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T h e Ca t er p illa r L ig h t i s a 2 - i n- 1 f l as h l i ght/ ni ghtlight designed f or kids with a
how to use
i s a l s o h yg ien ic , s o tha t an y di r t or s tai ns f ro m m essy a ccidents ca n be
1. Flas hlight
A butt o n s witc h at th e b o tto m o f th e
Silicone
Ca ter p illar L ig h t is p re s s e d to to g g le
T h e gr i p of the C ate r pi l l a r L i g ht i s ma de f ro m silicone, a n anti m i cro bi al
the ligh t o n / o ff; th e s witc h c an b e
a n d w a t er -res is t a n t mate r i a l . T h i s ma ke s i t i dea l f or the pa r t of the
press e d o n e - h an d e d , with th e o th e r
f l a s h l i ght w he re pote n ti a l l y di r ty or w e t ha n ds will be holding. Its r ubber y
ha nd, o r by b e in g p u s h e d rmly ag ain s t
te x tu re prov i de s f r i c ti on a n d t a c t ile feed b a c k f o r gr ip, while its m o l d abl e ,
a ny o b j e c t (e .g . th ig h , flo o r).
c o lo u r a b le prope r ti e s a l l o w i t to be v i s u a l l y a p pealing.
3.
4.
B utton
E rg o n o mi c S h a p e
the l oc ati on of the button at the bottom
t h e cu r ve o f t h e b o d y m a ke s i t cl e a r w h e re t o
preve nts the l i ght f rom be i ng ac c i de ntal l y
g r a s p t h e fl a s h l i g h t , a n d p rov i d e s a n a t u r a l
Light
t h e l o c a ti o n o f th e l en s a t th e to p a l l o w s f o r a b o th f o c u s ed ,
m a n e uvera b l e b ea m , a s w el l a s g en era l i l l u m i n a ti o n w h en
p l u g g ed i n ver ti c a l l y a s th e l i g h t b o u n c es o f f th e w a l l /c ei l i n g .
Process + Iteratio n
Key ide as t hat drove t h e i t erat i o n p ro cess i n cl u d ed
de signing t he button to b e m o re ap p ro p ri at e fo r a
f rom a press-and-hold t o a t o g g l e st yl e.
summary
Me ta l P l ug
a ni ghtl i ght. i n d e n t a t i o n s m a d e fo r t h e d i m e n s i o n s o f a ch i l d s
h a n d s cre a t e a m o re e rg o n o m i c g r i p t h a t fe e l s
Context Comparis on co m fo r t a b l e t o h o l d . t e x t u re d , r u b b e r y s i l i co n e
p rov i d e s fr i ct i o n , m a k i n g i t e a s i e r t o g r i p .
Conte xt great ly affect s d esi g n ; t h e n eed s o f a
task s, a senior m ay simp l y n eed o n e t h a t i s eas y t o Constraint Interesting Material Info References
unde rstand how to use; a ch i l d n eed s a vi s u a l l y T h e c o ns tr a i nt of be i n g de s i r a b l e f o r k i d s pl a c ed a higher im por tant Product design is not sim ply a m a tter of f or m a nd f unction; m ate ri al is a n Harrison, K. (2015, June). Will Silicone Replace BPA-Free Plastics
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like ly doesn t care whe t h er i t can a l so b e u s ed a s a c h i l dre ns de s i re s a re a f fe c te d mo re by e moti on a nd sensation a s into consider a tion both f or m a nd f unction in order to a ppropr ia tely
sc re w dr iver. Context does n o t so l el y affect fu n c- oppos e d to r a ti o na l i ty or l ogi c . A s a re s ul t, ma ter ia ls ha d to a ppea l com m unica te and a ddress both. Dif ferent m a ter ia ls a re suita ble f or dif ferent
Silicon Material Safety Data Sheet. (n.d.) Retrieved from:
tion and visual for m , ho wever; i t a l s o a ffect s i n a s e ns o r y w ay, a s w e l l a s be c a pab l e of c o mmunicating the contexts, just a s dif ferent f or m s and f unctions a re. Fur ther m ore, m a ter ia l ca n www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9924921
e rgonom ic design. A fla s h l i g h t m a d e fo r a ch i l d s c a te r p i l l a r i mage r y of the f o r m; HD P E s mo l da b le a nd colour a ble be selected to crea te a n em phasis on f or m , or f unction, depending on the
hands needs to have di fferen t d i m en s i o n s t h a n o n e prope r ti e s , i n a d di ti on to i ts f u nc ti o nal prope r ti es (dur a ble, context of the product; f or exam ple, squishy f oa m can be used to give a f ocus Different Types of Plastics and Their Classication. (n.d.)
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f or a large adult m ans . Co n si d era t i o n s fo r vi su a l hygi e n i c ) ma de i t a n i de a l ma te r i a l , w hi l e Po lyure than e Foam on ta ctile f or m f or a f lashlight, or dur a ble ca r bon-bre ca n em pha size its www.r yedale.gov.uk/attachments/ar ticle/690/Different_plastic_po
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f orm, e rgonom ic for m , a n d fu n ct i o n a l i t y a l l a re R u b b er ha s the nove l a n d de l i g htf u l prope r ty of being squishy a nd f unctiona l a bilities. Rega rdless, there a re not just two, but r a ther three key
Silicon. How Products Are Made. (n.d.) Retrieved from:
af fe c te d by the context / u ser. ta c ti l e , a uni que s e ns o r y prope r ty f o r a f l a s h l i ght. com ponents of product design: Fo rm , Fun cti o n, a nd Mate ri al .
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