Studio 3A: Charatte 2

Charatte 2:

Breville Avance



This was an interesting excersize that made me realise just how many parts there were in everyday objects. The amount of parts in the Breville avance kettle amazed me. Some were completely useless; like the little part that held the outer handle piece to the body. These could have been designed better to minimize the parts.

Firstly, we disassembled the kettle and put it into its respective sub assembly's.

Lid assembly. (above)

Handle assembly (Above)

Docking station Assembly (Above)

Main body assembly (Above)

Heating element assembly (Above)

Everything :)

We then used Greenfly to plot our chart data before proceeding to re-design the kettle. One of the main issues was the amount of parts in the handle just because the switch was there. In order to minimuse this we moved the switch to the docking station and made the main body a single mould (+ heating element attachment). We also changed the PP colour to Transparent PP. This was done to avoid the co-polymer moulding process. We also wanted to investigate screw placement for the kettle to make it easier to dissassemble, and decided that the kettle needed a return system so that the PP could be recycled effectively.

All in all a good activity.

Studio 3A: Task 3; The 11th Hour reflection

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The 11th Hour


The thing i noticed at the start was the huge rush of negative energy flowing from my screen and
slapping me in the face. It showed natural disasters, disasters from human activity, famine, hunger, deforestation, effects of global warming, our industrial impacts and many more very negative scenes. This very much woke me up and made me think about all these issues.

The topic of where we came from, our origins also touched me. One of the people talked about how our civilisation used to live off the land, using sunlight as our energy source. This source warmed us and allowed our food sources to grow. However it all went downhill when we found ‘pockets of ancient sunlight’; fossil fuels. The use of these saw our rapid expansion and led to our huge impact on the earth. Now we are totally dependent on oil. Everything we do has oil in it, from our cars, to the plastic wrapping that wraps our food imported on a boat from another country. This really touched me as, although i knew, i never really put much thought into it.

The discussion then lead to how we humans are heating the atmosphere and how it creates climate change. It really scared me when a man said hurricane Katrina was only the prologue and disasters of this size would become more constant in the future.

“At the end of the day when we all talk about ‘saving the environment’ in a way it’s misstated because the environment will survive, we’re the ones that may not survive” “As we destroy nature, we will be destroyed in the process”

These two quotes moved me. I actually never thought harming the environment would come around to harm us.

“we created our habitat, we don’t need nature, we have been focusing on the economy..” “probably the greatest weapon of mass destruction is corporate economic globalisation”

These also struck a cord. We are so bound by the economy we lose sight of what’s actually
important.

“ones organisms waste is another’s food, this is the ideal model of the industrial system” “imagine designing a building like a tree”

With current technology we can cut our global carbon footprint by 90%. The idea of designing
buildings like trees and cities like forest was amazing. I could envision this happening and it lookedso beautiful to me.

This video was a great watch, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Studio 3A: Charatte 1

N-IVAR

Initial 5 value adding ideas:

1. To change the general shape of the chair to a more curved design.

2. To create add-on slots that allow additional customisable add-ons (Both functional and pure aesthetic)

3. To create a system where the backrest is changable.

4. Every piece would be painted a different colour; every chair would be different.

5. To supply customisable pattern/texture stick ons.

The 5 Physio Ideas:

1. Turn the chair into a porta-toilet!

2. "Growing" child add-on. Grows with the child.

3. Bench add on (Requires 2 or more chairs)

4. Study-mate add on (Takes advantage of uncomfortable chair to maximise studying)

5. Step-ladder add-on

The 5 Physco Ideas:

1. Customisable uphostering (each part)

2. "Noisy-Chair" add on. Pressure sensor detects weight and makes a different noise for each weight.

3. Heat sensitive cushion, leaves the sitters imprint on the cushion. The longer they sit, the longer the imprint would stay.

4. Memory foam add on. Moulds the shape of the user.

5. Different type of finish for each piece. Customisable. Makes each chair personal and different.

The team Design solution.

N-IVAR
Board1

Board 2


The chair itself is made of untreated pinewood. We decided to go with a few add-ons:
1. Firstly two velcro attached cushions, one on the seat, and one on the back. Possibility of Memory foam for cushion material to increase the physco attachment. Memory foam would mould the users unique shape onto the cushions. The increased comfort would hopefully increase the physio attachment.
2. The chair would have a storage compartment where the seat lifts up to reveal a compartment. This usability would hopefully increase the physio attachment and also the memories of using it could hopefully create some attachment to the chair and increase the phycho attachment.
3. A name plate (aluminium) on the back of the chair. This was a customisable plate that had the users own name thus increasing attachment to the chair. It set appart the particular chair from others.

This task has challenged my design thinking about preomoting long term satisfaction and product attachment. It made me realise that these things are actually quite important for the future as the world fills with landfill. It was very empowering designing beyond the orignal product, very fun task. I also feel that we created a good solution for the design problem.
Since this task i think my design philosophy has changed, if i were to design a piece of furniture i'd probably think about end use and re-use.

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Studio 3A: Task 2: Objectified reflection

Objectified

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Reflection

This was a very interesting video detailing the Industrial Design process and many theories behind it. It really showed the relationship between the designer, the product and the consumer through many different people’s experience. Objects that we surround ourselves with are very personal, a personal choice. We tend to want to express ourselves with the objects that we have. We want people to see who we are through the things we use and own.

“Every Object, intentional or not, speaks to who put it there”

This quote was very nice. Every object is designed, therefore every little thing about the object is thought out and planned. Often today we don’t think or acknowledge these things, we merely use it. Every Object has a story behind it and I think it is actually quite sad that most people don’t know it.

“Ways to improve the way people do things, without have them really think about it”

This quote is also very inspiring. It is probably the goal of design in general; to improve someone’s experience without them really thinking about it. I guess it really sums up positive design where a product works so well that the user doesn’t even know its enhancing their experience; they think its a given.

“We designers have been working to stimulate people’s souls and minds”

This quote was also very interesting. It really made sense to me, to make products that would enhance the users experience to the point where they enjoy using the product, where they would want to use it because it was so stimulating to them. Example being that first potato peeler, I myself just watching the video wanted to try and use it because it just seems so nice to use.

At the end of the video however, there was a very serious wake up call. Sustainability is a huge issue now and should really be taken seriously.

Homework Reflections Task 1: Ecological Footprint

Was i suprised?
I was quite suprised really.
The questions were suprising and i really had to think about the answers.

Makes me want to try and be more eco!