The Wallet

My ideal wallet

My ideal wallet. I would describe this as a traditional style wallet.

Wallet Interview Notes

NEED Statements

Olivia's Wallet is her ID because she drives a lot and often has to show her ID.

Olivia's Wallet is her lock box because she has a lot of credit/debit/gift cards and cash on her at all times.

Wallet Designs and Customer Comments

Comments

None

Comments

I like this, simple but effective design

Comments

A little too big for the wallet design

Comments

More compartments
Right Shape
Very simple, but would want something a little more

Comments

Like the shape being vertical

Comments

Can you make the design double sided?
Love this design because I can even have cash on me!

Chosen Design

Comments

Can you make the design double sided?
Love this design because I can even have cash on me!

Akhil's Comments

Design will be made double-sided so there are more slots for cards
Cash slot will be made smaller for compressed design

Olivia's approval

Prototyping

Sizing of backing of individuals slots with vinyl

Creation of individual slots for credit cards. People I surveyed said that vinyl is too smooth.

Cardboard backing for new wallet

Backing can fit a card very well

Glam Shots of Lo-res final model

One side of the wallet. Room for 4 credit/debit/gift cards.

After finding that vinyl is too smooth for the user, I thought duct tape would have a more "leathery" feel

Other side of the wallet. There is a clear ID slot and there is room for cash or a card

Aerial view of the wallet. All of the pockets are clearly outlined

Clear ID slot with school ID

The wallet I made for her

Ideal Wallet vs what Olivia made for me

Ideal wallet sketch

The wallet Olivia made for me. It is exactly what I wanted.

Reflection

I thought that this project has taught me a lot about the design thinking process and how to cater to the consumer's desires. This is my first making project in IB and I am already seeing the emphasis on explanation of thought and methodology and the design process and I think it is amazing. I have already learned so much more about how to apply my skills in the "real world" in one week than I have in months or years.

My first wallet that I created was definitely not the same wallet I gave to her at the end of this project. They were different in terms of material used and durability. My first designs were made out of vinyl. This wallet has no structural support and was very "slippery". I changed my material to duct tape with a cardboard backing and both of these issues reduced dramatically. If I had time for another iteration of the prototype, I would try to refine the design a bit more and a few more pockets because Olivia wanted to fit as many cards as possible in a compact wallet design.

Though the wallets were different in terms of original materials, the end product was very close to the ideal drawing. The wallet Olivia gave me was very similar to my ideal drawing, and the wallet I gave her was very close as well.

The Nueva Design Process is a very methodical project approach that the students have to use more often. I like it because it made me go through all the steps: consumer interview, consumer requirements, when and why consumers would use this wallet, and then and only then the sketching and prototyping process. Many(including me in the past) would have found simple requirements and then started prototyping immediately.

WHM Comments - 68/70

Deep Dive and Go for Stories images are too cluttered; and annotations/notes are not Arial 11-point. (-5) . Check out Jack's Wallet Post - he re-wrote and boldfaced the annotations so you could read and scan the highlights

Reflection - Spectacular - +3 bonus points

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