Ideation Stage Ben Holness

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1 Ideation Stage Ben Holness BSc Product Design with Professional Experience

2 Background Summary My main problem is untidiness at student s desk. In my research, it was conclusive that this was present in almost every new student, no matter what subject they study. Therefore I now needed to create a range of different concepts that would potentially solve this issue.

3 The Problem Brief and URS Problem Brief To design a product that will organise items on a student s desk and assist them with their work User Requirements Specification The product must Store paperwork in an organised manner Give easy access to the content it stores to the user Be within a boundary of 400mm x 300mm x 400mm (width, length, height) Weigh no more than 2 kg Have the ability able to contain a laptop and all office based products on a desk Have a light source Reach at a retail price of or under

4 Idea Generation Using Edward de Bono s Six Thinking Hats method, I started to gather open solutions that I could manipulate in many ways. Some of them were Storage boxes and compartments Colour Coordination Objects being placed on different levels Holes for placing pencils Retractable drawers I also took a little sketch book with me in my bag, just in case any idea suddenly arose or sparked off in conversation

5 Idea Generation I then started to gather some basic sketches of concepts that used the solution from the Six Hats Method. Honeycomb Unit Slotting Organiser Flexible Mat Bendy Fingers Bean Bags Organiser with Hidden Folders

6 Concept Selection I looked back at my URS and matched them against how well each idea matched each of the points I had made. It appeared that the flexible mat proved to be the best match to the criteria. I would therefore take it into further development through sketching and modelling

7 Development Sketches Using sketching, I started to experiment with form and functionality within the concept, I had narrowed down to. Development 1.1 Magnetic Whiteboard Concept Found out that the organiser could be whiteboard washable make temporary notes Could have magnetic properties snap pieces together, hold magnetic stationary etc Explored the design for pens and magnets that could be included in the product

8 Development Sketches Development 1.2 Additional Concepts The idea of adding pens, sparked the idea to create add-ons to the product I came up with cylindrical product that would fit the wave shape of the product and could be held by its magnetic properties Clock could be used as a timer for students to improve time in exams Drawers To store smaller stationary; paperclips, highlighters, rubbers etc ipod Dock and Speakers In my research, students have speakers at their desks to listen to music whilst studying

9 Development Sketches Development 2 Light Source Concept In my URS it states that the product needs a light source. Here are the solutions I came up with Fibre Optical Lighting Add-on Light Source LEDs Power source solutions would need to be considered in the Development Stage, but I common sources would be Solar Power Plug into Mains Battery

10 Development Sketches Development 3 Concepts to Contain Stationary Here are a few of the ideas I came up with for containing stationary I decided on the vertical slits concept because It could hold both stationary and paperwork It didn t alter the surface for the whiteboard ability

11 Development Sketches Development 4 Experimentation with Form The product is flexible so it can take many forms I wanted to experiment with it to see whether any new ideas sprung from doing so I found out that I could conjoin two or more of the mats together giving more to construct with Could even create a box or shelving with more than one giving it more functionality than just a desk tidy for students

12 The Development and Manufacture of Models I also used modelling to develop these ideas further Model 1 - to get an idea of size and use of the product s form. I made it out of cardboard and paper, two fairly flexible materials I found out two things The product can be bend slightly to add more of a product i.e. books, folders etc The product will need to be longer in length to allow taller products to be stored underneath

13 The Development and Manufacture of Models Model 2 - to find out the best form for the whiteboard pen I made all of them out of red clay good for creating shapes with ergonomic properties I found out The most original yet ergonomically fitted pen was the wave shape - potential to have two colours I would, however have to add slight adjustments to the body to give it more grip

14 Final Concepts - FlexiMat

15 What will I carry on to the Development Stage? The power input method How to join more of the mats together A suitable light source concept for the product A material that will produce the flexible property my product needs IDEATION STAGE DEVELOPMENT STAGE

16 Any Questions?