What problem did you identify?
The streets of Leeds City Centre are being littered because people are too lazy to find the nearest bin.
What evidence did you find to support your decisions?
Through observation, I noticed that people had been littering within 16metre of the nearest bin, even when they are not full. I found that bins are emptied in accordance to how busy that particular area is, either with bins being emptied daily or 2-3 times a week. I saw how pedestrians mindlessy threw their rubbish on the floor as they walk (intentional/habitual). Also as a group we constructed a questionnaire to find out people opinions on the litter problem in Leeds.
What methods of research did you find usefull and why?
I found that going out to find primary research was very useful as you were able to observe the problem and document what was happening. The questionnaire was quite useful.
How did these inform your response to your problem?
The questionnaire helped us to pinpoint that the bisn had to be more interative, interesting, visually appealing and convenient in order for them to use them more. We also asked what they thought the main reason behind littering was and they said laziness, which then became our problem.
What methods did you encounter as a problematic?
before the first presentatrion we hadn't constructed a questionnaire so it was as though we had made up a porblem in Leeds and not asked anybodys opinion on it.
How did you overcome this?
We constructed a questionnaire to ask people's opions and it turned out very useful within our researching.
What research could you have carried out, that would have proved more useful?
We could have asked more peopel to fill out the questionnaire to get more reliable statistics.
List 5 things that you have learnt about the design process over the last two weeks:
1. Posters don't always solve problems
2. The design process is vital, as the research and development helps you to come up with the context for the design.
3. Time needs to be taken to get reliable sources of information.
4. Asking peoples opions on subjects can give a different outlook on something.
5. Looking into different aspects of a certain subject is usefull in giving you broader information.
List 5 things you would do differently next time:
1. More time working together as a group.
2. Thinking of a broader range of different ideas.
3. Ask more people on the questionnaire so it is more reliable.
4. Do even more research.
5. Investigate problems that could be an issue once the products are int he public domain.
