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Marketing

Hi Robbie, 

Not sure if you're in or not, but I was wondering if I could get some advice on an elective. I was interested in maybe doing marketing next semester (if it fits into my timetable) and after looking through the units, I realised there's A LOT of choices, and now I'm confused of which one would relate the most to our course. If you could get back to me when you are able to, that would be great.

Regards,

Mey

mac battery / project 1

Hi Robbie, 

To keep you updated, i managed to get an appointment last sunday at apple.

Because my mac is 4 years old they had to order in a new battery for me. I'm expecting a call today or tomorrow at the latest (they said tomorrow but they might have forgotten about the public holiday) and when it arrives i'll be able to get it swapped over on the spot. So hopefully it is today. Anyway, I'll do my best to bring in the assignment on Friday morning on a usb along with the receipts, if thats ok with you.

Thanks,

Sean Hibbins

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Hey Robbie,

Matt wade here, just checking but everyone said they got an email or something about their mark for thier flow chart. I haven't got anything, so now I've got a sick feeling that I didn't upload it on moodle properly and you haven't even received it.

I was absoulutely positive that it did it correctly last Thursday morning, I remember because I did it just before leaving for uni between 11 - 12.

Please get back to me, and hopefully I am wrong

Cheers
Matt wade

Submission times for 8th November

Hi All,

Lots of questions going around about this - please show up to your "normal" class time of either 9am or 2pm.

thanks

Robbie

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Dr Robbie Napper
Lecturer
Industrial Design
Monash University

Calming Colours

There have been many studies on colours and how they affect one's ability to sleep and relaxation.
Due to the fact that my device is a transport sleeping aid, relaxing colour choice is integral to the aesthetic of the product.

It is quite common knowledge that cooler colours are perceived to be more relaxing than their warmer counterparts.
For instance, Blues, greens and white are often colours that are recommended for bed sheets, as these colours can sometimes help mild insomnia cases.

However, what I didn't know before delving into some online colour research is that the colour pink also has calming abilities.
Apparently there has been extensive psychological testing using this specific colour, these tests have involved putting violent criminals
in rooms with pink walls and monitoring the subject's behaviour and mood.

Furthermore, the product colour scheme also needed to be carefully considered due to the fact that the target audience of the "Sleep-Easy" device is both male and females, young and old.
Hence, I found it important to utilise a colour scheme that represented both genders paired with a neutral shade for balance.

Whilst it is true that not all women like the colour pink, which is quite often stereotyped I felt it important to feature an equally feminine colour, especially to entice the younger female age bracket,
a group which would be fairly likely to experience difficulty sleeping during aeroplane flights for instance. I felt as though choosing the colour pink would discourage many male consumers from utilising the device which may already be perceived as "pansy" or "wimpish". Hence in order to satisfy all demographics of the target audience a compromise was made and the colour lavender was chosen for the feminine aspect of the colour scheme, a hue which contains pink in its structure.

For the masculine colour I decided to go with a light blue as research shows that blue hues are the strongest in terms of promoting relaxation and sleep, and also due to the fact that blue would compliment
the purple colour, I really wanted to avoid complimentary colours because I felt it was important to maintain a harmonious colour scheme, again to aid in creating a calming environment.

Lastly I felt it was important to choose a neutral shade to balance the colours, a third colour seemed to be necessary any way considering the many components of the device.
I avoided black because it would be too bold and would contradict the already pastel aesthetic. White was also avoided despite the fact that it is a colour often recommended for bed sheets.
I felt this shade would be detrimental to the overall design of the device due to the fact that white naturally makes things appear larger than what they are. Because the device's technical
package is quite involved the product is already bigger than most headsets. Hence, I wanted to avoid making it look larger still. Furthermore, if white was chosen, particularly for the region that comes directly in contact with the wearer's head, then the device would stain easily, due to the oils that exist in human hair - something which would be very displeasing.

Thus, after careful consideration the shade of light grey was chosen as the final component of the colour scheme. It was selected due to being close enough to white to still have calming properties, without being susceptible to staining, and farther away from black to not cause any depressive and morbid emotions which would be severely detrimental to someone with a fear of flying.

After such a careful consideration process I am happy to announce that I am content with the present colours and am confident that they support the function of the device effectively,


Ashlee Shepherd.

BD (breath device) color consideration

my design is a fresh breath test machine. The purpose of this product is help to detect the level of breath smell and give a result of the test,  it works with biological organism of human body and especially this product linked strongly with the feeling of fresh, because users want to achieve good results of their breath oder.

My first selection of colours would be blue, white, chrome/metal. Blue and white used frequently in cleaning product such as toothpaste, they provided closest feel of freshness and clean. The only reason of choosing metal is because i have included some parts (little circles button on the side) that very likely to be made out metal to look like a real product. I also considered about green, although i knew green represents sickness back in middle age in France and still does a bit now. Green is also associate with green tea and healthy. unfortunately it just dosen't look as good as other options in my color drawings.

After a reconsideration on my first color option. Maybe freshness is not the only answer to such product, i think there are some things that are more attractive for consumers to buy rather than a combination of blue and white ( this combination is too common seen in the market). In my drawing of different colours combination, the black and white really stands out of others. The white color seems like made out of ceramics and the black is very glossy. They look like a carefully designed product in the market.  Or maybe it is just stand against with these colors in my drawing, it is going to be hard to represent in the finally folio though.

YIFU (Sorry for late post, i did't manage my time well)

Colour scheme for moisture device

Sorry about the previous post. This is why I shouldn't have left my laptop unattended.

My device measures the moisture level in almost any object. There is a retractable sensor which is located at the tip of the device that comes in contact with the particular object. As the device processes, the other rings will light up, corresponding to the amount of moisture in the object.

The colour scheme i have adapted on my device are blue and white. The majority of the device is blue in colour whilst, the outer rings depending on the moisture content will either be white or blue. The outer rings which are white in colour at first are what is utilized to determine the moisture content of a particular object. The outer rings are like the 'moisture-meter' of the device. Once the device has calculated the amount of moisture in the object, it will light up as blue depending on how moist the object is; if the object is a hundred percent moist, the entire outer rings will light up as blue. as a result, the device would look almost identical to the shape of a water drop symbolizing liquid or in this case moisture. This is shown in the above diagram.

At this stage, the white colour that i have chosen will be 'creamy' white. However, the colour blue is still undecided as i have yet to experiment the different types of blue. It is still a work in progress.=]

- Hannie Choi

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My device measures the moisture level in almost any object. There is a retractable sensor which is located at the tip of the device that comes in contact with the particular object. As the device processes, the other rings will light up, corresponding to the amount of moisture in the object.

The colour scheme i have adapted on my device are blue and white. The majority of the device is blue in colour whilst, the outer rings depending on the moisture content will either be white or blue. The outer rings which are white in colour at first are what is utilized to determine the moisture content of a particular object. The outer rings are like the 'moisture-meter' of the device. Once the device has calculated the amount of moisture in the object, it will light up as blue depending on how moist the object is; if the object is a hundred percent moist, the entire outer rings will light up as blue. as a result, the device would look almost identical to the shape of a water drop symbolizing liquid or in this case moisture. This is shown in the above diagram.

At this stage, the white colour that i have chosen will be 'creamy' white. However, the colour blue is still undecided as i have yet to experiment the different types of blue. It is still a work in progress.=]

- Hannie Choi

Colours

For my Pollen Counting device, I think I am going to go in the direction of light summery colours. I think this would definitely suit the product as it will primarily be used in the spring time when the sun is just coming out and the weather is warming up. It would compliment the colours of the blossoming flowers, however once you saw these flowers, then you would most likely have to move away because you would probably be allergic to them. However, I am considering beige colours, perhaps a beige green for the main body of the device and an off white to compliment it. But this is just planning out in my head. Some experimentation must be done. I really like the hue colours on the colour wheel and will be playing around with those colours to get a right balance and a secondary colour to compliment it. Like I said, the inspiration comes from the light summer colours and the blossoming flowers that will arrive in the spring time.

Raz

colours for recycle bin

I actually have not decided the colours yet.  I was having trouble with choosing colour always, when I dress up or choosing right and interesting colour for drawing. I am having Bit of struggling with colour. So I will write about the colours that I like for my recycle bin

Recycle bin has narrow choices of colour scheme. As It is a recyle bin, of course, green colour is highly recommended.  And the material of recycle bin is metal. So It probably has metallic colour. That is pretty simple and general colour scheme for recycle bin.

It gives such friendly feeling. The purpose of my concept recycle bin is to encourage people to enjoy recycling.Green and yellow are good choices. As yellow is analogic colour of green, they go well.

Colours!

Just to refresh, my product is aimed towards toddlers and kids - and yet, it's quite industrially designed so it needs to fit into both categories. I experimented alot with bright, vivid colours to attract young kids and while some looked borderline okay, most came out too strong and did the opposite by putting people off (it put me off). In my concept pin-up, I mentioned how I disliked the colour choices as I believed it made my design look too busy. The green with the blue and the silver; it took out all the simplicty I wanted to imply in my product. In photoshop, I dunk multiple colour combinations and came to a realisation that having two or more 'bright' colours destroys the design completely. It definately goes to show how much colour can impact on a design alone. In the end I went for the furthest on the left as the main colour is emphasized through the subtle shades in the body. It was, in my opinion, the best solution to fitting both target audiences utilizing the bright blue handles to attract the kiddies while still reserving the sophisticated design for the adults.

 

 

 

Karen

Colours.

So far, a choice of colour has not come naturally.

Hence the experimentation above, which unfortunately has not succeeded in identifying a specific winner. The difficulty is in the wide range of users. Diabetics are not a specific type of person and have no unifying taste. The glucometer is also a device which is used extremely regularly and is therefore a very personal device by way of familiarity.

Hence, I would offer the glucometer in a range of colours to cater to a wide range of individuals, some wilder in colour scheme than others. However, for my final design I will be keeping the colours reasonably subdued and professional for presentation. Robbie mentioned white was a colour many associate with cleanliness and hygiene therefore I'm moving towards while, blue, red and silver as my colour scheme to express the medical nature of the product whilst the silver connects the metallic watch component to the glucometer.

Hopefully I can nail down the colour scheme in the next few days, need to get painting!

Ed

Colour Clarity

Despite the title I am in no way clear on colours for my final design. The title refers to a prevalent theme that has hindered the later stages of my design curbing. As part of my design I need a section of to be clear in order for the user to observe difference of colours in a liquid; this brings up an interesting (but by no means overarching) question: what colour goes with clear plastic?

This question will not dictate the entire spectrum of decisions needed to choose a coherent colour scheme but to me it was the most endlessly perplexing (I dare you to find sense in the term "most endlessly something"). I will continue to push forward and look at nature and, scientific and biological research facilities to create a colour scheme that best fits in its environment and informs the user about the product at a deeper level… or I could make the whole thing out of clear plastic.

-Tahl