Ice Tray - Universal Design
A universal-design exercise around a simple kitchen object, improving grip, sequence, clarity, and use for different bodies.
Usability research, product redesign, accessibility thinking, presentation
A simple ice tray can still exclude users through poor grip, unclear sequence, hard release, and awkward handling. The brief was to improve an everyday object through universal design rather than cosmetic change.
“Universal design is strongest when the improvement feels obvious to every user, not only the user it was designed for.”
Studied the use sequence from filling and carrying to freezing, releasing, and serving.
Identified friction points around grip, force, affordance, and water control.
Translated those observations into a clearer product logic for more bodies and use contexts.
The design focuses on making each step of the object easier to understand and complete.
Handling and release were treated as core usability problems, not minor ergonomic details.
The solution avoids specialised language and keeps the product familiar.
The best universal design disappears into a better everyday action.
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The external project contains the full visual sequence, process images, renders, screens, and presentation boards.