- ToolToy
Characteristics
Reviewing tools and toys, we have learned the timeless
- characteristics
that describe ToolToy design criteria.
-
- A
ToolToy meets human needs at every level. Its physical
tool
- aspect
is flawless, without frustration to the user. As a tool,
it
- provides
effective powerful performance with long-term
- reliability.
-
- It is
comfortable and convenient in use; and offers every
- precaution
to ensure user safety. If fashion or status are
- significant
aspects of the use of a particular product, then the
- ToolToy
playfully address these issues with sensitive
- long-term
solutions.
-
- A
ToolToy approach to design also recognises that users
- have
social needs. Children's playground equipment
- facilitates
making friends and playing with them in groups.
- The
design of the park itself must also place benches
- overlooking
the equipment so that anxious mothers can keep
- a
watchful overview, and possibly make their own new
friends.
-
- Finally,
a ToolToy must offer personal meaning to its users.
- An
object which offers a witty association or surprise,
- provides
a moment of pleasure beyond the scope of its
- ordinary
use.
-
- Association
with memories gives objects their most
significant
- personal
value. Life-long, childhood memories remain the
- most
powerful. Products which suggest the forms of the toys
- of one's
youth bring into vivid recollection the fresh emotions
- of those
years.
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