tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18601354992501855982024-03-13T11:04:31.660+11:00Patrick ParaanPatrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-42775685097915201612010-06-23T22:43:00.004+10:002010-06-24T00:02:14.923+10:00Annie Leonard: The story of bottled water<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 367px; height: 205px;" alt="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Story-of-Bottled-Water-3.jpg" src="http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Story-of-Bottled-Water-3.jpg" /><br /></div><br />In her, frank and animated fashion Annie Leonard exposes environmentally threatening insights into a product that considerably exploits resources for such nominal outcomes. Industrial design has been able to created this wasteful industry, hence it should be used as a tool to correctly influence societal attitudes and behaviours to alleviate the issues associated with bottled water.<br /><br />Reuse of bottles could just as easily take place, highlighted with the failure of plastic juice bottles and their market venture with non-removable lids, demonstrating a innately human motivation for reuse. Unfortunately bottled water has addressed core convenience issues in society without thought of consequences, further underlining a need for provisions of practical alternatives.<br /><br />In understanding the roots of why consumers purchase such a nominal product for more than a nominal price, we can see that a lot of marketing and advertising has displaced more than it's share of energy in creating demand for bottled water.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 352px; height: 233px;" alt="http://forloveofwater.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/StoryofBottledWater.jpg" src="http://forloveofwater.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/StoryofBottledWater.jpg" /><br /><br /></div>By realistically approaching this issue with considered design solutions, maybe there will not have to be a cash grab from well established manufacturers, and hence, less backlash to obviously more environmentally friendly alternatives.<br /><br />We can easily identify bottled water as an extremely wasteful use of resources, but it is still fills half an aisle retail stores. There surely is a better way.Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-80849837411667318052010-06-23T22:20:00.003+10:002010-06-23T23:45:21.111+10:00Design for life<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="http://www.rawbydesignblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ps1.jpg" src="http://www.rawbydesignblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ps1.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">An evocative series of situations, Phillipe Starck "bares himself to the world" exposing valid design philosophies pertinent to the way he designs. Cleverly disguised as another reality show, participants and their design values have been collated in such a manner to expose these ideals in which Starck bases his design.<img src="file:///C:/Users/pat/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><br /></div></div><br />Blunt and very critical, Starck's evaluation of "useless" products exemplified by ipod cases and their irrelevance to real-world issues causes confusion within contestants. This hard hitting design discussion style, however arrogant, becomes highly relevant when words like "slave" are thrown into the discussion highlighting shortcomings of the industrial designer and mass production.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="http://www.harrisment.co.uk/HARRISMENT/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/D4L1.jpg" src="http://www.harrisment.co.uk/HARRISMENT/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/D4L1.jpg" /><br /></div><br />Amid this chaos and harsh exterior, I find ever relevant design philosophies that are carelessly overlooked through marketing based products. Starck has been able to highlight pertinent uses of form study exposing "sculpture" as poor reasoning for design, completely valid in my own thinking, where I believe he reinvents the phrase of form-follows-function in his own way.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>All this whilst nurturing minds in order to tackle design problems. Genius. Although he never claims it himself.Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-27943803790289716022010-05-03T21:32:00.010+10:002010-05-03T22:16:00.180+10:00Designing for Disasters: REDARROW<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzsYt3EUrRxCxcYAQEtmFx4Zae9Geon-avRezGAttb7fgMIk9EZa7a4cT6ZCA3QhCkPpNXPFJ_JZEv6lsoBdMdeeP2a8BBD9E9bhk4DipF-VHNybQlFlZGHoEmyD2VfMz_8gnj5UahoNR/s1600/rationale1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzsYt3EUrRxCxcYAQEtmFx4Zae9Geon-avRezGAttb7fgMIk9EZa7a4cT6ZCA3QhCkPpNXPFJ_JZEv6lsoBdMdeeP2a8BBD9E9bhk4DipF-VHNybQlFlZGHoEmyD2VfMz_8gnj5UahoNR/s400/rationale1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467012966919847634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAFn6ttVOUaOyU4D5OtnA__3MKjNYw3MSY8tjBtKVCb5vNvNNZgCF2QyzOX9Pxym045dDY2n1avGx74syJEMYO-4EsNvxCDIWgKke9KT6EvSeHt10ViE8Co4FTzE-ITsfqAAdkN-eAyTl/s1600/rationale2.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPL_ph5DAPMVdMx4XQwfuvwbM3KMyYnSznGh0bJCMadk07bV7JsCYzM_THY3PZw706PbJ-6m46PhXOnXtSoNARgHaXxh1oHrb8EToTnyUBNaDuh3gWcLE4Y05Jxc438ENXeX0b9lKHfc_B/s400/rationale5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467014384478390866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gSrUUtRfIaANu4WVej2twXekfyRZLSGog30EIeTX0vqaIXxf18cuw6PXkgKaXHk4-szDdfbszTfSTBq_Vm7oH4dYCBRxWlpWTEDbnacx1nzidNI2C54wGlSgDsek7H9OaDM9FY27nV9d/s1600/poster.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6gSrUUtRfIaANu4WVej2twXekfyRZLSGog30EIeTX0vqaIXxf18cuw6PXkgKaXHk4-szDdfbszTfSTBq_Vm7oH4dYCBRxWlpWTEDbnacx1nzidNI2C54wGlSgDsek7H9OaDM9FY27nV9d/s400/poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467006441589672386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1dFs5L_wNcAnMt30JNfZyuAZOtuku7OTbn4nDwpUDe19PutN_DzB2PeHb79YEYXYAeD5t8m5Mt4c6revTrcryQdZjiZZ0pPrBL6yeybJ1QtoSGIlLoue4JhsF3tBwAXPFHKW3c1gx6wv/s1600/IMG_0063.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1dFs5L_wNcAnMt30JNfZyuAZOtuku7OTbn4nDwpUDe19PutN_DzB2PeHb79YEYXYAeD5t8m5Mt4c6revTrcryQdZjiZZ0pPrBL6yeybJ1QtoSGIlLoue4JhsF3tBwAXPFHKW3c1gx6wv/s400/IMG_0063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467009903415019474" border="0" /></a><br />redarrow with LED light install<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXQ96EmRn_3tF91x1mpFMd5qJKmSq7cpTk321uehph4B-x-h1Vz1NyaGw3Sd1Ifvwsdu5hIjVXC90pK4Y5zeGDSjdWryUOpEjYkTv9xaF1doJ75nIdNHWgKM1q5qKiPxv9wjxm5lDZjtM/s1600/IMG_0067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXQ96EmRn_3tF91x1mpFMd5qJKmSq7cpTk321uehph4B-x-h1Vz1NyaGw3Sd1Ifvwsdu5hIjVXC90pK4Y5zeGDSjdWryUOpEjYkTv9xaF1doJ75nIdNHWgKM1q5qKiPxv9wjxm5lDZjtM/s400/IMG_0067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467015995493189826" border="0" /></a>redarrow mounted with cable tie to post<br /></div>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-59728033457153216462010-04-09T23:44:00.003+10:002010-04-10T00:51:12.759+10:00charette: Breville mixer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuu7uRkBQTl5fAPYrhgyuINgG7Iox9vsj3dMiWPXOK1VsoxPRslxFndoFGXgomqSkCHLK52dUm-1q2acOlyDk6exI5oYzoLZWvoeeDrJhWHSNjSSaK7lJvwReyVYhBEKTMuGEeq3Y8jD9/s1600/IMG_1998.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuu7uRkBQTl5fAPYrhgyuINgG7Iox9vsj3dMiWPXOK1VsoxPRslxFndoFGXgomqSkCHLK52dUm-1q2acOlyDk6exI5oYzoLZWvoeeDrJhWHSNjSSaK7lJvwReyVYhBEKTMuGEeq3Y8jD9/s400/IMG_1998.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458145867339981282" border="0" /></a><br />Pulling stuff apart is fun. And because we didn't have to put it back together and make it work it was even better. Seriously though, work was done and the Professional series mixer was given a thorough rethink in respect to environmental impact.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_07nAzsDSK-IhPb4qj_Wm0Q07bOIU1AlEREQ_o5yuhUiJvVY24WIXy7RhQB0SIfidZz7H6JZjR-fJz2KuCAOBUojyufy0hkS4c9w9Jz14WUoyKcu2ky5QPmnuwklMVxI-XuFKdYpP9A4/s1600/IMG_1986.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_07nAzsDSK-IhPb4qj_Wm0Q07bOIU1AlEREQ_o5yuhUiJvVY24WIXy7RhQB0SIfidZz7H6JZjR-fJz2KuCAOBUojyufy0hkS4c9w9Jz14WUoyKcu2ky5QPmnuwklMVxI-XuFKdYpP9A4/s400/IMG_1986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458146023707562434" border="0" /></a><br />Disassembling the mixer, as with most things, I was reminded of how much thinking is required to give parts the harmony to become a refined product. However, the shear amount of parts was reasoned to be the largest ecological short fall of the mixer.<br /><br />Reasoning came about from a still-in-construction design tool "Greenfly" that assisted in categorizing and highlighting material issues in the PCB and multiple ABS housings. Although, cutting down the number of parts and making them work harder was a theory outside the scope of the program.<br /><br />Essentially, the upper portion of the mixer (stainless steel shell, polycarbonate insert and numerous fixings) was made into a single piece and the most damaging part, the PCB, was replaced with an integral button to eliminate it from the design altogether.<br /><br />A sketch should make this easier to understand<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnrAxmRDXkfpyOM5q3kGoH27sxEfmo6C2Af5wmJ5lvF03lAnI0SP_6-WKFlh4w4-9djLxSFOgymLx577RA3uaQcCKzvaGmqZNn9D_kAYk85KNq4QfRZLXzKmgAD3g1Ubgn5aYQI1EXx7z/s1600/mixer.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnrAxmRDXkfpyOM5q3kGoH27sxEfmo6C2Af5wmJ5lvF03lAnI0SP_6-WKFlh4w4-9djLxSFOgymLx577RA3uaQcCKzvaGmqZNn9D_kAYk85KNq4QfRZLXzKmgAD3g1Ubgn5aYQI1EXx7z/s400/mixer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458148615991169746" border="0" /></a><br />The reconsidered version of the device scored markedly better then the standard product from the Greenfly tool, highlighting heavily processed parts as something to be avoided in ecological product design.Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-79071861970104871682010-03-25T22:15:00.008+11:002010-03-28T22:17:27.615+11:00the eleventh hourShockingly confronting, the episode of the human species is exposed as a tumor on the earth's natural complexion. I had never reflected on the cost of my existence and, although I knew that it was environmentally costly, never really did the maths on how much we have "borrowed" from the land.<br /><br />Irrespective of whether responsibility has not been solely placed in the lap of the designer, there are startling concerns about our impact to society and the environment. Moreover, rising and proven instances of asthma and disease worldwide illustrate a need for urgency in tackling the global environmental crisis.<br /><br />We have all experienced this depressing picture painted about society and for the most part we have done little about our consumption habits. The eleventh hour demonstrates why change is important, and makes relevant the extent of society's predicament.<br /><br />Personally, I have seen most of my design theory develop with little input (unless required) of ecology and sustainable design. It has always seemed to take a backseat to aesthetics, semantics and practicality. Change has been a dynamic constant that has followed design through our existence, however I can realize the enormity of the change that must occur to ensure our future.<br /><br />I believe the stigma of eco design having a prerequisite of 'uncomfortable' and 'unfinished' must be left behind for progression.<br /><br />"Environmentally superior products are not niche 'eco' or 'green' products but everyday products that have been designed to minimize or eliminate harm to the environment or society" <span style="font-style: italic;">A Year In Design, Autralian International Design Awards 2009</span>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-40306627664068629302010-03-21T16:23:00.007+11:002010-03-21T16:56:29.745+11:00charette: IKEA stefan chair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ySuGrwQJPjR9MfrEsBHURHROxugEkUV2nYhwoHBFgHW5fRW-o3Y18DV6lzr0a3Vi96Z94u22tRzHNC1kxBLT0CXSeseXzglJMEUiL9SVANbNcTRVtaXCg5Poj2zCH0VZPDbXlxi_GvWW/s1600-h/SAM_0043.JPG"><br /></a>Fast paced, dynamic and instinct based, one day design challenges force us to rapidly produce feasible alternatives to a failing norm. The Stefan chair is exposed as a design with little tangible and individual features that deviate it from the norm and make it a perfect candidate as an "interim chair," used for an intermediate time frame and inevitably discarded. Below are snapshots of an evolving design process to add visual and tangible design value to the IKEA stefan chair.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkP2KJsIJ7vQ8Ol6uBNtD12xajD4ERWDYSfsz842y6Crxj-zuo9nshfEiusDSdqCBJc98Ic9JADVPYaHz0uV5UbkIGfRh32i_PkG-YeKMAi6JaHErvwXxMbBtAnoLjzq82gUNDYfW-5-U3/s1600-h/conspet2.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_VVYLqJnDf2yDRu5dx9VM2CAxajIPDuDpBGHyAqMc0HDB8REmYX2HhI0g6MsfO8dE1plmXhyphenhyphenBYn85X12IqLaKBDyqAVJLaoPLU3vUxud_rxhL46N8sdxq72mCTQ6LdIn7Hs9sgY35mKY/s1600-h/mind+map.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_VVYLqJnDf2yDRu5dx9VM2CAxajIPDuDpBGHyAqMc0HDB8REmYX2HhI0g6MsfO8dE1plmXhyphenhyphenBYn85X12IqLaKBDyqAVJLaoPLU3vUxud_rxhL46N8sdxq72mCTQ6LdIn7Hs9sgY35mKY/s400/mind+map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450953816016584690" border="0" /></a>Mind mapping determines design flaws in the current product that allow for design opportunities later in the process.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCBxv8zfwxjdYVLs5u6t7SreT9XSusZP2zq9mPzxfTR_EmOyDmIbhF8KIsj4BzKvb6NSekRNh1rFsMlciRAQZIiKSRW0Bo969312XCLVM95Q1kGpyaGrqJLPx3nluoLbX8MRrVQdVMt85/s1600-h/concept4.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ySuGrwQJPjR9MfrEsBHURHROxugEkUV2nYhwoHBFgHW5fRW-o3Y18DV6lzr0a3Vi96Z94u22tRzHNC1kxBLT0CXSeseXzglJMEUiL9SVANbNcTRVtaXCg5Poj2zCH0VZPDbXlxi_GvWW/s400/SAM_0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450961088522446834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_VVYLqJnDf2yDRu5dx9VM2CAxajIPDuDpBGHyAqMc0HDB8REmYX2HhI0g6MsfO8dE1plmXhyphenhyphenBYn85X12IqLaKBDyqAVJLaoPLU3vUxud_rxhL46N8sdxq72mCTQ6LdIn7Hs9sgY35mKY/s1600-h/mind+map.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="file:///C:/Users/pat/Desktop/UNI%20SHITE/studio%203A/charette1/mind%20map.jpg" alt="" /></div>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-27865380204017606382010-03-15T20:31:00.004+11:002010-03-15T21:24:53.680+11:00objectified: task one<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnfSAiq1Ap3-DmMW2iaLfVA3_VbEfyqc0CD-s9W8mVZgLYJyGAYt3eVX4a6oZ4m7yzfhO4-vkBP2hZLqs6_m8MzYlFM1nnJzhuTqyjJnyexBdsOjOl9AtKC5cn4w1yMS8o-Qvat3cwp6L/s1600-h/objectified.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnfSAiq1Ap3-DmMW2iaLfVA3_VbEfyqc0CD-s9W8mVZgLYJyGAYt3eVX4a6oZ4m7yzfhO4-vkBP2hZLqs6_m8MzYlFM1nnJzhuTqyjJnyexBdsOjOl9AtKC5cn4w1yMS8o-Qvat3cwp6L/s400/objectified.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448797062835230898" border="0" /></a><br />A culmination of design thought and design intent, the objectified video arouses engagement with the built world and attempts an answer to the question that is design. Inevitably thwarted by substantial differences in design situations, we arrive at many ideologies at how to tackle design problems.<br /><br />Whimsically defined, "good design is as little as possible" Dieter Rams inextricably captures the continual form study and battle of what it means to give an object purpose and meaning. As designers, we are continually analyzing ways to provoke this purpose and meaning for newer and apparently better objects, however this is fraught with issues of sustainability and ecology that have only just been defined within our lifetime.<br /><br />Exposed is the reality that designers no longer just work with materials "in a way to expose their best attributes" but have to seriously consider a product "from sourcing materials, to designing, to production to shipping and then eventually designing a way for the products to be disposed of responsibly."<br /><br />Compounded with creating objects that satisfy the "real audience" of each individual user, objectified forces us to realize the enormity of the task that is design. I now understand the struggle and effort that goes into making our existence meaningful to society.<br /><br />Attempting to answer questions of usability, manufacture/ disposal, sinectics and visual language my value of design and its societal impacts have been reconsidered as a tool that continually betters our existence.Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-44551547779238465332010-03-11T17:38:00.004+11:002010-03-11T17:44:04.785+11:00My Ecological FootprintApparently, if everyone lived the way I do we would need a whole lot more earth's then we currently have.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sUHDnxwZpetjtxY__Kjwfx4G4EEl9sjfeza3OV6nDXAZlbV5dQtKvfJmUvBjIXVzP1kSx7n_xlWjnOkpMwPtzcMnpHxcvzOXlk0y4RmxakQgFENJPAk5zvniDbQ9mkFSzult3wCaTSyc/s1600-h/earth.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 456px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sUHDnxwZpetjtxY__Kjwfx4G4EEl9sjfeza3OV6nDXAZlbV5dQtKvfJmUvBjIXVzP1kSx7n_xlWjnOkpMwPtzcMnpHxcvzOXlk0y4RmxakQgFENJPAk5zvniDbQ9mkFSzult3wCaTSyc/s400/earth.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447263224345116306" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/u3253124/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-4115057706937099992009-09-17T18:48:00.003+10:002009-09-17T18:55:20.797+10:00T-shirt designs: Glen JonesFashion seems to be central to the young adult's arena. Humour however, tends to be thrown on t-shirts in the form of poorly chosen, oversize fonts and slightly under par prints.<br /><br />Here is a collection from designer Glen Jones that have managed to incorporate humour with a simple sophistication in illustration. C'mon have a geez <a href="www.glennz.com">www.glennz.com</a><br /><br /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891252532815.jpg" alt="Death by Chocolate" title="Death by Chocolate" /><br /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891250029299.jpg" alt="Pet Store" title="Pet Store" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891249268817.jpg" alt="Airdrop" title="Airdrop" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891248204389.jpg" alt="Race Advantage" title="Race Advantage" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891245270307.jpg" alt="Cannibal" title="Cannibal" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891244096015.jpg" alt="Melting" title="Melting" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891243550781.jpg" alt="Trash" title="Trash" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891242768838.jpg" alt="Brussels Sprouts" title="Brussels Sprouts" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891242163316.jpg" alt="Tweet" title="Tweet" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891240865142.jpg" alt="Escher's Dogs" title="Escher's Dogs" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891240352405.jpg" alt="Mushroom Soup" title="Mushroom Soup" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891239127289.jpg" alt="Office Chat" title="Office Chat" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891238528536.jpg" alt="Stunt Snail" title="Stunt Snail" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891237929634.jpg" alt="Crash Test" title="Crash Test" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891237333555.jpg" alt="Fast Funeral" title="Fast Funeral" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891236204116.jpg" alt="Called for Help" title="Called for Help" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891235002084.jpg" alt="Highest Rank" title="Highest Rank" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891233621346.jpg" alt="Pre Computers" title="Pre Computers" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891231362545.jpg" alt="Insomniac Innovation" title="Insomniac Innovation" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891229370692.jpg" alt="Modern Pirates" title="Modern Pirates" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891227152321.jpg" alt="Not So Famous" title="Not So Famous" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891227152447.jpg" alt="Puzzled Putter" title="Puzzled Putter" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891227152717.jpg" alt="Secret Habit" title="Secret Habit" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/87189/projects/149088/871891227153021.jpg" alt="Endangered Species" title="Endangered Species" />Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-86334232942074816432009-08-22T22:54:00.002+10:002009-08-22T23:04:17.887+10:00stumble<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Stumbling </span>around the internet as you do and you manage to find some ridiculously cool ideas.<br />This is a beer case concept straight out of Luis Luna's portfolio <a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Beer-Crate/197437">http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Beer-Crate/197437</a><br /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/79611/projects/197437/796111237258922.jpg" alt="" title="" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/79611/projects/197437/796111237258830.jpg" alt="" title="" /><img src="http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/79611/projects/197437/796111237258231.jpg" alt="The beer holder contains water. You can put into the freezer." title="The beer holder contains water. You can put into the freezer." /><br />Never again will you need to do a servo run for ice!Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-91780534185668865352009-08-15T22:55:00.003+10:002009-08-15T23:06:04.703+10:00concept refinement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7b7zhUYeQVCHDPh3W3fscn4slngkyqVR1sS22yqqSS5VGPF0xepSUNVR5k_E8zYTEXrm_dHdWtbKj2AIvsrqGbE6d7RNrhFqG0Q-ws4OE8bCFEO4iSllYhwUYr7tRA7l5CMd1jPV2JUge/s1600-h/speaker+render.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7b7zhUYeQVCHDPh3W3fscn4slngkyqVR1sS22yqqSS5VGPF0xepSUNVR5k_E8zYTEXrm_dHdWtbKj2AIvsrqGbE6d7RNrhFqG0Q-ws4OE8bCFEO4iSllYhwUYr7tRA7l5CMd1jPV2JUge/s400/speaker+render.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370175112029868402" border="0" /></a><br />A quick render to bring insight into how a motion sensitive speaker might look<br /><br />Ball joints are used to connect the unit together<br /><br />Mounting is achieved with the use of spun aluminium<br /><br />Sound information is wirelessly transmitted to the speaker<br /><br />Power can be hidden in the wallPatrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-76643990134994553852009-08-15T22:26:00.007+10:002009-08-15T22:49:20.881+10:00Concept Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUgoDIMtt57WfrdcxYArJEcwj1-cecOQP7QZ16KjJIG-9MOhRdZGRirHO3eUliAjXOUGjxoel-UjTMYbJjot8a2tKiMApBQo0x3tles_EEkTl6MhQwUxmfgmvXRXq0ceKFtDojRfqvCqP/s1600-h/speaker+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUgoDIMtt57WfrdcxYArJEcwj1-cecOQP7QZ16KjJIG-9MOhRdZGRirHO3eUliAjXOUGjxoel-UjTMYbJjot8a2tKiMApBQo0x3tles_EEkTl6MhQwUxmfgmvXRXq0ceKFtDojRfqvCqP/s400/speaker+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370166515432504146" border="0" /></a><br />Concept 1<br /><br />Created as a complete computer sound system, this concept draws upon user interaction, with a docking station incorporated with a removable remote. While in use, the remote remains a volume control until it is removed when it then becomes a whole computer media controller.<br />Form and colour are solely based on the colour palette described in the product maps where metals are contrasted with a dark, mature colour scheme.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQluZmFoFFCEkc8dxaH5wSrgrbz65Ph9YdSSHU0K_WoYIM0rPM7NEynvGLlGlrFfmqjQxNbf_Q4FAkINogXHEoPtkG_r-zVw7iXyEYlCbjg91yS0x6q4YODkXRVOK2GGSWzsLRRCczJIV/s1600-h/speaker+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQluZmFoFFCEkc8dxaH5wSrgrbz65Ph9YdSSHU0K_WoYIM0rPM7NEynvGLlGlrFfmqjQxNbf_Q4FAkINogXHEoPtkG_r-zVw7iXyEYlCbjg91yS0x6q4YODkXRVOK2GGSWzsLRRCczJIV/s400/speaker+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370166221032861266" border="0" /></a><br />Concept 2<br /><br />Based on surface vibration technology, this concept explores sound emitted, in this case, through a pane of glass. At the heart of this is US Navy sonar research, whom take advantage of a material called Terfenol which expands and contracts with massive force.. It is currently being used in a product aptly named the <span style="font-style: italic;">Soundbug. </span>Form, however is based on architectural influences, whilst the concept is expected to create a new take on speakers in the home.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4W9kUIsd3y4Ib9CikkAsl24Y29R9L8taps98wLn-gx0IwQSq5x646RgM1tKCPQD8gMZKPJzixt3GEYLVNM5EcJ6d4Cg45jDTXLgby0-OcHx8q_5lZtn9vddk_lKM_D7m7IvPH5sW2mjNL/s1600-h/speaker1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4W9kUIsd3y4Ib9CikkAsl24Y29R9L8taps98wLn-gx0IwQSq5x646RgM1tKCPQD8gMZKPJzixt3GEYLVNM5EcJ6d4Cg45jDTXLgby0-OcHx8q_5lZtn9vddk_lKM_D7m7IvPH5sW2mjNL/s400/speaker1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370166004855893106" border="0" /></a><br />Concept 3<br /><br />Sound directive technology allows sound to travel in a specific path and not be heard elsewhere. This concept demonstrates a mechanical means of following the user around, through a combination of motion sensors and spun aluminium actuators, which allows the speaker body to pivot. Heavily inspired by hinge and dampening mechanisms, the speaker set (2 in a set) provokes the "Joneser" curiosity of technology and quality.Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-35225615193251823202009-08-05T19:57:00.013+10:002009-08-10T23:17:12.384+10:00urban tribesIF you want to know more about the joneses here is an excellent site talking about the ins and out of their personality traits and icons<br /><a href="http://www.generationjones.co.uk/gen_jones/">http://www.generationjones.co.uk/gen_jones/</a><br /><br />Using some of this information as well as buying magazines and having some one on one research time with this focus group the concept/ product maps were made.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxIzUARxVM_96k6JQXMxgfkHe3Fy_mtJUK4GQ9n5JaZPJYVo-lNoC65i0US_-jd3VkbmxcRT-lhwDUSNg1ljSuLn-VLPZwOOzK_T7LG9qBHYyeWdsmDumQanoQkIEdljMbHwa0o-pKK2m/s1600-h/poster1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxIzUARxVM_96k6JQXMxgfkHe3Fy_mtJUK4GQ9n5JaZPJYVo-lNoC65i0US_-jd3VkbmxcRT-lhwDUSNg1ljSuLn-VLPZwOOzK_T7LG9qBHYyeWdsmDumQanoQkIEdljMbHwa0o-pKK2m/s400/poster1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368305859134461858" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtV1DbLkQou5kF73UA0AUPQIzYMETwyv9Ewk75pqGEsYXqbroi1Q2DXFrHysX8MQ8JtEWuZih4ML6we1L_rARwLmzX5d0oBds5qUxJs29-WOSfpIf9C8eXHzzZ0i2ikNrhaw805JPW9wAj/s1600-h/board+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtV1DbLkQou5kF73UA0AUPQIzYMETwyv9Ewk75pqGEsYXqbroi1Q2DXFrHysX8MQ8JtEWuZih4ML6we1L_rARwLmzX5d0oBds5qUxJs29-WOSfpIf9C8eXHzzZ0i2ikNrhaw805JPW9wAj/s400/board+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368306037905864338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Knowing that the Joneses are a key player in the technology sector (the Joneses account for a third of all internet usage) compounded with their high income is reflected in the technological product market chosen.<br /><br />Key to the success was to ensure that the technology was to be harnessed in an interactive way, alongside using the key visual identity of product's already targeting this market.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhSh3WF-Tn0mgneWNIZ9TjpT0-73wXDm7w1p-tdAuSLlD-43JXVnf14JzHuMZT8mnwJ2ae437vIirmdKN6xhzSnl2ZmhRz6lI7pFAs4_u46k3IDbW3N5ZJfv4JGtEEpRBuLnCHSekspls/s1600-h/user+scenario.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhSh3WF-Tn0mgneWNIZ9TjpT0-73wXDm7w1p-tdAuSLlD-43JXVnf14JzHuMZT8mnwJ2ae437vIirmdKN6xhzSnl2ZmhRz6lI7pFAs4_u46k3IDbW3N5ZJfv4JGtEEpRBuLnCHSekspls/s400/user+scenario.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368323447528338498" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Set up of the user scenario tries to humanize technology as it usually acts as the most personal outlet for this urban tribe member.<br /><br />The brief was written to give structure to what was going to be prototyped in a practical sense.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeVz66fc12pu3t6GaVMCqYcrfq9_0ZBDWEollOg6KAFKtat0iekppyJfV7hiiXr3nPcYBz8CuLYEg22smEDNSOdZ7B5XeHZ-u4ijQWE3bo4G0Lhhx0_NieajmUmLDQK9vdE9ujeFRX7qp/s1600-h/jpeg+joneses+brief.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeVz66fc12pu3t6GaVMCqYcrfq9_0ZBDWEollOg6KAFKtat0iekppyJfV7hiiXr3nPcYBz8CuLYEg22smEDNSOdZ7B5XeHZ-u4ijQWE3bo4G0Lhhx0_NieajmUmLDQK9vdE9ujeFRX7qp/s400/jpeg+joneses+brief.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368317822220678386" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some early <span style="font-style: italic;">concept sketches</span>, using the principles of the <span style="font-style: italic;">product map </span>visual language. The design is for a set of speakers where the speaker faces upwards to maximize sound quality and harness sound technology.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZmtJH2ekXD-1qwqnaJ7TTH0eI1B6MoCJN3vHfrW1_tqKtnQpAuaYbIOtSCGOxaQfaLDJZp4ARvu8H9MMMaXV8p6SmjFNezhZ8ESKfxFd4l91pHDX0usYWObHFxeQJxGOVDRXKToQng4Z/s1600-h/speaker+concept.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZmtJH2ekXD-1qwqnaJ7TTH0eI1B6MoCJN3vHfrW1_tqKtnQpAuaYbIOtSCGOxaQfaLDJZp4ARvu8H9MMMaXV8p6SmjFNezhZ8ESKfxFd4l91pHDX0usYWObHFxeQJxGOVDRXKToQng4Z/s400/speaker+concept.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368316683428679938" border="0" /></a>Furthermore, an interface device wirelessly connects both speakers. Power is supplied by no contact transmission similar to that of an electric tooth brush. To evoke this sense of character and humanized technology the interface has a detachable remote, for use as a conventional volume control when attached, and then use as a media centre remote when lifted from the base.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-36320870519761740062008-10-23T23:14:00.006+11:002008-10-23T23:35:42.155+11:00MESH: Product Rationale<span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Mesh is shot glass set that provides a higher order tactile and materiality to the the alcohol consuming world. Conceptually, the set is intended to evoke a responsible approach to a night out, done with control and dignity. It is this notion that epitomizes the treasured time during this social occurrence, inhibiting the user from regretful acts. Knurling is used as the tactile that provides the user another recurring message, hoped to be reinforced by the staff, of responsibility and self control allowing for an incident free occasion.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOj_NU-9vBngrS8zlOfuE-uUoJGhOxAwAMpMtQOg7s2TL0Nw0TdLiLOa9o9w1SKfiwQY_AdvN6y3UzcBC9KkIm8fkiwR2Y4fobXqyoSAr_O71ioKHB-SnEEsaoM150UTX2e5cw1sT20Gt/s1600-h/board+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOj_NU-9vBngrS8zlOfuE-uUoJGhOxAwAMpMtQOg7s2TL0Nw0TdLiLOa9o9w1SKfiwQY_AdvN6y3UzcBC9KkIm8fkiwR2Y4fobXqyoSAr_O71ioKHB-SnEEsaoM150UTX2e5cw1sT20Gt/s400/board+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260325525678597922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuiPTG9LDyLpASQi0ZFRkJ-3mL_832WMZjfy14at7TibKep3kg-dMxbP05gzAB99tuaEKs-3lJG2G5cHIoiTd0AGjKk7H4qJUyJKUSonxnsgT2L5Gms1GaF44r4s6t6bG1Sx7M31dS-qz/s1600-h/board+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuiPTG9LDyLpASQi0ZFRkJ-3mL_832WMZjfy14at7TibKep3kg-dMxbP05gzAB99tuaEKs-3lJG2G5cHIoiTd0AGjKk7H4qJUyJKUSonxnsgT2L5Gms1GaF44r4s6t6bG1Sx7M31dS-qz/s400/board+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260324892939984898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGAaOnNT4cyaBicmhFy0zm0MKQSQqJI-XHQILw2e5vKEummN6WNEA7WiOY_2oJ_vq3jMFlmP-l5MyvI_2EZPlOWLB-8m8uekmfC8tLi1GMN1h2X1MO3beLtbUi0Y5CuFv76yg_wtTnUE3/s1600-h/studio-Model.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGAaOnNT4cyaBicmhFy0zm0MKQSQqJI-XHQILw2e5vKEummN6WNEA7WiOY_2oJ_vq3jMFlmP-l5MyvI_2EZPlOWLB-8m8uekmfC8tLi1GMN1h2X1MO3beLtbUi0Y5CuFv76yg_wtTnUE3/s400/studio-Model.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260326228910180818" border="0" /></a>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-5104900503339044242008-10-08T21:17:00.012+11:002008-10-08T23:52:48.336+11:00Bad Design: Rexona For Men Anti-PerspirantFor such a small item i found it much better to show the bad design in terms of labeling and function through a video to completely show how the product is poorly designed. Small movements and interactions are not able to be as well defined in photos.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwFQRLhA7_fI33NxOMKEiaMAAKv9TcC2eq6SVQhGz2rBxwrL5-gXhKdbDbaeZykbCpg36JskVRHSCuD9Jk6UQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Video Exploration<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYSPNIeMZLqz7jQEv7p9AjGLdrIk2NPEHIRXXUDi5EDt5fHILyxO5jptUB24qm-clqellqQfKbCdFK0_NnSnnj2jnPPVcMW2w9IG0wNpJXAKhcJ-vwUNJ_QFZo1rsdneX-sumFxITdLXY/s1600-h/bad+design.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYSPNIeMZLqz7jQEv7p9AjGLdrIk2NPEHIRXXUDi5EDt5fHILyxO5jptUB24qm-clqellqQfKbCdFK0_NnSnnj2jnPPVcMW2w9IG0wNpJXAKhcJ-vwUNJ_QFZo1rsdneX-sumFxITdLXY/s400/bad+design.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254759863648477698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Original<br /><br />-Poor signage confuses user of actual use<br />-Good design does not require instructions<br />-Hard to see labeling for on "0" and off "1"<br />-Big to small "volume" signage on slide button is counter intuitive to normal use<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HYBi0-NrVuckuR6HRYWJA40nDcWKhlrJ66e1z-SP99Mn6j-QD75v07pxofQ7eYLHQpuOMeDGZyb2u37P6wLsNsrgNiMkCPaa7V8bqurq-nnePDxxklynNnMRgkwLT_WuA29IQ9j_V_ow/s1600-h/bad+design+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HYBi0-NrVuckuR6HRYWJA40nDcWKhlrJ66e1z-SP99Mn6j-QD75v07pxofQ7eYLHQpuOMeDGZyb2u37P6wLsNsrgNiMkCPaa7V8bqurq-nnePDxxklynNnMRgkwLT_WuA29IQ9j_V_ow/s400/bad+design+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254760332858198546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Redesign<br /><br />-Simple "volume" in correct left to right proportion<br />-Correct and clear labeling of actual function i.e. "lock" sign<br />-Elimination of need for instructions<br />-Less risk of user error<br /><br />This redesign, however simple, reduces the amount of signage required on the spray can and eliminates the need for instructions. If the function of the bottle is in working order the redesign should provide a clear cut alternative to the original product and will not lie about it's correct use to the consumer.Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-52455731200447479592008-09-30T17:23:00.008+10:002008-10-08T21:16:36.759+11:00Seymour Powell: Designing Dream Machines<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLPyEa2MgXzw-hWqyP_CSKX6H2fSjkTdW3P13qi1sGEnikDa8WlSp8poa4SUG7Wg597K9PDn6o_oRqfs8A5plkS_ZqvpM71k9QQjUfnOO3gkmCORNqr6tr1-DuS47F_epmsAeuHkpacc4/s1600-h/richard_seymour.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLPyEa2MgXzw-hWqyP_CSKX6H2fSjkTdW3P13qi1sGEnikDa8WlSp8poa4SUG7Wg597K9PDn6o_oRqfs8A5plkS_ZqvpM71k9QQjUfnOO3gkmCORNqr6tr1-DuS47F_epmsAeuHkpacc4/s320/richard_seymour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254723795866165762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">An informative look into the design process from idea to creation. Seymour Powell are able to expose the skills and processes that are required in the industry setting and encapsulate what is required for a successful answer to any brief.<br /><br /><br />In the conceptual stage, a brainstorming session that excluded any "impossibilities" due to lack of technology allowed for an extensive listing of possible products for the Tefal brand. It is here that research and a broad spectrum of thinking that allows small ideas to develop into big outcomes.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYL1NMb2HyHtjgGQIzROPJ4tYUbg-FHOuwpQWksE4nU_LHDMIp6IcrGMOWCwZo3NaDHtvugkNGR99UfTEqWbAO_U2Ewxam7KsWh1LeNsdjbeAjovu4ENWP0ncNx6C2TkS_1oiic1do_pA/s1600-h/Dick_Powell_CU_Sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYL1NMb2HyHtjgGQIzROPJ4tYUbg-FHOuwpQWksE4nU_LHDMIp6IcrGMOWCwZo3NaDHtvugkNGR99UfTEqWbAO_U2Ewxam7KsWh1LeNsdjbeAjovu4ENWP0ncNx6C2TkS_1oiic1do_pA/s320/Dick_Powell_CU_Sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254724467739665874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br />The modeling stage exposes problem areas in the 2D to be resolved in a 3D arena. In terms of the Tefal food processor, a heavy evaluation on the shape and functionality of the final form allows assessment of problematic hinging and exposes a smaller then required bowl unit. This stage highlights the extensive nature of resolving form and function to create a fully working final prototype. This is further explored in the BSA Bantam body exploration in clay, where an easily manipulated medium allows for immediate change in form determining a successfully resolved bike.<br /><br />After approval of such form, SeymourPowell highlight the heavily warranted attention to detail and relentless effort undertaken in a fully successful exploration model. This stage, although not requiring the conceptual skill of the designer, becomes the most critical as it is here where the client will decide whether the product is acceptable in the market and much more importantly, where the designer will get paid.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIWuSeXtfmP0t_j02xuj8IPSp0TAU6xHOq3y3UKQXticUhgxYVfA0isbj6OcuGOMmoRFQyNE3CPxCrTd7ljh3URlhWAtjTidqH8-AaWr5omMnnpPai1BtQ8KHax3WykOs_Z4EcLXdstW3/s1600-h/bikebruhh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIWuSeXtfmP0t_j02xuj8IPSp0TAU6xHOq3y3UKQXticUhgxYVfA0isbj6OcuGOMmoRFQyNE3CPxCrTd7ljh3URlhWAtjTidqH8-AaWr5omMnnpPai1BtQ8KHax3WykOs_Z4EcLXdstW3/s320/bikebruhh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254724887486748802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Such a well choreographed process displayed in this excerpt holistically displays the thorough attitude expected of a successful designer and provides a firm base of "basic steps" for us. A blunt and straight forward look into the ups and downs of the designers life.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-68867061434537700752008-09-28T19:48:00.012+10:002008-09-28T20:49:36.347+10:00Star Lamp: Product Rationale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfzCjJlP4QBQo6MsQUpiFqq3feUAXMtdM9IrYv3-Fec_0rWbqQfhsJHfhfVKGhh5dlRm6cGPztd1SZfzs60uULfETPEl2mSdJYTKuL89zE0f8r_QjePDJajJpyeUjsLIr_yr-vLGH_2fw/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfzCjJlP4QBQo6MsQUpiFqq3feUAXMtdM9IrYv3-Fec_0rWbqQfhsJHfhfVKGhh5dlRm6cGPztd1SZfzs60uULfETPEl2mSdJYTKuL89zE0f8r_QjePDJajJpyeUjsLIr_yr-vLGH_2fw/s400/IMG_0153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251007815050342146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></span></span>What is it?<br /><br />Star Lamp is an oil burning unit constructed of sheet aluminium in order to provide a flat packed form later able to be transformed into the final shape. Here, everything down to the candle is included in the set comfortably fitting in it's C4 mailing parameter.<br /><br />The Target Market<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9S1S5kBHjMKPgYwZdUdFZtuPsqq2gfb_kO4couFLhIB37uSRI57CWwDO_90B3r9WAOXckWmbXIC90AhVeyoZJLs3slJo9yDbuutBxyTBTTuGLi1VJfibkPbuctmVVN-NdNd_3dk2246m/s1600-h/scan0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9S1S5kBHjMKPgYwZdUdFZtuPsqq2gfb_kO4couFLhIB37uSRI57CWwDO_90B3r9WAOXckWmbXIC90AhVeyoZJLs3slJo9yDbuutBxyTBTTuGLi1VJfibkPbuctmVVN-NdNd_3dk2246m/s320/scan0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251022207277930530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Exploration into the young newlywed market exposes the lack of, not only quality wedding gifts, but gifts with character and story behind their form.<br /><br /><ul><li>Newly Wed couples<br /></li><li>20-30</li><li>DIY</li><li>Chic taste in decor</li></ul><br />Form<br /><br />Governing form were the constraints placed upon the project of the market wants juxtaposed with the material properties of the chosen material. Rigid construction and heat and fire concerns determined this material as the most appropriate, given the mass production application targeted.<br /><br />From the target market involved heavily with a hands on aspect within their lives, an allen key/ screw system was used to not only suffice the markets tactile wants, but to give a permanence to the final product.<br /><br />Finish and peripherals were formed to suit the aesthetic of the target market, where the distinct appeal of polished aluminium grounds the <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Lamp </span>form and gives a luxurious feel to the overall composition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8mH2g-UrKwdkJtLXniLZDOPxi-GjezSc5t41RK2SW3BHzYGdldzSEslxACxUOjEPm7xcAyF0gycDnGzob9p3NYBFdO2FgPpAVx9J3iuKZbpjF89iGFaR1oN1lPbxxPYnkJ8JDQbCJ3aR/s1600-h/scan0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8mH2g-UrKwdkJtLXniLZDOPxi-GjezSc5t41RK2SW3BHzYGdldzSEslxACxUOjEPm7xcAyF0gycDnGzob9p3NYBFdO2FgPpAVx9J3iuKZbpjF89iGFaR1oN1lPbxxPYnkJ8JDQbCJ3aR/s320/scan0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251018060378752034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Included Instructions<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio54kunRyxtyo4A0P3EQqmJfWjuXSK_OeVc1iwBWCm1mmD2LXwt5FkjV17iAuD8yAyv2f73eMqydkwhaMO0Erd1zmLoWlw2XTzqPJg4S1Np_Tb0cPN4luN979H17bVLRVjXh5FiSBiaubZ/s1600-h/scan0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio54kunRyxtyo4A0P3EQqmJfWjuXSK_OeVc1iwBWCm1mmD2LXwt5FkjV17iAuD8yAyv2f73eMqydkwhaMO0Erd1zmLoWlw2XTzqPJg4S1Np_Tb0cPN4luN979H17bVLRVjXh5FiSBiaubZ/s320/scan0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251019186837237410" border="0" /></a><br />Manufacture Diagram<br /></div>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-85764217266385222412008-09-19T00:26:00.004+10:002008-09-19T01:16:52.492+10:00Annie Leonard: The Story of Stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqXC0djQDa8s9Qk9-StimUsGLSXKOwp7FS37IH-zulb3GsTnOqNt21Dnd58gOMjEuPAAoaSfOoH_EvyaYrYEJ-91mdwjB26-SpKV7XvOUwv4ItnwIADeKD5H5YzLwHB4fOedpwsr8bkOc/s1600-h/145896_f260.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqXC0djQDa8s9Qk9-StimUsGLSXKOwp7FS37IH-zulb3GsTnOqNt21Dnd58gOMjEuPAAoaSfOoH_EvyaYrYEJ-91mdwjB26-SpKV7XvOUwv4ItnwIADeKD5H5YzLwHB4fOedpwsr8bkOc/s320/145896_f260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247380471049789890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">An eye opening inquiry on the world's most hotly debated topic. Leonard is able to expose the inner workings of the linear system of production and its true cost to society. Here, we can truly understand the impact of design in terms of global health. With such a throw-away take upon products, the true extent of power of the design world is able to use to govern societal trends becomes apparent.<br /><br />Leonard induces a deeper understanding of the production cycle where she highlights obsolescence as one of the key strategies forced upon consumers to keep industries alive. From here, the flow on effects disperse throughout subsidiaries of the process, affecting the labourers and environments in the immediate location of production. Such an insight poses questions of guilt and blame, not only for the minds behind this movement but more so for the naive public who's lifestyle has unwittingly been determined by it.<br /><br />We are now able to grasp the reality of the situation and allow this evidence to truly be encapsulated within our works and theologies that govern them. Where society stands at this time may seem grim, but our role as conscientious people with the ability to better the world's health and environment has potential to save us.<br /></span>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-80616676973059717232008-09-04T12:45:00.016+10:002008-09-05T06:21:28.989+10:00Citrik: Product Rationale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteLUMpDWZklDiGMuaZyzaahHcywXr_rIOfdeWFFjh1po8bdULqZgsLg-wS_vCldiLCFeOjDyKxaWzpZyAJ903i-mgKNmqyJS3VHGJUiALs2fGUDyQOhsN6gx8wDGMBu05olWr-SBTjFnd/s1600-h/04-09-08_2138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteLUMpDWZklDiGMuaZyzaahHcywXr_rIOfdeWFFjh1po8bdULqZgsLg-wS_vCldiLCFeOjDyKxaWzpZyAJ903i-mgKNmqyJS3VHGJUiALs2fGUDyQOhsN6gx8wDGMBu05olWr-SBTjFnd/s320/04-09-08_2138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242257502831613538" border="0" /></a><br />What is it?<br /><br />Citrik is a fruit/ vegetable knife system that aims to provide both an ergonomic solution as well as a more organic form to the standard kitchen knife. The ergonomics involved within the product stem from an uninterrupted curvature compounded with a fruit inspired form. Heft and precision of the product have been dealt with through the use of ceramic for the knife blade, a much harder and wear resistant material incorporated with long wearing silicon for the handle.<br /><br />The Target Market<br /><br />Considerable, through observational studies, is the frustration and unnecessary strain that is met on a regular basis for family women coming into retirement:<br /><br /><ul><li>Female</li><li>60-70 years old</li><li>Active social and family life</li><li>Relative dexterity- able to hold, grasp etc but are affected by age</li><li>Finds pleasure in cooking and gardening</li></ul>Experience Enrichment<br /><br />Citrik has been established to provide an alternative to the standard stainless steel knife and all of it's standard intimidating traits. Stainless steel and wooden handles, great for dextrous cooks, dominate current designs and Citrik hopes to provide a more curvilinear, colourful experience to cooking. Comprising of ceramic and silicon found in washing machines, Citrik is durable and has a malleable form able to adapt to the user.<br /><br />Form has been determined by the needs of the target market where a backbone of silicon reassures the factor of safety to the user, a common prerequisite when choosing a knife.<br /><br />Form also has the ability to act as a reminder to the user, where subtle cues in the product point the user toward healthier food alternatives rather then otherwise. Here the consumer is creating their own satisfaction aided by the product by both eating healthier compounded with a satisfaction in preparing their own food.<br /><br />Project Posters:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8ftn1ZiVhEjdb4KZ-DoHp1iheS120dQkTX1MdjY0SD6fAAlc0CLl785Zwo_RP4lTUaJcNoneY-cLJtITe-o4qrUM2wQUKTDSUkwtF640UDA3le9WXDjsoKvSYcv9-UXjnYgJigaYQJ3w/s1600-h/DSC00171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8ftn1ZiVhEjdb4KZ-DoHp1iheS120dQkTX1MdjY0SD6fAAlc0CLl785Zwo_RP4lTUaJcNoneY-cLJtITe-o4qrUM2wQUKTDSUkwtF640UDA3le9WXDjsoKvSYcv9-UXjnYgJigaYQJ3w/s320/DSC00171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242261384820534546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOieqJYWA5OYa40Izvqq2M4ga5vnVasFj1okECbqUPiV3DuLX_wI7sEtHbd_0zEoqQJ9sQXS6FUCz7wOCxd6pxqAIdpW4SEYB8NI2xI0QA8CX4aEYYAYmktMlK_1zFix0oCco4WFbvAND/s1600-h/DSC00172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOieqJYWA5OYa40Izvqq2M4ga5vnVasFj1okECbqUPiV3DuLX_wI7sEtHbd_0zEoqQJ9sQXS6FUCz7wOCxd6pxqAIdpW4SEYB8NI2xI0QA8CX4aEYYAYmktMlK_1zFix0oCco4WFbvAND/s320/DSC00172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242261886893440754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BsJ0xb5ziQ4ES-2lH8y7MyyKfB1K6VZa-cw7yt0texj8q9VLlTdBUdxUtlhoGK7qo7CcHbErFg87ncc0fhiwyjinKntVU4XU4Ch8RUUT2wjxLCXwzMIutIldbcHl2EWc__OLi7aTnwx3/s1600-h/DSC00173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BsJ0xb5ziQ4ES-2lH8y7MyyKfB1K6VZa-cw7yt0texj8q9VLlTdBUdxUtlhoGK7qo7CcHbErFg87ncc0fhiwyjinKntVU4XU4Ch8RUUT2wjxLCXwzMIutIldbcHl2EWc__OLi7aTnwx3/s320/DSC00173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242262478627661842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMFnJH3zl6wixfG1PNzoU6BzGjVIXUk1DeRDTZPbJVsqODswPKcdAR2eu0MN4jk85DKV3Leuz9iVwmwmkWE6hzsjyUhILE_8wr68ZsbghUPXOcF4kL-ygD22hS1Jh4vnM4R6q4CeFStac/s1600-h/DSC00174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMFnJH3zl6wixfG1PNzoU6BzGjVIXUk1DeRDTZPbJVsqODswPKcdAR2eu0MN4jk85DKV3Leuz9iVwmwmkWE6hzsjyUhILE_8wr68ZsbghUPXOcF4kL-ygD22hS1Jh4vnM4R6q4CeFStac/s320/DSC00174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242263209576384274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhIDKg9NnteAuqERbV-TNKYrdob-VnyQ75CyJrAB4r54Q8pPPI8hZR-q5JVrcJrEsGngrVxwNjinMGKLWF6jaf8kotCPRJLvyiuehJZfcABFkPLVt5idUEl3U2VtSEdPzuAjqsyKF5yi1/s1600-h/DSC00175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhIDKg9NnteAuqERbV-TNKYrdob-VnyQ75CyJrAB4r54Q8pPPI8hZR-q5JVrcJrEsGngrVxwNjinMGKLWF6jaf8kotCPRJLvyiuehJZfcABFkPLVt5idUEl3U2VtSEdPzuAjqsyKF5yi1/s320/DSC00175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242263756169271298" border="0" /></a>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-29702111752602674032008-08-28T20:50:00.005+10:002008-08-28T22:10:04.593+10:00Paul Bennett: Design is in the Details<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfq5wgGnfMyh7qDQ0mVdx2Ye5ewCakfB-ERjHR2BaTS12YfCEDGgYXq4ooEi5wbrLF-x0gptIKu3SD7CuWilYlk45HQg3aoeStr6el-uoJcxFPxZGIbEEr8KTrVWWYUrexFWidfwald9q/s1600-h/71_254x191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfq5wgGnfMyh7qDQ0mVdx2Ye5ewCakfB-ERjHR2BaTS12YfCEDGgYXq4ooEi5wbrLF-x0gptIKu3SD7CuWilYlk45HQg3aoeStr6el-uoJcxFPxZGIbEEr8KTrVWWYUrexFWidfwald9q/s400/71_254x191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239538106932994674" border="0" /></a><br />Bennett manages to pull back the blinkered conventions of eager designers by highlighting empathetic understanding as the basis to good design. From here we can relate people and their "human interaction" more closely to their design problem and all of a sudden we have a successful utility to solve problems. By "being the consumer" a broader spectrum of glaringly obvious denial of the consumers experience are exposed.<br /><br />Practical in his theory, Bennett cannot deny that beautiful form is usually the popular forefront of design theology, but argues that a more important goal lies within a primal satisfaction of need. Knowing this "real need" has successfully translated into problem solving techniques evident within the work. From allowing design to include a simple gesture of hand holding to completely understanding the relevance of a design solution to its consumer in the <span style="font-style: italic;">KickStart </span>water pump, Bennett demonstrates the big impact a small solution is able to create.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yDbK6UNWem9uAJ8RPW4jtdY__djMS4WSpXbv-IXtyFSJKxlhhfo7yOgYY3QFHU6xZ6YG48K0oPOkSE71FWkYye9IYWbZ8G1P0dXbPkzM_S7CpMn03S_uDNRVD5wjPwsLMPfLbt9d_dTz/s1600-h/kickstart+water+pump.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yDbK6UNWem9uAJ8RPW4jtdY__djMS4WSpXbv-IXtyFSJKxlhhfo7yOgYY3QFHU6xZ6YG48K0oPOkSE71FWkYye9IYWbZ8G1P0dXbPkzM_S7CpMn03S_uDNRVD5wjPwsLMPfLbt9d_dTz/s400/kickstart+water+pump.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239538618357050722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Epitomized within the <span style="font-style: italic;">KickStart </span>water pump is Bennett's satisfying of the needs of corporation as well as the inevitable needs of the consumer, where Kenyan societies are able to become entrepreneurs, and even the youth of the nation can exploit such a basic solution. There is a communication between the design and the human curiosity and value structure that determines the success.<br /><br />Essentially, an importance of understanding that humans are, in themselves unwitting designers, allows a "small act" in design to pay a much larger dividend. In a world where humans design their own experience, we are able to understand this large palate of design clues to create simple yet effective details and better still, simple yet effective pleasure.Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-51162674859672337062008-08-21T19:10:00.013+10:002008-08-22T00:43:25.775+10:00Yves Behar: Get Some<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLJTDjU_J2hcYE9xDHS0ED0zdN4qpZvzEu1FkTFC7ooWkwpbOjba7zFF2QWDKzN5sd7JYhWrvPV3Jli4NLI75BivbVL0_tXU4Hj52McW9hOSmg0S3ttyk4NZtq2ylC6Tsy485sOrVSwkt/s1600-h/behar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLJTDjU_J2hcYE9xDHS0ED0zdN4qpZvzEu1FkTFC7ooWkwpbOjba7zFF2QWDKzN5sd7JYhWrvPV3Jli4NLI75BivbVL0_tXU4Hj52McW9hOSmg0S3ttyk4NZtq2ylC6Tsy485sOrVSwkt/s400/behar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236960349028648482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br />A quirky look into the mind of a dynamic visualizer. Behar follows the road on an uncompromising journey in design, allowing us to understand the didactic philosophy that allows well thought out objects to "tell their stories." A passion for design has promoted a different approach to the ever present design problems, where creating the "skins" or the "pretty stuff" is no longer allowed to restrain an outcome.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lJsZabSzcalfm118fWQ0-blLGWgkQODP9rNjX2os7XzOS7GAihYeTu4ydUQr1pDZu0oszi7G11G9kj9tvr9S9m_9iWeOXFXXIc7i8UIQS9es5qGRjOxngbg0N69qQCn_ivBnJOMM7Kqz/s1600-h/nyc+condom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lJsZabSzcalfm118fWQ0-blLGWgkQODP9rNjX2os7XzOS7GAihYeTu4ydUQr1pDZu0oszi7G11G9kj9tvr9S9m_9iWeOXFXXIc7i8UIQS9es5qGRjOxngbg0N69qQCn_ivBnJOMM7Kqz/s400/nyc+condom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236960823127144962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">To be extracted from this is the applicability of allowing for a project to thoroughly satisfy the "entire human experience" based on deeply implanted values. Highlighting the impact of values on design, Behar realizes that a simple skin will no longer suffice for the intuitive market and sets about creating new experiences, within products, by allowing for hardware to be as easily moulded as a shell. In essence everything must be designed.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkeF6LPmiI_fAqS4zXtubyBu6QDFvPbFEJICfakZ0UaGHDPhkUK8cMl1TI1kDHVMVWLpgEL8FC3HZA9D56KQNDYHzWgbNLOQUBEAGDYTUcJPyHRO12aqHsP0MaGnf3peZjGmHu1qK1PPL/s1600-h/xo-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkeF6LPmiI_fAqS4zXtubyBu6QDFvPbFEJICfakZ0UaGHDPhkUK8cMl1TI1kDHVMVWLpgEL8FC3HZA9D56KQNDYHzWgbNLOQUBEAGDYTUcJPyHRO12aqHsP0MaGnf3peZjGmHu1qK1PPL/s400/xo-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236961116974481138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">This holistic approach defines the personality and connection so evident within each project. Physically applicable within each design, from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Xo Laptop</span> to the <span style="font-style: italic;">New York City Condom, </span>we ascertain the relevance of "defining the experience" through a product's tangibles and explore how this connection of values allows a product to touch the user. Here a computer is able to capture the imagination of the world's youth and a condom dispenser is able to communicate its purpose by being sculpted under the predominant factor of values.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">From an understanding of the endless nature of design, Behar has communicated that designers are not just stylists, but purposeful creators of the entire human experience; the reason why consumers will love the product. Design creates conversation. It breaks the ice. Design tells us its story.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-59619526721624727672008-08-16T23:17:00.012+10:002008-08-17T01:18:32.119+10:00Sketches<span style="font-family:lucida grande;">A compliment of sketches based on designed products featured at DESIGN2008 hosted by the Powerhouse Museum.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5YM8XJ7gBVkkWifBUHRgv2YdEwqIaGyEOjz8Fc4DOakWUZs48_z4WNGZCkJd4jhpk9nF0GhUf1wQjrZgzt-oYDNd1VMLk6H0y2rNgfMHX4pBMkDiMrPbu52uGEJ05hvM5lDqjLXRQyF_/s1600-h/chair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5YM8XJ7gBVkkWifBUHRgv2YdEwqIaGyEOjz8Fc4DOakWUZs48_z4WNGZCkJd4jhpk9nF0GhUf1wQjrZgzt-oYDNd1VMLk6H0y2rNgfMHX4pBMkDiMrPbu52uGEJ05hvM5lDqjLXRQyF_/s400/chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235113139276294322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOv8r6JIyXMljaf04DMCE2-OZ3ET69C0o2QGb44TdfqmoEJwt1a0oHM9_NG4sNytxCV5LxaWl4wi1yCBTqLkrGgmx0U-UmGX017sNyNi5ZDc8dFWM4gz7s0hxNM2Ru07fmbhHlLnv5daZ/s1600-h/filter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOv8r6JIyXMljaf04DMCE2-OZ3ET69C0o2QGb44TdfqmoEJwt1a0oHM9_NG4sNytxCV5LxaWl4wi1yCBTqLkrGgmx0U-UmGX017sNyNi5ZDc8dFWM4gz7s0hxNM2Ru07fmbhHlLnv5daZ/s400/filter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235113858447350274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9lgjKGZ_Q5BRzvOjJapLCYUHZ6bb38NrFLNRvFrh1JmOrpg4Z8chk8vDM84DcBm8Qn6g5D8_DRBDfjGzQInZ8T_Qha4Gq5U_u_o873TWN7oOZdnfV8yV-gjVC6vxMR4EQXS-UO00FblC/s1600-h/embryochair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9lgjKGZ_Q5BRzvOjJapLCYUHZ6bb38NrFLNRvFrh1JmOrpg4Z8chk8vDM84DcBm8Qn6g5D8_DRBDfjGzQInZ8T_Qha4Gq5U_u_o873TWN7oOZdnfV8yV-gjVC6vxMR4EQXS-UO00FblC/s400/embryochair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235114697517303330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT8KK1KTweUu5gSavixUVc84-TMVqD4QGZ_rP3zGPECXRA7M-dh7z5mDzIRCy4t3x2DccTHhfCvU8qS_H4RbAj3ecY3LuTHFI37ZQj3hBloe7v1fpfe23dSiTkVK1nRicWZL8EwJkfxPR/s1600-h/sktech.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT8KK1KTweUu5gSavixUVc84-TMVqD4QGZ_rP3zGPECXRA7M-dh7z5mDzIRCy4t3x2DccTHhfCvU8qS_H4RbAj3ecY3LuTHFI37ZQj3hBloe7v1fpfe23dSiTkVK1nRicWZL8EwJkfxPR/s400/sktech.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235115974313688338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-1032457195754844462008-08-11T00:17:00.011+10:002008-08-16T00:37:55.364+10:00Ross Lovegrove: Design Nature Art<span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y9P9U-W9I021p60ykdfPPnpDkM78aSTay-qnYhTUGHmw7awsu2b6RMzI7-KSU6yvmvnO7EsM2KxDMIkdOWtL5KRN87EPs1GMOa3p6qQy82T8ZKSoTn_ySC_-C6lan7h3_V9Q8fGpW64-/s1600-h/rozzlovegrove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y9P9U-W9I021p60ykdfPPnpDkM78aSTay-qnYhTUGHmw7awsu2b6RMzI7-KSU6yvmvnO7EsM2KxDMIkdOWtL5KRN87EPs1GMOa3p6qQy82T8ZKSoTn_ySC_-C6lan7h3_V9Q8fGpW64-/s320/rozzlovegrove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234286827122420642" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br />Observing the interaction of organic form has developed such an applicable stance for an approach to a design problem. Demonstrating how natural form is beautiful, Lovegrove inspires for an alternative means to an end. Functional and "funky" have been foreseen to be infinitely available through a reiteration of this form, where an outside approach "not interested in Blobbism,"or "set out to make funky" forces upon us this intuitive system of thoughts and processes.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmV7bOx6xgocs6K75uqSxBso0dsdaAsezHicSlduQfrMf44mVvQfb5POaCnAwdUIBBaThdqSVWudNkDv4wKsIGymr5etEgQqnBixwWSQGFKO9bzDZn0o62yKzMhxb01bWwhXgqaUKdH66s/s1600-h/ross-lovegrove-ty-nant-waterbottle-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmV7bOx6xgocs6K75uqSxBso0dsdaAsezHicSlduQfrMf44mVvQfb5POaCnAwdUIBBaThdqSVWudNkDv4wKsIGymr5etEgQqnBixwWSQGFKO9bzDZn0o62yKzMhxb01bWwhXgqaUKdH66s/s200/ross-lovegrove-ty-nant-waterbottle-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234305856907832434" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Tangibly, Lovegrove highlights his "</span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >fluid studies" </span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >in efforts</span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" > including the <span style="font-style: italic;">Ty Nant </span>water and "single surface" projects, of which encapsulate this underscoring message of</span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" > design nature and art. Considerably notable is the water bottle application, where he successfully negates the problem of shaping water, a formless entity into a visually enticing piece.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br />This desire of reinterpretation is partial to current design situations, of which </span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >tend to require a more efficient and "fat free" design theology to allow for more interaction with human emotion and tendencies, a proven prerequisite to successful design solutions.<br /><br />Conversely, this emphatic urge to create such shapes and form negates against what is already being perceived as beautiful. As Lovegrove argues against the "ten thousand part car" in want for a more simple solution, there is already a solid fan base who's ideal is elsewhere and who's viewpoint has become associated with a certain style. Who knows? Maybe he is a genius,humanity will not realize until long after he's dead.<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Lovegrove iterates the impact of form and exploits its ability to impact people's soul and emotion. From this we can extract the applicability of the natural to any form in the modern world where nature's fluidity and liberation of form can be interpreted in not only beautiful, but functional design.</span><br /></span><br /></span>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-54332953835225251332008-08-07T19:50:00.002+10:002008-08-14T19:57:22.465+10:00David Kelley: Human Centred Design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1Qoo4FfCBvryF_6d3UGXoAYMMWeX0uyUUmXdLz7eyMiMI2g5XxXkg3Dh4H-UUopDzOU549CBXf4yBi9KQU4i9cn1Z1XBlmjExV-sFpokWj6BHVoEa5wcv7kyF1OCrvVGSPB2wqtODY5k/s1600-h/ted+kelley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1Qoo4FfCBvryF_6d3UGXoAYMMWeX0uyUUmXdLz7eyMiMI2g5XxXkg3Dh4H-UUopDzOU549CBXf4yBi9KQU4i9cn1Z1XBlmjExV-sFpokWj6BHVoEa5wcv7kyF1OCrvVGSPB2wqtODY5k/s320/ted+kelley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231725993485011122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">An intuitive insight into human centred design that is surprisingly coherent with current issues within the design world. Kelley exposes how the importance of human/machine interaction is relative to good design by exploring various projects undertaken with the design team at <span style="font-style: italic;">TedDesign. </span>From a new look at the retail industry with a redesign of the human interface system in the NY Prada store, to the reworking of the humble office cubicle, Kelley is able to highlight the importance of </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">"including behaviours and personalities" </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> in every approach to design.<br /><br /><br />Of interest to me are the stunning displays the design firm has been able to create in terms of applying this "human centred" focus toward the more aesthetic face of creativity. Within the recycled waterworks a sensual display of revolving squares overshadowed by a clean water feature shows the design team grasping at every possible design cue in order to relate the issue back to the human.<br /><br />Delving further into this interfacing is the exquisite weaving of "emotions" within the London Museum, exploring how design is able to turn something so electronic, so mechanical into a thought provoking system of lights and beams.<br /><br />By putting forward this ideology of human centred design, Kelley has demonstrated a key aspect that must be addressed in virtually every design situation. More interesting still, is the ability of this very same process to be successful both within the early period of 2002 and the present day, further underscoring the relevance of his talk. Let's face it, one year is a long time in the design world, let alone six!<br /></span>Patrick Paraanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03941763822891872184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860135499250185598.post-89120089872578921552008-08-07T17:13:00.001+10:002008-08-07T22:35:21.238+10:00Good Design: CombiCarrier II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5W-nzWKjhl6pftcRAHfIP-JtHLdz-qECaog1oar2Z5Asko1qIcxZhHS32rrnqJmZlCGx9iQ-Vq-u1x95eAcLDd2stRHZhfj4Vbhzl8-yeUYqDyVxub6LV1ywyQY5oy4r-PeETCC9uthe/s1600-h/combicarrier2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5W-nzWKjhl6pftcRAHfIP-JtHLdz-qECaog1oar2Z5Asko1qIcxZhHS32rrnqJmZlCGx9iQ-Vq-u1x95eAcLDd2stRHZhfj4Vbhzl8-yeUYqDyVxub6LV1ywyQY5oy4r-PeETCC9uthe/s320/combicarrier2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231673472371218386" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: lucida grande;">CombiCarrier II</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: lucida grande;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: lucida grande;">Designer: Morphix Design<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: lucida grande;">Manufacturer: Hartwell Medical<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: lucida grande;">Silver, Industrial Design Excellence Awards 2008</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:lucida grande;">Product Description<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style=""> The CombiCarrierII is a rewrite of the standard "stretcher" system used within the Paramedic field. Previously, due to the conventional systems of either the metal scoop system or the standard plastic stretcher, victims of potential spinal or skeletal injuries may have been further put at risk with such basic systems. Here, the CombiCarrierII system is able to apply the rugged usability of the plastic with the safety of the metal scoop in a scissor like design to "scoop" the patient from underneath. This removes the hazardous process of moving the patient onto the stretcher and makes the process more efficient; a valuable objective specially when emergency situations are concerned.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzNxx_CAmjdQGKXNTsuwm6hxCQaP7DAuXZvnxRfS2Gk89iM1Bft6LFzXmBvFoy5GwSyOZqfeb_kP9p-2foozVJoLJXX17BXXLX6xtTjV9ow1PGK6LkyMXn4w_iobX8gEtPDuUwo6pmApv/s1600-h/combi+sketch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzNxx_CAmjdQGKXNTsuwm6hxCQaP7DAuXZvnxRfS2Gk89iM1Bft6LFzXmBvFoy5GwSyOZqfeb_kP9p-2foozVJoLJXX17BXXLX6xtTjV9ow1PGK6LkyMXn4w_iobX8gEtPDuUwo6pmApv/s320/combi+sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231753272828617282" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="">Visual Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="">The CombiCarrier follows the distinct lines and colouring options normally subjective to most medical products. All corners and edges have a generous radius applied to them imposing the feel of safety and a ruggedness so essential in the medical field. The colour scheme opted for complies to both passive tones and a more active green in coherence with the emergency application for the stretcher.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></p><p face="lucida grande" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br /></span></p><p face="lucida grande" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNiigmee9tuQyiHl03ZdEkk8TXeIXNDydIM_Lvph9vfyd4v5R2JUEP4OdaJsbLm52Vu0AMoHfGD0anoQC-2P5WTF5UyclGh1vxi4YFgNRFcRKDOZkukutLM4ssy49XqHP6SBryY8dK6ZM/s1600-h/combi1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNiigmee9tuQyiHl03ZdEkk8TXeIXNDydIM_Lvph9vfyd4v5R2JUEP4OdaJsbLm52Vu0AMoHfGD0anoQC-2P5WTF5UyclGh1vxi4YFgNRFcRKDOZkukutLM4ssy49XqHP6SBryY8dK6ZM/s320/combi1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231701771596070066" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p face="lucida grande" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BALANCE </span>asymmetric design following practical application</p><p face="lucida grande" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINE </span>curvilinear, structured lines evocative of the medical field<br /></p><p face="lucida grande" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINE </span>generous radius for all edges and corners</p><br /><p style="font-family: lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: lucida grande;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrtgAvyz1xeiAEgtweL5csZ3BooNb-pj3G_Ir2Br4Obnc9MtslC3NV4d0AKftNRbSkviCLo88PSY4iiCGAOqIycwGXjuuDvtFObinlmWZtQTYQIfF_vgZ5mzhPcdzhOBunbmXTkNMDhNk/s1600-h/combi2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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