INTRODUCTION

KAED Universal Design Unit (KUDU) IIUM and Department of Standards Malaysia (STANDARDS MALAYSIA) is organizing a half day Production Design Workshop on Universal Design Product Competition (UDPC 2011). In conjunction with this event, a competition on Universal Design Product Competition 2011 (UDPC 2011) for all is being held to expose the community about the products where the design, technology, material and standards of products designing in Malaysia are applicable for all people including disable, elderly and children.

The competition is supported by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), and in collaboration with Majlis Rekabentuk Malaysia (MRM) and Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia (MYM).

Products winning the Universal Design Product Competition will be awarded the ‘Malaysia Good Design Mark’ issued by the MRM. In addition, MRM will also assist in the commercialization of the relevant products in the market.

THE AIM

The aim of the competition is to provide an opportunity for designers, especially higher institution students to enhance their creativity, ideas and innovativeness in designing universal design product for all with the application of Malaysian Standards (MS) in mind. It is hoped that with the application of MS, appropriate technology, new ideas and inventions by the participants, the competition will be able to generate interesting, good, safe and educationally relevant product to be utilized for all kinds of people, especially for the disable person, elderly and children development. (MS 1184: 2002, MS 1331: 2003, MS 1183: 1994 and MS 2015: 2006 (Part 1))

The winners will be announced during the seminar on the International Conference on Universal Design in the Built Environment (ICUDBE2/2011), on the 22nd November 2011.

THEME

UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRODUCT – DESIGN FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH THE APPLICATION OF MALAYSIA STANDARDS (MS)

CONCEPT

The concept of the competition is “Safety, Functional and Reliable Experience”

DESIGN CATEGORIES

  • Category A: Product Design for Disable Person

–          Prototype (scale 1:1)

  • Category B: Product Design for Elderly

–          Prototype (appropriate scale)

  • Category A: Product Design for Children

–          Prototype (appropriate scale)

PARTICIPATION CATEGORY

  • University / College students (local university or college)

 

REGISTRATION

  • Opening date: July 4, 2011 (Monday)
  • Closing date: September 19, 2011 (Monday)

 

FINAL SUBMISSION (Universal Design Product Competition (UPDC) 2011)

  • Submission date: November 2, 2011 (Wednesday)
  • Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm
  • A1 Presentation Board – clear concept rationale and design (not more than 500 words), explaining the items listed below:

–          Target user

–          Rationale of the design

–          Benefits to the users and marketing strategies

–          Materials and manufacturing process proposed

–          Manual / computer rendering of design details:

  1. Presentation drawings (Top, front, back and side view)
  2. Technical drawings (Top, front, back and side view)
  3. Perspective view

–          Product and user (how to use)

  • Prototype

–          Category A: Product Design for Disable Person (scale 1:1)

–          Category B: Product Design for Elderly

–          Category C: Product Design for Children

  • Presentation Idea Development Drawings