Eleanor Bell
- Course
- Industrial Design BA
- Subject area
- Design
I completed my placement year at Team Consulting, whom I had heard about through the Loughborough Design Placement Department. My role was the Industrial Design Intern, and I was working within the Design Team.
Working in the Design Team gave me many opportunities to work closely with a wide range of other departments within the company including Human Factors, Engineering and Marketing. I learned so much during my placement year, in particular I advanced my technical skills in adobe suite and CAD. I had an overview of the design process from start to finish. From ideation, to kick starting a project, observing user studies from behind a mirror and refining details towards the end. I also developed my commercial awareness, through working with various clients.
I worked on one main project, but I was also often approached by members of other departments and worked on over 10 different projects altogether. A typical day consisted of a couple of meetings and then focusing on the tasks at my desk. Some days would be more practical and spent in the workshop, but every week was different.
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The Tympa Health System was my main project throughout my year at Team. I was involved as part of the team in some of the early iterations of industrial design. I attended a client meeting with some foam mock-ups which represented suggested improvements. The client agreed and the product went through a re-design, which resulted in the final product.
Other areas of responsibility included the custom soft foam carry case, Renders/product images for the Tympa Health website, product branding, full design of the instruction booklet and quick reference guide with illustrations.
It feels like a big achievement. Not many students get the opportunity to work on a big project like the Tympa Health System, as well as to be named in a UX Design Award. I feel very grateful to have been a part of the Tympa Health Team.