Inventor’s Log

27/2/2012

Group Discussion (First Meeting)

Idea formed for Cat 3 (Invention)

• Dustbin for home and office use
• Special features: Compressor, hooks and storage space

Roles:

• Chiam Jia-En (Builde)
• Zheng Dao Liu (Co Builder)
• Shaun Ong Jing Heng (Designer)
• Tioh Qi Kun (Admin)

Work done:

• FaceBook group Created
• Website done

13/3/2012

Group Meeting + Work

Work completed

• 1st draft of Prelims powerpoint completed
• Blueprints made and finalised
• Initiation of Prelims powerpoint done to show to mentor

19/3/2012

Meeting with Mentor

Learning points

. Research on similar products in the market

. Find problems around the neighborhood

. Find out why our prototype is better

Deadline due: Next Monday

23/3/2012

Project Training

Invention process for Prelims

1. Empathy: Observe the needs of people

2. Define:  Change needs into problems statement

3. Ideate: Think of ideas to solve this problem

Work to be done

Find out current problems by asking(See above)

Find out similar products online(See above)

25/2/2012

Group Meeting + Work

Work completed

. Ask people around the neighborhood and collate results

-Plastic bags hard to replace

-Dustbin overflows quickly

. Found Similar products online and compared it with our product

Stomp Dustbin(http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/05/26/design-is-best-with-stomping/)

. Inventors log created online

-This website

. Wix website URL confirmed (3/4 of the way through)

. Shared Email Account created(Using it for all project related emails)

dustbingroup@hotmail.com

Work to be done: Show what we have done to Mr Su

Clear all miscellaneous work

26/3/12

Meeting with mentor

Space for improvements

-Scanned blueprints are to crumbled, cannot be seen easily

-No support for problems faced

-Descriptions too long, thus unclear

Things to do

-Take photos of overflowing dustbins around us

-Question people about current problems

-Redraw blueprints(Break down) and make things clearer

-Transfer all information to powerpoint