Rory Birkett

Product Designer

2024 Portfolio

get to know ROry

I am a graduate product designer based in the north of England driven by a ​fascination with the narrative of product creation. I am passionate about the ​story of a products life from the initial brief through the stages of ideation and ​prototyping, to the synthesis of a final design that satisfies the specific needs ​and desires outlined by a client.

Past Experience

  • Completed A-Levels in Product Design (along side ​mathe​matics and physics)
  • Graduated from the Manc​hester Metropolitan University with a Bachelor of Art​s Degree in Pro​duct Design in 2023
  • Completed a project in collaboratio​n with IKEA as part of my degree centered around su​stainability ​within their stores

Present-day Skills

  • 3D CAD Rendering
  • Hand Sketching
  • User-Centered Design
  • Design Thinking
  • Prototyping in a variety of mediums
  • C​o​llaborative Working
  • Research and Client Based Skills

My notable projects

Mod-Lamp

A ​Modular Lighting System

MI​di converter

A Shortcut To Connecing MIDI ​Device​s

wo​rkaway

An all in one Storage/Workspace ​for​ Hybrid Workers

po​tanist

A ​Smart Plant Pot

MOD LAMP

Peoples relationships with their ​household objects often end the ​moment they are placed in their home.​


ModLamp was created to maintain the ​interaction that the user has with their ​possessions through a modular range ​of products.​


The simple design of ModLamp ​provides an ease of use that invites the ​user to interchange and customize their ​lighting product to their required ​functions.​


WorkAway

Remote workers often find it hard to ​separate their work and home lives due ​to work related items being a frequent ​sight in their living spaces. WorkAway is ​the single storage device needed to ​keep all documents and work related ​items in one enclosed space to allow ​for a better work-life balance.​


midi converter

Currently in the electronic music ​production field, if someone wants to ​connect two MIDI devices where one ​uses USB connection and the other uses ​5-Pin Din, you would need to plug both ​devices into a computer and use ​software to be able to transfer the MIDI ​information. This can be a long process ​that slows down production rates. My ​product serves as a replacement for ​the intermediate computer by utilising ​the processing power of an Arduino ​Uno R3 to transfer the MIDI data ​between multiple devices. It includes a ​USB in/out port as well as four MIDI in ​ports and 4 MIDI out ports.​

Potanist

Potanist was created for those who ​may not have time or have bad habits ​for watering their plants. It utilizes ​moisture sensors, temperature sensors, ​and a data base for different plants ​needs to know exactly how often and ​how much to water the plant. The ​product contains a large reservoir of ​water that is pumped up through the ​soil to give an even watering ​throughout. It is controlled by an ​Arduino that takes inputs of the data ​from the sensors, cross references it ​with the database, and decides ​weather the plant needs watering at ​that time.

Rory birkett

get in touch

Email: ro​rybirkett@gmail.com

Phone: 07​388020542