Haden Dorchester Redesign
This project focuses on redesigning the Dorchester Coffee Maker to make it more accessible for individuals with arthritis and poor vision. The goal is to create a user-friendly experience that enhances independence and comfort while brewing coffee. Through thoughtful adjustments in design, including intuitive controls, tactile feedback, and visual cues, this project aims to reduce physical strain and improve usability. Integrating ergonomic features and high-contrast elements ensures that the coffee maker is both functional and inclusive, catering to the needs of those facing mobility and sight challenges.
Type of Work:
Product Redesign
Date:
2/24/2025
Redesign Haden’s Dorchester coffee maker for someone with arthritis and deteriorating vision
Project Brief
Analysis of current Dorchester design (Brand moodboard, analysis)
Redesign of Dorchester coffee maker (ideation, renderings, analysis of redesign)
Project Deliverables
User Persona
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Occupation: Retired, living independently
Biography
Annie is a single, retired Dorchester user living alone. As she gets older, Annie has started exhibiting signs of arthritis and deteriorating vision, making certain tasks, around the house difficult to do on her own. This includes making her morning coffee, a habit Annie has had since her twenties.
Goals
Maintain her normal morning routine without pain and with minimal difficulty
Easily brew coffee without having to learn a whole new coffee maker
Frustrations
Annie finds it hard to read the small labels, buttons, and digital displays
Pressing the small buttons can be painful and challenging, making it hard for Annie to operate the coffee maker
