As a designer, finding something fascinating and relevant gives great satisfaction. We know how many processes and research have been applied to make a good design. A tonne of research, a tonne of prototypes, and a tonne of tests will always make a good design. However, we sometimes skip understanding the ideas behind it.
Design has always solved our problems in many aspects and in detail. which makes our daily actions perfect. It also has to be aesthetically pleasing to get interaction with the design that has been made. The same thing happens in our daily lives to make our actions perfect.
Apple created the MacBook, which comes with a MagSafe charging connector, to provide a more convenient charging experience for customers. We can perform a smooth action while attaching or detaching the charger. We may have noticed how many ideas they went through to make it a perfect design.
Apple MacBook MagSafe Charger
Drinking tea is the most common human activity; we drink it in various styles and cups, but we often overlook its structure. how it has been made perfect to make our tea time special. We found a handle in a teacup to prevent heat, but before the 18th century, there was no handle in a teacup. Now, if we come to India, we can still find a teacup without a handle, which we call a “chai glass.” Have you ever noticed how it’s designed to prevent heat, or have you thought about how to hold that “chai glass” perfectly? It is designed in such a beautiful way that we can enjoy our tea time with convenient. The base of the “chai glass” has a material thickness that prevents it from delivering heat to the bottom part. It is designed in a way that we can hold it with two fingers. The thumb will be at the top, and the index finger will be at the bottom. And the diameter of the glass is smaller than the regular tea cup, which makes it perfect to hold with a single hand. This has also been designed with a lot of research and ideas to make it a perfect design.
Chai Glass
We can find some paper tea cups as well, which have been designed to prevent heat. It has a zig-zag paper layer structure on the outside surface of the teacup, which helps to prevent heat, and we can hold it from any side. This has also been designed with a lot of research and ideas to make it a perfect design.
Paper Teacup
We all have seen the packaging of “Cherry Blossom” shoe polish, which comes in a cylindrical metal box. If you have noticed how we can open the box with fewer efforts, just press the corner part where the text has been written. It also has to be airtight to protect the shoe polish material. It moves so smoothly that you can do it with very little effort. This has also been designed with a lot of research and ideas to make it a perfect design.
Shoe Polish Packaging
In our surroundings, many things have been made perfect with a lot of research and ideas. We can take inspiration from it to make something new in design that can be perfect in action for the design that has been made. We can observe anything and think about how they came up with it, what the idea is, why they made it, and for whom they made it. As designers, we always think from the same perspective to make a perfect design.
Design is everywhere, so let’s observe and think about the purpose, ideas, and story behind it.