surge protector project phase 2
DESCRIPTION
Project developed in Appalachian State University.TRANSCRIPT
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pHASE 2:conceptdevelopment
2.1 Sketch evaluations / second round sketches... 1,2,3,4
2.2 brainstorming...5,6,7,8,9
2.3 brainstorming evaluations...10, 11,12
2.4 define ideal product...13,14
2.5 refined sketches...16
2.6 sketch models...17,18,19
2.7 concept evaluations- design direction..20,21
2.8 concept refinement sketches and sketch models...22,23
2.9 final concept presentation rendering...24
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feedback |ˈfēdˌbak|noun
1 information about reac-tions to a product, a person's perfor-mance of a task, etc., used as a basis for improvement.
• feedback2 the modification or control
of a process or system by its results or effects, e.g., in a bio-chemical pathway or behavioral response.
See also negative feedback , positive feedback .
after the first round of sketches, opinions are in and modification on the way.
Sometimes, you need more than the first impression to come through
with your ideas.
more feedback
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The comments I got after my first round of sketches were the following:
- Needs to be more practical than a piece of furniture that handles with power outlets and chords;
let’s not make the consumer buy something they might already have.
-Shapes are very square and could be more organic like energy itself.
-Designs in general look very safe (as in not taking risks with my concepts).
With these comments I have to agree with all of them. The first comment about making it more practical and pulling away from furniture to make something more practical. I believe this makes complete sense and though it would be interesting to see all of these things come together and be thought out (power shortage, house environment, home office), making something that anyone can purchase has its obvious advantages.
The second comment sparked a concept I had never thought of, because I was toobusy with thinking with home office organization, hence the “squareness”. This concept was the idea- very obvious- of what energy looks like. I asked myself the question, What does energy look like? What is an icon of electricity? How do I relate to energy on a daily basis? Where does energy come from?
And finally, I do believe I was being safe with my designs and I’m sure that the feedback I got from the first round of sketches, sparked my thought process intothinking different things and making other connections.
Taking all of these points into consideration, I made my second round of sketches.s
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ENERGY FREQUENCYCONCEPT
POWERLINE CONCEPT
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ENERGY POSTCONCEPT
MANS BEST FRIENDCONCEPT
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GENERATION
IDEAS SOLUTIONS
robot
FUN
NO MISTAKES
A STORM IN YOUR BRAIN
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SEVERAL TECHNIQUES
POURING RAIN
GENIOUS
MAKE SENSE
SPARKING CREATIVITY
BREAKPARADIGMS
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The technique that we used consisted in 2 phases:
1) Word association - The first thing we did was make a list of all the words that come to our mind with power strip. After thiswe made a list with all the positive characteristics about it and finally a list of all the negative .
2) Sketching - This phase consisted on two round of sketching quick ideas for the power strip. After sketching we pinned up our drawings and gave a quick explanation of our concept.
Power Strip Related concepts: energy, fire, tangled, surge protector,organization, space, pretty, floor, heat, overload, appliances,electrocution, switches, phantom loads, resistance, circuit breaker, vampire, electronics
Pros: expandable, extension, safety, killswitch, compact,shazzam, 3 instead of 2, versatility, surge protector, space, available outlets.
Cons: tangled, ugly, electrocution, wrong switch orienta-tion, switch accomodation too close together, awkward ac-cessibility, getting low, power shortage, not knowing the power limit.
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a neon pink power strip that would hold up to
1000 appliances and would serve me cofees like a tall half-skinny half-1 percent extra hot split quad shot (two shots decaf, two shots regular) latte with whip and give me free massages on fridays only-
oHhh and It would be a robot, with 9 wheels and could climb up mount everest...
wait, what were we talking about?
yeah, that kind of situation could arise from a very productive brainstorming session, and like anything, it need a good editing session,
though we might still secretly want it to be a robot too.
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brainstorming evaluations 2.3
The brainstorming session helped me play with more ideas for my product in aspectsof form, however I am very passionate about the powerline concept and believe thatit has a strong message and pressence.
I made concepts in to directions: the very iconic powerline and a more abstract formof where can you get energy.
POWERLINE CONCEPT
ABSTRACTCONCEPT
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ideal |īˈdē(ə)l|adjective
1 satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable .
2 [ attrib. ] existing only in the imagination;
desirable or perfect.
kNOWING THE STRENGTHS OF THE PRODUCTSTHAT ALREADY EXIST IN THE MARKET WILL HELP US MODEL OUR
PRODUCT WITH FEATURES THAT AREDESIRABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND
LEARNING FROM THE FLAWS AND SHORTCOMINGSOF THE PRODUCTS WILL GIVE US AN ADVANTAGE.
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IDEAL EXISTING
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FUN SOME ARE FUN.
INTEGRATE TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Some furniture have a sytem integrated, but
the rest are not thinking about the
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SHOULD DO MORE THAN MANAGE
POWER OUTLETS
SOME MANAGE ETHERNET AND PHONE
LINES AS WELL.
CORD MANAGEMENTTHE MAJORITY DON'T
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ENOUGH SPACE FOR OVERSIZED CHARGERS.
THE MAJORITY DON'T TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION.
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ECO-CONSCIOUS ECO-CONSCIOUS
MADE AT HOME OR NEEDS LESS
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PLUG FLEXIBILITY
GOOD BAD
The interaction with most is plain and
simple.
Generic looking are cheap, and designed are more expensive.
Some even have USB
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phone lines.
Oversized chargers and transformers take up more than one socket
space.
save money and energy
Some even have USB
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phone lines.
Too many outlets tend to nest overloads.
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usingpast comments
and suggestionS AND CHOOSING THE
STRONGEST CONCEPT
I CONTINUED THE
EXPLORATORY SYSTEM
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sketch models hELP US relate with ourcONCEPTS IN a physical way, thus
realizing new things aboutour products.
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the story behind the product___the ideation___the concept__
what we want our con-sumer to feel___how will our design read__
what will it mean___
what are our default settings___red__all metal___style___what message do we want to get across__do we have a message___
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We tend to forget where does electricity come from. We might even take it for granted and neglect all the system that runs behind the energy outlet that sits in our walls.
The powerline strip means to ainms to remind us that energy comes from a complex system that allows for us to comfortablyplug in appliances at our will.
Using the iconic silhouette of a powerline as the basis for thepower strip, we raise the raise the multiple outlets from the ground to a more comfortable height where to plug in our electronics.
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Bearing in mind our
design direction, this stage in the process
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address the last details
in terms of function and form, using both
models and sketches .
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