“I like to pick out the best aspects from previous designs”

I spoke with George Harvey, BSC Product Design student about the drive behind his work and his design outlook.

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“There are always limitations” moving onto the morals behind his work, Harvey talks about sustainability “It’s a must, you can’t design some-thing if it’s not going to last, or has a negative effect on the environment” A point that he com-municated strongly. Another �irm point was his consideration of product audience; “When design-ing I’d say one of the main components is Who?, the target audience for my product determines a lot of aspects of my product like materials, ergo-nomics and price.”

He holds ergonomics as a highly important, taking the time to formulate the perfect product. Our young designer has a strong drive and high hopes for the future. “I like to take all the best aspects of good design and put them together, and one day want to put my own stamp on the market”-Oliver Staiano

The reason for his choice of Bachelor of Science degree over Bachelor of Art is simply his passion for technicalities. Knowing the processes behind the functioning of a product before consid-ering the aesthetics is a great part of his design ethic. “I just like the scienti�ic aspect, I’m a technology geek!”

George Harvey takes pleasure in lead-ing an adrenaline fuelled sports life, being a windsur�ing instructor and enjoying ice hockey, football and being dedicated member of the local gym. This re�lects within his work, as I noticed how his designs are fun, func-tional as well as being aesthetically pleasing.

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From as far as he can remember, George Harvey has always been fascinated by technology. Religiously holding owner-ship over the latest Apple releases and using up to the minute software across all platforms, in design he believes that gadgetry is key. Whilst still holding strong values in hand drawn sketches, Harvey has preference in creating computerised imagery to develop his designs. “Solidworks is incredible. I could happily sit on it all day” he claims as I was shown some striking car models. Harvey adds “These were just out of my own enjoyment” Born in Peterborough, George Harvey has been raised surrounded by a rich culture of traditional architecture which he says is a great environment to be involved in.

Saying this, a lot of his time (as well as his families) has been spent elsewhere. With a sister in Australia, brother travelling the world and a father in the RAF Harvey himself has spent the last six years in Cyprus. “From a designers perspective it’s great to have lived in different places across the world. You see things in a different way”

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