DNB503_2019se1 : Industrial Design 5
Introduction
"The detachable ruler USB charging lanyard with ID holder" is the corporate gift design to QUT "Civil Engineering." This design has two different user group, the recipient (Governments, corporate partners, international representatives, investors, sponsors, universities, researches, industry professionals, students, academics, QUT staff, exchange student, volunteers and suppliers etc.) and giver (civil engineering). The main principle of the design of QUT Civil Engineering corporate gifts is multifunction, practicality, have its own uniqueness (Personalized gifts), high quality, use recyclable materials, lightweight and aesthetics.
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Considering a wide range of user groups, this civil engineering corporate gift product has chosen a daily necessity product and multifunction design. The elements of the QUT Civil Engineering corporate gift must have their own uniqueness, so "The detachable ruler USB charging lanyard with ID holder" can not only be an ID holder with lanyard, but also a ruler (measuring tape), or a lanyard USB charging cable. ID holder with lanyard it is very useful for the main target recipients, for example, the students, academics or QUT staff can put their student card, go card or ID card etc in the ID holder with lanyard and put it around the neck for easy use. The ruler (measuring tape) which is one of the most commonly used stationery (daily necessity product) for civil engineering, it will show the civil engineering’s characteristic. The lanyard USB charging cable is another daily necessity product for the modern people. The lanyard USB charging cable there are with iPhone charging head and android charging head connection (it rotatable, can rotate to choose which charging head you want to use), people will be able to charge their phones regardless of their model or brand. However, this product can be detachable, so if people do not use the ID holder, they can take it down and replace it with a mobile phone, camera, keychain or MP3 etc.
To value the health of our customers and their impact on the environment, I believe that a responsible decision must be made when selecting materials. The recycled or recyclable materials will be used and committed to maintain low prices but high quality. The main materials for "the detachable ruler USB charging lanyard with ID holder" are polyethylene terephthalate, polyester fibre and stainless steel. The ID card holder chooses to use polyethylene terephthalate as material, the lanyard of USB charging cable chooses to use polyester fibre as material and the Part link the ID card holder and the lanyard of USB charging cable, I choose to use the stainless steel as material.
I chose to use polyethylene terephthalate as material to make the ID card holder because of its strong, rigid, non-breathable, acid and alkali resistant, water resistant, oil resistant, transparent, resealable and shatter resistant. I chose to use polyester fibre as material to make the lanyard of USB charging cable because it is though, strong and durable. But polyethylene terephthalate and polyester fibre are also light weight, cheap and recyclable making it perfect for this use. Polyethylene terephthalate which is commonly abbreviated PET or PETE, it is a most common member of the polyester family of polymers. Thermoplastic polyester can be made into a high-strength plastic and be used for magnetic recording tape, photographic film, and common containers for soda, juice, carbonated beverages, edible oil retail packaging, etc. But it can only be used for low temperature food because it’s not heats resistant (Can maintain no deformation approximately below 70 °C (160 °F)). Polyester fibre can be used for the insulated clothing, ribbon, furniture, conveyor belts and drive belts etc (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2019). Environmental sustainability will be key elements of the future of civil engineers, so using recyclable materials is very important for QUT Civil Engineering corporate gifts. selecting polyethylene terephthalate as the main material is because that it is technically 100% recyclable and is the most widely recycled plastic (Theplanetbottle.net,2019).
In terms of the part links the ID card holder and the lanyard of USB charging cable, I choose to use stainless steel as material. Stainless steel plays an important role in sustainable design. Stainless steel is a very environmentally friendly material, it is very resistant to corrosion and have high recyclable ingredients. properly selected and maintained stainless steel will provide long service life for decades or even centuries. Stainless steel can be recycled 100% without degradation and recycling, so it can be recycled indefinitely to make more stainless steel. Even after such a long service life, stainless steel has high scrap value and low corrosion rate, which guarantees that it can be recycled after the end of its useful life, and the recycling rate is very high (Ssina.com, 2019). According to the use of materials "The detachable ruler USB charging lanyard with ID holder" which is durable to use, lightweight, easy to carry, good in abrasion resistance, cheap and recyclable. This product also is very easy to use for people keep card (whatever card people put into the ID card holder) safe and handy.
"The detachable ruler USB charging lanyard with ID holder" will use dark blue colour for the lanyard USB charging cable and transparent colour for ID card holder. The main reason I chose to use dark blue is that the QUT logo has dark blue photographic background. It shows a strong correlation between QUT civil engineering gifts. Another reason to choose dark blue is the nature's colour, which is the colour that many people like most. It is symbolising a sense of intelligence, trust, loyalty, dignity and authority. (Morton, J. 2019). Then the pattern on the lanyard USB charging cable is the dark blue background with white ruler 1:1(cm) scale in one side and the other side is white line simple pattern with one QUT logo at each end of lanyard.
The dimensions of "The detachable ruler USB charging lanyard with ID holder" I am divided into two parts. The length of the detachable ruler USB charging lanyard is 900mm long and 15mm wide. Then the length of the ID holder is 89x67mm and it holds card size is 86x54mm.
Reference
Encyclopedia Britannica (2019). polyethylene terephthalate | Structure, Properties, & Uses. from https://www.britannica.com/science/polyethylene-terephthalate
Morton, J. (2019). Blue. Colormatters.com. from https://www.colormatters.com/the-meanings-of-colors/blue
QUT, Q. (2019). QUT Online launches to address growing demand in state. QUT, from https://www.qut.edu.au/science-engineering/about/news?id=137399
Sense2.com.au. (2019) USB Charging Cable Lanyards| Lanyard Charging Cables| Custom printed Charging Lanyards. from https://www.sense2.com.au/product/12954/promotional-usb-charging-cable-lanyards
Theplanetbottle.net (2019). The Planet Bottle: The GREENEST BOTTLE on the Planet. from https://www.theplanetbottle.net/what-is-pet.html
Ssina.com (2019). SSINA: Stainless Steel: About. from http://www.ssina.com/sustainability/
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