tools for efficient living

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seed dispenser

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table of contentsabout simplehuman - current products - lifestyle of consumers

research - concept research - user profile - issues of sowing seeds - competitive products - considerations

concepts - different soultions to the issues -ideation sketches

final concept - ideation - mock up

Rendering - rendered final model - infographics - orthographics and dimensions

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BRAND RESEARCH

simple. innovative. modern. efficient. durability. functional

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BRAND RESEARCH: LIFESTYLES OF CONSUMERS

modern. active. high ends. upscale. practical. simple. defined. sense of design

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CONCEPT RESEARCH: GARDENING

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Grow out your own vegetables.

Benefits: -quality time with family and your chil-dren-relaxing and releas your stress-provides healthy organic food-great educational lesson for your chil-dren

Creating a small, child-friendly vegeta-ble garden is exciting, fun, and educa-tional.

simplehuman + gardening = simple and efficient device

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RESEARCH: USER PROFILE

30-45 aged target, married women, children, working mother, upscale, health, food, children education, decorating

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RESARCH: ISSUES OF SOWING SEEDS

30-45 aged target, married women, children, working mother, upscale, health, food, children education, decorating

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concept definition: seed dispenser

vegetable seeds are too small to hold with your finger.

hard to control the amount of seeds.

the seeds need to be sowed in a row to harvest easier, control insects, and save the space.planting seeds in a line is a difficult task without any guidance.

faster process

playable to enjoy the process with kids.

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RESEARCH: COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS

Issues with the current competitive products in the market.

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limited to small seeds only.

takes too much time to sow a seed one at a time for big gardens.

ergonomic issue for different posions for gardeners.

improvement on design aspect.

price range: $3- $15

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RESARCH: CONSIDERATIONS 1

Issues with the current competitive products in the market.

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Types of Gardenings: mostly focused on raised bed garden or container garden

raised bed garden open yard garden container vegetable gardenIf you don't have the ground space, use containers. Container gardening is also good if you have a short growing season. You can extend the season by moving container plants indoors at night when the winter chill starts descending.

If you have a good condition of soil in yourbackyard, you can start build your vegetablegarden in open yard. However, you also needto consider the seasonal issues.

just about any way you want them andthey can produce some tasty vegetables sitting above some very poor soil.

The main reasons for having a raised bed vegetable garden is to avoid problems of rocky soil, poor drainage, limiting weeds, limited areas with proper sunlight and people with disabilities that cannot grow their vegetablegardens in a conventional manner.

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RESEARCH: CONSIDERATIONS 2

Spacing

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Inches between plants Examples of Vegetables

Beans, Broccoli, Carrot, Corn, Onion, Parsnip, Pea, Radish, Soybean, Salsify, Tur-nip

Celeriac, Celery, Chard, Chinese Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Dandelion, Endive, Kale, Mustard, Peanut

Artichoke, Asparagus, Chicory, Collards, Okra, Potato, Sweet Potato, Sorrel

Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cardoon, Cauliflower, Chayote, Eggplant, Muskmel-on, Pepper, Tomato

Spacing is important thing to consider for your successful gardening. The goal is to space plants at equal distances from each other on all sides, such that leaves will touch at maturity. This saves space, and close planting reduce moisture loss from surrounding soil.

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RESARCH: CONSIDERATIONS 3

Spacing

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Different positions of gardeners

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RESEARCH: CONSIDERATIONS 4

Different types of seeds: varied in sizes

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CONCEPT 1: “poke and plant”

Different types of seeds: varied in sizes

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CONCEPT 2: “ARC”

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CONCEPT 3: “press and sow”

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CONCEPT 4: “roller”

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CONCEPT 4: “roller”

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CONCEPT 4: “roller”

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FINAL CONCEPT 5: “swing and sowing”

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FINAL CONCEPT 5: “swing and sowing”

After I went through various concepts and configurations, I came up with this design which will solve all the issues of sowing seeds.

First, it emphasizes the efficiency by making the process faster with two dispense openings and you can adjust the amount of seeds by using simplehuman’s significant touch sensor to release the seeds.

Second, you can also adjust the spacing of each seeds and plant them in a row easier way because the shape of the device will guide you better way to do that.

Third, It is simple enough to use it with kids to help out the task of gardening.

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FINAL CONCEPT : MOCK UP

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Renderings

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Renderings

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STUDY MODEL

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INSTRUCTION