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My Gap
2.** If you have just one item, you need a bag or to use one hand for the item, you cannot be hands-free and a bag for one thing is cumbersome
I do not drive and when I travel I take public transportation, often with a small book or notebook. A whole bag just for the book is annoying and hinders what you can do and where you can go that day. My desk at work is near a major walk-way so plenty of people pass me with this "hands-free" problem. Since it is only for one item, I can imagine using the next eight weeks to make an artifact hat will hold my item but not be obtrusive or a burden like a full bag.
Problem Statement: Throughout the day I will have, lose, and/or acquire a handful of things and I need something to contain these items that is only as cumbersome and large as the load it is currently carrying, and does not need excess attention to keep track of it.
Primary Needs:
I do not drive and when I travel I take public transportation, often with a small book or notebook. A whole bag just for the book is annoying and hinders what you can do and where you can go that day. My desk at work is near a major walk-way so plenty of people pass me with this "hands-free" problem. Since it is only for one item, I can imagine using the next eight weeks to make an artifact hat will hold my item but not be obtrusive or a burden like a full bag.
Problem Statement: Throughout the day I will have, lose, and/or acquire a handful of things and I need something to contain these items that is only as cumbersome and large as the load it is currently carrying, and does not need excess attention to keep track of it.
Primary Needs:
The product is aesthetically pleasing.
The product is the right size.
The product stays with the user through vigorous motion.
The product is durable.
The product is the right price for the value.
The product leaves the user hands-free/does not require continual use of hand or arm.
Question 1.2: Gaps in my Life
Gaps
1. Not enough whiteboards at work, no space for more than one rolling whiteboard
2.** If you have just one item, you need a bag or to use one hand for the item, you cannot be hands-free and a bag for one thing is cumbersome
3. Don't want to own many clothes, but seem to need different jackets and sweaters for mild weather, cold weather, rainy weather, and cold-rainy weather
4. On a rainy day, you may get to work with messy work clothes/shoes
5. Always lose one sock in a sock pair
6. Buy an entire electronics screwdriver set but only have use for the smallest size screwdriver and the others take up space and don't get used.
7. Post content to a blog or media website but it is not available to all countries.
8. Keep buying clothes in the same clothes/colors without realizing it
9. Keep buying clothes that don't fit in with any of the clothes I already have
10. Camera phone is ok for daily usage but sometimes I need better quality photos. Don't have the money or space for a $700 camera or to hire a professional
Question 1.1: The Bowl I Love
This is a bowl that a friend brought me from Japan. I like it because of its smooth surface and shiny green color. I love it because the tab handles don't cause any strain the the fingers when carrying and using it. I think it is better than loop-style handles. Since the tab handles are so easy, when I am sick and using this bowl for soup, drinking the soup is so easy that I feel almost comforted by the bowl. It almost feels like the artifact loves me back by being there for me in my time of need.
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