Leena Al Sallakh Design

Product Storyboard The storyboard for the monitor device and band is pretty simple, everytime the fluid in the bag reaches a certain level the bad notifies the user through a quick 3 flash of light and slight vibration that increases as level increases etc. The band int he storyboard is, however, slightly more complex as the user can interact using gestural interactions, such as twisting the wrist to acknowledge the notification.

  DNH603 Recommended Reading  The next reading to be is  ‘User Inyerface’ teaches you about terrible modern web design by making you suffer through it  by Chaim Gartenberg (3rd of July, 2019) ( https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/7/3/20681538/user-inyerface-terrible-modern-web-design-app-forms-fields ). (picture is from reading) Notes from Webpage; User interface with design is incredibly important - part of my design involves having a simple interface where the user can receive simple notfications to keep communicate need for action...when needed With apps and websites, it's very noticeable when there is bad interfaces...especially (like the picture above) when you get pop-up spams it can be "virtual hell." - very negative feeling The reading shows how Bagaar (a design firm), explores the worst online form - this is good to know and it shows you what not to do and what is hated, what to avoid Things like "mislabeled buttons, complicated password rules, nearly impossi...

  DNH603 Recommended Reading  The next reading to be is  The Strategic Arc of Interaction Design: Moving Towards Holistic System Design, by Steve Baty  by Core Jr (3rd of August, 2010) ( https://www.core77.com/posts/17064/the-strategic-arc-of-interaction-design-moving-towards-holistic-system-design-by-steve-baty-17064 ). (picture is from reading) Notes from Webpage; design - systems, organisational and culture - for lasting change "maps to the participants' end-to-end engagement with a product-service system" - success of simple design depends upon this practice  different situations will change the users approaches to products - this shouldn't change the outcome "We also need to acknowledge that products and services are utilised by people differently—at different times, at different volumes, in different places." ecosystems - how one things fits in with the rest need to think about beginning and end the users and needs and desires with products will be dif...

 My initial idea involved a RFDI chip but has since evolved and changed to using a hall effect sensor that does the same thing but is a lot easier to code.  The hall effect sensor used a magnetic to interact with, you simply tap it against and a red light flashes to notify you that it's connected. I have also coded the hall effect sensor so that when you tap against it, the warnings stop.  In the scenario with my idea, this means the hall effect sensor will be used as an overide. So parents can basically have a cookie anytime they want and control the childrens intake. The video below, shows how the hall effect sensor will be used in the scenario;

User Interview with Steve Another interview was conducted with Steve from Spinal Life Australia. This interview was done in joint collaboration with Ellie McBain and her group that is also focusing on theme 1; Assistive Devices.  Steve is a T4 paraplegic. This means he can't feel from the chest down. The interview with Steve provided us with many insightful key points and numerous opportunities: Steve uses a manual chair and will only use a power chair when he has to. If he can, Steve would like to be as independent as he can be and would prefer to not have to use a powered wheelchair at all. Balance was a ket factor that Steve mentioned was something he had to get used and was quite difficult due to his height.  The shower chair is an inconvenience, its bulky and "looks like its been designed for the last century" Where he can Steve tries to "only go down hill" It's quite easy for him to transfer The bathroom routine isn't a pleasant situation but is ju...

User Interview with Tina The next interview that was completed for our primary research was with Tina. Tina is an incomplete paraplegic due to an accident when she was 16-17 years old. She has been in the wheelchair for 40 years.  The interview with Tina provided us with many insightful key points and numerous opportunities: "I had two OT’s down here, yesterday, helping me design a bed cause the bed I’m sleeping on is an airbed and the mattress is too hard and I have to keep getting up every hour so that my side doesn’t hurt me, s o its doesn’t start stinging and aching ." Tina is looking for a roho mattress like below that she can replace her current mattress with to help with the pain when she sleeps as well as to still maintain stability for her transfer "I always carry a bottle of water on the back of my wheelchair that just comes with me constantly , because if I get thirsty I know when I’m out I wont be able to use, unless its one of those water bubblers that h...

OT Interview with Usamah As our chosen theme focuses on people with spinal cord injuries (SCI), part of our research was interviewing an Occupational Therapist (OT) that could provide us with some insights to how they interact with SCI users and what they are looking for when they complete assessments. Basically, as an OT, how do they help or enhance people with spinal cord injuries daily life? The interview with Usamah provided us with insightful key points: There are so many needs for people with disabilities that is just not getting met at all.  OT's focus on functional engagement; divided into three categories. self-care, work and leisure For comfort he also mentioned pressure cushions such as the one below that help people in wheelchairs to prevent pressure sores on their glutes.   "there's new technology coming out all the time...there was a wheelchair that allows airflow through it. So, you're not getting so hot and sweaty in your wheelchair." "there...

Personal Experience - Observational Data Kim borrowed a wheelchair so that we as a group, before class on Monday, could each experience for a couple hours different scenarios as a wheelchair user. In this video, you can see how I struggle to navigate with the chair, to control the directions I wheel in. This video shows the effort it takes for me to go on a slight incline. I'd also like to point out my posture and how I keep bending forward. From the video it looks as uncomfortable as it felt. In this video, when I'm going downhill, it was a lot easier but I was scared of going to fast so constantly had my hands on the wheel as breaks to slow myself down. I'm using the ramps that are available for wheelchair users, the incline was slightly more steep than I expected but the overall experience was alright it was however near the end slightly more difficult as I started to get tired.  When going into the lift, I had to wheel backwards, I was a bit lost on how to complete a u-...