Linxuan Yang
In the course of this year's study, I have learned the whole process and step of designing products.
About
The main part is of designing cutlery for groups with disabilities and a communication box for people to combat loneliness.
User and Contextual Research
Basic information
ROBOT TOM
55 years old
An elderly Ehler-Danlos Syndrome patients
Backstory
His faulty gene has been inherited from his parents, and his family is confused by chronic illness.
Scenario
They need to take more time and use more power than others during almost every meal because their joints will feel uncomfortable when they use cutleries and last a long time.
Emotions
Depression, angry, sadness, helpless. And they are also eager to change the current situation.
Motivations
One of the solutions is to deal with the problem is to design cutlery to help them develop a new habit of using it.
Behaviours
Depression, angry, sadness, helpless. And they are also eager to change the current situation.
Capability inhibitors
Joint hypermobility; loose, unstable joints that dislocate easily; joint pain and clicking joints; extreme tiredness; dizziness and an increased heart rate after standing up.
Inspirations
Problem
- I design it from the point of theory, but is it suitable for arthritis?
- When I make it into a real object, will it be popular in the market?
Opportunity
The series of cutleries for people with arthritis is not only suitable for them, but also can be used by other people; it will replace the traditional cutleries gradually.
Effect
- It can provide help to arthritis, they will improve the situation of joints pain
- It will improve their feeling of happiness and increase their life quality
Process
Sketches
Through the preliminary sketches, I made up the simple model with clay, because the users can feel the structure and size are suitable for them or not. And I also think if there are any more changes need to do.
Simple model
Then I can measure the precise sizes, and made up it in the Rhino, so I can see it more clear and intuitive.
Rhino model
Process
- research background information
- conduct an interview with volunteers
- draw the sketches and make sure of the plan
- make the simple model and build in Rhino
- 3D printing it through the Rhino model
- combine with two parts of it
Final product
It can be suitable for almost every person because the flexibility of elastic is good.