MAS964 (H): SIMPLICITY DESIGN STUDIO
Problem Set 5: BLUDOT SIMPLICITY
Description:
We work with Charlie Lazor from BluDot to understand the BluDot philosophy
to product design.
Schedule:
3/11 Lazor Lecture
3/16+18 Sponsor Week
3/23+25 Spring Break
Ready a URL for class on 3/30 (Tue) to present your solutions to Part 1; ready a URL for class on 4/1 (Thu) to present your write up for Part 2.
Intention: to understand problems and problem solving in product design.
Part 1 (50 points)
Choose a product you use that doesn’t seem to “work right”.
Through observation and analysis, determine the problem[s] with the product..
Through creative thinking and synthesis, determine how the product can
“work right”.
Part 2 (in class - 50 points)
Hand off your re-design to the person to your left.
Evaluate the re-design and determine if it solves the problem better than the original.
Determine if the re-design solved a problem or created more problems.
Was there a problem to start with?
If the product did not exist, would you miss it?
Does the existence of the product solve more problems than it creates?
Medium: sketches / diagrams / digital modeling / text /