Duncan McKean • Product Design Portfolio

My Profile and Resume

Hello. I am a designer. Previously, I have studied Ancient History at Henley-on-Thames, and, amongst other things, been a cinema projectionist.

Design Skills

General

Project Management, Ethnography, Detailed and accurate user research, Problem solving and concept development through the application of creative techniques, rapid idea generation and design sketching, product architecture, sketch modelling, brand positioning, persona development and marketing strategies, graphic and web design, 3D CAD modelling, persuasive sketching, exhibition design, detailed report writing.

Software

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Rhino CAD, Flamingo Render, MS Project, MS Office

Web

(x)HTML, CSS, some mySQL / PHP, Interaction Design, Content Management System layout

Design Recognition

Bristol Design Festival // Event Coordinator // 2008

New Designer’s Exhibition // Exhibition Design for the University of the West of England // 2007

200 Ideas for Bristol // ‘Bristol Community Allotments’ concept published in accompanying book for the 200th anniversary of IK Brunel // 2006

Relevant Experience

2007-2008 // Product Designer // University of the West of England, Bristol

2005-2008 // Freelance Web Designer

2004-2005 // Project Manager (Design) // Computershare Document Services, Bristol

Design Education

2005-2009 // BSc (Hons) Creative Product Design // University of the West of England, Bristol

2005-2005 // Design and Innovation (Merit) // Open University, Milton Keynes

Hobbies and Interests

Guitarist, Fiction Writer, Hiker, Painter, Designer, Avid reader of left-field literature and self-improvement books, Photographer, Cinema-goer, Puzzle Enthusiast.

Personal and Professional references are available upon request.