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Cycle x Tide

Doing laundry is terrible. Studies have found that it’s one of the most hated chores, with the average urbanite spending 10 hours a week on washing clothes alone. 36% of millenials have a gym members

Kelvin Light

During our lesson on using design to inspire and give meaning, our group was particularly intrigued by the power of design to awe users. We agreed that awe is an overwhelming feeling, which we most cl

Mendeley

Mendeley is a desktop application that academics can use to organize and annotate research papers. It appeals to several of the pleasure stimuli discussed in Chapter 1, including: ideo-pleasure in tha

NYT Crossword App

The New York Times Crossword App is a mobile app that operates independently from other content of the New York Times to feature the daily crossword puzzles for avid fans. This app appeals to several

Floss picks

Floss picks are disposable hand held tools holding a small and tight strand of dental floss in order to reduce the hassle of dealing with a full length dental floss thread. This product appeals to sev

Blue bike

Blue bikes are a membership-based bike sharing system where users can pick up a bike in a public location, engage it through mobile application, and ride it wherever they please so long as they return

CVS Photo

CVS Photo is the platform through which customers can print photos and order photo products for delivery or to pick up at a nearby CVS location. This platform appeals to several of the pleasure stimul

iPhone Flashlight

The iPhone flashlight is a tool accessible on iPhones that doesn’t so much as require unlocking the device, but rather is available at one swipe, which provides the user with a flashlight by way of th

Facebook Reactions

Facebook reactions are an option provided by Facebook to react to Facebook posts with an emotion expressed by an emoji representing “like”, “love”, “haha”, “wow”, “sad” and “angry”. This feature appea

Moon Toothpaste

Moon Activated Charcoal Toothpaste is a toothpaste which advertises health benefits and uses sleek marketing at average market whitening toothpaste prices. I first learned of charcoal toothpaste when

Notes App

The Notes App is an auto-downloaded application on iPhone, iMac and iPad which functions as a digital substitute for writing down a note. This application facilitates several of the concepts discussed

Overleaf

Overleaf is a web tool which allows users to code a document in LaTeX on the left side of their screen and see it compiled on the right side of their screen. This tool facilitates several of the conce

Buzz

For our need-based design challenge, we sought to design for Jennifer Milner, a professional ballet dancer and instructor, and design something useful for her business as she deals with the changes to

The Bucket List: 1000 Adventures Big & Small

The Bucket List book is a coffee table book I received as a birthday gift which details adventures that can be had as proposed “bucket list items” organized by continent, country, and city. I find the

Dynaflex Power Ball

The Dynaflex Power Ball is a handheld control ball that athletes can use for grip strengthening. The ball is about the size of a tennis ball and is wound up by a string, once the user pulls the string

Post-it Flags

I have a drawer in my desk mostly filled with post-it products. While I find myself grabbing many of them often to readily jot things down, I typically feel most inspired by post-it flags. I find that

Quip Electric Toothbrush

I use a Quip electric toothbrush. I think this product is particularly inspiring for a handful of reasons. First of all, the product easily adheres to mirrors. Therefore, every time I look in the mirr

Google Suite

I use the Google Suite of iPhone applications to manage and share my documents from my phone. I think the Google Suite inspires me to use the applications and be productive by making applications that

HowTo

HowTo is a mobile reference application, designed to be an educational resource for older users struggling with technology. This is a gamified learning tool with meticulous design choices intended to

Facebook Messenger Rooms:

Facebook Messenger Rooms is a new tool in the Facebook suite which allows users to create video chatrooms by way of their Facebook accounts. Video chatrooms have become an important way of having grou

Graduation Yard Sign

Most of the high schools in my area have been distributing yard signs for members of their senior class which say something congratulatory for the Class of 2020, the name of the high school and its lo

No Touch Thermometer

No touch thermometer can be used to take someone’s temperature without the thermometer actually touching the person. This is an incredibly useful innovation because it allows to take the temperature o

SNL at Home

SNL at Home is the continuation of the Saturday Night Live series since New York has been under stay-at-home orders. Saturday Night Live is typically performed and filmed in front of a live studio aud

iPhone Screen Time

iPhone Screen Time gives a weekly report on the amount of time the phone user has spent on their phone in the past week. In the report it includes a breakdown of the time spent on the phone by type of

BlueLand

As I have refined my emerging design point of view, I can appreciate that I really enjoy the product design of BlueLand cleaning products. BlueLand makes reusable class containers for cleaning product

Milanote

My emerging design point of view places a lot of emphasis on usability and the ease with which a product blends with the user’s life and preferences. I appreciate Milanote because the flexibility it p

Wild.AI

I am not yet a user of Wild.AI, but I am patiently waiting on the waitlist because I find the design and product spec very compelling. Wild.AI is a bespoke training app designed for women to help them

MasterClass

I find the design of MasterClass very compelling to my emerging design point of view. I think that the product itself is well designed to meet people where they are (on their computers) and facilitate

CreativeCommons

My emerging design perspective places a lot of value on products that are well-integrated with the user’s existing life, and enhance experiences without totally changing them. I have come to realize t