Wendy Xiuwen Chen
UX designer at BBC, based in London, UK
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Prototyping

I firstly designed a food container with varying depths. When patients and their families shared food from the same bowl, the differences in depth could distinguish the different portion sizes. Through this design, the patients would feel that they were eating the same food as their family members, although their portions were not the same. To test this idea, I created a 3D model using Rhinoceros. 

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Testing

To get real feedback, I used 3D printing to create a prototype of my bowl and took it to a Lambeth and Southwark Diabetes UK Group meeting to test it. I talked to them individually (a total of 12 people), and it seemed that they could understand my design idea well. Most of them expressed that they thought this design was straightforward and may work for them.

However, some said they usually eat food with a small plate or partition plate to control the food potion. Some care about the function and price, as if it is microwave-safe and affordable. The size of my bowl maybe a bit small also be mentioned. Their feedback encouraged me to go through my potion tableware idea and narrow it down.