[nfb-talk] Senior Thesis Design Survey

Buddy Brannan buddy at brannan.name
Wed Mar 16 17:42:12 UTC 2011 

Hey William,

I've taken a crack at this already, see my message copied to the list. 
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Mar 16, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Wm. Ritchhart wrote:

> Lets also try to remember that she is probably a young well-meaning person
> who really does not have a complete understanding of how her ideas are
> viewed by folks like ourselves.  Someone good at writing and with some
> diplomacy skills should probably write her and explain why none of her
> prospective projects are needed and also explain our alternative techniques.
> 
> 
> Thanks, William
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Buddy Brannan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:57 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Senior Thesis Design Survey
> 
> Sure, let's all just jump right on this girl for asking for our input. OK,
> her ideas aren't great for these products, but she bothered to ask, which
> previous misguided efforts didn't. Is it really that hard for us to gently
> steer her in another direction? Or is it better to just bitch how people are
> so misguided and not help straighten them out? 
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 15, 2011, at 12:54 PM, Peter Donahue wrote:
> 
>> Hello Mike and everyone,
>> 
>>   This sounds like something straight from the American Foundation for
> the 
>> Blind as it used to be.
>> 
>> Peter Donahue
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Senior Thesis Design Survey
>> 
>> 
>> O MY LORD!!!!!
>> 
>> Mike Freeman
>> sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 14, 2011, at 23:28, "Kubas, Amy" <kubasa at my.uwstout.edu> (by way of
> 
>> David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>) wrote:
>> 
>>> 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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