The Seventh Kingdom: Is Technology Addiction Real Jan. 2015 | Page 60

product should hel it must be a desire for humans to own this product and have an incentive for using maybe needs to be operated in a group in order to function encourage people to prevent/e people dont want more things to carry around with them so must be a static object preventing use of technology could prevent important comuunication between people should not re change to people should feel comfortable and not intimidated by product discourage people from being in a ‘technology bubble’ and irgnoring their surroundings primarily a devices i.e product should encourage physical social interaction between people SOC IAL product must be considered c o ol’ and the main focus should be ‘ form over function DESIGN FASHION ET MARK ECO must not follow a fad trend. lifecycle must be as long as possible include interchangeable parts to enable people to learn how to build must be inclusive of different types of devices elegant design will be aimed at individuals who appreciate classic design used for individual use but to encourage interaction variety of customisation options enables product to reach a wider target market IC VISUAL NOM must be appealing and a conversation starter. enable customisation so each user feels unique TOR N FAC HUMA discourage people from constantly checking their phones or computer devices product should be rewarding to user to likelyho od of selling should product be a capital go od for businesses to enforce maximum employee efficiency? colour variety also has psychological impact and can affect the type of user. maybe customisation allows different colours? aimed at people who are aware of technology addiction and want to help themselves/others to prevent it 45 CHAPTER FIVE: DESIGN PREPERATION colour may affect the type of customer. Neutral colour should be used