Desk Organizer Design Brief
Client Company:
Office Supply Chain
Target Consumer:
Teachers, Corporate Executives, and home office workers
Designers:
Danielle Okun and Victoria Savarino
Problem Statement:
Keeping an office desk from becoming cluttered with papers, devices such as pens, pencils, staplers, paper clips, Post-It Notes, and writing pads is a never-ending task. This hinders work space and organization.
Design Statement:
Design and model a product that will reduce the clutter that accumulates on office desks and free up space.
Constraints:
1. Must not attach to the desk.
2. Must fit into a box with interior dimensions of 6 in. depth x 12 in. width x 10 in. height.
3. Must include a recessed area, a bent plastic part, and must have a base ¾ in. thick.
4. Must have a minimum of five different parts once assembled.
5. Must hold a minimum of six items.
Office Supply Chain
Target Consumer:
Teachers, Corporate Executives, and home office workers
Designers:
Danielle Okun and Victoria Savarino
Problem Statement:
Keeping an office desk from becoming cluttered with papers, devices such as pens, pencils, staplers, paper clips, Post-It Notes, and writing pads is a never-ending task. This hinders work space and organization.
Design Statement:
Design and model a product that will reduce the clutter that accumulates on office desks and free up space.
Constraints:
1. Must not attach to the desk.
2. Must fit into a box with interior dimensions of 6 in. depth x 12 in. width x 10 in. height.
3. Must include a recessed area, a bent plastic part, and must have a base ¾ in. thick.
4. Must have a minimum of five different parts once assembled.
5. Must hold a minimum of six items.
Generate Concepts
We generated many ideas by looking at prior solutions, brainstorming, and free sketching.
Brainstorming Ideas
- Pen/ pencil holder
- USB drive port
- Phone holder/charger
- Paper/book slots
- Magnet for paper clips
- Thing for post its- draw
- Index card holder
- Clip for paper
- White board
- Hook for keys
Sketches
Desk Organizer Decision Matrix
Gantt Chart
Develop a Solution
The solution we created has characteristics that fit the constraints, such as:
Must not attach to the desk.
Must fit into a box with interior dimensions of 6 in. depth x 12 in. width x 10 in. height.
Must include a recessed area, a bent plastic part, and must have a base ¾ in. thick.
Must have a minimum of five different parts once assembled.
Must hold a minimum of six items.
Must not attach to the desk.
Must fit into a box with interior dimensions of 6 in. depth x 12 in. width x 10 in. height.
Must include a recessed area, a bent plastic part, and must have a base ¾ in. thick.
Must have a minimum of five different parts once assembled.
Must hold a minimum of six items.
Part Models and Assembly
Drawing Files
Final Product
With our design of the desk organizer comes with a special feature of interchangeable inserts for the pockets. By having this characteristic allows the customer to customize it to the items that they use in their desk organizer. It allows a greater variety of organization methods which is key in a busy office where you task can change, therefore needing an organizer that can keep up.