Rationale:
The hand-tool chosen and re-designed was a toothbrush aimed at a target consumer of children 4-8 years of age. This product was chosen because it is often noticed that a child’s hand is less co-ordinated and strong as an adult’s. This often makes simple tasks such as holding hand-tools like knives and forks or bathroom utensils more difficult for children.
A solution to this problem was to make the grip larger and rounder so it is easier to ‘grab’ for a child’s hand. The egg-shaped handle toothbrush allows a child’s hand to wrap itself around it without making the child’s fingers overlap which can often cause problems and decrease the grip on the hand-tool. The shape also allows a variation of hand-sizes to use. Wether it’s a 4-year-old girl or an 8-year-old boy brushing their teeth, their hands are still going to wrap around the toothbrush the same way.
The toothbrush is also s
elf-standing which prevents the bristles of the toothbrush from touching the surfaces of its surroundings such as the bathroom sink, which are always covered with germs and bacteria. This helps decrease the a
mount of bacteria entering the child’s mouth and helps prevent sickness and nagging flu’s. The self-standing toothbrush would also draw attention and interest from the child and enhance the child’s experience while using the toothbrush. Engaging with the toothbrush should help make tooth-brushing a more pleasurable experience for the child instead of a chore.
The toothbrush can be manufactured using simple injection moulding methods with inexpensive plastics such as polystyrene (PS) or polypropylene (PP). The Bristles are made of synthetic nylon fibres.
I like how you have incorporated hygiene into the design. If I were a parent the safety of my children would be an important factor in my decision to purchase this product.I would improve this by adding some brighter colours to the product to make it seem more like a toy and make it seem more playful in order to make it suit that target market a little bit more
ReplyDeleteThis design is very unique, seeing as though we can often overlook the problems associated with hygiene and toothbrushes. The form seems to be very appealing for the target market, which could influence them to brush their teeth, which generally can be seen as a laborious task. My only suggestion would be to add some colour or maybe some silicon or rubber grips, which I think would add to the appeal and make it more 'pleasurable.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you've designed this toothbrush so it stands upright on it's own. It's a unique and effective way to address the hygiene problem and it's shape tells children how it's supposed to stand as well as how it's held so they don't really have to think about it. In this way I think you have successfully designed for your target market, however adding colour would make it more appealing to children.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you designed. the changes makes it every attractive to the target user. the colour you did for this procuct is white, which is simple and clean, but i think you could make it more colourful which let kids to feel more playful when brush their teeth. the toothbrush can shand by it's own,which makes it more functional and easier for kids.
ReplyDeleteOh wow it looks so child friendly with it's wide bulbous grip and its smooth transition from the head of the brush to the base. The photos you've taken really convince me that it really does sit well in a bathroom environment. The only improvement I would make is to maybe explores colours. Kids love bright colours!
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