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Having to focus on my Mum as the user for this block of work definitely allowed me to understand her more in her personal life. I felt as though I was more informed after this. Although my prototype was suitable enough I wish that it could have been refined to a higher grate come the end of this block of work.

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Before I completed my final storyboard I want to create a visual storyboard the would show the product in action and how it would interact with the user. You can see how the product would function in real life.

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I also made a second prototype using an identical mug so that I could represent a stress emotion as well

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The mug itself has been painted to show certain emotions

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Blue/green colour would suggest calm and collected

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A rubber ring has been painted to suit the users "emotion"

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Base of the prototype came for a simple white mug

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- This will allow people to subtly understanding their emotional reaction the tea/coffee

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-The color of the mug would be based on the emotion of a person and would radiate around the body of the mug

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- Handle of the mug would act much like a mood ring that would be built into the mug

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Initial concept, chosen design opportunity #1 

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Initial concept, chosen design opportunity #1 

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I decided that the #1 design opportunity would be interesting to take forward. For my concept I set out to design a product that would allow the user to see how their mood/emotions would change when they drink a certain beverage (tea/coffee). This product would give a better understanding to the subconscious emotion that tea/coffee brings.

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There is a design opportunity to add value to the physical reaction of consuming tea/coffee.

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There is a design opportunity to add value to the subconscious choice in tea/coffee.

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I was interested as to why my mum would select different tea. From what she told my it all comes down to her mood and how she is feeling. It was informative to she the reasons behind her choices.

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Throughout a normal working day I wanted to see the before and after result of a break like this and how it would effect my mum. I asked about stress levels and took notes about body language.

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Sketches of this routine

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I wanted to know at what point my mum decided to take a break in which she gave my this schedule.

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I decided that the routine of making tea/coffee was interesting as it played a big part in breaking my mums day up. Breaks like this also linked in to my mums working day as it was something she looked forward to which I learned from my Q&A interview.

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In my initial research process I focused on three different routines my Mum did that interested me. In this process I simple observed what my Mum doing during these routines so that I could gain a suitable understanding. Furthermore I would then uses observational notes as well as interviews to further my understanding of each of these routines.

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User- Pauline McGilvray (Mother)

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My final storyboard focuses on my mum at work being stressed and deciding to take a tea/coffee break. In the storyboard you can see the switch of emotion as she interacts with the product.

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Example

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Example

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In the initial concept the mood ring element would have been the fixed handle. In the final concepts the mood ring will be removable and attachable to the mug which will make the product more interactive with the user as they would be able to see how they feel before and after drinking tea/coffee.

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Example

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• Stronger taste

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•Good for you, can benefit your health

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•Often used when it is cold

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• Go to tea, used most often

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-Stress out of ten 3/10

- from the questions that I asked having a tea or coffee in the afternoon is seen as a “pick me up” but if the working day is more stressful due to work then the breaks are shorter.

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In an interview I asked whether or not stress would play a part in the choice of tea or coffee, from my findings the more stress in a day would equal coffee.

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1.Q- What temperature do you prefer to be working in?
A- Warm setting

2.Q- Do you prefer to work in a silent or noisy environment?
A- Music/radio

3.Q- What breaks do you enjoy taking from work?
A- Coffee/tea breaks

4.Q- What lighting do you prefer to work in?
A- Natural lighting over artificial

5.Q- Do you prefer working messy or organized?
A- Organized

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-Stress out of ten- 6/10

-I asked how many coffees my mum had at the time of 11.00, she told me that see had had 2 coffees. My mum told me that coffee helps with "your concentration". Quite atmosphere with little distractions.

Observations
- Lack of energy
- Short one word answers
- Blunt responses

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The function of the mug would be based off of skin temperature which would is turn show you your emotion. I took into account that the hot liquids would interfere with this. So to prevent this a thermal insulator ahs been implemented into the final design to stop this interference.