Saturday, March 1, 2008

Never a dull moment at the restroom

This interaction design is an engaging way to advertise football and the ESPN channel. What do you do when you're taking a piss? you stare at nothing. But this takes restroom usage to a new level. Because now a person can have fun while peeing, (and also staring at his own).

This design caught my attention straight away. My first thought was, if only they have this in every restroom cause it looks damn fun. It appears that you have to guide the ball inside the urinal with your own urine into the mini net. This design seems like it could create interest out of that boring 2 minutes when I stand in front of the urinal.

The design process that intrigues me is the visionary behind this design because it is a very creative way to advertise while appealing to people's playfulness.

This fits the characteristics of design very well:

1) Its a urinal and proven to be trustworthy
2) Its appropriate for the washroom although there is a strong relation to male vs female
3) Smart if we are
4) Highly responsive but that also depends on the user
5) Extremely clever. It attracted me and made me laugh the moment I saw it
6) Extremely ludic. It engages playfulness in kids and adults alike
7) There is nothing more pleasurable than scoring a goal

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