Object Development

During the object development phase it was not yet decided what object I was going to make however taking inspiration from previous key designers in the field versions of how to kits and phone shrines were brainstormed. The final object needs to capture the traditional emotions this space of worship creates adding the features that the modern shrines born from technology have encapsulated. Various versions of how to kits as well different forms of phone shrines were designed. A final concept of a ‘Build Your Phone The Shrine It Deserves’ was decided upon.

The form now being up to the user along with clear plastic windows that allow any object to be placed into them has incorporated Marc Hassenzahl’s Framework idea of manipulation and the object attachment theory. This object will come in a pack with all the required materials along with a set of instructions. For protective measures there will be scrunched up paper inside to keep the objects from moving while being posted. This paper will be sections from various religious scriptures linking the object back to the original shrines.

The outside of the packaging will be a collage of various types of typical shrines.

An example was built to show what a possible version of this shrine would look like.