Andrew Bea
Gabriel ly
Henry Treloar
Aryetta Pazpinis
Rory Wilson
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Project 2: PSS
Rational
The aim of this project for me was to design a community
based product where the community members with the same interests can meet to
socialise and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
The ‘Game On’ sports hire PSS is exactly what the name
describes, sporting goods hire machine where by a user can sign up at www.gameon.com
and enjoy the service that is provided. The machine provides a service of
rugby, soccer balls and cones for game set out. The product contains 4 soccer
balls, 3 rugby balls and 20 cones. The cones are accessed from the rear of the
product near to the ball return doors. The cones are dispensed by a
spring-loaded system where when a cone is removed another is pushed forward to
replace it. When removing and returning the cones a push button on the end of
the holding area stops the cones from all just falling out.
Another feature of this product is the compressor unit that
is used to fill up the balls when collecting. This is operated by the user and
has a pressure sensor in the nozzle to tell how much pressure is in the ball
and the fills the ball automatically to the predetermined PSI level for the
sports equipment.
This keeps the steps of using the product down to a minimum
and makes it easier for the user to interact with the product. This eliminates
the chance of damage from over inflation.
The system component of the PSS is the website/app where
users visit to sign up and use the system. Consisting of a main page where you
can sign up look at locations of product placement, about the product icon, and
the sign in icon.
Once signed in users can search via a postcode for the
closest ‘Game On’ product to that location and see what games are too play or
book a time to hire.
I set out to solve the problem of too much hassle joining
community sports based on the barrier of long term commitments and set days for
training and games.
This system moulds around your lifestyle so users can chose
the days that they would like to play, instead of fitting lifestyle around
fitness through sport.
The product although incredibly complex in design, is simple
and sleek from the outside. It gives reliable visual cues to the users on how
to use the product. This makes the
product an easy to use and hassle free for users
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Who killed the electric car
Who killed the electric car is an interesting film about the unwillingness for change over to electric cars by the manufacturers.
The film focuses on the californian area by providing the viewer with shocking statistics of the reality of the poor air quality. This poor air quality is blamed on the high emission cars that company's like honda and GM produce. The government produced legislation to force companies such like the ones mentioned above to provide the market with zero emission cars. They were told that if they wanted to keep selling cars in california they would have to comply with this legislation.
The film shows the whole process of the electric cars design in great detail with an investigatory view, showing the design, manufacturing, speed bumps and set backs and the eventual destruction of the vehicle and the project.
I did find the film a little sad to see how big corporations have such a hold on what other people would call progress. It does show the bad side of the business world where they have the power to really change something and help people but due to what seems like selfish reasons refuse to do so.
The film focuses on the californian area by providing the viewer with shocking statistics of the reality of the poor air quality. This poor air quality is blamed on the high emission cars that company's like honda and GM produce. The government produced legislation to force companies such like the ones mentioned above to provide the market with zero emission cars. They were told that if they wanted to keep selling cars in california they would have to comply with this legislation.
The film shows the whole process of the electric cars design in great detail with an investigatory view, showing the design, manufacturing, speed bumps and set backs and the eventual destruction of the vehicle and the project.
I did find the film a little sad to see how big corporations have such a hold on what other people would call progress. It does show the bad side of the business world where they have the power to really change something and help people but due to what seems like selfish reasons refuse to do so.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Project 1: Cormack
Rational
The aim of this assignment was to find an issue with a
certain brands packaging and solve the issue stated. The issue that I found was
with the hard to open and use tin cans that products such as ‘Milo’ come in.
The pressed on lid was a chore for small children and the reality of the
situation is that more product is going to end up on the floor or bench then in
the consumer’s cup. The packaging restricted the consumer to using a spoon to
collect and transfer content from packaging to cup resulting in more
opportunity for spilling.
I then set out to provide a solution to the problem of a
pourable system that was kid friendly. While working with this concept I found
that with a pourable system kids would find themselves over pouring and once
again making a mess. So a restrictive pouring system became the focus of my
project.
While completing this project I looked at hand comfort
visual keys for successful communication and an easy opening and closing method
for children. On top of that a design that is eye catching and compliments its
personality and functionality as a marketable product. The solution became
‘CHOC MALT’ a fun and playful formed container designed around its unique
feature, which is also used in such packaging as fuel stabilizers and similar
products. The squeezed partition allows the consumer to completely turn the
container upside-down without all the contents falling out.
The form of this product was creating to complement its
intended use communicating a pouring action with its gentle curved sides. The
slanted top was added to communicate the way in which the product is intended
to be stored, as storing the product upside-down would result in ‘CHOC MALT’
not functioning properly as it is intended too.
Sealing this container also became a slight challenge due to
its shape and purpose, so three layers of fastening tabs for a press on lid and
the introduction of a heat reactive inner seal that fastens itself to the top
of the bottle and the bottom of the cap when introduced to a heated
environment. The .2-.5mm piece of sealer acts as a wedge for the tabs and acts
as a means of tamperproof evidence for the consumer.
Overall ‘CHOC MALT’ is a reasonable and functional solution
to the above problem statement that would be a successful product in the
chocolate malt/milk market.
Disassembly assignment
http://rebeccawomersley.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/design-lifecycle-improving-product.html
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Poster suggested improvements
-Problem can't be seen
-Doesn't look fun
-Can't see how it works properly
-Change wording on funnel description
-different open close -wider
-less fidely
-looks like something you would want to refill
-nothing shows home use
-no indication of target market
-colour, fun
-really more for kids
-Doesn't look fun
-Can't see how it works properly
-Change wording on funnel description
-different open close -wider
-less fidely
-looks like something you would want to refill
-nothing shows home use
-no indication of target market
-colour, fun
-really more for kids
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