Assignment 1: Products and emotion

This assignment actually proved as a challenge for me... Looking for a product is a challenge, looking for 3 similar products with similar yet different qualities... kinda profound ya...

So, after much deliberation, with a few products in mind, like DUSTBIN, BED and many many other electronic products, I finally decided on something that is more related to our daily life and is not IT based. THE CHAIR.

VISCERAL DESIGN
Visceral: It is a chair which gives people a first impression that it is sturdy, yet slender with a rather special support other then the normal 4 legged chair we see around.
Behavorial: Well, compared to a normal chair, it is too bulky and it tend to shake/rock more due to its unique design which can be a shock to unsuspecting people. (I will elaborate more during class but a simple explanation is that one can have a "falling" experience due to un-anticipated shakes/rocks.)
Reflective: Just a normal chair that we can find around, there is no show off value.


BEHAVORIAL DESIGN
A Roller chair, with wheels, armrest and a backing.
Behavorial: It is comfortable with an adjustable backing and has high "mobility". (One can slide across the room without standing up or rotates one's direction of sight without shifting the chair.)
Visceral: A very common roller chair that one can find around workplaces.
Reflective: As explained earlier, it is a rather common roller chair. (no show off value)



REFLECTIVE DESIGN
A chair with a "cool" design
Reflective: It is cool, trendy, brightly coloured and shaped in a manner normally one would not be able to see in a chair. One would view it more as a sculpture rather than a chair and the image it portray is one of modern and fashion, more popular with the young compared to the old.
Visceral: It is not like any normal chair you can see outside.
Behavorial: It yields a lot of different ways in which one can sit on the chair, but it is not very uncomfortable due to its contours which can be straining on one's back and the seat might be too low which might prove to be a hassle when used at a high desk or table.

(Different ways in which the chair can be used.)