GAMETIME Pillow: Autumn 2022 Winter Market
The annual Winter Market is an on-campus exhibition of products produced by third-year industrial design students at The Ohio State University through the duration of the Autumn 2022 studio course. Eight "houseware" products were designed to strike a balance between addressing the needs of users, to meet the demands of small-run production, are produced within the constraints of a limited budget, and to evaluate different approaches to sustainability.
The hands-on studio course was entirely dedicated to the production of the aforementioned "houseware" product, with the design process beginning in the "research phase." Along with the help of my design partner, Olivia Doland, our team drew our findings from the research of another team. The "actionable insight" that informed our research was; "How might design enhance the experience between the game and people that aren't watching in person?"
The design process was performed over the span of __ weeks.
A panel of five (5) professional designers were presented with our two concepts; the GAMETIME Koozie and the GAMETIME Pillow.
By a unanimous vote, we moved forward with our design for the GAMETIME Pillow!
We pushed our initial design further by experimenting with stuffing, additional straps, zipper covers, and improving the workmanship of the final design.
Our final design expands itself to both a football and a baseball theme. The added strap allows for taking the pillow on the go easily, and also functions as a zipper cover. The added pillow insert allows for a dual use of the pillow; keep the stuffing case inside to use as a pillow, or remove it to use as a bag. The removable stuffing case allows for the exterior jersey shell to be machine washed.
The standardized size of the pillow measures 24'' in length, providing the opportunity to use it as a neck rest.
Tags were affixed to the zippers, which featured a scannable QR code that would direct customers to our GAMETIME website, which dives deeper into the story of the GAMETIME Pillow, details, use, and care instructions.
10 pillows were produced and sold for $50 at our Winter Market event. On-site personalization was offered with the purchase of a pillow, allowing the customer to add a name or phrase to the strap via cricut-cut vinyl.
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