Course
requirement
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Hyperlink
on your blog
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Video
reflection blog A: Giving packaging a new life AND How it’s made: Packaging
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reflection blog B: 11th hour OR Inconvenient truth OR [Story of Stuff +
Electronics + Cosmetics + Bottled Water]
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Video
reflection blog C: The light bulb conspiracy OR Who killed the electric car
OR Consumerism
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Project
One: Weekly progress report Mar 13
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One: Weekly progress report Mar 20
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One: Weekly progress report Mar 27
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Project
One: Feedback to 5 peers on final design
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Two: Weekly progress report Apr 24
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Two: Weekly progress report May 1
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Two: Feedback to 5 peers on final design
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Three: Weekly progress report May 15
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Three: Weekly progress report May 22
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Three: Weekly progress report May 29
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Three: Feedback to 5 peers on final design
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Three: Process journal online
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2013年6月12日星期三
Hyperlink
Project 2 Peer Comments
Project 2 Peer Comments
Cedric:
http://z3351797.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/green-gifting-final-product.html?showComment=1371105931277#c4272317463471993526Lucy
Priska
Tianyu
Angie
Project 2- final design
Project 2- final design
Model material:
recycled PS bottle and Wood composite.
Actual material:
Ceramic
Project 3 development process
I went down to Waverley Library, a market place at BondiJunction and Centennial Park.
2013年6月5日星期三
2013年6月4日星期二
Public Furniture --Airport Bench Design
Rationale
Those benches are
designed for the environment that
requires personal area such as airport. It is a place that gather people
from multicultural background. Those culture differences divide them up from
region to region when it comes down to identity. The amount of physical or
psychological interruption by surrounding area may cause the effect of stress.
The new benches are
aimed to create a place to make people feel more relax. The aim was achieved by
adjust the sits in opposite direction and inclined with an angle of 30 degree.
Both the angle and the single chair size are tested to ensure that adjacent people
won't able to see each other. The distance between every two people are
extended to provide a better space for private phone call or any conversation.
In which way , it cuts down the possibilities of being
eavesdropped by chances and reduces the noise level by people sitting around
you. While it still allows you to chat with the people next to you without
turning your head. In addition, the position blocks the curious eyes from
stealing sideways glances at your screen. With the help of the angle it
inclined, it reduces the embarrassing eye contact when people sit on opposite row of
benches.
The benches are made
more convenient to the traveler. The
armrest included two tier triangular board to create more storage space for
small belongings like phone, wallet and passport. Top
board is made from acrylic with a cup holder. The edge of the board is bounded
with a stainless steel strip to protect it from damage. And the second board
has a PowerPoint build in for traveler to access. It also comes with 2 powered
USB ports for charging your digital cameras, smartphones ,MP3,etc. Because of
the sitting position, travelers are having more storage space for the
suitcases. They are allowed to place their personal belonging next to them
instead of placing them in front of the
chair. So it won't block the isle The use of the leatherette upholstering
cushion make it soft to sit on and easy to maintain.
The product is
easy to install and flexible in size for
different environment when it is needed.
2013年5月20日星期一
AIRPORT BENCHES
I'm doing a piece of airport indoor benches for boarding zone.
The design is base on the idea that provide a rest area that fully respect one's privacy while still maintain the
space efficiency.
I'm still working on the size and the angle of the triangle armrest. So the two adjacent people will able to talk
privately and see each other without turning their head too much.
2013年4月30日星期二
Week 4 report- test and fix
I did a simple demonstration to prove the idea is functional.
Equipment and process：
baking paper folded up to a box and a hole punched at the bottom.
a straw get through the hole and fit exactly.
Pour the water into the box and let the water level over the top of the straw.
The aim is to see that the water would stop flowing through the straw when the water level reach the straw top. Which prove that I can use the idea to control the liquid volume of each dose.
Week 6 report-concept
It is a vase with lid and have a layer that secure the bunch of flowers.
I was originally choosing Bamboo as the main material as it is
- Anti-bacterial
- High strength
- Low impact to the environment
- Relatively cheap compare to other material
vases need to show its value.
Metal, ceramic will be more often use for the bottle.
I have to do some research about the secure layer, which made out of
silicon. Is it relatively sustainable?
Week 5 Report
Finally I get my QUICK LIQUID medicine bottle done.
There's still something I really want to improve. If got time and skill. I really want to build up one 3D model. So that I could measure the volume of each dose that come out of the tube and get my shape improved. I've suggested the bottle might be too large for liquid medicine.The Label wasn't as fit as I measured. I can build a 1:1 model and explore the surface of inclined cylinder into flat view. might help the label get more accurate. The color wasn't the ideal one as there's limitation in the paint shop. It's better for me to learn how to mix up the acrylic paint with PVC and some other material instead of car spray print. It really limit the idea that you want to present.
Week 2 Report
I was suggested to
develop the idea of the liquid medicine bottle from last week.
It helps you to
get the right proportion of liquid each time without using measuring cups or
tools. This development makes the process more hygiene, convenient, accurate
for those people with poor eye sight, especially the elderly.
This week, I'm
more focus on its size, shape, material, function and manufacture stream.
Here are some
liquid containers that I collected. The diameter of the cross section is mostly
around 50mm. I think this data is more ergonomically concern about the average
grip.
250 ml is more
often use for the liquid medicine bottle. by calculation, the bottle's height
should no less than 130mm. So this was the primary concept it came out.
From the bottle
I've been observed. The base side are usually have a downward concavity. It makes
the bottle less contact with other surface and reduces the probability of cross
contamination. They also caused by the molding process.
I did some sketches
about different angles of the liquid flow. I was quite challenged by the air
pressure and liquid weight. I didn't notice that, at some point, the liquid
won't have enough pressure to get through the tunnel and fill the upper space
when you flip it over.
It might require
some pressure to squeeze the air in bottle to maintain the accuracy. I chose
PET as the main material last time. I found this material is tensitive and
might require more pressure to squeeze. While LDPE is easier for the elderly.
And they also work well with liquid as eye drop bottle.
The bottle is not
refillable as we normally can't fully remove the old chemical products that
involved.
I think the
aluminum tube can also be concerned. The brand Jurlique using this form for
their hand cream for less waste. I would like to use it to maintain the air pressure.
While the bottom part still needs to be solid and transparent to check the
level of the liquid. It's better than the cylinder as you don't need to squeeze
it all the time. However it might cost
more to produce. Using the darker color will protect the liquid from the sun
light. I've also considered the Tetrapak with a screwed lid. It might cost
less. It's optional printing on the plastic and using less color will be a
better option for the environment
Video Reflection C
Reflection C
Big ideas that changed The World- consumerism
When we consume,
take a second to think how the product is made and how much it is really cost.
Consumerism is coming and we have to fight against it.
Understand the
true cost. Every single purchasing is link to the big image- melting lacier. This
is a cause of global warming. ‘True Cost’
is not only about the environmental issue but also the waste of the human
resources. What this world does is always adjusted by the demand and supply.
Those main coordinators are keeping persuading society one main idea ‘The more
we consume. The better our life will be. ’ There’s a system called material
economy. (Extraction, production, distribution, consumption, disposal). ‘True
Cost’ can be defined as ‘externalized costs’ in my understanding. e.g, lost of
natural resource space from extraction; lost of the clean air which cause the increasing
asthma, cancer rates from production and distribution. After the consumption,
we may up to the stage of disposal. Those trashes may deliver to the developing
country and might burn before they bury them. Dioxin exposed from the burning
to the air. ‘Coordinator’ gain profit from the consumption and paid millions of
dollar to solve environmental issue. Consumption will never stop and this cycle
will keep turning and never reach the end point.
Consumerism is
pretty much the worst thing to happen to the human race but its not exactly
difficult to get yourself out of the trap. All you really have to do is work
out the difference between ‘need’ and ‘want’.
‘Be on your guard
against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of
his possessions’ God is also helping people get through the problem.
Designers are also
a group of people that causes consumerism. You create the product and persuade
people to consume even there’s no desire exist.
Then you build up the desire and make them conscious about if they don’t
have it. You have to admit that this is all about career. You are messed up
with the competition and livability in this vast society. You don’t pay much
attention on the environmental responsibility. There’s no extra budget for
research. And finally, your next generation gets paid from what you've done. Just
make the product sustainable and profitable.
This video is linked to Big Ideas That Changed The World - Consumerism
Video Reflection B
Video Reflection B
An Inconvienent Truth
This video is briefly about the global warming and its
causation. Human being has been suffered from its nature disaster. And there’s
nothing could stop this from happening. We have to pay for what we’ve done to
the earth. Hurricane, Flood, draught keep comes back to us as a punishment. ‘We
as a people have to decide what we acting when we are warned by the leading
scientist.’ The atmosphere layer is
thickened by the growing co2 which cause the global warming. And I am amazed by
the dramatic melting glacier. The video is too old (2006), we’ve been watched a
lot of similar video. They all aimed to point out that we are living in dangerous
and we got to reduce the pollution.
The growing co2 is the main factor of the global warming. Everyone
in this world should be responsible for the environment. Each country has developed their own solution
to control the polluted air. As I know, Australia has established its own
strategy to fight with global change.
Raising the Carbon Dioxide Tax is really not a good solution to raise
people’s attention on how much they contributed in this country’s CO2. In fact,
it drops down the national happiness. The wealth would not even care or change
their attitudes unless their business is related to the industry. The people who
count everything that they live on might get stressed by the living society. It’s really not a efficient way to reduce CO2
by persuading people to change their behaviour.
As an industrial designer, we are learnt to solve the
problem from consumer. We create a product and design the way how it produce.
We are making living for gaining more profit. Can a profitable business ever be
ethical? Relatively, yes there’s still some strategy we need to follow before
we start the concept idea. E.g Okala strategy wheel. We design for innovation, Reduced Material
Impact, Manufacturing Innovation, Reduced Distribution Impacts, Reduced
Behaviour and Use Impacts, System Longevity, Transitional systems, optimized
End- of- life. It’s interesting to know that we normally keep
a phone device for only 18 month. The old one gets disposed or stays with the
rest of electronic devices. It is suggested that the company who made this
product got to take the responsibility of its end- of-life. Design the uniform
shape for the innovative chip. Choose the sustainable material for the product.
Follow the Green Moore’s law.
Longer lasting, less toxic, more recyclable.
This reflection is linked to the video An Inconvienent Truth
2013年4月23日星期二
2013年4月14日星期日
2013年4月12日星期五
Week 4 Report-Quik Liquid development
I have to get the cap problem solved. actually， the wood is looking so good，but I have to paint it.
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