TOY ITERATIONS One of the main goals of this project was to reach a final project through means of many iterations. There were many ideas for this toy that were sketched, modeled, and tested. The first iteration of the toy was a three piece wooden strawberry. With two fixed ends, the third and middle piece would be free to move back and forth making a clacking noise as it hit the top or bottom piece. The other part of this iteration would be texture to provide a surface that a baby would want to touch and hold. In the second iteration, there was a move from using a recognizable object to one that was more abstract. Instead of having three flat pieces, this piece had interlocking pieces that would notch into each other, much like a three dimensional puzzle. There were many iterations of this particular toy, such as experimenting with texture and sound. The final toy was a more streamlined version of the second iteration. Like the puzzle pieces of the second, this toy has three abstract pieces that lock into each other. The child can hold the toy by the rings on either end, and can interact with it in a number of ways such as through shaking and rolling on the ground.
CONTAINER ITERATIONS Many aspects were examined while designing the container. Is it a place for the toy to be stored or displayed? Is it open or closed? Like the toy there were many iterations for the container as well. The final product was a box in which the toy could be both stored away as well as displayed. The pieces of the box would slide open and closed and lock together much like the toy itself. Therefore the container itself would give some sort of reference to how one interacts with the toy once it is revealed. The box was crafted out of 1/4� maple in the same finish as the toy.
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