Travis Tom Product Designer
 
 

LUMIA ICON

design process

 
 
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I was the lead designer for the Nokia Lumia Icon which is a 4G LTE flagship smartphone for Verizon. The following is the development of the Icon and a look at my design process.

 
 
 
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I start by analyzing the marketing brief to determine who we are targeting and what problems we are trying to solve.

 
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I conduct brainstorming sessions to generate good ideas quickly.

 
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Rough sketches are part of my thinking process. Here I explore the gesture of shaped glass and it's construction application.

 
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I have in depth CAD skill to create beautiful G3 surfaces that are realistic and manufacturable. Pictured above: Catia V5

 
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Example of a detailed interaction with manufactures. I value feedback from others and collaborate well with other disciplines.

 
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Design in unexpected ways.

Hidden tray designed solely for technical markings. This removed the markings from the exterior.

 
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Design down to the last detail, including technical and legal notations.

 
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I managed the creation of multiple iterations of appearance models.

 
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I create and present material at client facing meetings.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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