First Utensils

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4ymrdg/www.siouxlandmuseums.com/museums/exhibits/l_c_gifts_mandan/teachers/artifact_pages/28_eating_utensils.htm

Answers to Questions

I interviewed Dan Baird, Kory Miller and Josh Klein and here are their responses...

1. How many times a day/ per week do you wash dishes?
Josh- once a week
Kory- everyday
Dan- once a day
2. How long does it take you to set a table on average?
Josh, Kory and Dan all said it doesn't take any time because they don't set the table...shocker.
3. Do you find yourself feeling uncomfortable when you hold this spoon?
Josh, Kory and Dan said, "No it's fine."
4. Are your kitchen drawers typically cluttered with silverware?
Josh- "No I keep mine in a three sectioned stand."
Kory- "No because I have a tray that separates them."
Dan- "No."
5. Do you run out of specific utensils?
Josh- "Yes, frequently."
Kory- "Yes, mainly just knives."
Dan- "Yes."
6. How often do you get up from the table to grab a specific utensil that you forgot?
Josh- "Never."
Kory- "Every once in awhile."
Dan- "No, not really."
7. Do you find yourself cutting your food more often with a fork or a knife, or both?
Josh- "A fork."
Kory- "A fork."
Dan- "A knife."
8. What do you think is a positive quality about the metal spoon?
Josh- "It is efficient."
Kory- "It is smooth and helps me eat ice-cream."
Dan- "It doesn't break."
9. What is your favorite utensil and why?
Josh- "Fork because I use it the most."
Kory- "A spoon because it is soft."
Dan- "A spoon because I like scooping things and it makes me think of ice-cream."
10. What do you think about adding a fork and a knife to a spoon?
Josh- "I think there is already a spork."
Kory- "Awful."
Dan- "I don't think it'll be efficient."
Pictures from the Interview...

IDEO video and Handout

The IDEO video and Handout gave new approaches to designing creative objects. The tactics that they used seem different than any other company. IDEO has designed many everyday objects that we use and benefit greatly from. They redesigned a shopping cart during the video and went through the designing process which was inspiring to viewers to create new designs. The video and handout explained the use of a "mind map". This allowed designers to think of words off the top of their heads that relate to their old object so that they can better their new design. This helped with our group because it allowed us to freely throw out ides that we could use. With these mind maps our group could also determine which product would be best to redesign and would be the most fun to work with. A main theme of IDEO is to never reject an idea and to not shy away from the crazy sounding ideas. This too gave our group confidence in throwing out ideas to think more about our new design and reconstruct in a whole new manner.

Ditching Incandescent Lightbulbs

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ABdws/www.good.is/post/stop-living-in-the-past-ditch-your-incandescent-bulbs/

Article on Lightbulbs

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2h54gO/www.fastcodesign.com/1665172/an-incandescent-bulb-that-lives-entirely-on-your-computer-screen

A New Kind Of Lightbulb

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6e7nmF/www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/modern-design-incandescent

LightBulb Article

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/9x7U9n/www.infowars.com/stock-up-on-incandescent-light-bulbs-in-fact-buy-a-lifetime-supply-of-them/