Philosophy of Design: Robotic Alarm Clock
In the Spring of 2018, I took Philosophy of Design, a course that focused on creativity, the design process and understanding the consumer. In this course we had 10 weeks to work with a group of 4 through the entire design process. This began with being assigned a target audience, ours being parents of preschoolers. From here, we had to build empathy and aim to understand our consumers' troubles. Through interviews, market research and observing drop-off and pick up and local elementary schools our group gathered that mobilizing children to get out the door in the morning is very difficult for parents. We created a rolling alarm clock that follows children and keeps them up to task on their morning routine. Through this I learned the importance of project management, team communication as well as rapid prototyping.
Gantt Chart created for team to achieve goals on time.
Decision Matrix and Design Choice Matrices
Photo of the Finished Final Design
