Background
What is InfiniTea?
Understanding the Market
Our team explored several kitchen appliances brands and products in relationship with consumer tea devices.
Pain Points
Limited Customization
Lack of Control
Design Opportunities
How might we create designs that are…
Initial Ideas
After with some feedback, we decided make all features nested within a device. We developed models and a quick user interaction study.
Based on our user research, we decided to alter from our design to highlight the uniqueness of a tea maker.
Concept Ideas
We pivot to help make the form more modular for a countertop. We wanted a more box form, since we decided it would be more user friendly and it would take up less counter space.
User Testing
Interaction study with the further developed mode.
Users wished there was a more linear procedure structure from dehydrating, storing, and brewing.
Design Refinement
Our refined design led us to open the enclosure for a hole and the leaf shape rectangular form. That way, users can have a linear process between steps.
Refined Design by Skylar Fountain
Refined Cardboard Model
User Flow
Based on our refined design, we created a user flow of how the tea maker would be interacted throughout its time in use.
Refined Design
Orthographic
Connection Diagram
Plan on how the machine will work electronically
Test and samples of mechanics, assembly, and materials.
Fabrication Process
The CAD was further developed to consider how parts would be manufactured to implemented for production.
Screen Development
Screen Prototype by Sumin Hyun
The screens based on from the user flow to process how the screens would appear through the tea process.
Final Design
Video Edited by Sumin Hyun
Designs Works
