projects

brief 1
1/ Look at three different brands of mobile phone.
2/ Compare the way you access five different functions for each (e.g. voicemail retrieval, editing a number, text messaging). Document which buttons you press and what the screen displays.
3/ Design an optimal interface and process for these five different functions for: a) you b) a 10 year old c) a 75 year old.

brief 2
1/ Select any small electronic product (e.g. phone, clock, calculator, pager, alarm, minidisc, toothbrush, radio).
2/ Choose three different brands of that particular product and conduct a product audit (compare price, materials, colour, functions, image, shape etc).
3/ Select five characters from any soap opera/ film, and redesign that product specifically for them with emphasis on the aesthetics and materials.
4/ Now do the same, this time with design emphasis on the function.

brief 3
1/ Research via the internet and library some health issues to do with heart disease and its causes. Look at lifestyles and ways of preventing it.
2/ Design a small electronic health monitor/regulator/exercise reminder for use: a) in the home b) in the office c) in the gym d) as a mobile phone attachment.

brief 4
1/ Select an electronic product that is widely used (e.g. personal computer, mobile phone, minidisc).
2/ Write a list of design needs for the following people: a) a mother b) your grandparents c) a supermodel d) a body builder e) a child f) a visually impaired person.
3/ Redesign the product interface for each person.
4/ Select three features that would make the product better for everyone and incorporate them back into the original product.