Exploring Innovation!



      The design process is not easy! Creating a new idea is difficult for students and teachers alike. I was inspired by the inventor of the Chemex Coffee Maker to create my Pretty Powerstrip. I enjoyed learning about Peter Schlumbohm's process of inventing a coffee maker at a time when aesthetically pleasing style held as an important feature was a new idea. 
      Powerstrips are something that everyone has around their home, schools, and offices. The design has remained largely unchanged since its' invention. My idea was to design a more attractive powerstrip available in a wide range of colors. The plug areas would snap on an off easily so that you would have just what you need, and no unsightly unused or overused plugs. 
      I decided to create an infographic to display the product and also a brief summary of the process behind the idea.


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  1. UnknownNovember 22, 2017 at 6:41 PM

    Love how you combined your technical side with your design side- It's powerful how we are all so different and choose to solve the "problems" that we see in the world- this is what is cool about "design thinking" - we start with what we "perceive" as a problem- which for others may or may not be a problem at all! Well done!!!!

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