About the Fold-em CupThis is a prototype that we created to have a visual and physical representation of our desired product. The size of our product was decided to be made the size of a standardize cup size. We wanted to be able to recreate those “basic cups” that are disposable, and use that same size as a reusable extend. The amount of water that this cup will be able to hold is approximately 12 oz (a little bit smaller than a standard solo cup, which is 16 oz). We decided to put the cup to sort of fold inside together, in layers, so it was easier to compress and expand the cup. Our main goal was to have it a size that could be able to fit inside a pocket, so we have made the width (height) ,when it is compressed, to be about 3 cm tall. We want to be able to include a lid that will able to screw on and off, of course we can not actually create this, so we made prototype of it. This lid will include a straw with it, but what's particular about this straw is that it can be transformed into two different purposes. Purpose one is to serve as a straw, of course, and the second purpose is to serve as a “latch” to keep the cup intact and in place when it is compressed. We have included a hold at the bottom of the cup, where the straw can be inserted to hold the layers together. The can be bent and put in different formations to serve its purpose. The color that we chose was green and blue for two reasons, one because it is the color that they gave in our survey (primary resource) as the most popular color for a water bottle. We also chose these colors as the representation of being eco-friendly and also being environmental.
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