[nfb-talk] Senior Thesis Design Survey

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

ditto.
and this person is going to possibly be a blindness professional?

Bryan Schulz

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From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Senior Thesis Design Survey


>O MY LORD!!!!!
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> Mike Freeman
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> On Mar 14, 2011, at 23:28, "Kubas, Amy" <kubasa at my.uwstout.edu> (by way of 
> David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>) wrote:
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>> I have been asked, by one of our members, to circulate the following:
>>
>> David Andrews
>>
>> Hello All!
>> My name is Amy Kubas and I am a senior majoring in Industrial Design at 
>> the University of Wisconsin-Stout. I will be presenting my Senior Thesis 
>> Project at the end of May and will be creating a design for people with 
>> visual impairments. I just presented 50 concepts to my professors and 
>> advisors who have in turn narrowed it down to 3 to move forward with. 
>> Though I value my professors opinions, I was critiqued by a panel of 
>> sighted individuals and wish to hear specifically from those whom I am 
>> designing for. I feel as though my design will have much more merit in 
>> the end if I am able to create it based on the responses I get from those 
>> who perform daily tasks without sight.
>>
>> Below you will find my Senior Thesis Survey. The survey is entirely 
>> voluntary and may take about 15 minutes to complete. Please feel free to 
>> leave any comments or suggestions to better design for those with visual 
>> impairments.
>>
>> When you are finished with the survey, please send it back to my email 
>> address at: kubasa at my.uwstout.edu
>>
>> Thank you for your time. Your input is GREATLY appreciated!
>> Amy Kubas
>> Industrial Design - University of Wisconsin - Stout
>>
>> Senior Thesis Design Survey
>>
>>
>>
>> Below is a list of 6 concept designs followed by a brief description of 
>> each. I would like to know which 3 products you would be most interested 
>> in purchasing if they were to be put on the market. At the end of the 
>> survey there is room for you to provide feedback for 
>> improvements/adjustments about the individual designs as well as write 
>> any suggestions about products you are interested in that I might not 
>> have considered for designing.  Thank you for your interest and helping 
>> me with my Senior Project!
>>
>>
>>
>> 1.     Electrical Outlet: This outlet would have recessed grooves that 
>> serve as guides to direct the user towards safely inserting prongs into 
>> the power source.
>>
>> 2.     Salt and Pepper Shakers: Shakers would have raised tactile marks 
>> to determine which is the salt and which is the pepper without having to 
>> sample the contents of the shaker beforehand.
>>
>> 3.     Measuring Cups: Cups would be marked with tactile indicators to 
>> inform the user which one is ¼ cup, ½ cup, 1/3 cup, etc.
>>
>> 4.     Silverware: Utensils would be weighted and designed in such a way 
>> that the user would instinctively grab them in the appropriate direction 
>> (in other words, when someone picks up the knife for example, he or she 
>> automatically knows which way is blade side down by how the handle feels 
>> in his or her hand).
>>
>> 5.     Storage Containers: Canisters would be marked with different 
>> amounts of grooves to allow the user to associate contents with how the 
>> canister feels (for example, flour is in the container with two grooves 
>> and sugar is stored in the container with one groove, etc.) thus 
>> eliminating the need for the user to open and test the contents of each 
>> canister before finding the ingredient he or she needs.
>>
>> 6.     Cutting board: Board has evenly spaced ridges at the top that 
>> serve as a guide for cutting ¼ inch slices of tomatoes, cucumbers, 
>> onions, etc. It also has a small section recessed on the right to 
>> separate the scraps from portions you wish to consume and there is a 
>> ribbed surface that helps stabilize round items from rolling when you are 
>> slicing them into sections.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please list which 3 items you wish to see come into production.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Please provide suggestions below on how I can design my products for best 
>> usability. Feel free to mention any other frustrations you run into when 
>> performing everyday tasks that you would like to see addressed with new 
>> product designs.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Once again, thank you for your interest in helping me with my Senior 
>> Thesis. Your input is GREATLY appreciated!
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