Core77
e
- Topics
- Features
- Awards
- Careers
-
Firms
- Firms
- Search Firms;
- Firm Projects
- Forums
-
More...
- About Us
- Contact Us
- Advertise
- About
- Terms of Use
Should Be an ID Student Assignment: Design and Build an Egg-Opening Device
By Rain Noe - October 11, 2018
Once upon a time, a standard assignment for first-year industrial design students was to design and build something out of cardboard that would protect an egg inside from being dropped off of a roof. ID professors: Surely an update is needed--how about asking students to design something that can cleanly open eggs instead? Like this:
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
4 Comments
-
Or buy an EZ Cracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e3z2H1O5zE!Report as spam -
For a long time at Georgia Tech (and it may still be the case), one of the standard projects in the ID curriculum was the develop a device that enabled wheelchair users to pick up eggs off of the floor. It was an excellent project for a lot of reasons - learning empathy for the end user, hands-on mechanism exploration, understanding the importance of tolerances and allowances, and seeing first-hand that there are a million different ways to solve a problem.
!Report as spam-
I really like this idea! I teach ID at a college degree and I might ask my students to do this asignment.
!Report as spam
-
-
Loved the style / quality of the video, with all the pans, tilts, and transitions. Would like to see more like it.
!Report as spam
Related Reading
-
A Look at Design School Dorms, Part 2: SCAD's Ultra-Modern Hive Complex
More like a boutique hotel than a college dorm!
By Rain Noe - September 21, 2018
1 Comment -
Wanted Design Student Winners: A Closer Look at the Team!
Meet the designers behind the winning entry "IMPRINT"
By Core Jr - September 20, 2018
-
Anvil Studios, Milwaukee Tool & Western Washington University ID Students Envision the Future of Construction Sites
If you were to imagine the construction site of the future, your vision would...
By Core Jr - September 20, 2018
-
SVA Products of Design Announces Topics for 2018 "Open House Design Challenge"
Enter to win airfare to visit Products of Design in NYC
By Core Jr - September 19, 2018
Continued Reading
-
Fabian Oefner's Next-Level Cutaway Sculptures
CutUp continues Oefner's interest in "destruction and reassembly," but this time in three dimensions.
By Alexandra Alexa - August 23 New
-
What is it Like to Design and Build Something for Burning Man?
A Core77 Podcast interview with FoldHaus co-founders Jesse Silver (PAX Labs) and Joerg Student (IDEO)
By Rain Noe - August 23 New
-
-
Sponsored PostCurrently Crowdfunding: A Screen Protector That Makes Your Tablet Feel Like Paper, a Washing Machine Alternative, and More
The most notable campaigns of the week
By Core Jr - August 22
-
Join the team at Volvo Trucks North America as the Chief Designer, User Experience
Lead the work to develop user interaction and service design solutions
By Coroflot Jobs - August 22
-
Vollebak's New Plant and Algae T-Shirt Can Decompose in Three Months
Ready for something new? Just throw it in the compost.
By Alexandra Alexa - August 22
-
This Rendering Competition is a Great Way to Chill
The third leg of our Summer '19 Design-athlon is here!
By Eric Ludlum - August 21
-
-
As an Undergrad, James Plimmer Designed an Easier-to-Use Inhaler
Subtle changes to the form of typical inhalers result in better doses for asthma patients
By Alexandra Alexa - August 21
4 Comments -
Find your way to a new job as an Industrial Designer at Garmin in Kansas City, MO
Work on cycling computers, outdoor handhelds, dash cams, marine radars, and much more
By Coroflot Jobs - August 21
-
CASE Command E6
The future of farming is changing, drones are roaming the skies and patrolling the...
By Ryan Short August 21
-
How the Customer Interview Illuminates Innovation
Few companies set up their customer conversations in ways that lead to accurate and useful data. The key is to ask better questions.
By Christie Nicholson - August 20
-
Sponsored PostAdidas' Director of Sustainability Alexis Olans Haass discusses materials, experiments and sustainability
Alexis Olans Haass of Adidas discusses how to engage consumers and integrate brand strategy with environmental awareness
By Chris Lefteri - August 20
-
Get your bass in gear as an Industrial Designer for White River Marine Group in Springfield, MO
Support new product development and engineering for six brands of power boat products
By Coroflot Jobs - August 20
-
Dust London is Transforming Tea Waste Into Covetable Homewares
The tea leaves infuse the objects with a range of earthy tones and subtle textures
By Alexandra Alexa - August 19
-
The Pacific all-day shoes using materials destined for landfill
Taking materials that would be otherwise destined for landfill, The Pacific is an eco-conscious...
By Aaron Roubitchek August 18
Core77's Design Directory
-
Hot On Coroflot
-
Design Jobs
Simon Williamson
Miguel Mojica
K
{Welcome
Create a Core77 Account
Already have an account? Sign In
By creating a Core77 account you confirm that you accept the Terms of Use
K
Reset Password
Please enter your email and we will send an email to reset your password.