The document discusses the design of a carrier for Coca-Cola glass bottles. It summarizes feedback from others on improving existing carriers. It then outlines the designer's process in developing a new carrier prototype. The designer aimed to address issues like the carrier handle rubbing hands and better accommodate bottle sizes. Prototypes explored suspending bottles in carriers and using alternative materials like chipboard. The concept works by pressing edges near bottle openings to release them. Further refinement of the final design is still needed.

1. Name: Alec Walker (Far Left)
Age: 24
Alec ushered me down memory lane,
reminiscing about the time spent with
grandfather at the convenience store
on hot summer afternoons. They
would pop open cold Coca-Cola to
refresh themselves. They would head
back to the house with a six-pack in
tow, but the carrier would typical
repeatedly scratch and rub against
his hand, suggesting they should pos-
sibly bow out away from the handle.
Name: Shuai Zhou
Age: 23
Shaui was very insightful, explaining
the importance of the clearance be-
tween the hand and the bottle. He
enjoyed the novelty of the glass bottle,
suggesting that he would like it the
caps were not as sharp or twist-off.
I focused on making the carrier han-
dle with better clearance, use less
packaging material, and reflect
Coca-Cola brand identity, presenting
bottle in unique and new look.
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2. Ideation
To address the stated problems, I
thought the easiest way to address the
size of the carrier to resize for two-
pack design and to try to eliminate
the need set the these on shelves. In
addition, I looked at the potential for
a three-pack design, offering both to
provide customers the most flex-
ible quantity choices. Coca-Cola’s
glass bottle emulates elegances with
subtle curves that I wanted to exhibit
in the my design.
Nicholas Gray

3. Prototyping
To develop a carrier system that hugs
the bottle at the top and the bottom,
suspending the bottle into the carrier.
In addition, I wanted explore other ma-
terials as I approach the final product.
Chipboard was the main material used.
Nicholas Gray

4. How it Works
By pressing on the adjacent edges near
the bottle openings releases the
HAPPINESS!
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5. Moving Forward
Further refine the final concept.
Nicholas Gray