Emma+Carstens+unit+2

welcome to my unit 2 page,

this unit is called phone design!!

task 1: Investigation stage To complete this task I need to investigate what patterns, designs etc. girls aged 13-14 like. I need to produce a survey and find numerous patterns and phone designs that appeal to girls in this age group. since we are not actually designing a real phone, we are only looking at the phyicsl appearence of one. at the end on this project, i would have liked to come up with a phone design that is made up of a combination of patterns, colour and design that girls in this age group appeal to.

The problem: girls aged 13-14 are sick and tired of there only being phones that are designed for boys, they dont like the dark and dull colours and the boxy square and sharp shapes and the fact that they have trouble transporting thier phones with them. they want this phone company to create a phone that is fit for thier hand sizes, easy to carry around, double sided cameas, appealing designs/ patterns and a phone with a different shape to every other phone. crazy shapes. waterproof.

what i need to research:
 * where people keep thier phones when they travel
 * favourite designs
 * pretty patterns
 * differend phone covers
 * already existing phones
 * size of different phones/ size of phones that suit girls of this age group
 * phone shapes
 * weight of the phone
 * waterproof phones

Basic investigation on phone designs and patterns. phone designs (shapes, brands) :


 * blackberry 9900 ||  samsung galexy Y pro  ||  iphone 5  ||  HTC  ||  samsung galexy S3  ||
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1nhH9Jk59zQkv2xhA466sJtJ8cckqJMMHs3BN041Vyr0P4IJWwNEMTQ width="110" height="127" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] || [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6475FIeaJDot_OIJbTtIijjThx4KUAgLhaLyU5TmnBflH9dXJ-MDV-A5- width="135" height="135" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTzQ-aD9A1ZzHyamzIlogDr0WRIyiZGCD018pIYE4aaeZcm38ArAqAgM3A width="105" height="150" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQA5k0TkEILTbUipjhgzu3MJnYuxw7XFaa5kjskdxcwJn4tg4wZmTff4A width="85" height="118" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] || [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQhyUcltAYsuxBcax1gO-sAyHpZ6ghSKmvoj6Xs1M8mdntByv7BdisP8psj width="135" height="104" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] ||

phone shapes:

Phone survey:
 * pear shape ||  circle shape  ||  bendy shape  ||  square shape  ||  banana shape  ||
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVvTbl0Mc-f-Fd7AiB7wsSiV_sVJvkurEwDZr1OYNkRj3-_B9U8LqH_1o width="72" height="114" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR1lKDEwPKtiv2ZICLfXSYvrbMsGvsS4yD9Ny0TQJbaFo9cqluabVjuLRiQ width="150" height="94" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJXdwM9eUmfJ09eB2FSnhOcrGqMR6dqvKH-9AIzpN2EDrRdj2JjnO2scs width="132" height="73" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] || [[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSsqKbt-KPEC19yWBc391PB8TZNuBmXWSclt2Juqn73d54Pic1SbSoQ_TXoZg width="135" height="135" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTjUgcyMPqB5cf5IW_Reb1Wlnh-pky20127D3i3W4WhJho2zzOJ_TVgfuA width="140" height="50" link="bmisclass2009/imgres"]] ||

Phone survey Full name: Age: Class: Current phone: Put yourself in this situation: you do not like your current phone; you want a new one that expresses your personality and what you like. Circle your answer. What color would you want your phone to be?
 * Black || Purple ||
 * White || Orange ||
 * Blue || Red ||
 * Green || Yellow ||
 * pink || brown ||

What shape would you want your phone to be?
 * Rectangle || Pear ||
 * Square || Banana ||
 * Circle || Bendy ||
 * Kite || Oval ||
 * diamond || Octagon ||

Would you like a pattern on your phone? Yes No

Would you want your phone to be waterproof? Yes No

Would you like a phone with an already attached cover? Yes No

How long would you like your phone to be? (length) _

Would you like your phone to have a keypad? Yes No

Would you like a phone with a double sided camera? Yes No

What would you want your phone to weigh? _

where do you keep your phone when you travel? _

survey results:
 * Name || Age ||  || Q1 || Q2 || Q3 || Q4 || Q5 || Q6 || Q7 || Q8 || Q9 || Q10 ||
 * maya || 13 ||  || green || rectangle || yes || yes || no || 12cm || yes || yes || 10g || pocket ||
 * elodie || 13 ||  || blue || circle || no || yes || no || 10cm || yes || yes || 28g || pocket ||
 * gloria || 13 ||  || whiute || triangle || yes || yes || no || 15cm || no || yes || 80g || pocket ||
 * ermeena || 13 ||  || pink || rectangle || yes || yes || no || 13cm || no || yes || 50g || purse ||
 * fatima || 13 ||  || blue || triangle || yes || no || yes || 12cm || no || yes || 60g || pocket ||
 * esther || 13 ||  || black || circle || no || yes || no || 12cm || yes || yes || 70g || purse ||
 * emma || 13 ||  || black || square || no || yes || no || 12cm || yes || yes || 82g || hand ||
 * melina || 14 ||  || purple || oval || yes || no || yes || 15cm || no || yes || 90g || pocket ||

Patterns

Design Stage!

Design Investigation: These are traces of some of the student phones from our class, they helped me get a better idea of what the measurements of each phone should be. along with the survey answers.



Design Brief

I am designing a phone for girls aged 13-14. Each design will be of a shape they like ( result from survey) and will have any feature they desire (see survey results). The shaped do not have to be of a logical manner because we are only dealing with the appearance of the phone… not with the actual logic or comfort of it.

Design specification
 * Design specification || Design 1 || Design 2 || Design 3 ||
 * Phone must be a neutral color || yes || yes || yes ||
 * Phone must have a touch screen || yes || yes || yes ||
 * Phone must have ability to switch touch screen on/off || yes || no || no ||
 * Phone must have a qwerty keypad || yes || yes || no ||
 * Phone must not have a built in cover || yes || yes || yes ||
 * Scores : || 5/5 || 4/5 || 3/5 ||

Design 1:



Design 2:



Design 3:



DESIGN JUSTIFICATION:

I have chosen design 1 because i feel it is a sleek deign that will be easy to create. It the shape was not among those on the survey but i chose it because i feel it is kind of a mix of each option that there was. When evaluated against the design specification, it proved to have every feature required. I think the L shaped phone is a logical shape as it fits in your hand comfortably.

CREATE STAGE:

this is my final creation, of Design 1. i have made this product using both Gimp 2.8.

EVALUATION: to ensure that my final product/design was appealing to the audience the phone was designed for, i made a survey which i gave to 3 of the students that filled out my previous survey. this survey was on the appearence of the phone and what the people like and dislike about the phone. 2/3 of the survey answers state that they like the shape of the phone, whilst the other says they do not like the shape and thing it would be hard to handle. The results mostly show positive feedback. if i had to redo the entire project, i would have changed the audience for which i designed the phone for.

design stage evaluation: INVESTIGATION: i think i did well in the investigation stage and i believe that my survey contained well thought out and relevent questions, i then used the feedback from the surveys to look at different shapes and designes of phones which helped me come up with my final 3 designs.

DESIGN: i think i produced 3 well thought out designs, each one contained features from the results i got from the surveys i gave out during the investigation stage. the designs were logical and in the end proved to have a positive effect on the audience i was aiming for.

PLAN: we did not have a planning stage.

CREATE: I think i could have done a better job with the editing of my final product. i feel like i kind of rushed the final product and it ended up looking sloppy. However, the final product does look like the final desighn i chose but with a few modifications and rough edges.