Impact Driver
Impact Driver
Project Length - 12 weeks
Design Goals
Traditional impact drivers are unbalanced and fatiguing to use during long overhead tasks. My goal was to design an ergonomic impact driver that minimizes user fatigue when held overhead for long periods.
Learning Outcomes
This project reinforced my love for the user-centered design process. This experience taught me how crucial it is to consistently ground every design decision in the needs and perspectives of the user.
Process
Meet Nolan…
About
- 36-year-old elementary school teacher
-Dad with one kid’s bathroom
- Constantly dealing with forgotten sprays and lingering smells.
- He chose Lazy Snail because it’s fun for the kids’ space, and automatic.
Core Needs
- A reliable, automatic system that he can “set and forget”
- A product that’s safe, kid-friendly, and visually fun without being distracting
- A low-effort solution made specifically for his kids’ bathroom
Pain Points
- Tired of replacing half-empty, misused aerosol cans
- Frustrated by air fresheners that waste scents
- Finds that most air fresheners are hard to refill
Solution Ideation
prototypes
