Final year project
ZERO - Reducing single use plastic in mainstream supermarkets [Read more]
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ZERO
ZERO is an upgrade to the standard shopping cart which creates a convenient, intuitive and exciting zero waste shopping experience in mainstream supermarkets. The product tackles the major pain point of weighing produce and the lack of hygiene associated with shopping zero waste.
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Pod Attachment
The main pod unit is detachable from the rest of the cart for easy cleaning, product charging, and security.
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Exploded View
This exploded view shows how the product is constructed, the internals, and DFM considerations.
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Product UI
In order to deliver an engaging and exciting user experience, the UI design was a central part of the project.
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Prototyping
Throughout the project, I went through many iterations of prototyping, which eventually resulted in detailed 3D prints. These allowed me to thoroughly test my product using methods like body storming.
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Product Functionality
The product's weighing surface allows the device to weigh produce dispensed into reusable containers. The product uses RFID technology to recognise the containers and their contents.
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Product Functionality
The product also allows you to scan pre-packaged produce as part of its scan as you go shopping experience.
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Product Detailing
This render shows you the underside of the pod, which allows it to attach to the handlebar unit.
Max Porter
I am driven and excited at the prospect of improving the user experiences of physical products, digital products, and services through understanding user needs, innovation, and iterative prototyping.
I am a passionate, hardworking designer who is keen to continue to learn and develop my skills as I move into a career in design. My main skills are, empathising with user needs, working in a team to formulate solutions, and iterative prototyping using a range of methods.
I now hope to continue to develop as a designer in a creative, exciting, collaborative work environment, with other designers who share my passion and will help me to achieve my full potential.
Final year project
ZERO - Reducing single use plastic in mainstream supermarkets
Awards
'21 Design School Nominee - RSA Student Awards
'20 Diploma in Professional Studies
Work Experience
September 2019 - February 2020
Junior UX designer - Bosch
I worked in Bosch's head office in Stuttgart, Germany, as part of the UX team. I was involved in a range of internal and external design projects, which I would often follow from the initial research stage, conducting, journey maps and personas, to ideation, wireframing, and high-fidelity prototypes. I was also involved in testing these prototypes with users located all over the world, and implementing feedback gathered as the design changes. This was a great experience and developed my ability to understand user needs, work in an international, multi-disciplinary team, and foster my creativity. Working and living in Germany also helped develop me as an individual and I feel I came out of the experience a more confident and self aware individual.
March 2020
3D design intern - Liganova
Liganova is a brand retail company located in Stuttgart, Germany that works with many high-end companies creating unique, imaginative, and engaging brand experiences. I was mainly involved in the Nespresso team creating 3D, in-store assets, which would be manufactured by their sister production company. Unfortunately due to the outbreak of Covid-19 I was forced to return home and the placement was cut short.