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In today’s Blog post I will present the three quick and dirty prototypes I made for Birgit’s class a few weeks ago. The assignment was to focus on making something very fast (20 mins if I remember correctly) and bring one of the prototypes to class for a fun speed dating task where we could show each other our weird creations.

The Pomodoro Timer

I struggle A LOT with staying focused on tasks and shifting from task to task trying to do things simultaneously even though it does not work like that. Funnily enough I started writing this post while I was on the finishing line of a work project. Instead of just taking 10 more minutes on the work thing and being done with it I decided naaaah, I’ll start something new (while still thinking about the work thing stressing out about it). Aaaanyway I’ve tried many different focus methods but the one that works best for me is using a Pomodoro Timer.

The Pomodoro Timer is a time management technique where you break down all of your tasks into 25 minute blocks of focused time. Between each time block, there is a five minute break. It’s simple, effective and very easy to implement because you can literally just set a timer on your phone. Of course there are many different apps, youtube videos and physical timers to help with this method. Personally I love the Ultimate Focus app on my iPad next to me while I’m working.

I really love seeing the time go down and how fun it is to drag the red part (= time) around. But I kind of hate that it’s on a screen and that I can’t input the task I’m trying to focus on in text on the screen.

I’ve started looking into physical timers (like the big one we have at FH) for my desk but of course I want it to look cute and I haven’t found one yet that I liked. Soooo I thought I could use it for my prototype. Wow that was a long introduction to this very simple concept. I promise the others will be shorter.

So this is what I came up with. I really would like my hypothetical timer to have chunky physical buttons so that is what I focused on to visualize in this first prototype.

The Tea Bar

My roommates and I drink lots of Tea but I don’t really like how we are currently storing them. I would love to have them displayed on the wall and have easy access to them. Also, sometimes I can’t decide which tea I would like to drink so in my prototype I added one box for a random tea. I also added a honey dispenser and a drip tray to the tea bar.

The Blood Donation Feature

For my master’s thesis I would like to create a concept for an e-health application. This prototype is a scribble of one possible feature of the application. A simple form to register for donating blood.