TODOS Stand Mixer
Group project | 5 weeks
gia (Global Innovation Awards) Competition Submission
The Story
My group and I set out to redesign a stand mixer with the intention of being inclusive to people with arthritis and other joint & mobility issues without excluding the needs of others
Project Brief: Design a houseware product that is fresh and innovative
Goals of the Project
Design an innovative stand mixer keeping Inclusivity, Functionality, and User Experience in mind.
Where to Start?
Understanding the Market
Creating a comparative product analysis and understanding the needs and parts of current stand mixers.
Understanding Arthritis
Conducting personal interviews and developing a persona for a directed design towards specific solutions.
Main Discoveries
People with arthritis tend to work better with…
-Large handles and touchpoints
-Handles and levers over buttons and dials
-Reduced precise movements
-Minimal resistance
Conceptualize
Row of My Designs
Tweaking Combining
Using our sketches, we worked together to decide which features we would combine as well as how we needed to change/altar them to work together
What’s Next?
We moved into foamcore modeling to understand size and explore user experience on a more detailed and personal level.
Understanding the steps of use allow us to recognize potential problems in the user experience, especially for those in our target consumer.
Sequence of Use
We worked together to sketch individual concepts that all focused on different aspects of the design. This allowed us to disperse and focus our creativity.
What’s Next?
We moved into CAD to refine our ideas and add aesthetic features after designing its functional needs.
Refine
Using our CAD model we were able to clearly and visually represent the improvements that we made for our stand mixer design.
Within our CAD model, we understand the necessary parts for our construction and manufacturing.
