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VAAYU
A portable hair dryer with a charging case that the user can take with them everywhere they go.
Group Project
7 weeks
Brief
Year 1, Semester 2
Understanding scale and proportion is a mandatory skill set of any sensitive product designer. Using paper as a medium, create a tangible tool to define an atypical subject matter and quantify a new unit of measurement of it. The aim of the project is to creatively explore, manipulate and re-envision in a manner offering new insights and novel impressions of the material.
Product Research
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DESIGN OF HAIR DRYER
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Basic design-motor, blades and shell structure, electric heating element.
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The shell structure is made of two materials - plastic and metal.
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Lightweight material like plastic is used for the shell structure.
PROBLEMS WITH HAIRDRYER ON THE MARKET
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At present, most of them are very similar in appearance and function.
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Hairdryers are not easily carried and put away.
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Have poor heat dissipation- direction of design in the future.
IMPROVEMENT THAT NEEDS TO MADE IN THE DESIGN
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NOISE- necessary to minimise to make users feel more pleased.
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APPEARANCE- design should not only meet their physiological needs but also their pyschological needs.
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Weight of the product should not be heavy.
Ideation
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A portable and cordless hair dryer with a case.
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The case basically acts as a charging stand.
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The charging pins are located at the base of the handle.
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The functioning of the stand is very similar to that of a portable charger, which can be charged upto 4 points.
Serene
Clean
Sophisticated
User Testing
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Positioning of buttons
FOUR PROBLEMS
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the 1.5 metre long wire triggers visual stress
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grip of the handle
We looked into existing problems of hairdryer and also conducted a survey asking people the problems they faced while using the hairdryer. We discovered a few issues as a result of the survey, which we believe would further improve the product's overall productivity and usability.
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Portability
Sketches
Prototypes
