At the start of semester two my two lecturers Shaz and Russel said 'Being able to imagine what the future holds is one of the most important tools we can have as designers.' With that in mind we got straight into our first assignment. This assignment I looked to identify challenges/problems in the household, particularly in the kitchen. I brainstormed and researched the problems I had in my own kitchen, conducted my own research, learnt how to pitch my idea all while getting inspired and recieving valuable feedback by my lecturers and class mates.

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for full break down check out my miro board on my process: https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_knFCzmY=/

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After 6 weeks I refined my idea down to a project I called 'feed our friends'

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Problem/Challenge: It goes without saying, life is pretty busy! whether its work to attend to, or mulitple schedules, household jobs do fall through the cracks. One thing all dog owners can relate to is that awful feeling at work of did I feed the dog this morning? Or did both me and my partner feed the dog? did the dog get two lots of food? 

 

Pet food is a quarter of our meat wastage. what can we do to solve this problem and prevent the dog being fed twice as well as making life simpler for the everyday busy person?