This blog is dedicated to Jesse and Maya's Wednesday morning section of Introduction to Experience Design at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Winter 2009.
Toy 1: This is a good toy concept to annoy your friends with! Instead of just rotating it, you could put it in between your middle and index finger and swing it back and forth like you would with a pen.
Toy 2: Instead of making the head of the caterpillar a sphere, you should make it flat like a backboard. I like the idea of the ball traveling through the segments and making different sounds (like a xylophone). Also, make sure the ball travels down smoothly straight to the net, so it's not too hard to score.
Toy 3: The only problem I see with this toy are the cubes on each line. In order to spell out a word, you're going to have to put the whole alphabet onto ONE cube. So I suggest that you use bands, that way the alphabet can fit nicely. I think this is a good decorative message board.
Toy 4:I like how you used the motion you would perform with a pen/pencil to created this little toy. Although it doesn't have a goal, it's a nice accessory to add onto a pen.
Top 5: I noticed that most of your toys make sounds/jingles and require the user to make a repetitive motion. I think this toy would be a nice decorative element in a household/apartment. Or this could be one of those wind chimes with beads!
Experience design is the practice of designing products, processes, services, events, and environments - each of which is a human experience – with the specific focus of the design activity being the quality of the user experience. In turn, the quality of any experience is a combination of factors which include individual or group needs, desires, beliefs, knowledge, skills, experiences, and perceptions. Experience design combines technological innovation with social innovation, psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, architecture and environmental design, information design, ethnography, brand management, interaction design, service design, storytelling and heuristics.
Toy 1: This is a good toy concept to annoy your friends with! Instead of just rotating it, you could put it in between your middle and index finger and swing it back and forth like you would with a pen.
ReplyDeleteToy 2: Instead of making the head of the caterpillar a sphere, you should make it flat like a backboard. I like the idea of the ball traveling through the segments and making different sounds (like a xylophone). Also, make sure the ball travels down smoothly straight to the net, so it's not too hard to score.
Toy 3: The only problem I see with this toy are the cubes on each line. In order to spell out a word, you're going to have to put the whole alphabet onto ONE cube. So I suggest that you use bands, that way the alphabet can fit nicely. I think this is a good decorative message board.
Toy 4:I like how you used the motion you would perform with a pen/pencil to created this little toy. Although it doesn't have a goal, it's a nice accessory to add onto a pen.
Top 5: I noticed that most of your toys make sounds/jingles and require the user to make a repetitive motion. I think this toy would be a nice decorative element in a household/apartment. Or this could be one of those wind chimes with beads!