Pop Culture Cube- Kaitlynd

History of Rubik's Cube

The Rubik's Cube was invented in 1974 by Emo Rubik.  The cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle with six 3X3 faces of six solid colours.  Using a pivot mechanism in the centre, the colours are mixed, and the cube is solved when each face is a solid colour again.  Rubik received Hungarian and U.S patents for his design, and around the world other inventors with similar designs received patents in their countries.  Even though there were other variations of the same idea being generated, the Rubik's Cube is the most dominant and well known compared to its competitors.  Still keeping true to its original six solid colour design, this popular toy is being remodeled and evolving on toy shelves everywhere.

Pop Culture Cube

Pop Culture Cube is an evolution of the traditional mechanical puzzle.

  Instead of six solid colours, there are images of pop culture figures on each face.  Altering the conclusion away from forming a solid colour, to forming Marilyn Monroe and John Lennon's faces.  The squares have

 drastically important placement to correctly construct each individuals face, which increases the cubes difficulty level compared to straight coloured cubes.  Working to solve the puzzle with the correct placement of 

each figures features, gives this classic puzzle a new dimension of fun.  The Pop Culture Cube has the potential to attract fans of the famous, and become not only a puzzle, but a collectors item.

The product underwent user testing and some concerns were high lighted.  

*Testers felt it was necessary for the cube to come with guide photos of each face

 to have as a reference when working on the puzzle

*Some felt that there should be more background showing behind each face to make

  it easier to complete

* A suggestion was to eliminate the variety of colour in each photo, and return to the

   original colour scheme with the faces etched on. So you are still dealing with solid 

   colours and outlines of faces.

Taking the user testing into consideration, all Pop Culture Cubes will be sold with a key of images to follow when working on the puzzle, and more background space to help distinguish where each cube belongs.  The Pop Culture Cube is a very enticing puzzle and will be challenging and fun for more of a adult demographic.