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We had a highle energetic design process which began with an assessment of the food waste problem and the production of a whole range of solutions.
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The iterative idea generation stage - which involved people swapping ideas in order to move them along - resulted in a wide range of resonably well thought out ideas, and went in parallel with continued research on the issues of food waste.
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Over the project our understanding of the selected terry system shifted from a device-centric approach to 'system thinking', considering the product as merely a touchpoint of a wider system of services.
We employed video prototyping to both present and refine our ideas.
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After talking to a multitude of different user groups, we considered each and how they would access the system. This led us to divide features up between app and device. This gives older people a helpful, easy to use inventory management product that doesn't need an online connection; young people a helpful app which will help them spend less; and gives families, with the device, wifi, and the app, the best of both worlds.
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The app's features have been comprehensively designed. The mainly neutual color palette puts it on equal ground with the e-ink screen of the product. Many features are built into the app, including a streamlined 'chat' to manage food plans on the go, connections with other users, and potential to monitise the app itself through adverts and brand tie-ins.
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The device and interface revolve around an e-ink screen, and a clicky, capacitive bezel which allows users to interact with menus and features without getting oily fingers on the screen. The interface has been prototyped digitally and tested with potential users.
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We were required to provide a 'reflective journal', this PDF is an interesting account of the design process
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This PDF serves as a look into the technical details of the system and device, and provides more details on features.
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a more critical appraisal of this project can be found on my blog at http://blog.tomlever.co.uk/2016/07/terry.html
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