Product redesigned to make the operation more intuitive, with fewer steps in the process.
I believe that products should embody what they are designed to do. Instead of a click button, the redesign incorporates a large, rotating dial, embodying the action of twisting open a jar. This way, the usage of the product is more intuitive in capturing the only action that is required of the user.
Final Redesign
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Research
Exploration
Ideation
At the beginning of the project, I went out to find an electric jar opener from the market, already designed and manufactured by a third party. The photographed orthographic on the left is the product that I bought and redesigned for this project.
I then took the product fully apart and to observe some key details: how it was manufactured, put together, understanding the components and their interaction, as well as any potential restrictions for the form factor I would base my redesign on.
This image is a visual recreation of how the user operates this commercial jar opener. Understanding the existing process was crucial in rethinking the user experience to improve the product.
This was my user persona, which was meant to be a representation of this product's user audience. Identifying such behavioral and statistical parameters formed the foundation of the redesign.
Sketching & Iteration
Before arriving at the final design, many different form factors and features were considered.
I mainly concentrated on the "arms" of the jar opener that grabbed the sides of the jar, and the button that activated the twisting open of the lid.
The button was designed to embody the sole function of the jar opener, to twist open the jar.
This twist would have to be the most primary visual cue in the design, allowing it to be intuitively operated.
Image on the left showing the evolution of the rough blue foam model into CAD.