update

Thank you for the your interest, newcomers or return viewers. This current blog is outdated by my up to date blog on Wordpress. The blog follows a similar path but involves much more current work including my latest competition entry  - Plastic fantastic, innovation through play


http://visualtreat1.wordpress.com/


Kind regards, Sam

UCD project - Continued

My UCD (user centered design) solution.

                                                                                                                


The remote locator - Stop Searching, start Relaxing

 

UCD project

User Centered design

My User Centered Design Project focussed on the needs of the typical messy student. A common problem with living in a cluttered busy room is that the remote is usually mispalced down the side of a sofa, or under a cusion.

Design oppertunity

I first thought of targeting this market when I noticed a friend had fastened his TV remote to his TV. His UCD solution has inspired me to create a product, which instead of phyically connecting the remote to the TV,  connects the two together wirelessly.

 

My idea is that you could attach a device to the remote which makes a alarm noise when it is activated, helping the user find the remote.

I began thinking about the potensial form of my product, but struggled early on during the design process due to a lack of inspiration. To clear my mental block I began looking at existing TV remotes which form's I liked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From this mood board I began to record a few ideas which I will include in future blogs.

 



Back in action after three gap years!

My Mood board.

 

I focussed on organic shapes, and used green adn grey as a colour scheme. I think that the natural shades contrast really well against the hard grey steels of the buildings.

I shall also be uploading all my Bsc PDT hons work onto this page.

 

Sam

I have deceived on my cover page, sticking to the snow sports theme.

I like the faded contrast between the black and white, also the sunlight shining in the centre of the cover adds to the overall image impact.

Doodle for Google

Doodle for Google is a design competition for young designers. It offers a chance to design one of Google's classic "doodles". The winner is awarded the opportunity to have their design on Google's homepage for a day!

My design was viewed by the judges and I received a thank-you from Google head office. Shortly after they also notified me that the competition was for under 1'7s, and i was unelidgable  I still enjoyed the creative side of and i think it has helped my color pencil rendering.























Sam

Goggle Speakers/headphones

A possible idea which i have been investigating for my A2 work would be a pair of headphones, which are specially suited to people who use goggles. (Ski, Snowboard and Motox)

I have created a couple of simple Pro E model's for my headphone adapted goggles, The idea has already been done by a ski goggle company called Von Zipper (http://www.bookofjoe.com/2008/02/hear-muffs-von.html) These "Macho Muffs"
are made from fabric.

My idea would be a plastic version, they would be alot more substansial, also to fit in with the "trendy" snowboarders of today, I will have to come up with something equally "trendy"

Here are a couple of very quick ideas showing three different designs. The first shows how the headphone would attach to the goggle strap

Sam