A manual floor mop that reaches crevices and under furniture
Optional (Product Design) — in the exam: attempt any one of three optional questions In case of day to day activity in a household, one tedious activity is mopping of the floors. A normal mop cannot reach all the crevices and under the furniture. Design a manually operated floor mop for domestic use. 1. Identify at least five distinct factors essential for designing a mop that can be used for domestic purpose. 2. Generate three distinct concepts through pencil sketches based on the factors identified above. Present these pencil sketches along with brief notes (not more than 15 words). 3. Create your final concept and present this through drawings, showing the overall form and design of its features. Indicate materials to be used for various parts of the mop. Evaluation criteria: Identification of distinct factors. Originality of your alternate concepts. Appropriateness of your final solution. Appropriateness of choice of materials. Quality of presentation
- Time limit
- 30 minutes
- Marks
- 50
What mentors look for
- Idea & creativity
- Composition & layout
- Perspective & proportion
- Line quality & shading
- Clarity of communication
Source: CEED 2013 official question paper, IIT Bombay · official page