Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Project Dos - A reflection thus far
So far this project has gone well. I know that redesigning Matt's nose picker/salad tosser/stirring fork would have been easier to redesign, but the pencil sharpener will be more challenging and more beneficial for us. I'm not sure if the direction we are leaning as a group is where we will end up. We all agree that the squeeze sharpener would be cool, but I question how realistic this product would be. Size is definitely an issue with that concept.
In the end though I expect firstly our redesign to be more aesthetic and then more practical/ easy to use...I just got an idea
In the end though I expect firstly our redesign to be more aesthetic and then more practical/ easy to use...I just got an idea
Monday, September 6, 2010
IDEO questions
Where is IDEO?
Palo Alto, California
Who is the founder?
IDEO was formed in 1991 by a merger of three established design firms: David Kelley Design (founded by David Kelley, who is also a professor at Stanford University), ID Two (founded by Britain's Bill Moggridge), and Matrix Product Design (founded by Mike Nuttall).
Who is on the team, what are the roles?
There is a very diverse group of people on the team, but they don't have specific roles for the most part.
What is the deep dive process?
Ideo's process of brainstorming...a sort of deep immersion into the problem at hand.
What are the rules (montra) written on the walls around?
-- think of your product in terms of verbs rather than nouns.
-- concentrate on one conversation at a time
-- stay focused
-- encourage wild ideas
-- go for quantity (no editing)
-- be visual (visual words or sketch)
-- defer judgment (no stopping to say that isn't going to work, isn't a good idea...)
-- build on the ideas of others
How can this process work in your major? (it can work in every major).
Since this is specifically an Industrial Design process I believe it is a good one to model after. I believe the method of brainstorming is the most important aspect.
Palo Alto, California
Who is the founder?
IDEO was formed in 1991 by a merger of three established design firms: David Kelley Design (founded by David Kelley, who is also a professor at Stanford University), ID Two (founded by Britain's Bill Moggridge), and Matrix Product Design (founded by Mike Nuttall).
Who is on the team, what are the roles?
There is a very diverse group of people on the team, but they don't have specific roles for the most part.
What is the deep dive process?
Ideo's process of brainstorming...a sort of deep immersion into the problem at hand.
What are the rules (montra) written on the walls around?
-- think of your product in terms of verbs rather than nouns.
-- concentrate on one conversation at a time
-- stay focused
-- encourage wild ideas
-- go for quantity (no editing)
-- be visual (visual words or sketch)
-- defer judgment (no stopping to say that isn't going to work, isn't a good idea...)
-- build on the ideas of others
How can this process work in your major? (it can work in every major).
Since this is specifically an Industrial Design process I believe it is a good one to model after. I believe the method of brainstorming is the most important aspect.
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