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http://howstuffismade.org/

How abt a terracotta tumbler?

Sir, i have tried making a terracotta tumbler which has a plastic lid exactly like a simple plastic tumbler. i have made the product with paper pulp for the time beinng now i need to test its airtightedness. i cud not send the pic today due to sum prblm in camera. but i hv tested the action of a ring in the contatiner to help churning and it works.the tumbler can be used setting curd and then also preparind lassi.

Business model ofan NGO

by :- Anuradha Kumawat
Nupur Gupta
Usha Sharma
Athar ALi
Priyanka Khare

Developing Prototype

My new product prototype is in the process. I am planning it to be an airtight container of terracotta with a quantity of 300ml. Its a handshake lassi maker. The container will also have a ring in it to agitate motion in the liquid. Please comment for further inprovements.

napkin kites

reshma
here are miniature kite links
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/8336/napkinkite.html
http://miniatures.kitingusa.com/
experiment on your own too.
dinesh

business models

looking forward to seeing the business models up. dinesh

PRODUCT RE-DESIGN FOR LASSI MAKER

After the last two efforts of redesign I have now again came up with 2 new ones.
Design 1- Terracotaa gives a very pleasant essence to the liquid in it. So i thought of a terracotta shaker to prepare lassi for it.
Design 2-The other one works mechanically with only a thumb so no more need to use both the hands to prepare it. This one crosses the limitation of an electric blender which does not work without electricity.
Please comment on my ideas.

reDesign

dear class
now that you are immersed in understanding a new material / process this may be the right time to imagine how your chosen product would have to be re-designed to be made in another material (say from wood to metal). also imagine what the implications of such a change be on the function of the product.
one sketch each with your comments.
see you tuesday morning.
dinesh

how was the first day of factory visits?

Sequence of Assembling

keep them coming

good work. keep it up. i would encourage you to go into a little more depth when you analyse a relationship / connection between the product and the user. for example, what makes a product hygienic or easy to use. capture those features. and where is the rest of the class? dinesh

shirsendus thinking

drawing page no-1

Design is giving uniqueness to an existing product after thorough analysis of its relationship with the user. Every human being changes with time and each change comes with new needs and problems. Thus, product and user are interdependent for undergoing changes. Design comes into the picture to create such changes in the product and further simplify human living.
Design can be functional and non-functional. Functional design deals with the utility aspect of a product while non-functional relates to its form and beauty. Both have their own importance for the product to be wishfully accepted by the user.

CONGRATS!!

we have started our first blog. welcome to eleven.