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Ben-Jordon Readings is a Product Design Engineering graduate with a passion for mechanical systems and mid-20th century design. From a young age, Ben has been obsessed with 60s Lambrettas and Vespas, restoring and maintaining them, and embedding himself within the surrounding culture.

Nuovo is an electric conversion retrofit system designed for vintage Lambrettas. Utilising modern technology and manufacturing techniques, paired with the original designs, Nuovo facilitates an authentic Lambretta experience. By replacing the petrol-driven crank with a DC motor and bespoke coupling, the original engine remains intact. The affective and experiential elements that arise from the clutch, gears, and feelings offered by a 50-year-old engine are all retained.

This conversion has been designed as a DIY kit, and will allow all scooter riders to continue to enjoy their vehicles unencumbered by new pollution-reducing measures.

In analysing the affective nature of the Lambretta experience, Ben engaged with wider the scooter community, and used the work of Patrick Jordan and the four pleasures to provide a framework for understanding the user experience. In retaining the authenticity it became apparent that key elements of the experience including the use and feel of the clutch and gears, the connection to the original design, and the hands-on relationship with all aspects of the vehicle through on-going maintenance and improvements.

Hi I'm Huw Morgan and I'm a Product Design Engineer. This year I am graduating from Middlesex University after 4 years and a placement at the Redloop design and innovation centre. During my placement I was part of a team that designed and tested a medical product meant to facilitate real time monitoring of lung aeration. I realised while working on that project I realised that this was what I wanted to do; help people and fix real world problems.

This is my product Stasis.

It's a device to help skin cancer remission patients and their doctors identify recurrent cancers in their early stages. Stasis allows patients to know when they should make emergency appointments if something has changed, and provides doctors with long term monitoring as opposed to 3-6 month check-ups.

Stasis removes variables when taking a photograph, allowing AI to track the visual evolution of a mole, spotting micro changes that would normally go unnoticed. Using sensors to track thermal recovery after rapid cooling means Stasis can detect increased amounts of blood vessels around the mole, another early sign of the presence of cancer.

Ryan Ward is a final year Product Design Student at Middlesex University who is based in London. His interests consist of improving people's experiences, taking different approaches to designing current solutions, illustration, and graphic design. As a design student Ryan has undertaken live projects with companies such as Curventa, TocaLabs, and Opendesk. As well as the live projects, Ryan participated in the design process for the organisation SMASHfestUK in 2017 which won numerous awards, including the Times Higher Education Award.

Description of the project:

Connect is a system/service that is provided by gyms that allow their members to receive help from more experienced members who are allowed to if trusted by members of staff.

Inspired by people's negative experiences and feelings towards gyms, Connect aims to resolve these issues by making gym environments less intimidating for current and future members to build communities and relationships within gyms as well as allow members to ask for help without feeling embarrassed.

Connect is a system that is provided by gyms and is comprised of a wearable and an NFC device that is attached to gym machines that work cohesively. The wearables allow the user to scan the NFC device and request for help. The help system was inspired by airplane service and self-checkout which both use visual communication to identify people in need of assistance.

The design of the wearable grants a wide range of adjustability to allow all users no matter size or shape to be able to make use of the system. If gym organisations were to adopt the system to their gym branches, the system would be easily accessible as it would just be an extension.

I am a student at Middlesex University that has just finished my final year on the Product Design course. My interests aside from product design also include Graphic design, Branding, UI/UX design as well as using the Adobe creative suite softwares. Live projects I've taken part in include working with popular companies such as Curventa, Tocalabs, Swifty Scooters, Roberts Radio, Opendesk and SmashfestUK.

PATHFINDER: The Handheld Haptic Navigational Device

Pathfinder lets people interact with their commutes in a new and innovative way; prompting the use of active commuting and taking alternate routes where possible. This can help people tackle the negative effects of commuting in urban environments during busy periods, unexpected delays and overcrowding with the aim to implement more pleasurable experiences allowing people to not be completely reliant on visual guidance for commuting.

Pathfinder is a handheld haptic navigational device, that uses haptic vibrations to guide users to their destinations instead of always relying on following screen-based instructions. The tactile pebble-like device pairs with the Pathfinder mobile application (via Bluetooth) to provide the haptic feedback on the selected routes. The user follows the vibrations and direction is indicated through rhythm - straight ahead follows the pace of footsteps; left/ right would vibrate two or three times respectively. This provides an innovative and active experience, allowing one to keep focus on the world around them and removing the need to be dependent on mobile phones when trying to get to navigate to a new destination or take an alternate route.