Puzzle Cube Design Challenge Brief
Client: Toysrus
Target Consumer: Ages 4+
Designer: Javier Prieto
Problem Statement: A local manufactory company sold thousands of 3/4" hardwood cubes to Toysrus that resulted from a fail . Toysrus had ask for a new design of a puzzle cube that is challenging for ages 4+. The product must be hard yet simple and must given be for made for a profitable cost.
Design Statement: Toysrus would like a student to create the next 3d hard puzzle cube. The 3d Cube must be a original design, build, test, document, and present a three-dimensional puzzle cube that is
made from the scrap hardwood cubes. The puzzle cube must provide an
appropriate challenge to a person who is three years of age or
older.
Criteria:
1. The puzzle must be made from 27 ¾inches of hardwood cubes.
2. The puzzle cube must have exactly five puzzle pieces.
3. Each individual puzzle piece must consist of at least four, but no more than six hardwood cubes that are permanently attached to each other.
4. No two puzzle cubes pieces can be the same.
5. The five puzzle cube pieces must assemble to form a 2 ¼” cube.
6. Some puzzle parts should fit in place.
Puzzle Cube Research
Client: Toysrus
Target Consumer: Ages 4+
Designer: Javier Prieto
Problem Statement: A local manufactory company sold thousands of 3/4" hardwood cubes to Toysrus that resulted from a fail . Toysrus had ask for a new design of a puzzle cube that is challenging for ages 4+. The product must be hard yet simple and must given be for made for a profitable cost.
Design Statement: Toysrus would like a student to create the next 3d hard puzzle cube. The 3d Cube must be a original design, build, test, document, and present a three-dimensional puzzle cube that is
made from the scrap hardwood cubes. The puzzle cube must provide an
appropriate challenge to a person who is three years of age or
older.
Criteria:
1. The puzzle must be made from 27 ¾inches of hardwood cubes.
2. The puzzle cube must have exactly five puzzle pieces.
3. Each individual puzzle piece must consist of at least four, but no more than six hardwood cubes that are permanently attached to each other.
4. No two puzzle cubes pieces can be the same.
5. The five puzzle cube pieces must assemble to form a 2 ¼” cube.
6. Some puzzle parts should fit in place.
Puzzle Cube Research
Brainstorm 3, 4, 5, & 6 puzzle cube combinations
Puzzle cube solutions (Hard)
Created one hard puzzle cube designs from possible
puzzle cube combinations
puzzle cube combinations
Third Point Of View Sketches
Iso sketches for puzzle cube solution
IPT for each puzzle piece
Puzzle Cube Parts IDW
Puzzle Cube Assembly IAM IDW
Puzzle Cube Assembly
Puzzle Cube and Parts
Puzzle Cube Data
I was able to get my data by measuring each cube individually in my puzzle cube by the inches. I then replaced the cubes that over and below the measurements of the other cubes and then i total the measurements of each cube to get the Sum of the cubes all together. Afterwards i use Microsoft excel to create a detail chart with the measurements of the cubes and a histogram to display the Bins and frequency of all the cube measurements.
Reflection
When I look back on my puzzle cube it makes me wonder whenever someone say “I used a design process to solve the problem at hand” before I had believe it was suppose to mean that they had follow the design process or instructions to create and finish the Puzzle Design Challenge, but the real reason is they would told to follow the instructions but in every design process there are always many other forms of presenting your work which is why I say that the desigb process is just a guideline and the real work starts with you. I believe my design had met my design criteria because my design provided an appropriate degree of challenge to a person three years or older.
Looking back if i was to make changes to my puzzle cube i would try to improve the design by creating a complex puzzle cube a child would understand and a adult would have trouble to figure it out. Also i would add more cubes to create a 4x4x4 puzzle cube to would be even harderat would improve the design.
Looking back if i was to make changes to my puzzle cube i would try to improve the design by creating a complex puzzle cube a child would understand and a adult would have trouble to figure it out. Also i would add more cubes to create a 4x4x4 puzzle cube to would be even harderat would improve the design.