My name is Jade Dineen, and I am currently a Product Design and Technology student at the University of Limerick, based here in Ireland. I’ve always been drawn to the process of turning ideas into tangible, functional designs, and that curiosity has grown into a strong passion for CAD and product development. For me, design is not just about aesthetics—it’s about precision, problem-solving, and creating innovative solutions that have real-world impact.
I'm Jade Dineen, a product design and technology student at the University of Limerick, based here in Ireland. My passion lies in bringing ideas to life through precise and innovative CAD design. This platform is where I showcase my journey, my projects, and my dedication to the craft of design. I'm focused on developing practical, user-centric solutions that blend aesthetics with functionality.
One of my most recent projects focused on photography as a way of exploring perspective, composition, and the visual communication of form. As a product design student, I'm particularly interested in how objects are perceived, not just in terms of function but also in how they are presented. This project gave me the opportunity to step slightly outside of traditional CAD work and engage with design from a more observational and artistic point of view.
A trip to London took us to many fascinating places, such as the Museum of Brands, the Design Museum where we saw the Wes Anderson Exhibition, the V & A Museum, Thomas Heatherwick Studio and of course we got to see all around the city as well
In collaboration with Logitech we had to do a project based on a futuristic camera. We expanded on that in another project where we had to change the form and add tactile features such as buttons, lights, etc. I first experimented using blender as I could easily make new shapes and features or switch body shape. Then I created it in Affinity adding colour, shading and highlights to create my final poster.
This is a project I had last year, the project brief was to design a computer peripheral based off a brand. I picked Toyota, but specifically focussing on 80's and 90's Toyotas. I chose to do a speaker and tried to focus on how it could resemble older Toyotas. I loved this project and I like how my design came out.