Thursday, April 14, 2011
Rational
Gleb Labazine 3293245
Designing for disaster.
Float Pack:
The basis of my concept is focusing on the cyclone regions of Bangladesh, typically areas that are strongly affected by the monsoon season. The region affected experiences heavy floods and cyclones during that season due to its land being way below sea level. A lot of crops and vegetations are lost during this season of disaster. People affected in these areas are usually isolated and surrounded by water where the only way to reach them is by boat.
The Float Pack is a food aid distribution package and it provides to those in affected areas a more effective and reliable way of receiving their emergency food aid. The Float pack will carry a 10kg sack of rice along water to serve per individual. It has inflatable qualities along sides to keep it afloat and is made from a waterproof material that similar to a dry bag (PVC coated nylon). It has back pack straps, adjusters and clipping so it can then be used as a back pack to transmit the contents of the bag (it being rice) across land to a nearby village, a safe haven or a place of refuge.
The Float Pack is distributed off boats into waters where the rice sacks are put into the Float Pack then inflated with a Co2 gas gun. With the application of pressurized air within the inflatable properties the bag conveys more buoyancy when it is thrown out into the water, therefore less change of it sinking once it hits the water surface. The inflatable component of the bag was designed by the measurements of volume contained by conventional air and the amount of it needed in cubic meters to keep a 10 kg bag afloat. If the bag is blown manually through the manual valve it would be just as effective as pressurizes air in terms of keeping the weight afloat.
Once an individual has The Float Pack in their sight they would drag it in to shore and fit it on as a backpack. Once they have reached the safe refuge they can take out the contents and keep this bag for future comings. This would include packing their valuables in a secure waterproof bag and a means of transporting them safely along water from one place to another over a period of time. The material this it is constructed from is a food safe material, it would keep the contents safe from leakage and contamination. Instructions are also included on the bag which are only represented in a graphical form for aid workers and receivers to understand the practicality of this bag on how it should be used and prepared.
Due to my research I have discovered that there really isn’t a conventional method of distributing food along water to those in need in flood affected areas. What my research has showed me were people lining up in heavy flooded conditions, standing waist high in line waiting for their rice sack. It has also showed that there is great difficulty bringing back the sack of food onto dry land without dropping the sack into contaminated water. That is where this idea took off, providing a more efficient system of distributing food can create a more affective, healthy and an unproblematic method of receiving food especially in that affected region.
Gleb Labazine 3293245
Designing for disaster.
Float Pack:
The basis of my concept is focusing on the cyclone regions of Bangladesh, typically areas that are strongly affected by the monsoon season. The region affected experiences heavy floods and cyclones during that season due to its land being way below sea level. A lot of crops and vegetations are lost during this season of disaster. People affected in these areas are usually isolated and surrounded by water where the only way to reach them is by boat.
The Float Pack is a food aid distribution package and it provides to those in affected areas a more effective and reliable way of receiving their emergency food aid. The Float pack will carry a 10kg sack of rice along water to serve per individual. It has inflatable qualities along sides to keep it afloat and is made from a waterproof material that similar to a dry bag (PVC coated nylon). It has back pack straps, adjusters and clipping so it can then be used as a back pack to transmit the contents of the bag (it being rice) across land to a nearby village, a safe haven or a place of refuge.
The Float Pack is distributed off boats into waters where the rice sacks are put into the Float Pack then inflated with a Co2 gas gun. With the application of pressurized air within the inflatable properties the bag conveys more buoyancy when it is thrown out into the water, therefore less change of it sinking once it hits the water surface. The inflatable component of the bag was designed by the measurements of volume contained by conventional air and the amount of it needed in cubic meters to keep a 10 kg bag afloat. If the bag is blown manually through the manual valve it would be just as effective as pressurizes air in terms of keeping the weight afloat.
Once an individual has The Float Pack in their sight they would drag it in to shore and fit it on as a backpack. Once they have reached the safe refuge they can take out the contents and keep this bag for future comings. This would include packing their valuables in a secure waterproof bag and a means of transporting them safely along water from one place to another over a period of time. The material this it is constructed from is a food safe material, it would keep the contents safe from leakage and contamination. Instructions are also included on the bag which are only represented in a graphical form for aid workers and receivers to understand the practicality of this bag on how it should be used and prepared.
Due to my research I have discovered that there really isn’t a conventional method of distributing food along water to those in need in flood affected areas. What my research has showed me were people lining up in heavy flooded conditions, standing waist high in line waiting for their rice sack. It has also showed that there is great difficulty bringing back the sack of food onto dry land without dropping the sack into contaminated water. That is where this idea took off, providing a more efficient system of distributing food can create a more affective, healthy and an unproblematic method of receiving food especially in that affected region.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Giving packaging a new life.
After watching the 7 prescribed videos I have gained more insight and knowledge in the recycling methods of different materials. Understanding how the waste is separated and sorted out with a number of sorting methods which are selected for each material made me realize the complexity of the recycling procedure. Each method of separation is exclusive to the material that is being recycled, for example metal is picked up by a magnet, composites are picked up by infrared technology which them separates the material in two and paper is turned into slurry when it is shredded and soaked in water baths. This makes the process more systematic and efficient and the process is always being updated and refined with new technology.
The product life cycle is also well demonstrated in this video swiftly and concise. It mentioned in one of the videos that at the beginning of the 90’s there was no suitable way of recycling plastic and the only way to get rid of it was to put it into an incinerator and burn it. I’m glad they found a solution to their recycling dilemma, a solution that made the material more reliable, credible and efficient after its use, since it can be reused on an ongoing cycle for development of other products.
Learning about the different stages and different element of recycling is crucial and important at this stage of industrial design. With the knowledge gathered designers can focus on the life of the product along with its efficiency of being recycled without leaving a mark on the environment.
The product life cycle is also well demonstrated in this video swiftly and concise. It mentioned in one of the videos that at the beginning of the 90’s there was no suitable way of recycling plastic and the only way to get rid of it was to put it into an incinerator and burn it. I’m glad they found a solution to their recycling dilemma, a solution that made the material more reliable, credible and efficient after its use, since it can be reused on an ongoing cycle for development of other products.
Learning about the different stages and different element of recycling is crucial and important at this stage of industrial design. With the knowledge gathered designers can focus on the life of the product along with its efficiency of being recycled without leaving a mark on the environment.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
My Ecological Footprint
http://myfootprint.org/en/your_results/?id=1168621
Judging by this survey Im a little below average on most things except food. If I maintain my way of life of how im spending it now,It still creates some sort of impact on my part of preserving our planets ecosystem. I eat healthy, enough to sustain my well being so lowering my food footprint will only cause loss to my physical health. I guess eating more green and less meat is an option and a diet that can be induced and considered.
http://myfootprint.org/en/your_results/?id=1168621
Judging by this survey Im a little below average on most things except food. If I maintain my way of life of how im spending it now,It still creates some sort of impact on my part of preserving our planets ecosystem. I eat healthy, enough to sustain my well being so lowering my food footprint will only cause loss to my physical health. I guess eating more green and less meat is an option and a diet that can be induced and considered.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Experience Enrichment: Peer comments.
http://jasonvergara.blogspot.com/- Jason Vergara
http://alissahsanders.blogspot.com/- Alissa Sanders
http://danielkotzen.blogspot.com/- Daniel Kotzen
http://mmlockley.blogspot.com/- Mitch Lockley
http://lam-angela.blogspot.com/- Lam-Angela
Upcycling Peer Coments
http://hyo-jucho.blogspot.com/- Hyu-Ju-Cho
http://stanleywong1.blogspot.com/- Stanley Wong
http://z3255629christopherhui.blogspot.com/ - Christopher Hui
http://mmlockley.blogspot.com/- Mitch Lockley
http://juliaryxiao.blogspot.com/- Julia
http://stanleywong1.blogspot.com/- Stanley Wong
http://z3255629christopherhui.blogspot.com/ - Christopher Hui
http://mmlockley.blogspot.com/- Mitch Lockley
http://juliaryxiao.blogspot.com/- Julia
SEYMOUR POWELL: DESIGNING DREAM MACHINES
Designing dream machines discusses the industrial design role in more complexity and understanding as they perform in their practice. With basic design steps of the development process a product can be achieved which satisfies the consumer and the target market with its successful innovation.
Firstly there needs to be a clear understanding between you and the fellow consumer this can be achieved through constant communication with the consumer so both the parties are on the same page. A brainstorm of ideas is the initial step in design and vital in the design process of a product. With the brainstorm there are ways of communicating the design in a clearer sense such as drawing and sketching the concept ideas of the product. The designer should understand the product well along with its target requirements so the proposed ideas don’t become rejected which a designer must take in well and look at as an opportunity of refinement and redevelopment as an understanding has been reached.
This video was very interesting and informative as we get to take an inside look of how industrial designers operate first hand. Very helpful in the identification of the many processes which will generate a lot of help in my future assignment and career.
Firstly there needs to be a clear understanding between you and the fellow consumer this can be achieved through constant communication with the consumer so both the parties are on the same page. A brainstorm of ideas is the initial step in design and vital in the design process of a product. With the brainstorm there are ways of communicating the design in a clearer sense such as drawing and sketching the concept ideas of the product. The designer should understand the product well along with its target requirements so the proposed ideas don’t become rejected which a designer must take in well and look at as an opportunity of refinement and redevelopment as an understanding has been reached.
This video was very interesting and informative as we get to take an inside look of how industrial designers operate first hand. Very helpful in the identification of the many processes which will generate a lot of help in my future assignment and career.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Ross Lonegrove - Organic Design
Ross Lonegrove is after intelligent form which he believes can be captured from nature alone. These holistic forms can have an effect on people’s emotions, leading them on to inspiring nature as a basis for design or other outlooks. He nicknames himself as Captain Organic for that very purpose.
Many of the designs he had presented came from his idea of a natural form or how the form of natural objects can make design more pleasant to look at and admire. In his beginning design presentation he had demonstrated his idea of “skin of water” by presenting us with a water bottle. The concept of the water bottle he had proposed looks very natural in its form when the water is inside the vessel. Not only does it look natural it also performs natural things such as the fitting of any hand and usability in relation to the ergonomics of the primary design. Ideas such as this should be well experimented in many designs today since we will become more appealed to it through it overwhelming emotion.
The car idea that he had projected wasn’t for my liking but on the basis of natural design it fall in well into that category. Not only is it a car that is run by battery (which already limits the hazard impacts on the environment from our current cars) but it also turns into a street light form many other sustainable purposes. The cars shape and form is very unordinary and I guess we aren’t ready for that change but in the future time will tell as more and more sustainable solutions will be need due to the current affects of the world right now.
As an industrial designer this video has been very informative and has opened up my eyes to newer more effective ways of thinking about design and demonstrating it. With a more natural form more can be achieved and learned from not only just an object but also from the natural environment.
Many of the designs he had presented came from his idea of a natural form or how the form of natural objects can make design more pleasant to look at and admire. In his beginning design presentation he had demonstrated his idea of “skin of water” by presenting us with a water bottle. The concept of the water bottle he had proposed looks very natural in its form when the water is inside the vessel. Not only does it look natural it also performs natural things such as the fitting of any hand and usability in relation to the ergonomics of the primary design. Ideas such as this should be well experimented in many designs today since we will become more appealed to it through it overwhelming emotion.
The car idea that he had projected wasn’t for my liking but on the basis of natural design it fall in well into that category. Not only is it a car that is run by battery (which already limits the hazard impacts on the environment from our current cars) but it also turns into a street light form many other sustainable purposes. The cars shape and form is very unordinary and I guess we aren’t ready for that change but in the future time will tell as more and more sustainable solutions will be need due to the current affects of the world right now.
As an industrial designer this video has been very informative and has opened up my eyes to newer more effective ways of thinking about design and demonstrating it. With a more natural form more can be achieved and learned from not only just an object but also from the natural environment.
The story of stuff- Annie Leonard
At this day and age the current “linear system” doesn’t look very promising for the ease of a sustainable environment. Not many of us are aware of what this linear design beholds within its process; in reality it is actually putting our societies, culture and the environment into great danger. With a finite amount of resources we have available to us the process is bumping up against its limits.
The linear system includes the extraction, production, and disposal stage all these stages produce harm into our planet with every step. In her research she had pointed that 80% of the world’s natural recourses are wasted and at the pace we are driven now by industries it isn’t long since all of it will be put to waste.
Because of our consumer driven ways happiness has depleted from the 1950’s with the amount of advertisements we see now on TV, they give us an urge and compulsion to go out and buy more. Little do we know that our current stuff will become obsolete and eventually turned into trash, ready for disposal. After we have cleared those things from our life the cycle of ruining the earth will begin again adding more toxins into the atmosphere leaving us less hope for a cleaner future.
As an industrial design this video is critical to our understanding of sustainable design. Things should be designed more on the basis of lasting longer and for a further trend than an obsolete design that is perceived to break and may need an immediate replacement. Design should avoid the current linear system and work on a newer more sustainable effort for the production of new things.
The linear system includes the extraction, production, and disposal stage all these stages produce harm into our planet with every step. In her research she had pointed that 80% of the world’s natural recourses are wasted and at the pace we are driven now by industries it isn’t long since all of it will be put to waste.
Because of our consumer driven ways happiness has depleted from the 1950’s with the amount of advertisements we see now on TV, they give us an urge and compulsion to go out and buy more. Little do we know that our current stuff will become obsolete and eventually turned into trash, ready for disposal. After we have cleared those things from our life the cycle of ruining the earth will begin again adding more toxins into the atmosphere leaving us less hope for a cleaner future.
As an industrial design this video is critical to our understanding of sustainable design. Things should be designed more on the basis of lasting longer and for a further trend than an obsolete design that is perceived to break and may need an immediate replacement. Design should avoid the current linear system and work on a newer more sustainable effort for the production of new things.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Magazine notebook sleeve.
The magazine being in the same proportion size of a 15 inch notebook triggered off an idea of a seemingly purposeful design for a laptop sleeve. Street magazines are placed there for the public to take free, the more magazines taken the more waste it will create, the more useless they are. They are usually seen lying around on sidewalks, piled up in the corner of your room or jammed between seats on trains. The magazines are of no value meaning if anything these sleeves will be very profitable with a greater use and value. Street magazines especially BRAG have very pleasing graphics and striking colours which work well on the aesthetic grounds of this laptop sleeve. Having a magazine laptop sleeve has a concept that undermines other people’s perception and thought to other convention laptop carry cases or sleeves we see today. Almost deceiving in its context as it is recognized as a magazine, it is made on the basis of it being a product with more purposeful use and one’s enrichment.
The magazine being in the same proportion size of a 15 inch notebook triggered off an idea of a seemingly purposeful design for a laptop sleeve. Street magazines are placed there for the public to take free, the more magazines taken the more waste it will create, the more useless they are. They are usually seen lying around on sidewalks, piled up in the corner of your room or jammed between seats on trains. The magazines are of no value meaning if anything these sleeves will be very profitable with a greater use and value. Street magazines especially BRAG have very pleasing graphics and striking colours which work well on the aesthetic grounds of this laptop sleeve. Having a magazine laptop sleeve has a concept that undermines other people’s perception and thought to other convention laptop carry cases or sleeves we see today. Almost deceiving in its context as it is recognized as a magazine, it is made on the basis of it being a product with more purposeful use and one’s enrichment.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Peer comments:
Stephen Mesa- http://stephengmesa.blogspot.com/
Gabriel Ly- http://gabriellyides.blogspot.com/
Julian Chow- http://julianides.blogspot.com/
Fil Pulido- http://filpulido.blogspot.com/
Emily White- http://ides1031ewhite.blogspot.com/
Stephen Mesa- http://stephengmesa.blogspot.com/
Gabriel Ly- http://gabriellyides.blogspot.com/
Julian Chow- http://julianides.blogspot.com/
Fil Pulido- http://filpulido.blogspot.com/
Emily White- http://ides1031ewhite.blogspot.com/
The Fold Out Sandwich Box.
The Fold out sandwich box would be ideal for packing sandwiches and defeats the annoyance of having an empty lunchbox lying around in your bag.Your bag can be used for so much more, more space will be available. The sandwich box comes flat with several simple steps that take practically seconds transforms it into a locking sturdy sandwich box. Once finished with it it could easily be folded back into its original state with its locking strap.The colour of the sandwich box bieng red is to stimulate appetite during those long awaited lunch breaks. It would be pleasing to the consumer since its solves that issue of empty sandwich boxes and it fits nicely into an envelope so it would make a great gift for almost anyone.
The Fold out sandwich box would be ideal for packing sandwiches and defeats the annoyance of having an empty lunchbox lying around in your bag.Your bag can be used for so much more, more space will be available. The sandwich box comes flat with several simple steps that take practically seconds transforms it into a locking sturdy sandwich box. Once finished with it it could easily be folded back into its original state with its locking strap.The colour of the sandwich box bieng red is to stimulate appetite during those long awaited lunch breaks. It would be pleasing to the consumer since its solves that issue of empty sandwich boxes and it fits nicely into an envelope so it would make a great gift for almost anyone.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Experiencing Enrichment
This sports water bottle will be constructed from a silicone material. A thin layer will be used for most of the body attaining the shape and form of the bottle. A thicker and stronger layer is used to maintain the posture of the bottle as it is filled with water. Enrichment in this bottle lies within its conception of life and dehydration. The bottle collapses after being consumed leaving it looking dehydrated and depleted, as do people when they run out of water in their organisms to keep up with their system. Along with its conceptual meaning the sports water bottle will be much more convenient in the practice of sport such as running. Running with an empty bottle may seem a nuisance and bothersome, whilst with this sort, once its empty it collapses and can be held tightly and firmly in ones hand or simply stuffed in a pocket. The water bottle will fill up to about 750 millilitres for sustainment of the physical form. This water bottle is targeted towards infrequent sport types those who engage in modest training staying fit, having fun.
This sports water bottle will be constructed from a silicone material. A thin layer will be used for most of the body attaining the shape and form of the bottle. A thicker and stronger layer is used to maintain the posture of the bottle as it is filled with water. Enrichment in this bottle lies within its conception of life and dehydration. The bottle collapses after being consumed leaving it looking dehydrated and depleted, as do people when they run out of water in their organisms to keep up with their system. Along with its conceptual meaning the sports water bottle will be much more convenient in the practice of sport such as running. Running with an empty bottle may seem a nuisance and bothersome, whilst with this sort, once its empty it collapses and can be held tightly and firmly in ones hand or simply stuffed in a pocket. The water bottle will fill up to about 750 millilitres for sustainment of the physical form. This water bottle is targeted towards infrequent sport types those who engage in modest training staying fit, having fun.
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