Redesign of the 'Jamie Oliver Garlic Press'
Project Description:
This project was an ergonomic practical and user-based redesign collaborative assessment.,the aim was to choose a product amongst the group and identify the ergonomic faults of the product for a specific user. In this case, the selected target market that I designed for was the 'Professional Environment' (Chef), and the product that was redesigned was the 'Jamie Oliver Garlic Crusher'. This product is mainly made from plastic and has an internal open casing with no texture on the external body. Through under-going usability testing amongst the group, it was evident that when hands are damp the product becomes very slippery and prompts the constant wrist/ hand adjustment along the handle of the product; as there is no gripping in the original design. Therefore this product was found to be not ergonomically friendly to use, especially when using it constantly in the hospitality industry.
To prevent RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) in the wrist and forearm of the user, the implementation of gripping material was implemented; and is further represented and explained in the Conceptual Graphic Redesign Posters that are represented below;
Concept 1: Application of Grip
Concept 2: Application of Texture
Concept 3: Designing for the Human Hand
Photoshop and Microsoft Word were mainly used for this assessment, as well as this project provided an introduction to ergonomic principles, designing for the human hand and the process of conducting a user analysis.
Disclaimer: This User Analysis was conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning the choice of the product was limited and the user testing with the team was conducted over ZOOM. The lockdown plummeted the chances of in-person collaborative working, leading to the redesign to be tested by household members. As well as through limited resource accessibility the redesigns needed to be something minor and doable, whilst still providing a user-friendly design.
