Packrat
Meet your new moving buddy!
Moving is a tense experience. Multiple items need to be organized, packed, and loaded efficiently. Due to anxieties and distractions experienced during this time, this task is often unnecessarily difficult. Items are easily lost, forgotten, or damaged.
Ideation
I began exploring different concepts with rough thumbnail sketches. This stage was dedicated to determining how different the product could be from what currently exists on the market as well as which aspects of the packing process it should address.
Keeping it simple
For a task such as moving, users would prefer to work with a tool that they were already familiar with, rather than something that they would have to learn before using. Because of this, the best approach would be to modify an existing product.
3D Sketching
I created a range of rough models in order to better assess how the product would function in a three-dimensional space, as well as its ergonomics and overall comfort for the user.
Refinement
After building and evaluating my rough models, I returned to two-dimensional sketching in order to explore whether additional features would be possible as well as to refine the overall form and aesthetics.
Prototype
After further development of the design, I 3-D printed a working prototype to evaluate its appearance in a physical space and work out the mechanical features.
