Sketches

Here are sketches of the three objects I brought in. A roll of toilet paper, a plastic water bottle, and an eraser on a number two pencil. 

Poorly Designed Objects

Make it Better

            Here are the three objects I chose for the topic of "poorly designed". I chose a plastic water bottle because it's terrible for the environment. It also can melt due to heat and it isn't very durable being able to squeeze it and have it deform or not be it's original shape. I chose an eraser placed on a standard #2 pencil because it takes only a couple of uses until it cracks off and you are left with hardly anything to erase with. Cheap and annoying. The other object I chose was a roll of toilet paper. Sometimes, not all the times, people can have trouble knowing how much toilet paper they truly need due to the quality of the paper. Instead of being able to pull as much toilet paper as you want off the roll, the roll should dispense the paper in sections so you don't waste paper or so you do have enough.

Water Bottle 

The eraser on a #2 pencil

A roll of toilet paper

A Wooden Spoon

Uno Card Dispenser

Kitchen Roller 

We were put in a group of four. My other team members consist of Henna, Brendon, and Laura. Here are some of the objects that the rest of the team members brought in. Henna brought in a wooden spoon and had a clear idea of why it was poorly designed and how to make it better. She mentioned that it was too shallow to scoop successfully and could not scrape properly. Brendon brought in the uno card dispenser and simply said it didn't do what it was supposed to do:dispense cards. Laura brought in the kitchen roller and noted the fact that your hands rub against the counter as you try to use it making virtually impossible. We all looked over the rest of the objects and decided to chose the wooden spoon henna brought in. It wasn't a terrible product necessarily but it had a lot of room for improvement. It seemed like we instantly started coming up with ideas analyzing the spoon and how we could make it better. Before we knew we were Team SPOONTULA and we had a goal of combining a spoon and spatula. 

Final Poster

Here is my final poster for 'What is Good Design', our first big project. I enjoyed this project a lot as it had me learn a lot about color, the principles of design, and the process of a project. It was difficult and I did not assume how much time it would take to complete it all. It gave me a good understanding of what is required in the class. My idea came our just as I wanted it although I think I could created a better design around the object and possibly left less white space. I received a C for this grade and could have been B I I didn't turn it in two hours late. I missed the critique and felt stupid. I was proud of my project and I was very interested in it, although I was disappointed in my performance. It was fun and I learned a lot although I allowed myself to build up stress (pun intended)