Making It 2nd Edition By Chris Lefteri: An Application For Product Design

I am an enthusiastic designer and a keen sportsman with a real ambition to combine these interests, and pursue a job in the sport products industry.

While studying design I have discovered a passion for it and the techniques involved. I understand that not every idea is going to work but I thrive on that challenge and never tire of the design process. I have learnt that it’s not always about the big things in design: the improvement of the ‘nuts and bolts’ of a product is often key to its success.

I relish working creatively and imaginatively during the design process whilst at the same time developing my practical skills and experiences. Through reading ‘Making It’ 2nd Edition by Chris Lefteri my eyes were opened to the vast number of ‘Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design’ and it sparked an unquenchable interest in the practical aspects of the subject, manufacturing processes and materials. In particular, stereolithography for rapid prototyping intrigued me.

I have worked on a number of projects such as a fishing rod support system. This was a compact, lightweight, versatile supporting frame to securely hold multiple fishing rods while static fishing from a riverbank. Further research led me to discover that my idea was not the first of its kind; through this I learnt about how difficult it is to create a

I compete each week in the seasonal sports and have played to county level in rugby. Individually I have tried my hand at an array of sports all over the world; sailing off the Isle of Wight, skiing down ‘Le Face’ in Val d’Isere, canoeing in the Wye Valley Wales, fishing around the UK and of the coast of California, boxing and ‘crossfit’ in Los Angeles, motocross and quad biking around the UK. These have sparked an interest for sports biomechanics, human performance, ergonomics, structural kinesiology, and the equipment