INTRODUCTION
For our final project of 3rd Year; we were required to create an innovative and ingaging product that is powered by a pre-existing power-tool. The power-tool must come from a brand that is sold under the Vermont Sales Group and must be designed; as to represent the brands style. The product must fit into 1 of 3 catagories: Workshop, Garden or Kitchen. As previously mentioned; any accessory/ appliance must be powered by a pre-existing power-tool.
The Chosen direction for this project is an Air Popcorn Maker that is powered by a heat-gun. The brand chosen is Triton and fits within the kitchen.
TRITON
In this section the brand was identified to help understand the design language of the brand and their products.
This board showcases a range of products that Triton offers to consumers.
IDEATION
This is where wierd and wonderful ideas come to life through the use of mind maps, pictures and drawings. Not every idea is good, but getting them on to paper helps to generate creativity and come up with new ideas.
To help with coming up with ideas, its always a ood idea to see what products came before. These Precedent boards help to identify products that have already been made and help to understand what it is that can be designed or where there might be an opertunity to design something new.
Understanding the Heat-gun and what components make it work. This is a short breakdown and summary of the power-tool that is used in the project.
Pre-exisiting Air Popcorn Maker. This helped to identify how a simillar idea works and helped to adapt the project to learn and understand why it was made this way. I used a similar design to help aid in my product and make it functional.
In order to make popcorn i needed to know at what temperature corn pop's and if a heat gun was hot enough to reach the required temperature.
Some factors to consider: seeing as it is a product made for the kitchen. I looked at what temperature a dishwasher reaches as well as which plastics are food safe and would not melt under the heat of the heat-gun.
USERS
Three users were picked to help take part in the project. Their imput and feedback helped to gide the product to its final design.
TARGET MARKET
For this project we had to also consider what type of a user we would sell to. I chose to go with young couples that are starting thier lives and love to watch movies and eat popcorn while still being health concious.
