Imperial College London & Royal College of Art
Innovation Design Engineering -November 2018
Hygienelot
Experimental Design
Spectrum of awkwardness
Our experimental design process began with the stimulus of people having a spectrum of awkwardness as our 'key insight'. The task was to come up with a product/service/system for this particular insight.
So, we started by asking
-Where is the line between awkwardness and humiliation in this spectrum?
-Is there a silver lining in this spectrum?
Mind Maps
What can be amplified?
Awkwardness can lead to more hygienic living, this is the silver lining we were after. We came up with Hygienelot as an idea for the future of pay-as-you-go toilets.
Main Feature
-Pay at the exit instead of entrance.
-Receive a receipt of your usage.
-Pay according to the mess you make. Exit without paying if you leave a clean cubicle OR get in a queue to pay the price of your messy cubicle.
Other Features -Related to awkwardness-
-Instead of conventional door locks interactive door interface shows whether the cubicle is occupied or not.
-More sounds from cubicles to make people feel more comfortable about the sounds they are making.
Building Process
Storyboard
System Design
