SID

Introduction

SID is a footrest which brings the comfort of home into the workplace. It’s a sweet friend with different heights at every orientation to make you feel comfortable in any posture.

Design Process

Ideation

As a programmer/ Designer, I spend a lot of time sitting in front of desks, and I always have problem with my feet - Where and How should I put them to make me feel comfortable? I created SID and focused on making it able to satisfy different posture.

Interview

I interviewed some of my friends who works in the office to verify this idea. Most of them indicate that they do have problem of how and where to put their feet, especially people who isn't tall. Some of them mentioned that they tend to change posture often when they are working.

Analyze Exsisting Product

To learn more about footrest, I did a quick research among different footrest products. I want to know the pros and cons of exsisting footrest so I can find the problem and design a new product to satisfy users' need.

These three products all try to make their front-side tilting to satisfy different need. Also, they all keep their height very low. And in terms of material hardness, it is hard to soft from left to right.

Design

I tried to make a modern-future style office footrest. At first, I put everything together trying to create a multi-function thing. However, it became really silly. After lots of sketchs I remove all of the additional functions and back to simplicity only focus on how to satisfy user. Also I apply curve to every corner to create futuristic.

Prototyping