tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72662318596489519312024-03-06T09:38:21.261+08:00Tonight we sleepDesign Hacks and Life TipsRashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-90199318167956705502011-06-04T22:16:00.002+08:002011-06-04T22:19:55.443+08:00<div id="cyclelinks"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:300%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">It's been 2 years. </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><br />Move on.</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;"><br />Move a long now.</span><br /></div><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-44859943201444139892009-11-18T17:08:00.003+08:002009-11-18T17:13:36.953+08:00<div id="cyclelinks"></div><span style="font-size:300%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Phase I. End</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is definitely long overdue. I should have written this a long time ago.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Because for now, this blog will serve as a repository for my processes that happened</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> during my final year thesis project.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thank you</span><br /><p class="dropcontent"><br /><br /></p><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-56081768419234809582009-05-03T19:43:00.002+08:002009-05-03T19:47:44.215+08:00Because this is not the end<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4n-jFkqC3Jscf7c0ePmsN40ofV_if8YWl5tJOIlmTKlkamQrz0ISThb2nWuCLDcEcNGn_2Ce2HXQVBurL0hSs7SGP4eXUZ2ySRf40o7Q0mPYbTcGNQlfGbYARwIcvhY-sjDZAW__U7ng/s1600-h/under+table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 604px; height: 453px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4n-jFkqC3Jscf7c0ePmsN40ofV_if8YWl5tJOIlmTKlkamQrz0ISThb2nWuCLDcEcNGn_2Ce2HXQVBurL0hSs7SGP4eXUZ2ySRf40o7Q0mPYbTcGNQlfGbYARwIcvhY-sjDZAW__U7ng/s800/under+table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331562778973504338" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="cyclelinks"></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">1 more day.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It was worth it.</span><br /><p class="dropcontent"><br /><br /></p><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-31538508303102715302009-03-31T20:50:00.006+08:002009-03-31T21:04:19.931+08:00Design or Die<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox9WocVkPYRrtJnwCast43ksNa3HBBpEjb2c0ACWq8nu_JBhlnifTz8zDEM2WJcHXwRmuItRVmPeQRV967RtDR9SPoSCReX7WxOvpJEf2sJ-mWizVfYhdrc_ILkwkJuhaxvOyLfaGPmo9/s1600-h/dod.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 563px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox9WocVkPYRrtJnwCast43ksNa3HBBpEjb2c0ACWq8nu_JBhlnifTz8zDEM2WJcHXwRmuItRVmPeQRV967RtDR9SPoSCReX7WxOvpJEf2sJ-mWizVfYhdrc_ILkwkJuhaxvOyLfaGPmo9/s800/dod.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319335375255207874" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="cyclelinks"></div><br />Once again, this blog will go on another short hiatus till the 5th of May 2009. And by then, all of the deliverables needed for me to graduate would have been submitted. Looking back at my work for my thesis, I think I've done fairly well in terms of having a consistent process. Too bad I can't say the same for my design though. I do hope that it gets better over time. And as the picture posted above says "Design or Die", this is the most apt expression at this point of time.<br /><br /><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-11458281249225074982009-03-23T21:48:00.005+08:002009-03-23T22:02:13.992+08:003rd Crit<div id="cyclelinks"></div>I'm not sure if I can keep this up for long. The length of this whole thesis project has taken a toll on me and I think i have fully flexed the creative boundaries of the design in it's current stage. I could already foresee the next round of improvements done but this next step is going to be a giant leap in it's evolution. Anyway. 3 weeks have passed and I'm trying as hard as I can to keep this blog going. 28 more days and it will be almost over for me. In the meantime, I'm in the middle of preparing my panels for the next presentation. I have also managed to streamline my cadding workflow to the extent that I can churn out these renderings within a short time :<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-AxhzXu2iW07qlccq_doJM39rJYykGmHtCfR6KlYRMCocGyhEm5qfrF4cLYmbvxildLVGL3IbkwYtVQHdNt7cRs6ELC2WOHC8JAwa9-cQt5J16iM56_iJ5yULsrOUEgwdC6-P1EZ2Thu/s1600-h/ular+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-AxhzXu2iW07qlccq_doJM39rJYykGmHtCfR6KlYRMCocGyhEm5qfrF4cLYmbvxildLVGL3IbkwYtVQHdNt7cRs6ELC2WOHC8JAwa9-cQt5J16iM56_iJ5yULsrOUEgwdC6-P1EZ2Thu/s800/ular+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316381773087690466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyvasRWHSWU2OdessclcgqeaR6HtyBcma-HEWAA1WVI7Eq0AlGhx1HmFZUYif2m6Tb1HD0zgQsheRJ6alqjAQTopHIupGeQarwrbpkrEWUd3YAuWNffQey8oc0DNR7ostskHJUdI0Isyr/s1600-h/ular+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbyvasRWHSWU2OdessclcgqeaR6HtyBcma-HEWAA1WVI7Eq0AlGhx1HmFZUYif2m6Tb1HD0zgQsheRJ6alqjAQTopHIupGeQarwrbpkrEWUd3YAuWNffQey8oc0DNR7ostskHJUdI0Isyr/s800/ular+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316381788437727218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXPBL3Rs1CwdHSCv5kV1TVCZBLDIxt8j5NE4imWpSkpos85ovN1_Vlb3i8ZlpOgpJHSNBMFOJjlYXwqlf7OSF8pqdvYWFKQXNfhxbtnuchKGEMn3SfsL3UBkfl6x95Cvb-PnBr8FmHKn-/s1600-h/ular+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXPBL3Rs1CwdHSCv5kV1TVCZBLDIxt8j5NE4imWpSkpos85ovN1_Vlb3i8ZlpOgpJHSNBMFOJjlYXwqlf7OSF8pqdvYWFKQXNfhxbtnuchKGEMn3SfsL3UBkfl6x95Cvb-PnBr8FmHKn-/s800/ular+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316381792452228850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzWYoeF9djrU88A95cOzkqB1gFe9Z4-JN5t3ymezZPV_I6YsYgWEF0F869LmkWM3k2527Cpy-_HQzuDVo-LzobjujWoLl3ShB94eH0mleyNgNsVIeqvNKd4JDknw5sg8m72DkAl-PhZYj/s1600-h/ular+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzWYoeF9djrU88A95cOzkqB1gFe9Z4-JN5t3ymezZPV_I6YsYgWEF0F869LmkWM3k2527Cpy-_HQzuDVo-LzobjujWoLl3ShB94eH0mleyNgNsVIeqvNKd4JDknw5sg8m72DkAl-PhZYj/s800/ular+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316381799789562626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-60833855832890286902009-03-02T17:42:00.006+08:002009-03-02T18:06:03.535+08:00Mocked Up<div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="cyclelinks"></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I can't wait. Really. For all of these to be over. Well at least for while. My countdown timer says that I only have less than 6 weeks left before everything ends. I'm on an auto work mode where most of work processes have been streamlined to fully maximize the use of time. It has been tests after test where I am refining the design. I'll be having my second last crit tomorrow and even as I am typing right now, My laptop is still in the midst of rendering one of the product images. In case you have been wondering what I've been up to the past 2 weeks, here's a summary of it in pictures.</span><br /><p class="dropcontent"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB_9Wlc4HWKD9-SA4VP-CD01Px9GsMFtuMe09SmtMunJCve7ld0LG68t8f8YVB2k4Ri9jSgAuOpxqRei5Ynq10Bykr1gH2Np8nig0Ml5BF3FkEmL6blgcf8Do2FvaLfi2DyoqtT1DuiDI/s1600-h/work+process.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 588px; height: 438px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB_9Wlc4HWKD9-SA4VP-CD01Px9GsMFtuMe09SmtMunJCve7ld0LG68t8f8YVB2k4Ri9jSgAuOpxqRei5Ynq10Bykr1gH2Np8nig0Ml5BF3FkEmL6blgcf8Do2FvaLfi2DyoqtT1DuiDI/s800/work+process.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308525406066004450" border="0" /></a></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjwXTZIz4mH0H2hQzm-_f6vtStbkXVr6ePncVi7x1XyxwWdtxf_vwIXKzjavE6XjF_h-hOwRGcINa2pFuN6_QLIVpwl5nKVCSZyE2-In5z6k68E7-P_Yz9M9cXSiGUiX9f2pPcJmEhq8E/s1600-h/ver+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 588px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjwXTZIz4mH0H2hQzm-_f6vtStbkXVr6ePncVi7x1XyxwWdtxf_vwIXKzjavE6XjF_h-hOwRGcINa2pFuN6_QLIVpwl5nKVCSZyE2-In5z6k68E7-P_Yz9M9cXSiGUiX9f2pPcJmEhq8E/s800/ver+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308529019364974098" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-55605691863849547692009-02-23T18:43:00.001+08:002009-02-23T18:47:10.045+08:00Tired<div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="cyclelinks"></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">There isn't' really much thinking to be done right now at this stage of my thesis. It is pretty much design refinement and loads and loads of mockups. I don't think I'll be posting anything thought provoking for the next few weeks till I end the semester. It's a lot of doing a little less thinking.</span><br /><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-38713994928189551552009-02-09T23:27:00.006+08:002009-02-10T00:09:03.582+08:00Thesis updates and timeline<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />I've been meaning to show the whole process which includes sketches and mockups but I guess the severity of this project has taken a lot of my time. Hopefully though, that I could squeeze some of it and show it in the next few posts. The postings frequency has been rather random and slow of late but I do hope that you won't stop reading this blog.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I just had my first crit for this final semester. The comments were alright with most of my tutors telling me to dig deeper into the cultural aspect of my intended users. The change in the form and shape has been quite significant after doing feasibility studies and asking the users the right questions. It was also due to my supervisor's encouragement and suggestion that it had turned the way it is now. The following panels are just some of the updates with a timeline to the project included. The concept still stays the same and if you're thinking of having a look at how far this has come, the preliminary design is found </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://rashidlee.blogspot.com/2008/11/tigga.html">here.</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4gyLIg7B07yPV4h9184_fKHr3-QI-sbxcZkBzEtmkxGaTDWVCdJ8GWDOeC4hQvRhMc5shOuKxIz-nmN-4tvgtv4RDmb2EZBCJHr4Db5VRGBkPn982ABe3HLa7kS72ebZnsLkRga-CO0a/s1600-h/timeline+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4gyLIg7B07yPV4h9184_fKHr3-QI-sbxcZkBzEtmkxGaTDWVCdJ8GWDOeC4hQvRhMc5shOuKxIz-nmN-4tvgtv4RDmb2EZBCJHr4Db5VRGBkPn982ABe3HLa7kS72ebZnsLkRga-CO0a/s800/timeline+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300824023089541778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-u4M1puAe36uhL1KMKHZWubI-t6loIuKn_yLbAj-vGLPWOM1jeiz3oHObcEDIEh1tB3h8QH49D1IX00PKbN-leEaSkvMnqnLFltHN6vr2Es97vp-dy4zo4L3z2_34yXD9XvROB10yZoJ/s1600-h/panel1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-u4M1puAe36uhL1KMKHZWubI-t6loIuKn_yLbAj-vGLPWOM1jeiz3oHObcEDIEh1tB3h8QH49D1IX00PKbN-leEaSkvMnqnLFltHN6vr2Es97vp-dy4zo4L3z2_34yXD9XvROB10yZoJ/s800/panel1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300824020232015026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRbrToaY6GvHltIk3BzgC16itpelWr_5wq6aSp2oLh36Yp4q0xFEgg7HaG17YXwyfe4Avp-vu91nAhU_0WTxTXFyq7-h-kh7-RxHABaRTQ4GiqYhBKwL56i6ieAYwZYGLYXvAGmCQQHsZ/s1600-h/panel2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 407px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRbrToaY6GvHltIk3BzgC16itpelWr_5wq6aSp2oLh36Yp4q0xFEgg7HaG17YXwyfe4Avp-vu91nAhU_0WTxTXFyq7-h-kh7-RxHABaRTQ4GiqYhBKwL56i6ieAYwZYGLYXvAGmCQQHsZ/s800/panel2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300824014719391298" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMj3T1wXOfTu_ZQoXpLR10OwaoGzSrc59AogalheuDsX2zlza4pRXXnAXwf5mop5aIsMIwkXqOsWtS3xCdV3aFycVK4ffJm1AAoIi4PaUyTjyL22K0WSqvcj8HWMmpn1Gw7brq9ZkqP5l/s1600-h/panel3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMj3T1wXOfTu_ZQoXpLR10OwaoGzSrc59AogalheuDsX2zlza4pRXXnAXwf5mop5aIsMIwkXqOsWtS3xCdV3aFycVK4ffJm1AAoIi4PaUyTjyL22K0WSqvcj8HWMmpn1Gw7brq9ZkqP5l/s800/panel3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300824007486268018" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEify1kSutrxiFaIikfRfjeZqk94ZqnlUC5ArxC6yOoEdDGmv0G5bw4Fub2GdBJIArPAgG-BPOa_if9u3Trm5lD1i6vK2pR9zODK6WW_oII6tEfo2dEtub-ok6XwoL6fbEYXWkfnc9AOhYPn/s1600-h/panel4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEify1kSutrxiFaIikfRfjeZqk94ZqnlUC5ArxC6yOoEdDGmv0G5bw4Fub2GdBJIArPAgG-BPOa_if9u3Trm5lD1i6vK2pR9zODK6WW_oII6tEfo2dEtub-ok6XwoL6fbEYXWkfnc9AOhYPn/s800/panel4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300823987825197506" border="0" /></a>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-40888458661411239782009-01-28T19:13:00.007+08:002009-01-28T19:20:57.858+08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:300%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">don't settle for simple. Push.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-46318792671594762852009-01-28T03:51:00.015+08:002009-01-28T17:55:36.290+08:00Story-storming: The aftermath<div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="cyclelinks"></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Probably the most important aspect to designing a user experience is the ability to come out with creative storylines to enhance that experience. The steps are still pretty much raw but I've finally extracted the essence of the whole experience while collaborating with DELL. So here they are:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >Story-storming : <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The steps</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Works best when:<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">+ Having done the initial user observations </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">+ Not holding back on far-out ideas during the session, go crazy.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">+ Ideas can always be scaled back later on to make the story more convincing.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >1 . List out the various situations of the observed context in the order from start to finish.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >2. Identify points of insignificance or irritation from within the list.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >3. For each point noted, brainstorm ways to make that particular situation interesthing.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >4. Rewrite the list again into a story by using the ideas from the brainstorm session.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >5. Mix and match the ideas to make the story more interesthing and cohesive.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >6. Sketch out the storyboard for visualization.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The steps will be revised from time to time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Updated 8hrs Later:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I went about googling the term "story storming". Surprisingly, there's only one other related search found other than this blog entry. A book titled</span><br /><div class="titlewrap" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><h2 style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="title" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:180%;">"Digital Storytelling in the Classroom"</span></h2> <span class="addmd"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >By Jason Ohler</span><br /><br />has an almost similar method to the steps that I had written. The link to the book preview which is available on Google books is <a href="http://books.google.com.sg/books?id=LWc35L7h3hsC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=story+storming&source=bl&ots=HuutOIRceN&sig=KLcPFAHozkUAZiVdV9oTIqJUrgc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result">HERE. </a><br />In it, Ohler wrote about transformation in a story. I took this as reference to identifying points of irritation or insignificance in the steps I had written. Ohler also wrote that, the stronger the transformation, the stronger is the story.<br /><br />I believe that this method to unleashing creative ideas is extremely helpful when we're looking for innovative ideas that are extremely context dependent. A further search on YouTube with the term "immersive design" returns searches in relation to set and production design. I think that design opportunities presents itself readily in movies and stories. It's like how many times have you gone " I wished that thing was real.." when you watch sci-fi shows?<br /><br />I may have digressed abit in the last paragraph, but the point is, using stories to identify design opportunities are extremely powerful and I guess it relates easily to anyone when you have to explain the concept.<br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is just one of the uses of stories to unlock creativity in the design area. I believe that this could be applied to almost anyone in any field.</span><br /><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-78773777258428471302009-01-19T01:05:00.011+08:002009-01-19T01:46:26.251+08:00DELL Immersive presentation test run<object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jA6oHwHMU1A&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jA6oHwHMU1A&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is a short video when my partner and I did a test run of the presentation using 3 different laptops and 3 projectors prior to the final thing that was held at the DELL office. The whole idea is to be able to make a presentation that is as immersive as possible.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The concept of the design is a highly interactive environment for a guitarist to choose and select both his guitars and effects pedals. Adding to the experience is how the guitarist can activate and unlock room variables using guitar solos as a password. The user also chooses his guitars by means of hand movements that mimics the strumming of a guitar.</span>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-34070248057096842862009-01-18T22:06:00.010+08:002009-01-19T00:38:06.969+08:00Experience Design process<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobTqVRnqk0GECn8yFCQL_XyA7IRxOA0P4AYTOJCDXXHIxZPogiyMLByWj_AaryactFsQxtpo1tUe8tHNmFeIe3rFrg5biir01xJFz4EGMQQ0KBDol7b_osmXNj0l5PKCc4fi11gp8HhNL/s1600-h/dell+setup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobTqVRnqk0GECn8yFCQL_XyA7IRxOA0P4AYTOJCDXXHIxZPogiyMLByWj_AaryactFsQxtpo1tUe8tHNmFeIe3rFrg5biir01xJFz4EGMQQ0KBDol7b_osmXNj0l5PKCc4fi11gp8HhNL/s800/dell+setup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292650995723346802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The final presentation for a collaborative project with Dell finally ended 2 days ago at their office. 5 groups were shortlisted as the finalists and mine was one of them. Our design brief that was given when they came over one semester ago, was : to come up ( which is to design in this case ) and enhance the experience of the user in the chosen context of our choice. To me, what I gained most from this experience was the addition of another design process to add to my arsenal. In a nutshell, the whole process could be summed up into 3 phases:</span><br /><div id="cyclelinks"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">observe > storyboarding > design</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have to note that in this process, the main emphasis is to come up with a good story. And through that story, design opportunities could be identified. The aim is to generate a wholesome design solution where there are many products and services as the outcome.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am currently trying to digest and internalize this new process that I've just learned and hopefully able to make it much more comprehensible. And the outcome of this however, will be put up in a follow-up post.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The following images are a mini visual diary of what went on during the process.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4PGy8ycS6gB3pb0B9N71u83-r0XHVULYE1LmVFlCyG8AvPZUesfHHDnrqma9m9eBa_6bbtrDe8yyBvYEBk3u-402KBa0BQ54zExvewjwHBlzOAexLKe0tvp65rlaI1yG3ZTcATRvD6-1/s1600-h/storyboard.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 525px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4PGy8ycS6gB3pb0B9N71u83-r0XHVULYE1LmVFlCyG8AvPZUesfHHDnrqma9m9eBa_6bbtrDe8yyBvYEBk3u-402KBa0BQ54zExvewjwHBlzOAexLKe0tvp65rlaI1yG3ZTcATRvD6-1/s800/storyboard.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292647371633323186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After having observed the context, storyboarding occurs. During this part of the process, 2 main stories were conceptualized. One story was the result of a 'bad' experience and the other story however tries to counter the 'bad' experience with the "ideal" experience.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYfKFQL1rz5AYAZEF2-RorwyPzdwlUbhD0QQopZbMuxRBuEYF2osMk1rPICvbfGyos9s0hNlVTN82Uy2vLK-FLa4ERNII6ak-b-vU1FrMfnVe-NZN4tQ29Rw28rI0gXMLYeoldiVboXe7/s1600-h/opportunities.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 525px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYfKFQL1rz5AYAZEF2-RorwyPzdwlUbhD0QQopZbMuxRBuEYF2osMk1rPICvbfGyos9s0hNlVTN82Uy2vLK-FLa4ERNII6ak-b-vU1FrMfnVe-NZN4tQ29Rw28rI0gXMLYeoldiVboXe7/s800/opportunities.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292647386956537122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Design opportunities were then identified from within the storyboard to create the "ideal' experience for the user.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4Nv1Cl2N8cRb_PhmvOUM2zcbkJdF3SwO03azhMkgktwZpq5RKSfIE5pNdz657IChZqaSAqcuktD0jp4Mmm7mI3T02j-l1MpKy1IqnS5hISKGbaauPKssyLhl2jfKf8tezBYF9fdKfG1t/s1600-h/dell+role+play.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4Nv1Cl2N8cRb_PhmvOUM2zcbkJdF3SwO03azhMkgktwZpq5RKSfIE5pNdz657IChZqaSAqcuktD0jp4Mmm7mI3T02j-l1MpKy1IqnS5hISKGbaauPKssyLhl2jfKf8tezBYF9fdKfG1t/s800/dell+role+play.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292647391026334914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Role playing were employed to help generate ideas. Apart from that, it also helps to dispel and reinforces certain aspects of the story.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2Tprf8ke-ljamcG3XlR0hTpcVKvXb0TLuAWCjcCFHz0nIB2WvHLA-sOdi6z27JG19UrM7mGKQBWfc4vhi3xq9JViJJv2q6pXDGC2y7r1FvEUNj07scFwrl_UiimGMFgt7o39V8nvg18Y/s1600-h/mockup+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2Tprf8ke-ljamcG3XlR0hTpcVKvXb0TLuAWCjcCFHz0nIB2WvHLA-sOdi6z27JG19UrM7mGKQBWfc4vhi3xq9JViJJv2q6pXDGC2y7r1FvEUNj07scFwrl_UiimGMFgt7o39V8nvg18Y/s800/mockup+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292647395052169794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gohJI-P8qPsS0J8lKFWXFlpQ73QXgHDCNNPWTCZfotGqRb60ixckmmubSSTsNcNuS6hy-A_TuX6MJqG4wio2zS5eUB2B2WTX4SiplS_UuDJyfT7qeMpZqXBu0RRYNSHTTRzjWsIBhmG1/s1600-h/mockup+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gohJI-P8qPsS0J8lKFWXFlpQ73QXgHDCNNPWTCZfotGqRb60ixckmmubSSTsNcNuS6hy-A_TuX6MJqG4wio2zS5eUB2B2WTX4SiplS_UuDJyfT7qeMpZqXBu0RRYNSHTTRzjWsIBhmG1/s800/mockup+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292647388907594322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The working mockups added to the fun factor of the process. On its own, it can also offshoot and be develop as a standalone product.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCeA55cWJY3xty1gL-IrGtoSjNq-sdPX5PCk78aOJ-p8gGNZxtGknCH-LiPwc8h5YAaYO8KRRNy4mpvU2HRWjRUb437rMML2RPzUxB-IYHTfUwOo2m5U85ovnXRYi3O6Plz5RE-V2ONQ-/s1600-h/3+projectors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCeA55cWJY3xty1gL-IrGtoSjNq-sdPX5PCk78aOJ-p8gGNZxtGknCH-LiPwc8h5YAaYO8KRRNy4mpvU2HRWjRUb437rMML2RPzUxB-IYHTfUwOo2m5U85ovnXRYi3O6Plz5RE-V2ONQ-/s800/3+projectors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292650990264515138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpQ2h8aWDSmxyjBEo6_ysa_16gjQ_yU8VKUYXSPRjusbWu3ilBWINP7_Z-2gsBZcFAD3JJkBKyQUQt4qy9lTSsed0CVuLnJeC7JPzwITrOwEwGGgOUBSj5iLCfuQNopRt0ZHD3km-3Jmz/s1600-h/school+setup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGpQ2h8aWDSmxyjBEo6_ysa_16gjQ_yU8VKUYXSPRjusbWu3ilBWINP7_Z-2gsBZcFAD3JJkBKyQUQt4qy9lTSsed0CVuLnJeC7JPzwITrOwEwGGgOUBSj5iLCfuQNopRt0ZHD3km-3Jmz/s800/school+setup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292650990048669298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Finally, the concept was presented in such a way that it helps the viewer to immerse in the environment. What was utilized here were 3 projectors and 3 different laptops to help with the simulation.</span><br /></div><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-17137462872515086502009-01-06T17:37:00.007+08:002009-01-06T18:10:45.184+08:00Tigga 2.0<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IDz7csUl5OZDhLK6Sk6zo_TR6Eg_CedFfmsD8y9iaKdK2a5UUcRkATAwxB-GG81JvmKQRzAuSeWJNlMdshmlhNdi_x6lq741u8BKiErpWLkmLQ37bfXhScwWJpdmTDah8d2M3P5-bnXU/s1600-h/tigga+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IDz7csUl5OZDhLK6Sk6zo_TR6Eg_CedFfmsD8y9iaKdK2a5UUcRkATAwxB-GG81JvmKQRzAuSeWJNlMdshmlhNdi_x6lq741u8BKiErpWLkmLQ37bfXhScwWJpdmTDah8d2M3P5-bnXU/s800/tigga+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288114508602324370" border="0" /></a><br />I forgot how fun it was to use Rhino once again. I switched over to 3dmax during my 2nd year due to its nice default rendering engine. Now that I have Vray installed, its back again to Rhino, and its so much better to do surfacing. I've cleaned up my Tigga design. It's form is still much to be desired. But I'm putting this up because of of it's eye-candy factor. On a side note, I've yet to put up my process sketches. I'm still in the midst of mapping things out. It's wonderful to be in in my 4th year with supportive tutors like Dr. Yen and Carlos. I appreciate all they have done so far and the things they allowed me to do. It'll be less than 124 days till the end of my semester.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AL2eH-eNMN0cLKMLW5VCcGqjEOi1pHXEcsF3bTAIBk5Z5cRnmwVacrG9CDUbGXD0pkPUAGfVBQ3S67R4s6VzVBxX22jD5z47uHvipzfz-6BRarW8e_VcxQ2XpqJaTxYHFWkuJIrqpFB3/s1600-h/tigga+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AL2eH-eNMN0cLKMLW5VCcGqjEOi1pHXEcsF3bTAIBk5Z5cRnmwVacrG9CDUbGXD0pkPUAGfVBQ3S67R4s6VzVBxX22jD5z47uHvipzfz-6BRarW8e_VcxQ2XpqJaTxYHFWkuJIrqpFB3/s400/tigga+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288115903688862882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5rnNtUzc4cdh-qz9Wr7y9OP8LwoaGikzPaSVnMp8VjjL3Xk3tIYEbLMfSpwPsi0DwPJSUBvV5GfUNlRceIJtoXMI_2qMmeMptzdlwBRNxTv07CEGqlxp09OTkuh83RlCBh_HD2-i7z-O/s1600-h/tigga+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5rnNtUzc4cdh-qz9Wr7y9OP8LwoaGikzPaSVnMp8VjjL3Xk3tIYEbLMfSpwPsi0DwPJSUBvV5GfUNlRceIJtoXMI_2qMmeMptzdlwBRNxTv07CEGqlxp09OTkuh83RlCBh_HD2-i7z-O/s400/tigga+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288115671256142770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2MYkQq_rxL0XIpe6pbQW6L410TQy85EfhmXdp4BmOH5u3GZm4cQiE7BjPwHZcPVzwvzHMaCHmPBUabe9BqhhMpr3DrL4aK87hd2UfOLKy7VIfcbdE6OLIBbSk2mbDjmoA5Tvm7BqalDw/s1600-h/tigga+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2MYkQq_rxL0XIpe6pbQW6L410TQy85EfhmXdp4BmOH5u3GZm4cQiE7BjPwHZcPVzwvzHMaCHmPBUabe9BqhhMpr3DrL4aK87hd2UfOLKy7VIfcbdE6OLIBbSk2mbDjmoA5Tvm7BqalDw/s400/tigga+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288115668576557682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-4514753864923456722009-01-05T03:44:00.005+08:002009-01-05T03:56:16.930+08:00I want to hack my bicycle<div id="cyclelinks"></div>Design opportunities are aplenty here on this sunny island if one pays close attention. And I think that bicycles does present a lot of it. Just last week after having encountered the Leaf-kite, I saw an interesting add-on to one of the bicycle that was locked at the park there. Its owner had wrapped the center part with a stretchable netting. This then had created compartment that is big enough to put small items in.What I could imagine from this are bicycles with designs that utilizes its central portion fully. It could be a small compartment to put files or books in when commuting within the campus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8ykllfN5F-qTya52k_Y5ddBI2HpHXgXdhQ9fV75w9Ml4ac4vgN-smnSMZPYIO40kFg4suyG9mtabIChSfDf7_dlwYIC9eXLyGgmBN-poLia3TgOKsAV9SRabYPuE2o_6Xagt_HUa8EmK/s1600-h/bycicle+hack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8ykllfN5F-qTya52k_Y5ddBI2HpHXgXdhQ9fV75w9Ml4ac4vgN-smnSMZPYIO40kFg4suyG9mtabIChSfDf7_dlwYIC9eXLyGgmBN-poLia3TgOKsAV9SRabYPuE2o_6Xagt_HUa8EmK/s800/bycicle+hack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287529225980114338" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-64973072574283176352008-12-29T02:15:00.007+08:002008-12-29T02:29:24.043+08:00Leaf kite<div id="cyclelinks"></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I had a picnic with my studio mates on Saturday. Apart from the food and the ambiance, one of the things that caught my attention was how a group of children had made a kite out of a giant piece of leaf. No it didn't manage to soar but it did provided them with a lot of enjoyment just running and playing with it. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Perhaps what I found extremely interesting was how deep the semantic was. A leaf floating in the wind is akin to a kite being flown. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkiN-Zx9dfq72AuApu0tka1z3aMHiId_T_yealuSTTfyjiJZEP1_piUHJ0Ddk4sJSiUk2KlhK4kamUdlBKLn02fPjLbwNWcKPJoDK3SfAdjCyERCZuL2O7y7p4UQ64hPDW619F_HyRFEK/s1600-h/leaf+kite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 780px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkiN-Zx9dfq72AuApu0tka1z3aMHiId_T_yealuSTTfyjiJZEP1_piUHJ0Ddk4sJSiUk2KlhK4kamUdlBKLn02fPjLbwNWcKPJoDK3SfAdjCyERCZuL2O7y7p4UQ64hPDW619F_HyRFEK/s800/leaf+kite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284908556575289778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-49543247300846427052008-12-29T01:57:00.007+08:002008-12-29T04:09:12.256+08:00Design Hacks 101<div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="cyclelinks"></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hello readers. Its been a rather uneventful 2 weeks where design is concerned but for matters of the heart, that is an entirely different story. I'm not sure what really prompted me to even note about the latter. But then again, if you have no heart, you can't design. Yes I know the past few sentences could have been interpreted as absolute rubbish.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyway.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's about time that I started posting entries with relations to 'design hacks'. The term is a reference to the things we do to any object and adjust it to suit our need beyond its intended designed function. For example, like how you could use a paper clip as a fishing hook. See what I mean? Apart from hacks, this new category of postings that I'm creating is also about my observations of how everyday objects are used by people without much thinking.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Naoto Fukasawa attribute this phenomenon as the 'core of awareness' and ideo (the design consultancy) call this 'without thought'. So in light of these things, I have decided to do my own observations and post them up.</span><br /><br />stay tuned.<br /><br /><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="dropcontent"><br /><br /></p><br /><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-90571825321097144462008-12-21T21:08:00.007+08:002008-12-21T23:03:24.303+08:00<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB19HLtISUL75wch7xuOGdwXDNv4RPfzrGQU3bulk95zg-wzzwxeYXGlBRO3oa9uCqOL-O7GAuK5ab3fB4oM0uIJuIfskZGJ2qvK_aYDKO38Zev676myLeCNzMbnOe5IqTXBMVymDt4ZGQ/s1600-h/and+then.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 780px; height: 439px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB19HLtISUL75wch7xuOGdwXDNv4RPfzrGQU3bulk95zg-wzzwxeYXGlBRO3oa9uCqOL-O7GAuK5ab3fB4oM0uIJuIfskZGJ2qvK_aYDKO38Zev676myLeCNzMbnOe5IqTXBMVymDt4ZGQ/s800/and+then.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282258628394272802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >and then there was none</span><br /></div><div id="cyclelinks"></div><br /><br /><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-17493471579612702122008-12-18T18:05:00.007+08:002008-12-19T18:48:42.166+08:00Randomize<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It feels rather anti-climatic once the the whole shebang was over ( temporarily ) for this first semester of my fourth year. Procrastination has gotten to me as I wander back and forth in my head thinking about which design related issue I should write about. There are definitely a lot in my head right now and everytime I think about issues, I get a mental image of me giving a speech. And then this led to further daydreaming which eventually resulted in a mental orgasm that leaves me slightly satisfied and I don't feel like ranting on the blog anymore. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyway, just to keep this site going, here's a post of a picture of a man trying to fix an air-conditioning unit. He is 8 floors up and lives directly opposite my apartment.<br />Enjoy.</span><br /><div id="cyclelinks"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKRE_uoraydpcF_KCHJ325nr-yDuh_LYS9gZLni5RBz_S5pPI7yoQQAkfN19WmpWoCdHPnhiUQwINQU8rZgME9secVuxF0S1SSMbgnZ90gctrL18qLYqTgjxTyhqSMQSwiMX2oGdj49kp/s1600-h/DSCF7366+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 750px; height: 563px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKRE_uoraydpcF_KCHJ325nr-yDuh_LYS9gZLni5RBz_S5pPI7yoQQAkfN19WmpWoCdHPnhiUQwINQU8rZgME9secVuxF0S1SSMbgnZ90gctrL18qLYqTgjxTyhqSMQSwiMX2oGdj49kp/s800/DSCF7366+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281072052382188914" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p class="dropcontent"><br /></p><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-84585937144789517472008-12-04T16:28:00.007+08:002008-12-05T08:15:06.267+08:00Cardboard Amplifier<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >In about less than 24hrs, I'd be making my last presentation for this semester. I did a design hack to create my mock up. The concept is suppose to be a wearable amp for the employees of a certain guitar store. I took out the main circuit board from a Danelectro headphone amp e-studio series. Hijacked a mini speaker from a friend. Throw in some hot glue , masking tape and cardboards and </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Voila!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Oh, and it works too.</span></span><br /><br /><p class="dropcontent"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQDWsYGc1n6bzdCYA6xHdj5bPHKdipHl8bPB_EWlCxInZbLRNKJRt1fyyyzQoKE5lCDZ1aS6gP0PyYeYLkWEzoQImmtH3uUoVBOhiLkFwvCQczhhUAoAs6LfsrcTR2BZWuYg8s81yFrz6/s1600-h/Image219+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQDWsYGc1n6bzdCYA6xHdj5bPHKdipHl8bPB_EWlCxInZbLRNKJRt1fyyyzQoKE5lCDZ1aS6gP0PyYeYLkWEzoQImmtH3uUoVBOhiLkFwvCQczhhUAoAs6LfsrcTR2BZWuYg8s81yFrz6/s800/Image219+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275850760571546642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUnl7XJ0N6fPUTYTX6lsfI3L8qnZM_ZmaJygHqvNzJZVu9JPYWyAF_8hyyXdWWNXgN3FBHbHlU8WNK1BcOOJcmga0vyFw5FeRFrOVLMZwKJqn0AE3faF6F1-OG4lqQLN8blZDzXWnOT5p/s1600-h/Image220+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUnl7XJ0N6fPUTYTX6lsfI3L8qnZM_ZmaJygHqvNzJZVu9JPYWyAF_8hyyXdWWNXgN3FBHbHlU8WNK1BcOOJcmga0vyFw5FeRFrOVLMZwKJqn0AE3faF6F1-OG4lqQLN8blZDzXWnOT5p/s800/Image220+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275850759128317346" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-943563535001747782008-11-17T11:14:00.003+08:002008-11-17T11:22:15.426+08:00Hiatus<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc6lIO2SWJfLb6ySCZig9DOB7cKHd82MKM8_jconGhjF8uRmCEW9aSYwbRphouF_3mW5kHxSS7qgD2cWOMxgoZSp_URfEz4IXv0sOwnaGTpDlXWDeizIh1PYo6oUHrLkxSXbZA0vUuGKw/s1600-h/hiatus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc6lIO2SWJfLb6ySCZig9DOB7cKHd82MKM8_jconGhjF8uRmCEW9aSYwbRphouF_3mW5kHxSS7qgD2cWOMxgoZSp_URfEz4IXv0sOwnaGTpDlXWDeizIh1PYo6oUHrLkxSXbZA0vUuGKw/s800/hiatus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269461150974506514" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="cyclelinks"></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Due to overwhelming work and tight datelines, postings will be on hold till the 4th of December 2008. </span><br /></div><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-28547177179014959772008-11-10T00:03:00.007+08:002008-11-10T00:23:24.274+08:00Tigga<div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" id="cyclelinks"></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The thesis presentation went well. I am quite happy with the new design direction that I'm taking now. Other than the fact the design concept came about from real contextual observations, I am also able to fulfill my academic and industry requirement better. At the end of this, I still have to be able to attract potential employers at my graduation show. With 70% of the industry employers coming from the electronic sector, I can't afford to miss this chance to have my design directed at something techno-gadgety.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Design Brief:</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">To enhance the urban night skating experience.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The Concept:</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A portable device to allow skateboarders and other passersby to view their stunts in sequence immediately after they execute them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I won't go into too much details at this point of time and there's still a lot of tweaking to do but I do hope the panels will suffice for now.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg17hYyo7wuGxUr_AXDy9Eg2CiJG46l4hVkxHxKC8wFVPYk9FDnddsC0D3JJqeSssx7syhwTpMnR01oqeZm-niU_h8Io101fi28giQ96yN0SZ0IoCiicU0_wONghRWKJ2ydnN-fn-WWh6/s1600-h/combined+panel+with+text_700.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VbU9f_b0Dm7lNM_9wmziJBrihfxwyWyY3ovhFX6FOwhXNc_vj1OzUyM6Zho7sfa5VtrV5006-6bRt17AYXhEY1AhEvtPEeOxpucy7jOHessiz6B1NiIdx_n9BznYH6HRp1yy-25rMIf0/s800/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266692468142434578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxDj1kNOreB_jOgbqv75nZq0U5isPB-L-6sF907NuI9tH3hUAivCeOYOHxVY8yQnlG0meHtDaN4B_9pdMJWZ38xxqgvvN93qXeCq_CDapcavYBdeNQg2isTkxbhePItYVEuA3yvu6bwv1/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxDj1kNOreB_jOgbqv75nZq0U5isPB-L-6sF907NuI9tH3hUAivCeOYOHxVY8yQnlG0meHtDaN4B_9pdMJWZ38xxqgvvN93qXeCq_CDapcavYBdeNQg2isTkxbhePItYVEuA3yvu6bwv1/s800/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266692472021221522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-2100095474176216852008-11-07T05:35:00.004+08:002008-11-07T11:14:41.674+08:00deck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoLnMdNtoSR0o_FaCvXEWwctZ3iTR4R-eaBq7fUNisjHEDTj2PhJZkrpBxuGeQu-jQJV2jWRkq6UdQdD_NTaqbC6HgDhoTu5rp1BouwQ8o8FXYReYELl-B8sN9LrErvAXn-I9bqAwcCI5/s1600-h/deck+copy2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaoLnMdNtoSR0o_FaCvXEWwctZ3iTR4R-eaBq7fUNisjHEDTj2PhJZkrpBxuGeQu-jQJV2jWRkq6UdQdD_NTaqbC6HgDhoTu5rp1BouwQ8o8FXYReYELl-B8sN9LrErvAXn-I9bqAwcCI5/s800/deck+copy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265663643827535634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's been a sleepless night. I'm wide awake at 5 a.m and configuring my flickr account to synchronize with this blog. Anyway, that's the picture of my deck that I've been intending to sell.<br /><br />About 2 years ago, I was hired by some local secondary school as a relief teacher. I wasn't given a decent office and I had to run off to the bus stop outside just to get some shut-eye.During my short stint there, I hung out at the skate shop that is situated just right outside the school. It's the probably the oldest running skate shop in Singapore.<br /><br />For those in the know, this shop needs no introduction.In the end, I got tired of waiting at the bus stop and decide to skate in between lessons after buying my deck from the shop. It actually feels like as if the gahmen is actually paying me to skate.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">p.s</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I failed to synchronize the settings with flickr</span><br /></span></div></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-11098499408580047032008-11-07T02:47:00.006+08:002008-11-07T14:28:21.251+08:00Invincible<div style="font-family: verdana;" id="cyclelinks"></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Once again I managed to pull off a stupendous stunt and execute it with grace. My apologies for missing the weekly update. I am now recuperating from a mild bronchitis that has been made worst by the immensely difficult ( but not impossible ) task of changing my design direction.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">D-day ( thesis concept presentation ) came and at least 3 out of 4 professors were excited about the idea. I don't think this gives me bragging rights but it sure did put me at the higher end of the bell-curve for 3 straight times running ( see banner results below ). My professor has a funny way of grading us with smileys and emoticons.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0IaQwSLLMNOWmL-gvKI7Y85-RVQq_m5tcmZo17orfC-cb0q5yTGD_s8HYcErqKigwSUm5IaOm8_IoCpeDNfQLtzo-hFHEqKq3xNxmzCN3jOOamX0gJL5Tvj3GINi5IAPGgLZnLL4oIaT/s1600-h/results+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0IaQwSLLMNOWmL-gvKI7Y85-RVQq_m5tcmZo17orfC-cb0q5yTGD_s8HYcErqKigwSUm5IaOm8_IoCpeDNfQLtzo-hFHEqKq3xNxmzCN3jOOamX0gJL5Tvj3GINi5IAPGgLZnLL4oIaT/s800/results+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265623085385127602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-77771939432026834422008-10-31T00:18:00.006+08:002008-10-31T02:59:59.756+08:00Virtual Dead Hen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHukCnU9ReaDeWG9BDtSo7u_k82j2eODAZuWx7m9AUxqqs1AvmHWbbfctvFQGpndLgrwlHvmq9MhtNyLKLKykBeETCGOjmQqXzdDT0gfCqKQ2kG9Uvt7ObxoTR8e92u6FYwYhK2jDOcJrS/s1600-h/deadend.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 634px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHukCnU9ReaDeWG9BDtSo7u_k82j2eODAZuWx7m9AUxqqs1AvmHWbbfctvFQGpndLgrwlHvmq9MhtNyLKLKykBeETCGOjmQqXzdDT0gfCqKQ2kG9Uvt7ObxoTR8e92u6FYwYhK2jDOcJrS/s800/deadend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262985097095843234" border="0" /></a><br /><div id="cyclelinks"></div><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I think I've just reached a virtual dead end. I should have seen it coming but I was too wrapped up in the process. And to add to that, I don't think I was even asking my self the critical questions. And it didn't help either when you have your tutors and mentor agreeing to it in the first place.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">As much as I loved the idea of the portable skate ramps, we all know that it's not going to work out. It's not feasible.<br /><br />Hypothetically, even if it did get produced, it's going to require high end composite materials for its structure and lightweight-ness. At the end of it, this thing is going to cost a bomb and I know for sure skaters won't even buy it.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's not even a logical design since the skaters at the very core of it, are extremely DIY. They don't need what I'm going to design. I think whatever they need, it's got to be something simpler.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have only 4 days left before the submission of my design concept proposal. In the bag though, I still have the skateable street furniture for me to fall back on. But to be honest, I'm not feeling it. What I'm actually looking out for is something that is derived from this context that I'm observing. </span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />But it's not the end yet. It's only virtual. </span><br /><div id="cyclelinks2" align="right"></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266231859648951931.post-4637548967019861822008-10-29T15:26:00.009+08:002008-10-30T10:15:41.898+08:00Innovate please<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqQWIvXlDdUtyx3JAorerwj9bla90Iio4PY8j-lGeaz6h3m8xfJMSlyW8rtjUBwXapJuGmW7dvw2O86CRMYAZa7oTCsgWwVoEKWz2t48ZUYXZ6TQWoPfzn4vplX-1mF6YNb6wlwDH__ed/s1600-h/skull+table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 650px; height: 458px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqQWIvXlDdUtyx3JAorerwj9bla90Iio4PY8j-lGeaz6h3m8xfJMSlyW8rtjUBwXapJuGmW7dvw2O86CRMYAZa7oTCsgWwVoEKWz2t48ZUYXZ6TQWoPfzn4vplX-1mF6YNb6wlwDH__ed/s800/skull+table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262486232760701570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >Good detail design will never<br />rescue a poor concept.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think I 've done fairly a good job at coming up with my Product Design Specification (PDS) because it seemed initially that I was stucked with only 1 concept that I could only generate. Taking cue from redefining the design brief to my own advantage, I managed to come up out with a fair amount of 15 ideas. It's still a rather measly amount in my opinion and if Professor Turkka had been in charge of this, I think he'd call this effort extremely pathetic.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm not too happy with it myself even after consulting with Carlos( my Colombian project tutor and mentor ). He said it was ok. The only concept that I managed to work out was the first one that I came up with. In all honesty, I don't really think the concept had been pushed to its limit to reach critical innovation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you 're wondering, the concept that I worked on was about designing an extremely portable ramp system that can be carried on the back and be installed with almost any urban fittings.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">On the bright side though, I found a different set of user group that can benefit from this extremely well. They are the wheelchairbound and alot of the solutions to their ramp problems seemed to resonate with my design concept.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm still feeling rather tempted to go through my concept generation phase again. At this point of time, what the concept need is the "Woah! Why didn't I think of that?!" inspiration.</span></span><br /></div></div>Rashid Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447267980787580568noreply@blogger.com0