Assignment 2 - Design Process

A design firm chose from IDSA.org and the design process they use.

My choice of design firm:

Group Four Inc.,

Contact: Michael Solomson
147 Simsbury RoadAvon, CT 06001
phone: 860.678.1570
fax: 860.678.0783

The product -
Killer Design for Scotts/Ortho
The product is a kill and contain mouse trap and the director of product design is Bob Bruno. His main focus on this product developement is "not only trap but how to make it meet the need. easy to use, clean, and reuse"

The design process -
Request by client, develop a purposal, product research,
market analsis, product testing, refine, production

Assignment 1 - Quote from the Book

5 Quotations from
What Is A Designer by Norman Potter

1. "Design is a field of concern, response, and enquiring as often as decision and consequence. (ch1, p9:2)"

2. "Every human being is a designer.(ch1, p10:1)"

3. "Fine-art and design is different to setup satisfactory distinctions on the basis [of purpose] alone.(ch2, p16:1)"

4. "An ability to use words clearly, pointedly, and persuasively is at all time relavent to design work.(ch2, p18:2)"

5. "He must be able to thrive on constraint and to turn every opportunity to good account. (ch2, p18:3)"

Testing

This is a testing post! :)