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05/31/2015 12:02
Result of the week six is alpha version of the artifact. It is covenient shelf for kids, it occupies a little space, kid can move it without parents' assistance. Shelf can be turned into table and has containers for storage. Lefot or right side of the shelf has hooks for backpack or anything...
05/23/2015 22:32
Concept which I'm pursuing: creation of universal, multifunctional and mobile shelf which can be transformed into table.
As a concept test I decided to use “purchase intent” approach with five-point intention scale table, the following prototypes were reviewed:
User 1...
05/16/2015 22:42
4.2 PROTOTYPING
My gap one-sentence: convenient shelf with table top.
Concept G:
Concept D:Concept I:Concept J:
05/16/2015 22:41
4.1 CONCEPT SELECTION - 3 CONCEPTS
Here is Selection Matrix for ten concepts:
To select only 4 concepts to explore with prototypes I added Scoring Matrix, lets take top 4 of them:
As a result the following concepts were chosen: G, I, J and D.
05/10/2015 11:24
EXPLORATION - 10 CONCEPTS
After week two I did gap refinement: make a convenient shelf with table top.
I took the following decomposition of design problem to guide my exploration: set of user needs.
Shelf can be transformed into table top
Shelf easily movable
Ten concepts were...
05/10/2015 09:42
VISUAL EXPRESSION III - 2 POINT PERSPECTIVE
Sketch of a chair in 2 point perspective (three quarter view).
Practice drawing cubes at 1) eye level/horizon view, 2) worm’s eye view and 3) bird’s eye view.
05/02/2015 22:26
VISUAL EXPRESSION II - 2D SKETCHES
For this assgnment I'm going to use the following dining chair.
Top, front and side view sketches.
The sketch of one cross section.
05/02/2015 22:25
USER NEEDS
A refinement of my gap after week two, it was "extending function of shelf", it is now "convenient shelf with table top".
User needs, latent needs marked with exclamation point (!):
Shelf stores kids' stuff
Shelf allows sort\rearrange...
05/02/2015 22:23
DESIGN PROBLEM DEFINITION
I decided to leave the same gap as I presented on the last week: extending functions of the shelf.
Let me refine the definition of the design problem using the five-whys methodology.
In what way might I...
keep my family happier and joyous
make...
04/22/2015 22:44
DESIGN FOR YOU
For this assignment I decided to make a simple prototype for My Gap. It includes sketch and prototype made out of paper.
Let's try to add more functionality to children's shelf - table. Back side of shelf becomes a table. This is how I did...
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