The first of my concept designs is a grocery store delivery service. I think during this time there are a lot of people, especially of older age, that do not want to go to any public spaces like a grocery store. My design is very similar to the DoorDash or UberEats business model, except it would be much more strict on the deliverers. The drivers would be expected to clean their masks/gloves after every use as well as to wear clean clothing. If a driver fails to wear a mask/gloves, they will be banned from the app. My design’s function is to create a delivery app for groceries which it does so. In terms of reliability, the app is pretty contingent on supermarket cooperation in order to know which items are in stock and their prices. Another point of vulnerability is that there is no way to be sure that the deliverer washes their gloves/clothes/mask after every use. The app would be extremely easy to use as are other food delivery apps. I think the concept does reflect proficiency as the buyer is at much less risk of being infected.
The next concept designs are the hazmat suits. For my first design, it seems as though as long as Supreme puts their name brand on any clothing item, it will sell. People may buy fashionable Hazmat suits not so much to serve the function of germ protection, but to own an interesting artifact/conversation starter from this time period. I chose to create the mountains design to ease the tension of the implications/perceptions of wearing a hazmat suit. It also is suppose to reflect the theme of environment that I’ve discussed in the previous assignments: more people have been exposed to the natural world outside during this time period and pollution has decreased. One threat to these suits is that no one buys them because our situation doesn’t quite call for this extreme. However, they are creative and may change people’s perspectives on wearing a hazmat suit when in a public place.
The last design I created exhibited listing items on my Ebay through drop-shipping and reselling. I’m lucky that I already have a well established Ebay account to utilize and I might as well take advantage of this platform. In the past, the model/agenda that I’ve drawn has been effective but I’m unsure if the current state of the economy will affect this. There is very little risk with drop-shipping items as you only purchase the item once it is already bought from you. I think my access to an established platform along with the increase in online orders may work in my favor during this project.
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