Interview of three people on spoon

1. How many times a day/ per week do you wash dishes?
     Rob (roommate)- couple times a week
     Meredith (girlfriend)- when i was home i would do them every night
     Marcella (mom)- everyday2. How long does it take you to set a table on average?
     R- i rarely do, but five minutes when i do
     Me- No more than 5 minutes
     Ma- Sometimes more than 5 minutes3. Do you find yourself feeling uncomfortable when you hold this spoon?
     R- Ah yeah, it could definitely be more comfortable
     Me- Yes, there are a lot of edges, doesn't fit to my hand
     Ma- Yes, that spoon is much too large4. Are your kitchen drawers typically cluttered with silverware?
     R- I wouldn't say cluttered but less is good.
     Me- My parents house has 2 drawers completely full with silverware
     Ma- I don't know where to keep it all, i have a back up drawer in my china cabinet5. Do you run out of specific utensils easily?
     R- alot of times we will run out of forks and i'm left with a spoon to eat spaghetti with
     Me- Sometimes, but i work hard to keep up with things
     Ma- I would if i didn't do dishes everyday6. How often do you get up from the table to grab a specific utensil that you forgot?
     R- once in a while, just happened the other day, didn't have a spoon for applesauce.
     Me- I guess i have done that before, but hasn't been a while
     Ma- very often, i spend a lot of time in the kitchen7. What was your favorite silverware set/ dining utensil and why?
     R- I like the spoon, i'm not exactly sure why
     Me- i would say the fork, because i could survive off noodles. but i love soup so i need a spoon too
     Ma- idk if i have a favorite but i guess spoon.8. Do you find yourself cutting your food more often with a fork or a knife, or both equally? 
9. What do you think is a positive quality about the metal spoon?
     R- its curvature to make it easy to scoop out of a bowl or something
     Me- Nothing
     Ma- Its pretty and shows reflections10. What could be improved about this metal spoon?\
      R- Smaller, especially the handle
     Me- probably a better more comfortable handle
     Ma- if i could stab and cut things with it

Make it better! Design for 5 bucks project

Watching the ideo deep dive video i learned to never turn down an idea. I saw how real designers worked in groups and what they did to come up with the best design. The most important thing i learned that is no idea is too crazy and every idea helps to develop the final prototype. Every idea is a good idea and you shouldn't turn something down even if it seems silly.

5 of my finalists for my object poster

Why my object is a good object

The first thing that stood out to me with this particular staple is its ability to stand up on its end. This keeps it from falling over, getting knocked of a desk, or lost. Being able to stand up in a two-inch by two-inch area also saves a lot of space on a desk. The second thing I noticed is the shape of the stapler. The stapler being curved the way it is allows it to fit perfectly in your hand making it very functional and easy to staple. The handle also has some padding that reminds me a lot of the bike handles they used in one of the objects being designed in the move Objectified. These two components make this stapler the best working stapler I’ve used, and are the reasons I chose this as my object.

I chose these drawings because they show good movement form and contrast. These five drawings do a good job summing up what this object project has been to me this far.

Objectified

Most of this video focused on my intended major, industrial design, which made it very interesting to me. It was exciting to see the industrial designers in their work environment because I was able to imagine myself their working with them. I like how they took simple solutions to make a product much easier to use. The video also did a great job communicating what it is to be a designer. The different designers gave their definitions and theories of what good design is to them. Though the designers all talked about nearly the same things, each designer saw slightly different things to be important for good design. This made each designer’s work unique, which I found interesting. I don’t know what it is yet that I would like to spend my time improving the design of, but that’s why I think industrial design is so great. In the video they ranged from designing gardening tools to living room furniture. I think its cool to think about how everything around us is designed like the video said. I learned that good design is simple and is only includes what is necessary. They said so many different words that described design in the video that I don’t even remember them. This video was well worth watching and I enjoyed it.