Model making...

Here are some photos of the model making process....

• Two pieces of mahogany
  

• Draw dimensions onto wood.
  

• and onto the side of the wood...
  

• mill out the middle and the stem insides...
  

• Scrap wood to fill the holes - so they stay secure when turning on the lathe
  

• Join two halfs together...

• Turn on the lathe

• Split
  

• Shape stem...

Not completely finished as yet, need to extend the clicker rod, cut a window and fit a magnifying glass/plastic strip. Extend the clicker turner and assemble to stamp base!

Check back for updates...

Sketches...

Have been working on stamp sketches, dimensional drawings etc. Trying to fit the clicker counter inside the wood, and get the right angle so that it clicks when pressed...

New Designers

These are just two images i created for the New Designers Publicity form we had to fill in.

OCD Dice

Decision Dice

Just another quick post to show examples of decision dice i found on Flickr!

OCD Dice

Self Control or Object Control??

Have produced some 'OCD Dice' on the CNC machine in the workshop...


The idea behind them is; I am trying to introduce a level of control over sufferers OCD.


Which got me thinking about control in general and the ways we can be controlled... Self control, second person control, object control.


...Which then got me thinking about the book 'The Dice Man' which involves a man who will not make a decision in life without rolling a dice. Therefor the dice decides for him.


So...the idea behind these dice is that the dice decides for the sufferer. (Object control)


Does this help control or reduce control? You decide!!


(Ive also made two number dice..one for even numbers and one for odd numbers. Just to enhance the OCD message slightly!)

The dice add an element of control...but also an element of complete chance. Maybe dice with the same thing written on them on each side...would better represent control.

Counter Stamp Images

Some more images of the stamp...Upside-down but you get the idea!

OCD Checking Stamp

Some photos of a prototype i made last week of my 'stamp' idea.

The idea behind it is the OCD sufferer would stamp everytime he/she checks something...and the amount of times is displayed on the clicker counter.

Hopefully the number would then act as a deterant. Allowing the sufferer to control their OCD.

Cooooool

Also seen this wee guy! pretty cool, i want one!!



An OCD action figure, with own mask AND sanitiser!! :D

OCD Self Help Kit

...No posts for a while, ive been working on some concepts..they will be put up soon.

Meanwhile...whilst browsing Flickr for OCD pictures, came across these images posted by someone. Not sure if they're her own work or something she found but they're pretty cool!!

Pretty self explanatory

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