Sticky Dials...

So for the mini project, to design something for a specific OCD sufferer, i came up with the concept of sticky dials.



They would allow an 'even' or 'odd' numbered OCD sufferer to customize dials around the home and car. For example, washing machine, toaster, oven, microwave...etc.



I didnt want to create a new 'OCD friendly kettle' or toaster, but allow an OCD sufferer to customize existing products to suit their personal rituals. And because dials are so universal, or round, they would be easily customize-able!!



They would come in coloured rings, which would be sticky on one side and magnetic on the other. You would then stick the ring around the dial (where the pre-printed dial numbers are) and then use the magnetic numbers to customize the dial.



These could also be used by 'normal' people, for example i only ever use one setting on the washing machine...so they could be used to cover all the other options, which would allow me to only see the option that i use!



picture below...


I will maybe make some mock ups of these and haul the photos up at some point...

Day in the life...Even numbers

Here is just a visual board I've made to represent 'a day in the life' of an even number OCD-er...

Mini project...even numbers...

Taken a bit of a turn around...for the mini project ive changed it (after sue telling me to)...to re-look at my questionnaire results which i gathered in semseter one!

So ive chose the 8 key responses (in my opinion)...(shown below)

Then i chose the one which i found gave the most information to work from, that i found interesting and different... she is an ocd sufferer who has a 'thing' about even numbers.

So now that ive chose her, ive to produce two boards, one which shows her OCD and celebrates it, and one which shows my designed product in place...Ive done a draft board already shown below...

Watch this space for a Mood board/'Day in the life of' board...

OCD checking...

Composed this little picture to represent how OCD sufferers who 'check' a lot, might check all the E's...to find the F's.

There are three in there...can you find them??

My Interim Exhibition 08

Some more detailed pictures of my own interim exhibition. I used objects that were typically 'OCD' un-friendly and put a twist on them....with UV pen i wrote words which represented how OCD sufferers feel when they see the items, and tried to represent dirt and germs...some look quite cool...others didnt quite work!!...

Door Knob...

Tap

Tea Towel

Fire Alarm
Plug

Interim Exhibition Feb 08

Just thought id add some pictures of our classes interim exhibition in the foyer of Grays School of Art... (Click on images to make them larger)

Dunc Ledingham - Theft

Fraser Reid - Trust in brands

Nicola Palmer - Too Fat Too Thin

Me - OCD

Kirsten Innes - Design for everyday living

John Fisher - Flexible Space

John O'Mahony - Home Safety

Nick Ross - Natural Design

Seans still to come...

A week in the life of...

Here is a flow diagram ive made to represent a typical day of a 'normal' person compared to an ocd sufferer. Quite effectively shows how many more tasks there are in the day. And how much more complex the day seems. This is onle based on one day, so it cahanges for every person and every day.

MR X'S DIARY

Below is an excert of MR X's diary. I have section highlighted it, and there is a key provided as a reference.
Found monday particularly interesting. A lot more information was given on monday, but throughout the week there are little gems of info that i will be using to design a product specific to him.

(The mini project given to me was to pick one person and design a product specific to their individual needs and routines).

OCD collage

Just a quick pic i made, a collage of my questionnaire results...responses to the question 'Can you list three words you would use to describe someone with OCD'?

Straight talking objects...

Whilst preparing my Interim Exhibition, i have been thinking about objects and what they say to us.

For example... Mr X (See post below)... and many other ocd sufferers i have spoken to, have problems with Tea Towels... The micro-organisms on them are perhaps 'scary', and the thought of touching something unclean is insane.

What if tea towels were produced to LOOK dirty. With stains already on them. That way, maybe the mind would process the 'brand new' tea towel as dirty anyway. And the sufferer would become accustomed to the 'dirt'?

Or another one...toilet seats with stains pre-placed on them...maybe not eh?

Maybe it would work...maybe it wouldn't! Just a thought!!

OCD Job Listings...

After reading the guy i met on dailystrength.com's (i shall call him mr x)...diary...he states that he found his OCD to be helpful through life. Which i have not really heard before. His was in relation to his work life. Being extra careful with his work all the time, earned him respect and rises.

Have been thinking about this a lot. What if job applications specifically asked for OCD sufferers? If in Mr X's case, it was beneficial, maybe for others it would be too!

Checking and re-checking of facts and figures, Neat and tidy desks and working environments...surely sounds like the perfect candidate!?

OCD Mood Board

Ive been speaking with a guy i met through DailyStrength.com, and he's given me a diary of his week which ive been examining. Very interesting reading.

Through his diary and his general chat with him, i have made a rough mood board about him.

Some of it will be self explanatory, some would need explaining. (Just trying to keep some level of privacy!)

More stuff to come on the diary...