Product Service System

Rationale

Mental health and well-being is the state in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.  Edge is a public interactive display system, which may be distributed and set up throughout the city and areas where there are high volumes of traffic, which acts as a suitable medium as it may be easily saturated throughout cities.  The problem with the existing display systems is that it only offers marketing materials to the public, with no real benefits to society. 

The interactive display works on the application of ‘the science of smile’ where there is evidence to suggest that smiling (real or fake) is able to induce positive emotions.  The interactive display encompasses an application, which allows the user to take portrait shots, which are then added to a combined collage.  Which may be shared and downloaded through QR code.  This aim’s to subtlety induce positive emotions and behaviors into the public without acting like a well-being exercise. The interactive displays then allow people to access news and entertainment. 

A number of design features have been incorporated into the system in order to subtly evoke positive emotions, such as the use of yellow in the interface.  The colour yellow is shown to evoke positive thought and optimism.  There is also a spotlight that serves for two functions, one of which is that it provides greater exposure  and it creates lighting for the portraits taken.

Peer Comments

Ryan Go:

http://ryan-go.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/pss-moodlite-photo-therapy.html?showComment=1382323840724#c5529783669026651153

Christine Chau:

http://christine-x.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/the-ideabehind-swiftgift-is-convenient.html?showComment=1382324002389#c2985640526995032345

Christina Le:

http://christinaale.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/pss-collaborative-consumption/#comment-72

Daming Chen:

http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6797674082400671831&postID=5544784362525709076&page=1&token=1382324462734&isPopup=true

Jan Raymond:

http://janraymondgerardino.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/sustainable-product-service-system.html?showComment=1382324658293#c5828155156615692909

Product Service System 14/10/13

Feedback from Tom tutor:

There needs to be a lot more work and detail going into the systems map, need to explore all corners and avenues of the users interaction with the display system.  The product itself being the interactive display needs a bit of work done, where the form must compliment all users, including children and adults.  Need to consider material choices thinking about issues such as vandalism and weather.

Feedback from Adrian:

need to change the form for it to be much more inviting for users, make it more organic brighter and vivid.  The system is a good idea and needs to be fully resolved, could potentially add more to the system in terms of features, but there would be a fine line from it becoming overcrowded and messy.

Feedback from Oun: 

The idea of the system is awesome and would be really beneficial to society, its good because it targets the whole of society and doesn't single any specific users.  the form needs a considerable bit of work and should consider design elements which invite users and traffic in.

Product Service Systems - Weekly Consultations 09/09/13

Feed back from tutor Tom :
The strongest concept that I had was concept 2.  Concept 1 & 3 were good concepts, but they were to app-like which focused heavily on the service, which somewhat made the product itself weak and redundant.  The 2nd concept had the most merit as it was innovative and different, the service part of it was spot on, but could be focused more specifically on mental health subtlely rather than general news itself.  Should look into the rules of privacy and wether there are rule against keeping a photo of someone for a specific time, and possibly add a warning or option that a photo is being taken.  Should look deeply into the psychology of smiling and what it means to smile and what it involves and how smiling affects mental health especially.

Feed back from Ryan Go :
The first 2 concepts have the most merit, he really enjoys the idea of the 2nd concept which really aims to brighton the lives of everyday normal people in random fashion, which is really cool.  The first concept is great because it engages people from the community with each other.

Feedback from Daniel :
Daniel Really liked the 2nd concept and wasn't too sure if the 3rd concept was viable, he was worried about the durability of the tablets and also that the idea of depression and anxiety wasn't subtle enough and it might deter people away.  

Action plan for upcoming week : 
The plan for this week is to continue to do more research into the area of mental health, and then dfive into research of smiling especially into further depth.  To research into the effects of smiling on mental well-being and the laws and regulations of privacy and photo taking.  Possibly research into colours and how effective street advertising is especially in bus stop shelters.

Peer comments

Pamela Ablang
http://pamablang.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/blog-post.html?
showComment=1378091865162#c2676490934627292576

Matthew Federick
http://mfredrick.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/cormak-probiotic-drink-bottle-wholesome.html?showComment=1378092079761#c7330762113133027358

Doug Cusack
http://dougcusackides3222.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/final-submission-project-1.html?showComment=1378092279512#c2178442363241696936

Daniel Foo
http://fooides.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/studio-cormak-packaging-design.html?showComment=1378092502976

Ben Ma
http://mabenjamin.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/accessible-packaging-milk-container.html?showComment=1378093102097

Accessible Packaging

Rationale

Raymond Tinyow 3372992

The re-design of the packaging of olive oil is to specifically cater for those who are suffering from arthritis, ad as well as anyone who suffers from some sort of impairment in the hands, whist yet at the same time not causing a disadvantage to others.  The benefits of olive oil associated with arthritis are that it has the ability to dampen inflammation. The shape of the body itself is shaped ergonomically to allow for it to be easily picked up with one hand.  There are guidelines in place that suggest that if an object were to be picked dup in one hand comfortably it should not have a switch of more than 71mm.  The bottle cap while traditionally a aluminum screw on has to be re-designed into a HDPE nozzle, that is able to shut on and off, through a snap on twisting mechanism.  There are essentially two parts to the mechanism where there is a inner lid and outer.  The inner lid screws on to the bottle while the outer lid snaps onto it. 

The labeling has been designed closely to many suggested guidelines for designing to cater the needs of those with arthritis.  The design manages to be sleek and minimal at the same time.  For important elements such as warnings and instructions, bold characters are used to create contrast in order to highlight its importance.  The use of lower case in combination with upper case and is carefully thought, where the pure use of upper case letters is hard to read. 

Greenfly

Weekly Consultation 19/08/13

Feedback from tutor Mar :

The concept is much more refined, and the mechanism is quite pleasing, however i must work on the form quite a bit more.  More specifically i must work on the form on the tab of the mechanism keeping in mind how easily those with arthritis can grasp the tab in between the thumb and knuckle and as well as the form of the bottle keeping in mind that it should most likely be 500ml

Feedback from ZhaoZhao & Anders : 

The concept is quite cool, and the semantics of the shape of the mechanism and bottle does imply food, and especially the shape of the bottle implying olive oil.  I should consider changing the form of the mechanism to incorporate the tab and possibly the spout into the bottle more subtlely.  

Action plan for upcoming week : 

The most important action i must take this week in to fully refine the form, especially in terms of the shape of the tab and possibly the bottle.  I have explored many forms of the bottle especially the round shape, but found that having the round shape has the semantics of alcohol and tried to steer away from this.  I must resolve this in order to complete solidworks in order to get the mechanism 3d printed.

Lifecycle Analysis Reflection

I found the 6 short videos to be extremely insightful in creating awareness of contributing to a greener environment.  The videos proved insightful in conveying multiple strategies that should be implemented in order to help create a greener world.  We must go out of our way as designers to be mindful of the impacts that we are making on the environment at all stages of a products lifecycle.  From the very beginning in choosing which materials to encompass all the way to how the products are disposed of or re-used.

several other strategies that we must be mindful of in order to be ethical and sustainable is the reduction in parts where possible, green material selection, alternative end of life strategies such as repair or upgrade and overall energy efficient design.  We are reminded that it is important to understand that we must not just be mindful of these strategies but we must be vigilant enough to incorporate them in all aspects of our designs.     

We must also have a good sense of which strategies are to be implemented where appropriate, to refrain from doing more harm than good, which would defy the whole purpose of trying to be greener.  For example reducing materials in products which are intended to be repaired at end of life, which may in fact require the product reach that stage faster.

Weekly Consultation Reflection 12/08/13

This week I further strengthened my research into the effects and symptoms of arthritis particularly in the hand and the rest of the body,  a common symptom many suffer from as a result of osteoarthritis is dry mouth.

Feedback form Mar :  There are concerns with the tablets being in such close proximity with water, and some concerns with the user being willing to refill the tablet container.

Feedback from Ryan Go & Ben Ma : There may be issues with oxidisation, and reinforce the sealing method so no liquid can seep in or out.

Action Plan for week ahead : Continue to refine concepts and build mockups to test the visibility of these concepts.  To Further develop research into the condition.  Look into possibly another method of dispensing the sterile tablets to make it easier for users who posses arthritis.

Weekly consultation Reflection 05/08/13

This week I did extensive research into the causes and effects of arthritis.  The most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.  currently there is no cure for arthritis, but there are many ways to manage and treat the symptoms that come with the condition.  There are specific medications that help to target and relieve the symptoms of arthritis.

Feedback From Mar : The designs should encompass new forms of innovation,  the pill dispenser was the most appropriate concept, where it simplified the users actions of obtaining the pill required by the user.  the concept needed more refinement in the mechanism

Feedback From Christine Chau & Daniel Foo:  The dispenser for the gel had massive potential as current products in the market that target joint inflammation are specifically for sport injuries, thus the packaging aren't necessarily arthritis friendly

Action Plan for upcoming week :  I plan to further develop my research in the symptoms and effects of arthritis and especially how those with the conditions are affected in their everyday lives, and how they are handicapped.  I also plan to further strengthen my concepts.