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Extend Definition

EXTEND

 

transitive verb

 

1

: to spread or stretch forth : unbend <extended both her arms>

 

2

a: to stretch out to fullest length

b: to cause (as a horse) to move at full stride

c: to exert (oneself) to full capacity <could work long and hard without seeming to extend himself>

d (1): to increase the bulk of (as by adding a cheaper substance or a modifier) (2): adulterate

Photos from interviews

Interviews on how to improve bad designed scissors

Interview #1: This is an eight year old little girl. She holds this pair of scissors how her second grade teacher taught her the correct way was with the index finger outside of the longer finger hole. She makes a comment on how the scissors are heavy for her and that makes it harder for her to control. This pair of scissors are in fact too big for her petite hand size. This makes me realize that not one pair of scissors can perform to its best with just one style.

Interview #2: This interview was with a sixteen year old female. She is slender in size and has boney hands. This girl uses the pair of scissors by placing all four fingers into the larger hole of the handle. For hands of her size the size of the holes in the handle for fingers is just right.

Interview #3: This interview was conducted with a 39 year old woman. She uses scissors with all 4 fingers in the larger hole. The problem she has though is that all four fingers don’t fit on the main base of the hole without being crammed. For a person of average full growing development the scissors base for the four fingers is too small of a space.

Interview #4: This interview was with an 18 year old female. She uses the scissors the same way as the woman before and encounters the same problem with her fingers becoming crammed. She comments how uncomfortable that is and that she wishes they made a bigger bottom hole so all her fingers could fit comfortably.

Interview #5: This interview is with a 19 year old male. He uses the scissors with his index finger in front of the larger hole, closer to the blade. He never really paid attention to how much more work that left his three fingers in the larger hole were left with to pull open the scissors.

Interview #6: This interview was done with a 38 year old man. He uses the scissors in his left hand and puts all four fingers into the larger hole of the handle. For a man’s hand of this age the fingers are very crammed and it begins to become uncomfortable very quickly. He suggests that scissors be made for all different sizes of hands and people.

Interview #7: This interview is done with a 63 year old woman. With her petite size all four fingers are placed evenly in the larger hole of the handle. The scissors are uncomfortable and tiring for her hand because she has had carpal tunnel surgery in the past. The scissors don’t form to her need of relaxation in the muscular movement.

Interview #8: This interview is with a 25 year old male. He is fully grown and as well has a hard time fitting his finger comfortably in the larger hole of the handle. He comments on how the plastic of the handle is uncomfortable and rough on his hands.

Interview #9: This interview is with a 27 year old woman. She suggests that scissors should be more comfortable for people who use them for a long period of time. Possibly rubber groves separating fingers could solve this problem. She also comments on the lack of room for the fingers to place on to. The handle could be wide enough to cover the inside base of all fingers.

Interview #10: This interview is done with a 45 year old man. His finger position is limited in the handles larger hole. He suggests having finger holes for each individual finger to create more space. He also suggests making the handle thicker to grip on to.

IDEO Deep Dive Reflection

While watching IDEO Deep Dive, I learned that there’s a difference between invention and design. Inventors simply invent an item without thinking fully of the user’s needs. Designers’ have all intentions of the user’s needs and develops solutions to each need into the object. The way designers’ best come up with ideas is to work together. No designer is higher than another designer in terms of ideas. Designers start off first by studying the product and from there they don’t limit themselves on ideas and creativity. Usually the crazier and wilder ideas have a huge impact on the final product. For everything that is designed goes through this process.

IDEO "rules"
-- think of your product in terms of verbs rather than nouns.
-- concentrate on one conversation at a time
-- stay focused
-- encourage wild ideas
-- go for quantity (no editing)
-- be visual (visual words or sketch)
-- defer judgment (no stopping to say that isn't going to work, isn't a good idea...)
-- build on the ideas of others

Before watching this video I couldn't establish the difference between inventors and designers. I know have clear thought as to what each have to offer. I also learned that nothing in esign is too crazy or out of the box, actually the crazier the better for the overall development of your product.

Mind Map

Sketches of Original Objects of Bad Design

 

 

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