Evaluation

FUNCTION:

Does the artefact do what it was designed to do?

Yes the desk tidy was meant to hold a variety of items to declutter my desk space, which is exactly what it has done.

Does it perform effectively and efficiently? 

Yes it works well effectively, cleaning up my desk space in a small and efficient way saving a lot of space on my desk.

what improvements could be made?

it could have been made with more side shelves to allow for more books to be held and it could have been made smaller so it doesn't take up as much room on my desk.

AESTHETICS:

I am very happy with the aesthetics of my desk tidy. The colour of my desk tidy that i chose was white. this was because my desk at home is white and i wanted it to match nicely. however, i wish i have added a little more colour to it as it is a bit too plain and boring and colour would have made it more exciting.

The shape of my desk tidy was interesting and different but was simple. this i found was very effective, as something something plain is better. overall i find my desk tidy very appealing and i would even consider buying one that looked like this in the shops.

ERGONOMICS:

my desk tidy is very convenient being fairly small, compact and light weight fitting on my desk space perfectly allowing my things to be decluttered. it is very useful when it comes to homework or study time as it allows you to place your ipad, phone, books and any other gadgets on the shelf, to give your more room to work. there is no safety issues when it comes to faults as the pieces very strongly and carefully glued together using a very strong acrylic glue, so this means that desk tidy will not collapse. they will also be no injuries when it comes to cuts as the sharp edges were all sanded down to soft curves.

ECONOMICS:

This desk tidy was very cheap to build making it very cost effective although it took a lot of time to make. Prices are as listed: 

1 acrylic sheet 122cm x 244cm = 29768cm2

2444cm2 (how much used) x 29768 (size of 1 sheet) x 95.70 (cost of sheet plus GST) = cost of desk tidy

2444 x 29768 x 95.70 = $7.85

therefore my desk tidy cost approximetely $7.85