This video follows the development of three project designs; a modernised classic motorcycle, a motor scooter suited to conditions in India, and a kitchen appliances. And by watching these, we can get a general idea of how does the process going through by designing and developing a new product. We can get insights from these. The processes are about design brief, brainstorming, research, proposal, solutions, prototype, and evaluation etc.
Personally I think the research part is very important, especially shows in the part of Nick Talbot’s Suzuki scooter, because the product is highly influenced by the cultural of Indian, which the scooters, they are very useful and important, everyone is carrying stuff by scooter. Therefore you will not know these unless you do some research. And other important massage for us is that always communicate with clients and costumers, so that you will not out of the brief and always gains good ideas from other peoples ,that is the way that keep us always on the right track and improve our designing.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Treasuring time-canister
Time is infinite, our life is finite, and we cannot stop the time, but can capture the treasuring moment that we had, memorised them forever, don’t let time just passed by. Therefore this time we aimed to design a project that can help people evoke the treasuring time. Personally what I have perceived that treasuring time is a particular period time that could be 2 second, 2 years, or a time in regular, they impact us emotionally or physically hence we want to keep it in our memory. Therefore I chose a period time that I just came to Australia, it’s the first time that I took airplane, it’s the first time that I travelled to another country, and lived by myself, everything is unfamiliar and everything is new, I’m learning new things, making new friends, gaining new experiences every day, and I am curious and exciting about every day, although sometimes it’s little bit homesick. Therefore the project that I designed is aimed to recall the emotions, experiences, memories that I had in that particular time.
My product is a canister and contains several bowls inside. The bowls called memory bowl, they were designed in different colours, which convey different emotions, and inside of the bowl I write anything that can help me evoke the treasuring moment that I had, it could be a letter, a picture, or a word. For example, I wrote ‘Mi lai’ in a bowl, because she is my first friend in Australia, and every time when I read this bowl I’ll remember the time that I spend with her. For the canister, it has a hole on the lead, every time you have to shake the canister that allow one bowl comes out in random, you are curious about which one is going to come out. This feeling is just like the time in Australia, I was exciting about what is going to happen in next day.
The canister is designed in a small size, and well fit into your hands; you can to put any where you want, and the colours are mainly in bright warm primary colours, which are my impressions of Australia.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
bad design
Door knob
In this picture, there is a knob where above the handle. This knob is use for control the door that when it is locked, only indoor handle can open the door, or otherwise both indoor and outdoor handles can open the door when it is unlocked. The knob normally state in vertical, if you want to lock it, you turn left in 180 degree, and you turn to the right in 180 degree for unlock.
The problem here is to figure out and remember which way is to unlock the door and which way is to lock the door. And people always get confused about whether the door is locked or not, because the knob state in the same position whenever you locked or not.
Suggestion
By simply adding two signs on the knob, as showing in the pictures, L with red background means locked, and U with green back ground means unlocked, therefore whichever the sign goes on the top, it shows what state is now, by doing this, its become more simple and people do not need to memorise the way of lock/unlock the door.
(to lock the door) (to unlock the door)
In this picture, there is a knob where above the handle. This knob is use for control the door that when it is locked, only indoor handle can open the door, or otherwise both indoor and outdoor handles can open the door when it is unlocked. The knob normally state in vertical, if you want to lock it, you turn left in 180 degree, and you turn to the right in 180 degree for unlock.
The problem here is to figure out and remember which way is to unlock the door and which way is to lock the door. And people always get confused about whether the door is locked or not, because the knob state in the same position whenever you locked or not.
Suggestion
By simply adding two signs on the knob, as showing in the pictures, L with red background means locked, and U with green back ground means unlocked, therefore whichever the sign goes on the top, it shows what state is now, by doing this, its become more simple and people do not need to memorise the way of lock/unlock the door.
(to lock the door) (to unlock the door)
Monday, September 29, 2008
Project 2: postal presents
Money box
Design
In responds to surprise the target markets, I thought the object I am making should not only a money box but also could be a toy, something that children also can playing with, therefore I designed the money box in an animal shape, with moving wings, because normally children like little cute animal shapes, but I wouldn’t say it’s a bird or a chicken, which could leave a space to let children to imagine. And I used the 3 primary colors: red yellow and blue, in order to make the money box looks colorful and bright. And geometric shapes are formed the money box, its One of the important elements, which aimed to help children getting to know different geometric shapes.
Material
I used polypropylene, which is easy to form the shape, good balance between toughness, stiffness, and hardness, flexible, and low-cost.
Function
Children put coins by through its “mouth” and the mouth will close automatically(by the property of polypropylene), it’s just like a process of feeding animal, as long as its stomach got full, you can open the bottom of the money box to get all the money.
Target market
For my project 2, I designed a money box, it’s for children who are in the age of 7~10, in this period of age, children start learning things, going to primary school, therefore it is good way to teaching them saving money.
Design
In responds to surprise the target markets, I thought the object I am making should not only a money box but also could be a toy, something that children also can playing with, therefore I designed the money box in an animal shape, with moving wings, because normally children like little cute animal shapes, but I wouldn’t say it’s a bird or a chicken, which could leave a space to let children to imagine. And I used the 3 primary colors: red yellow and blue, in order to make the money box looks colorful and bright. And geometric shapes are formed the money box, its One of the important elements, which aimed to help children getting to know different geometric shapes.
Material
I used polypropylene, which is easy to form the shape, good balance between toughness, stiffness, and hardness, flexible, and low-cost.
Function
Children put coins by through its “mouth” and the mouth will close automatically(by the property of polypropylene), it’s just like a process of feeding animal, as long as its stomach got full, you can open the bottom of the money box to get all the money.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Task 5: video reflection
The story of stuff
I learned a lot from this video, I got the general idea of how the product are been made, the processes are not simply follow what its says in dictionary, there are a lot more, I was surprised by the complicated inner processes going on, they were interacted by the cultural, people, economy and so on.
The main centre point of this video is environment issue, the composer used a lot of data to indicate the serious problem on our environment, and this make me question, what is the aim of designing? As the composer said, people were designing things for dump, for perceived obsolescence, for fashion. In the end, some of the products are useless and increase the pollution, in my opinion, as a designer you should design things have a real value and good for the consumers. We really need to consider about our environment.
I learned a lot from this video, I got the general idea of how the product are been made, the processes are not simply follow what its says in dictionary, there are a lot more, I was surprised by the complicated inner processes going on, they were interacted by the cultural, people, economy and so on.
The main centre point of this video is environment issue, the composer used a lot of data to indicate the serious problem on our environment, and this make me question, what is the aim of designing? As the composer said, people were designing things for dump, for perceived obsolescence, for fashion. In the end, some of the products are useless and increase the pollution, in my opinion, as a designer you should design things have a real value and good for the consumers. We really need to consider about our environment.
Task 5 : vedio reflection
Paul Bennett: design is in the detail
As an industrial design student I always questions myself what is a good product should be. And I think Paul Bennett gave me a good answer, a good product is something that really brings to life, help people solve the problem, and brings people together, it doesn’t have to be grand gesture.
To design a good product, one thing is really important that I was inspired by Paul is you have to put yourself into the consumer’s position, to feel what they feel, like in the video, they were take a position of being a patient, lying all day on the bed, they feel what the patient feel, in the end came up a lot good ideas. On the other hand, to get good fresh ideas, we should always having beginner’s thinking and “look around”, Because sometimes there is something that we didn’t put attention, actually have huge potential.
To design a good product, one thing is really important that I was inspired by Paul is you have to put yourself into the consumer’s position, to feel what they feel, like in the video, they were take a position of being a patient, lying all day on the bed, they feel what the patient feel, in the end came up a lot good ideas. On the other hand, to get good fresh ideas, we should always having beginner’s thinking and “look around”, Because sometimes there is something that we didn’t put attention, actually have huge potential.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Rationale: project one
My target markets are mainly for female adults, who have small dog as a pet, they enjoy their leisure time, live in health, take out their pet regularly. However their have a common problem on scooping dog’s poop, most of people using paper or plastic bags, it’s not a pleasure process and not cleaning. Therefore the product I designed is an improvement of scooper by using thin metal stick shaped into a rectangular, and what you need to do is put the bag around the stick, hold the handle to scoop the poop, and then throw the bags into the bin, its clean, never touches waste, no clean up, and its designed in a way of space saver, which you can pull the stick into the handle, and colour is milky yellow, blue, in order to give a feeling of cleaning, healthy, and looks cute.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
sketches from sydney design 08
Vessel
Designer: Ken Eastman
Year: Manufactured in London,2000
This product looks very organic and nature, by the smooth surface and nice organic color.
SP1x
KWA design, Sensear Pty Ltd
Designer: Fred Ward
Designer: Grant & Mary Featherston, Melbourne, Victoria, 1966.
Year: Manufactured by Aristoc Industries Pty Ltd, Victoria, 1967-1970
The reason I choson this product, its looks so comfortable,by the smooth curly shap, and the soft material,which brings to people a feeling of relaxing.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Task 5: video reflection
Yves Behar: Creating objects that tell stories
The main point of Yves Behar’s talk is central around “Value”, as a designer we should realize what the value of object is, how can we achieve the value of the product. like in the example of lap-top, people in that country is not rich, and low education. Therefore design a computer is necessary; they can get a better opportunity to learn more knowledge from the computer, and the designer use lively color and smooth shape in order to rise children’s interest, which successfully achieved the product’s value.
Therefore every time when we start planning a project, its important to know the value of the object, every object telling a story, and this story maker is the designer, only the time we really understand our aim, and all ways thinking about the value, we can create the good product, even “change the world”.
The main point of Yves Behar’s talk is central around “Value”, as a designer we should realize what the value of object is, how can we achieve the value of the product. like in the example of lap-top, people in that country is not rich, and low education. Therefore design a computer is necessary; they can get a better opportunity to learn more knowledge from the computer, and the designer use lively color and smooth shape in order to rise children’s interest, which successfully achieved the product’s value.
Therefore every time when we start planning a project, its important to know the value of the object, every object telling a story, and this story maker is the designer, only the time we really understand our aim, and all ways thinking about the value, we can create the good product, even “change the world”.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Task 5: video reflection
Organic Design
Previously I thought to design a good product which looks new, unique, fresh, fashion, you need to put some eye catching colour or complex texture in order to attract people’s attention, however these may get success in the first expression part, as people getting to use the product they may find they are not suitable, therefore a good design may don’t need flashy colour, unique shape, just to be nature, “bring nature process into design process everyday” that’s what I learned from Ross, As a designer we should considering the concept of nature and organic, because nature create the beauty, we feel comfortable in the product made by nature.But how can we make the thing in nature, thats not mean we make funky shape like the bones, we can get the lidea of nature, such like to be environmental,in the Ross's video he designed his car in enviromental way, which have no engine, all comes from solar. In such a way to save our environment, that's a very important concept, what as a industrial design student should be consider about.
Previously I thought to design a good product which looks new, unique, fresh, fashion, you need to put some eye catching colour or complex texture in order to attract people’s attention, however these may get success in the first expression part, as people getting to use the product they may find they are not suitable, therefore a good design may don’t need flashy colour, unique shape, just to be nature, “bring nature process into design process everyday” that’s what I learned from Ross, As a designer we should considering the concept of nature and organic, because nature create the beauty, we feel comfortable in the product made by nature.But how can we make the thing in nature, thats not mean we make funky shape like the bones, we can get the lidea of nature, such like to be environmental,in the Ross's video he designed his car in enviromental way, which have no engine, all comes from solar. In such a way to save our environment, that's a very important concept, what as a industrial design student should be consider about.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Task 5: video reflection
David Kelley: Human centred design
After I watching this video, I was shocked by the magic that designer made, they designed magazine readers, mobile phone, magic hat…especially the part of Parada’s dressing room, designers put lots of high technology things into it, such like the liquid-crystal glass, magic mirror, all of that inventions bring so much convenient to our life, and I think that what is design for, designing things to help life become more easier, we designed the mobile to help us finding people, we designed airplane to make the journey shorter...and in the Dilbert’s dream cube, I realize designing is also for people to have a high leading standard, to adding color into this world. Therefore, the fashion designer was appeared, furniture designer also appear...however designing also can help other people, leading the whole society develop.
But how can we be a good designer? Apart from learning design knowledge, I think you have to be interested in designing, a good designer is belong to people who have full of passion, like the part “Dilbert’s dream cube” in the video, people went crazy when we were doing there designing.
As a industrial design student, the product we are going to design,should be considered why are we design for, how does the product benefit people, because all the products that we made is centre around human being.
Task 2: Good Design
Product: Tupperware Go-Flex™
Designer: Tupperware USA
Manufacturer: Tupperware Australia
Tupperware go flex! Is an innovative development of food container, which is collapsible, expandable, stackable, you can easily make the size that suitable for different food occasions. The shape of the container designed in a space-saving issue, compare to the original rectangular containers, the circular shape maximize use of space, and another ingenious improvement is to use circular proportional layers to form the container, which allows you to get your ideal size easily, and also becomes the texture on the container.
By considering the property of this product, the whole product designed by smooth surface, it has no edges, and the designer use warm bright palette color to bring the fresh air into the kitchen.
Line: Flowing lines, make it looks friendly and smooth.
Balance: it is Symmetrical, which make the body well balanced.
Color: bright blue orange color with white plastic color in between create the natural and health.
Shape: the shape bowl makes the object stable
Texture: all circle surrounding the object which matched the whole shape and gives a feeling of warm, homely.
Further information about the Tupperware go flex! on these websites:
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Task 1: Shape of a scent.
The first time I smelled this scent, gave me a strong feeling of freshness,nature,serenity, feel like a elegant lady sitting on the chair and having a cup of tea on the afternoon, its a very relaxing calm enviroment,but since the scent bit spread out, the smell became more lighter and bit sweet, I changed my mind, it should belong to younger generation,which is optimistic and fresh. therefore I choose the abstract shape of flower blossom, and the watter dropping to convey the calm,nature mood. and the whole scent have no strong smelling, which I think the shape of the object should not have edges, should more like curly,smooth looking,therefore i used the lines rolling around the object to show it, unfortunately it looks bit wrinkle.
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