Thursday, February 1, 2007

Monica's Part A: deliverables - like

Visibility: We all recognize that this is a water bottle or a bottle for containment. We would know what to do next.
Feedback: With the break of the lid seal, it would make a noise indicating that the seal has been broken and then the lid would be easily taken off.

Affordances: There is a groove in the middle of the bottle that indicates the placement of where you are suppose to hold the bottle. With the translucent lid, it shows that this part should be twisted off to get to the liquids.
Mapping: The lid is obviously on the top of the bottle so that the liquids do not drip down and the position of where the groove on the bottle is perfectly positioned for gripping the water bottle.
Physical constraints: The seal may be too tough for someone to break.
Habituation: when someone is thirsty, it is convenient for them to get a bottle of water and then drink it instead of getting a cup to fill it up.
Breakdown: When all the water is finished, then it will be recycled. One would think if this is good for the environment with all the plastic in the world. One would keep getting a new bottle if they finish.

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