Category:
Product design
Experience design
Branding
Tools:
3D Model (SolidWorks, Rhino)
Adobe Creative
Prototype (Silicone mold)
Team:
Team project
With Nymph Yang
YEAR:
2024
(01).
This is a diffuser designed to help people focus and interrupt procrastination-related thoughts. It activates with a blowing action, prompting users to take a deep breath as they blow to start it.
(02).
For 20-27-year-old students and professionals, stress and procrastination are deeply connected. With 77% facing stress and up to 90% of students procrastinating daily, this cycle hinders focus and productivity, affecting motivation and well-being.
"Procrastination is a way of self-defense, we fear a threat to our sense of worth and independence."
(03).
Procrastination isn’t your fault; it’s a natural human response to uncertainty and fear.
People are still using logical approaches to try to overcome procrastination. However, this often intensifies their aversion to negative emotions. Techniques like the Pomodoro method and endless to-do lists can actually heighten this resistance.
‘‘Emotional issues are best addressed with emotional solutions.’‘
Emotional Solutions:
(04).
[ Breath Suppression Method ]
design a desktop tool that encourages mindful moments of focus and calm, helping users break through procrastination and find clarity in short, effective intervals?
[ Five Minute Method ]
(05).
The product should have a highly compelling function, drawing people in at a glance and inviting them to blow into it. Its design should evoke a sense of calmness, appearing peaceful, quiet, stable, and solid. These qualities can be captured with descriptors like "tranquil," "silent," "steady," and "substantial."
(05).
We used natural fragrance ingredients as the scent source for the aroma diffuser stones, blending cement and plaster to craft the aromatic stones.
