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Photo credits: Frank Kovalchek Swaminathan Shine oa Jojo Nicdao Latteda Eberhard

6 rough sketches 3 toy concepts Prototype Click here to view the  toy’s concept proposal

6 Rough Toy Ideas   3 Refined Toy Sketches               Prototype The idea for this toy came from the digital game that everybody seems to know, Tetris. The concept was to prepare a hands on approach to building your own 3D Tetris right in front of you. A physical Tetris. […]

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1. Photo credits:  Gambar Rumah 2. Photo credits: Dayna Griffiths 3. Photo credits: Dandeluca and Deidre Woollard 4. Photo credits: Dayna Griffiths 5. Photo credits: NASA Goddard Photo and Video and Abulic Monkey 6. Photo credits: Dayna Griffiths

My toy is a colourful flower with a flexible stem that could be bend in any directions. It can be placed everywhere around the house: on a lamp, on a table, over a head of the bed, etc. Observation: In the beginning, person was studying  the object in order to see what function and interaction […]

I hate this computer. My “family’s” computer, the one we all use has not been a “normal” or up-to-date version since I was eleven years old. Since then, our family computer has been a combination of hand-me-downs from my father’s office. Once our last hand-me-down PC finally died my dad decided to purchase an Apple […]

Britnee: the fashionable person Age: 20 Location: downtown Toronto Education: Advertising Hobby: shopping for clothes and accessories Clothing: skinny jeans or leggings, high-heeled shoes, jewellery and other accessories, designer labels Music: pop music Food: organic food, sushi, claims to be vegetarian Loves: magazines, standing out, the latest gadgets, facebook Hates: blending in (image accredited to […]

As discussed today in class, your feedback on a minimum of three of your collegues’ detailed toy concepts should take the form of answers to the following questions: How (or how not) is the prototype fun? Here, discuss the design specifics of the toy–communication strategies, clever mapping, appropriate affordances, etc.–either in terms of design successes, […]

“Personas (figure 5.8) are a documented set of archetypal people who are involved with a product or a service. . . . To create a persona, designers find a common set of behaviours or motivations among the people they have researched. This becomes the basis for the persona, which should be given a name, a […]

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In this Exercise you will be playing Photoshop Tennis: a game with a partner where you’ll create a series of images that will form an emerging narrative. We will begin with a brief Photoshop tutorial, where we’ll go through the following steps as a group. It’s important that you follow these steps carefully so that […]

Click here to download pages 89-119 from Designing for Interaction. — “The craft of interaction design is really the craft of creating the models, diagrams and documents that communicate the designer’s designs. These representations, and the testing of those with clients and users, are the designer’s bread and butter. They are what designers use to […]

Description: A handheld device meant to be used with two hands, much like a mainstream handheld gaming system (ex. NDS, PSP). It has a 9×9 grid and various buttons of different functions meant for solving sudoku puzzles. Generally, the time it takes to solve a sudoku puzzle ranges from ten minutes to an hour, depending […]

Description The yo- yo is a flat spool with a length of string tied at one end. A yo-yo is played by inserting one finger into the slipknot, letting the spool down and pulling at it so it turns mid- air and come back up and rolls itself into the spool again. The yo- yo […]

This toy is deemed THE CLIMBER. It is a small remote-controlled car that drives along walls. Unlike most remote-controlled cars this one is able to drive on flat vertical surfaces (ie walls). There is a vacuum fan installed  in the small red car that helps it stick to the wall, and the remote controls it’s […]

6 Rough Toy Ideas 3Refined Sketches

The item is a well-known puzzle toy – the rubik’s cube. It is a cube composed of six coloured sides, each divided into 9 smaller squares. The person playing with the toy can shift these smaller squares in a number of ways. The aim is to get all of the same colours together on one […]

Description: plastic mechanical toy – Thumbelina in the flower Observation: The person picked up the toy, turned it in hands mumbling meanwhile that there was suppose to be some kind of interesting mechanism in it.  After finding a comfortable position to hold the toy in hand he pushed the bar with another hand triggering the […]

Description This is a big bird puppet that I have bought in New York. This Big Bird is from Sesame Street.  He fits perfectly around the adult’s hand. Using one hand, his mouth can be opened wide. Also your pinky and thumb can be used as right and left arms.  His big eyes and bright yellow color grabbed my […]

Final toy proposal PDF file of my toy proposal Video clip with pictures of kaleidoscope and users testing it Prototype of the kaleidoscope 3 Detailed concepts for toys 6 Toy Ideas (Sketches)

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  Six Independent Toy Ideas:                   Three Detailed Toy Concepts:

Toy Observation Blythe Doll The Blythe Doll was actually made in 1972 but was cut off the market after one year because of their oversized head that deemed too scary for children. It gained popularity in the 21st century when photographers started taking pictures of the doll and made it into a book. It is […]

A) Pictures of Prototype B) Top 3 Toy Ideas: 1) Cupcake Ashtray 2) Velcro DIY toy 3) Sexy Dart C)  6 Rough Ideas

Description Oblo is a didactic toy that requires the child to put pieces together to form a complete sphere inside and out.  The colours are primary and thus very visually appealing as it attracts attention. The shape of it initially created interest as something curious. Observation. Many people wanted to try the toy since it […]

An arm-worn ball throw assist Rearrangeable geometric block shapes Snap-together building blocks Three-pronged grabbing claw Foam ball shooting crossbow Magnetic building pyramids Three Final Ideas Magnetic Interlocking Blocks Interlocking Cube Blocks Tri-Bladed Grabber Claw Prototype picture Final Toy Proposal (Pictorial Proposal) Cubus Desktop fun. No matter where your desk is.

Toy Subject- Sony Cybershot Camera Observatons user immediately knows function seems intrigued by appearance likes focus function starts reviewing stored photos likes video function explores different functions quickly learns how to use it seems to enjoy playing takes many pictures likes function sound effects seems to enjoy just holding it seems completely focused on toy a bit confused by […]

LEGO SHAPED STACKABLE PHOTO FRAME SET Description: The toy I brought to class is a stackable photo frame set shaped as bigger version of lego bricks. This photo frame can hold a single 4 cm by 5 cm photograph. The bright and happy colours make the photo frames more appealing and the fact that the […]

| Proposal | FURRPIN A multipurpose toy that pins creativity to fun! The bright colours of the pins, and variety of fun shapes, will attract potential buyers. Pinning the pins to the furry and interestingly shaped base, or to a wall or cork-board, will hook them in and inspire imagination. No two shapes are alike! […]

My new favourite toy is my HP TC4200, a sweet, convertible tablet pc. I recently let some people play with my toy, here are some observations I made: People were very curious about the pc, the idea was new to them (even though the toy is 6 years old) and they were intrigued. The unfrimiliarity caused […]

This is a watch which doubles as a calculator, as well as other regular functions of a digital watch. Calculators are not generally considered toys due to the reasons why they’re normally used. BUT, it’s bright blue color and the fact that you’re wearing a calculator on your wrist makes it a novelty – which in turn makes it fun(ny). Observations: Student picks up watch from […]

Description: Stuffed rabbit. Limbs and head can rotate. Capable of remaining sitting or standing as desired. Observation: Student picks toy up. “This is old-school.” Smiles. Turns toy in hands. Places back on table. No other students approach. Thoughts: This small, brownish-beige toy does not seem to compel people to play. Its dull colours do not […]

Click here to download pages 99-133 from Emotional Design. — “Fun and pleasure, alas, are not topics often covered by science. Science can be too serious, and even when it attempts to examine the issues surrounding fun and pleasure, its very seriousness becomes a distraction. Yes, there are conferences on the scientific basis of humour, […]

Click here to download Project Two: Design for Fun.

Music Video Project- Josephine Lam

LOVE One object I have slowly began to love more and more is the Magic Bullet. I use it mainly for making smoothies with fruit and ice. This device comes in 3 seperate parts; the cup, the blade, and the base. Each part has affordances that make it easy to determine how it is used. […]

You can view my video for Pantha Du Prince’s remix of Peacebone by Animal Collective HERE

Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6RTxO0cdq0 The diagram: Click the picture to view the entire diagram

An Object Josef Loves An object I love is my wireless XBOX 360 controller. I recently acquired it when I bought the game platform it goes with. The controls present on the object are; two thumbsticks, a crosspad, four letter buttons, left and right shoulder and trigger buttons and three center control buttons. The affordances […]

An object I love is my Magic Mouse by Apple. The affordances I found in this mouse was that its very easy and comfortable to my hand to use. First, the scroll down motion with the mouse can be done by physically doing so with our finger touching the smooth surface rather than a wheel. […]

An object I love is my electric kettle. It’s probably the most used appliance in my kitchen. I use it a fair bit as I tend to drink 4-5 cups of hot beverages per day as well as using it for other meals on a regular basis. It’s affordances add to it’s ease of use. Its designed […]

My Music Video on YouTube

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To view the music video, click here. Flowchart

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An object that I absolutely *love* is my 15-inch MacBook Pro. This is my first laptop in my life and got this last summer to prepare for university because I thought I would need a laptop to work on. (This is how my desktop looks like right now :D) (Not only this one, but all […]

The object that I LOVE, iPhone 4 This is my first product from Apple and I’ve realized why people obsess over this phone so much. The size and shape afford perfectly to fit and comfortably hold it in one hand. For constraints, there are both physical and phycological constraints. Apple uses these limits clearly to eliminate errors that […]

Love: Blow Dryer. I totally love my blow dryer!!! I have it almost for 2 years and it hasn’t  disappointed me yet. I used to buy a new one almost every half a year before. But not only a quality, but also affordance is great since it corresponds with its intended function! The handle in […]

Watch my video by clicking here!

I HATE the ceiling fan in my room. There are three chains hanging from the ceiling fan. The mapping allows me to assume, with some certainty, that the chains will directly affect the ceiling fan in some way. The variation in the baubles that hang off the ends of the chains are the only attempt […]

LOVE- Steve Madden Handbag This is one of the objects in my room that I absolutely love. I have many handbags, but this one is my favorite. In terms of affordance, the bag is designed to be worn either over the shoulder or hand held. One can easily tell the functions of this bag because […]

Here is my one minute music video to “Wolf Life Me” by TV On The Radio. Below is my hand-written, scanned-in flowchart.

I like: My Cast Iron Teapot Being a lover of loose- left tea, one household item that I like is my cast iron teapot. This teapot affords boiling water for both loose- leaf and bagged tea. Like mine, most cast iron teapots now come with a stainless steel mesh infuser that is inserted into the boiling […]

The following is a flow chart  to illustrate my progress

In ten years from now I will probably be teaching either high school wood shop or something at OCAD and working on the side as a designer. While I enjoy design, at this point in my life I do not see design as a reliable career choice. I don’t really like modern electronic technology; I […]

by Igyeong (Jane) Kim LIKE An object i like is Hype Hair® Ceramic Instant Ultra-Hot Straightener, model number CS25HCS. I have had a lot of hair straighteners in my life, but this works best with my hard-to-straighten hair. A lot of people own a hair straightener at home. In terms of affordance, even for someone […]

You can watch my music video here: Youtube Now for the adventure of how I got here in the form of a flowchart:

The item that I love is my Wacom Bamboo tablet. It’s the original Bamboo, before the bamboo fun, or bamboo craft, or pen and touch or any of those things; just the good old basic one. I love this tablet because it’s fairly intuitive to use, once you get it set up with your computer. […]

LOVE Magnetic Glass Surface Aquarium Cleaner I absolutely love my magnetic glass cleaner. It is a great tool for aquarium keepers. For those who are not familiar with aquarium keeping, any aquarium needs to be cleaned at least once a day from the green algae which grows on the inner surface of the aquarium glass. […]

You can watch the video HERE

An item that I own and love is my Anna Sui wallet. Unlike my previous one, this wallet is much thinner and generally has a nicer aesthetic appeal to it. Although sleeker in appearance, the Anna Sui does not disappoint in providing enough pockets for all my important cards, cash, etc. – a fantastic method […]

After observing the video, we found that most people had problems from the beginning of the ice making process. The chart shows some possible outcomes that happened once it begun. The water would either be too full or too little, so one would have to constantly be measuring if the tray was at the right […]

To view the observational video, click here. The glass jar is easily one of the most frustrating, but essential, items needed for the preservation of food. Theoretically, the jar is perfect: it is made of inexpensive materials that can be easily reused or recycled; different sizes allow for different quantities of a variety of foods […]

The doors to OCAD’s Annex building are used daily by hundreds of students and teachers who wish to gain access to the facilities in this building, including the library, learning center, food court and various classrooms. Logically, these doors should be easy to use and an efficient design, but our research has uncovered several glaring […]

Some final thoughts in advance of your Project One deadline: Use an imaginary client to give your project substance. Use the title of your project to clearly and precisely establish its scope. The structure of your presentation is as open to possibility as the structure of your interaction: craft it thoughtfully. Don’t speak for more […]