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What is Yerba Maté?
_An earthy infusion made with the leaves of the Maté plant
_Extremely popular in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay
_Caffeine-free alternative to Coffee
_Facilitates focus, alterness, and wakefulness
1 Pour Mate leaves into gourd 2 Steep leaves about halfway
with cold water
3 Pour in very warm water and
stir. Let steep for
five minutes, then
enjoy.
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Product Analysis
_Amount of accessories is overwhelming
_Case adds a huge cost to final price
_Power button is in an awkward position
_Slippery Plastic
_Precision grip is uncomfortable
_Clippers feel clunky
_Oiling the clippers creates a nuisance
Project Goals
_New clippers should be cordless
_Must use low-cost production methods
_Need to accomodate both precision and power grips
_Should have friction-friendly material
_Oil-less blade
_Better power button placement
YOU WON’T LEARN THIS SITTING AT A DESK.
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Caveman Week Conclusion:
Ditching class to spend a day working
at a Produce Stand never felt so good.
To truly understand the life of a Findlay Market vendor, I spent a
day immersing myself in the daily rituals of the humble produce
salesman. Being present during the entire experience of settingup,
taking-down, and maintaining the stand helped me develop
empathy towards a collaborative solution. Jeff, pictured above,
revealed fascinating insights into the delighters and pain-points of
the produce vending experience.
TECHNOLOGY IS PULLING US APART
HUH? WHAT? EXPLAIN!
STIMULI HAS WE’RE LONELY & WHAT HAPPENED COMMITMENT IS PEOPLE DEMAND
I TAKEN DON’T OVER AWKWARD W/O UNDERSTAND.
TO OUR ABILITY AN ANTIQUATED INSTANT ACCESS
“ME” TIME. OUR GIZMOS. TO FOCUS? CONCEPT.
TO YOU.
Over the course of a week, we We often use tech as a safety net. Towards the end of our “week off,” Maps anywhere, music anywhere. By the end of our “week off,” we
noticed that we had a lot more It provides us with a comfort zone we noticed something strange; Whatever you want, you can have. had nearly every close relative &
HUH? “downtime” than in the past. in situations WHAT? that “challenge” us. we could focus better. Who’d of EXPLAIN!
With digital tech, you can make friend pissed off at us. But why?
Solitude provided us with a chance Without tech, we found ourselves thought that one could concentrate any boring interaction interesting, Because THEY demanded to
to reflect - something our addiction in random interactions with all better when they’re not constantly but without, what are we left with? connect to us. Where do we draw
to technology takes away from us. walks of life, which ended up being bombarded by texts, music, We are left to commit to our plans, the line between personal space
making us a few more friends. and RSS feeds. Was multitasking which made us think more deeply and constant availability?
really that efficient?
about making them in the first
I DON’T UNDERSTAND.
place.
HUH? top to bottom: Jince’s pre-junior, WHAT? EXPLAIN!
senior portfolio
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I DON’T UNDERSTAND.
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