Glide
In my final year at university I delivered a year long, end-to-end product design project. Taking a problem from research and insight through to a fully resolved, production-ready solution.
This process sharpened my abilities in user research, concept development, rapid prototyping, CAD modelling, rendering, branding, and art direction. These skills now inform the way I approach user-centred design, define clear experience flows, and maintain consistency across every touchpoint.
The result was Glide, an electric hair-removal device designed to streamline the shaving experience for women, using a ceramic blade to reduce injury and irritation while elevating a category that often lacks thoughtful design innovation.
In my final year at university I delivered a year long, end-to-end product design project. Taking a problem from research and insight through to a fully resolved, production-ready solution.
This process sharpened my abilities in user research, concept development, rapid prototyping, CAD modelling, rendering, branding, and art direction. These skills now inform the way I approach user-centred design, define clear experience flows, and maintain consistency across every touchpoint.
The result was Glide, an electric hair-removal device designed to streamline the shaving experience for women, using a ceramic blade to reduce injury and irritation while elevating a category that often lacks thoughtful design innovation.
Glide takes cues from the refinement of male grooming products and applies that same level of innovation to female hygiene, moving beyond predictable “pink” tropes toward a more modern, considered and user-centred approach.
Throughout development, rapid 3D-printed prototypes enabled continuous user testing to refine size, ergonomics and control placement, ensuring every decision was grounded in real behaviour and genuine need.
The brand direction grew directly from this research: clean, confident and supportive, anchored in the idea of “gliding” as an effortless, empowering experience.
This extended into the Glide app, which serves as a practical companion- teaching safe hair-removal techniques, guiding users through blade replacement, and offering a simple route to purchase refill blades- ensuring the product and digital experience work seamlessly together.
Glide takes cues from the refinement of male grooming products and applies that same level of innovation to female hygiene, moving beyond predictable “pink” tropes toward a more modern, considered and user-centred approach.
Throughout development, rapid 3D-printed prototypes enabled continuous user testing to refine size, ergonomics and control placement, ensuring every decision was grounded in real behaviour and genuine need.
The brand direction grew directly from this research: clean, confident and supportive, anchored in the idea of “gliding” as an effortless, empowering experience.
This extended into the Glide app, which serves as a practical companion- teaching safe hair-removal techniques, guiding users through blade replacement, and offering a simple route to purchase refill blades- ensuring the product and digital experience work seamlessly together.
