Task 2: Good Design - TearLab(TM)

When given the product to research on, I had no idea what The TearLab was. There wasn't any images of the product in the IDEA gallery. So I decided to do my own researches on the internet. There were a few images of the TearLab, however it looked very plain and medical that I knew i wasn't going to be interested in it. I also thought to myself how did that thing win an award?

Though it looked difficult, designers don't get to choose what projects they want to do.So I took the challenge. Reading through articles and watching a video of how the device was used allowed me to realise that every award winning product isn't chosen because of their appearances, but also their visual design suitability.