Take home messages from the video would be that we should focus on the function and convenience of the product instead of focusing on the aesthetics of the design. Paul Bennett believes we shouldn’t design products to look good, but to do their job in the most .
The hospital is a good example which he showed how to improve the patient experience by lying in a bed. He emphasizes that it is not important to have new idea and to invent something new but it is more like development of the existing product.
From this video I’ve learned that products don’t have to be too pretty as long as it conveys the purpose of itself and I realized the importance of developing the existing product adding new ideas on the products with faulty rather than just designing new things.
Wednesday 27 August 2008
Wednesday 20 August 2008
TASK 5 : VIDEO REFLECTION - DESIGNING OBJECTS THAT TELLS STORIES
I think the major take home message for Yves Behar's video is the significance of values and meanings of the product and human involvement in the product.
At the begining of the video, he talks about his childhood memories and how it has contributed to his design. He believes we all have experiences with objects, so all the products around us incorporate to the human experiences. He desires to design "important stuff entire human experience not just the skin".
From this video i realized how it's important to design the products to involve the users and to create a connection between prodcut and consumer. I think rather than just designing aesthetic and fuctional product, we need to design something that involve human's experiences and memories so make users to think about the stories the object is trying to tell us.
At the begining of the video, he talks about his childhood memories and how it has contributed to his design. He believes we all have experiences with objects, so all the products around us incorporate to the human experiences. He desires to design "important stuff entire human experience not just the skin".
From this video i realized how it's important to design the products to involve the users and to create a connection between prodcut and consumer. I think rather than just designing aesthetic and fuctional product, we need to design something that involve human's experiences and memories so make users to think about the stories the object is trying to tell us.
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Task 5 : Video Reflections – Organic Design
Before watching the video i spent most of my time getting ideas , deciding the way of production and choosing which material to use from researching on the internet or reading the books and magazines.. But After watching the video I realized the significance of getting inspiration from nature and using natural materials not from books or magazines.
In the video Ross Lovegrove spoke about the importance of nature in design. Most of the inspirations in his design process came from found materials in nature. Ross Lovegrove emphasizes the form from nature as well as organic materials he normally uses in his design showing the importance of looking into new materials which haven’t been used before. He also believes the forms with the essentials with no unnecessary parts are the best design.
From this video, i have learnt more about how the material and forms can have influence on people's soul and emotion. It also inspired me not to limit my choices of using new materials and forms to create different surprises.
In the video Ross Lovegrove spoke about the importance of nature in design. Most of the inspirations in his design process came from found materials in nature. Ross Lovegrove emphasizes the form from nature as well as organic materials he normally uses in his design showing the importance of looking into new materials which haven’t been used before. He also believes the forms with the essentials with no unnecessary parts are the best design.
From this video, i have learnt more about how the material and forms can have influence on people's soul and emotion. It also inspired me not to limit my choices of using new materials and forms to create different surprises.
Thursday 7 August 2008
Task 5 : Video Reflections
After watching the video I realized not all aesthetic and fuctional products are good design but making designs ‘human centred’ is really important. David kelley is suggesting the importance of giving a personality and behaviour on the product. The video made me think that this basic concept of human-centred designs will need to be used in design on every products used by people everyday.
David comments about design being human centred and gives us good examples such as Prada store, change rooms, LCD doors, all in which designed in ‘human centred’. The concept of ‘human centered design’ gives us the idea that in which the communication process between object and person is important. Prada is the perfect example as it has turned the repetitive “same old same old” style of shopping into a shopping adventure.
The LCD mirrors allows the consumer to see what the products looks from the rear which ads another dimension to the experience of the consumer. Products such as the foot pedal to open the door is a great example of the communication process between object and person as it allows the user to use minimal strength to open the door which therefore means that it is more convenient and making it easier for humans. Product design such as the spy fish scuba dive has personality because it allows the human to scuba dive without being in the water.
After watching the videos I have come to the realization that when I am designing something I should not think of myself but the normal humans and incorporating the human centred themes in my design.
David comments about design being human centred and gives us good examples such as Prada store, change rooms, LCD doors, all in which designed in ‘human centred’. The concept of ‘human centered design’ gives us the idea that in which the communication process between object and person is important. Prada is the perfect example as it has turned the repetitive “same old same old” style of shopping into a shopping adventure.
The LCD mirrors allows the consumer to see what the products looks from the rear which ads another dimension to the experience of the consumer. Products such as the foot pedal to open the door is a great example of the communication process between object and person as it allows the user to use minimal strength to open the door which therefore means that it is more convenient and making it easier for humans. Product design such as the spy fish scuba dive has personality because it allows the human to scuba dive without being in the water.
After watching the videos I have come to the realization that when I am designing something I should not think of myself but the normal humans and incorporating the human centred themes in my design.
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Task 2 : Good Design
Snowsports Flaik
Designer : CMD Product Design and Innovation
Manufacturer : Snowsports Interactive
flaik is the world's first personal tracking device designed for skiers/snowboarders. Flaik tracks and records run by run performance and gives the riders the ability to monitor personal performance such as speed, distance, altitude and airtime. It is designed specifically for cold environments and it blends in well with current snow apparel. The eye catching red Flaik fits comfortably around the arm and attracts lots of attention. The rugged sports aesthetic and colour of the Flaik integrates very heavily into the already strong identity of the client, ‘Snowsports Interactive’. As the snow sports industry is highly fashion conscious, the Flaik was specifically designed to integrate with ski and snowboard apparel, while still fulfilling all design standards and needs for skiers and snowboarders alike.
Line : friendly, flowing lines with a curvy line to give the object smooth looking.
Shape : A simple smooth rectangular shape that looks modern
Pattern :the white component looks like a thermometer and the complements the white.
Texture : Smooth texture to allow comfort against the skin
Colour : The use of red and black to blend into skiers/snowboarders and the white thermometer shape makes it eye catching and fashionable.
Balance : The symmetrical design allows for the idea of balance.
Contrast : Red blending in with the white and the red against the black.
Proportion : The black case allows the fleik not to fall out and the black contrasts in colour with the red.
Scale: scale and size of the product is not too small, therefore it can easily and comfortably fit in the arms.
Form: With its modern design this product fits in well with the clothing gear worn by snowboarders and skiers.
reference used
http://www.flaik.com/thetag
http://www.icsid.org/feature/galleria/galleria59.htm
http://www.snowsportsinteractive.com/
http://www.core77.com/bullitts/2007/11/CMD-Flaik.asp?context_id=1¤t_bullitt_id=558¤t_bullitt_number=9
http://www.designophy.com/article.php?id=1882
http://www.indesignlive.com/articles/people/australian-international-design-award-winner
Saturday 2 August 2008
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