21. 21. Hunter Hunter as a brand: Helping Pioneers, Enable People to Reach new Places, Allows mobility in difficult places, Also bringing all of these plus high fashion that everyone wants. Project Plan: To design an item that Hunter could sell to Cool Mums that would be for their children. It would allow the children to look up to and inspire their parents. DennisMannsPortfolio
22. 22. Hunter Selling Design The striking design of the play cave is such an extravagant shape, its an adventure in itself. The materials of the play cave are a mix of rubber and plastic are very similar to the materials used in Hunters boots. DennisMannsPortfolio
23. 23. Hunter The open top of the play cave has an open top which allows children to look up into the sky when the cave is outside. Experience The experience of the play cave is an open canvas fo children to create their own adventures and become pioneers in there own worlds. DennisMannsPortfolio
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