Experience Enrich

Four pleasures analysis

Physio- designed with curves with the right side more sloped to fit the hand nicely. The corners are rounded so they are not sharp and dig into your hand

Socio- All the "good" bartenders use the best bar blades, they are more often than not left at home or borrowed, this hospitality bar blade is smart and everyone can have one on them all of the time because of the way it can be carried around, every bar tender having their own will make them feel more professional like they belong with the "elite" bar tenders

Psyco- in a busy bar its quick and easy to use, comfortable, the blade has sharp lines making it easier to open the bottle lids and the puller chain and clip makes it less fumbling around. This gives it and all round more pleasurable experience.

Socio- having good long lasting bottle openers that dont need to be replaced all the time because of losing them and reducing the amount of materials in the bottle opener as well reduces its environmental impact as well as the cost of production

Peer Comments Project 1 Experience Enrich

Wawen (Sarah) Chen

http://wawenchen.blogspot.com/2009/09/project-1-experience-enrichment.html#comments

Christopher Hui

http://z3255629christopherhui.blogspot.com/2009/09/product-enrichment-rationale-balloon.html#comments

Daniel Kotzen:

http://danielkotzen.blogspot.com/2009/08/experiencing-enrichment.html#comments

Gleb Labzine:

http://gleblabazine.blogspot.com/2009/09/experiencing-enrichment-this-sports.html#comments

Danny Kim:

http://mikynnad.blogspot.com/2009/10/experience-enrichment.html#comments

Yves Behar- designing objects that tell stories

In his video, Yves Behar points out that design works on a human need. Having branched out into his own company, Yves Behar focuses on the entire design of a product rather than "just the shell of a product", which is what we are mainly taught as designers. His Leaf lamp light is beautifully crafted and designed and every aspect has been thought out by the designer himself, including the light bulbs which i suppose would normally be the job of an engineer.

His places emphasis on us (the designer) being the most important process in the development of a product. It is our responsibility to ensure we cover everything needed from the consumer or client including good sustainability etc. 

"We are the glue that brings everything together, we create the greater value in the product"

Yves Behar makes us realise that we have more responsibilities as a designer than to make a pretty exterior for a product. We need to explore and develop the whole product and think of new ways of doing things. It is a new insight for designers which is why I think it is inspirational and necessary for aspiring designers to watch this video. Although I am not a fan of all the products he has created, he has responded to a need and has created designs that is nothing like I have seen before.

Video link:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/yves_behar_on_designing_objects_that_tell_stories.html

photo link:

http://www.treehugger.com/yves-behar-kada-multifunctional-table-seat-flat-pack.jpg

Don Norman- Emotional design

Don Norman explains in this video that

"his new life is to understand what beauty and emotions are about". He explains that before, his products used to be ugly even though they were easy to use and operate but now the interaction between the two should be a fun emotional experience.

The statement he quotes about the mini cooper is a perfect example.

"Buy this car there are so many faults but its fun". I remember feeling the same thing when i was in a friends mini one day. The dashboard readers are exaggerated in shape and form but it is fun and quirky and sparks a happy emotion, so much so that you feel like driving around the block over and over.

So many brands of products do well because they have fun. Alessi is huge globally and are famous for their happy, bright approach to their products.

"Pleasant things work better" Norman is quoted as saying.

The psychological tests that are performed on the groups are very interesting. I was not surprised to hear that the group that were given lollies before the iq test then performed better because of their state of emotion.

The video makes you rethink your approach to design. Rather than just asking yourself how can we make this product better so it will work better.... we need to also ask how can we design this product so the user has an enjoyable experience and will want to use it over and over gain and therefore place a higher value on the product itself.

Video Ted link:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/don_norman_on_design_and_emotion.html

Photo ref:

http://media.dwell.com/images/478*637/don-norman-faucet-expert.jpg