Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Link

Course requirement
Hyperlink on your blog
Video reflection blog A: Giving packaging a new life AND How it’s made: Packaging
Video reflection blog B: 11th hour OR Inconvenient truth OR [Story of Stuff + Electronics + Cosmetics + Bottled Water]
Video reflection blog C: The light bulb conspiracy OR Who killed the electric car OR Consumerism
Project One: Weekly progress report Mar 13
Project One: Weekly progress report Mar 20
Project One: Weekly progress report Mar 27
Project One: Feedback to 5 peers on final design
Project Two: Weekly progress report Apr 24
Project Two: Weekly progress report May 1
Project Two: Feedback to 5 peers on final design
Project Three: Weekly progress report May 15
Project Three: Weekly progress report May 22
Project Three: Weekly progress report May 29
Project Three: Feedback to 5 peers on final design
Project Three: Process journal online

Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Final Project


Rational


My design is a BBQ table. Normally, BBQ table are design to put the table in meddle and the seat on side. However, in some place there has a group of the table put together as the large group. The user are force to face to the strange which sit next to them and clearly know what you doing and talking. It is embarrassing. User would not do these when there has other choice. They always skip the seat next to the others and use the table away from the others. It means they waste the table in the between or they are uncomfortable.
In my design, I try to make the user comfortable and protect their privacy even they seating next to each other.  The concept I come up with is the S shape which combine the chair and the table together. A set of the BBQ table are 3, the large one in the middle and two small on the side.  They are reverse direction to the next and setting next. The table has a curve stand on the side which is design for the wheelchair person.  It allowed them sitting on the side without move to the seat.  The design create the curve in the corner with avoid the hurt to the user. To allow the set arrange as the large group, the length of seat are little bit shorter than the table.  It creates the pass for the user. The table can be set in different method for different place. It can serve different size of group.
For the material, I use the stainless steel as the stand and the wood plastic as the seat.  The street furniture need to facing the outdoor environment such as wind and rain. The stainless steel allowed it use for long time. It is used for the screw as well.  To make it has the wood form; I use wood plastic as the seat. Compare to the wood, it is good to put in outdoor. Wood plastic has low cost and can be recycled.
My design is the BBQ table which normally used in the park and beach. Therefore, I use the simple colour of wood and metal sliver to make it suit with different environment.  In order to make less influence, I put the screw in the bottom of seat. It makes the surface simple and clean.