The document contains summaries of several articles about design topics such as symbolism, innovation, and conflict as a tool for social change. Key concepts discussed include how conflict can inspire positive change, nature's designs can influence objects, innovative straw designs can boost brands, symbolism impacts consumers, and new economic conditions may increase consumer prices. The document proposes designing a symbolic, aesthetically pleasing drinking product that benefits the economy and is affordable as prices rise. It includes mockups of the proposed design solution.

1. Triangulation Articles
• Why Symbols Matter
• McDonald's Just Innovated The Hell
Out Of Straws
• The Design of Roses
• Would You Shell Out $1,200 For Your
Next iPhone? Soon You Might Have To
• Conflict as a Tool For Social Change
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2. Would You Shell Out $1,200 For
Your Next iPhone? Soon You
Might Have To
New economic climate, taxes and costs increasing.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3068282/would-you-shell-out-
1200-for-your-next-iphone-soon-you-might-have-to
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3. Innovative Straws from McDonalds
Makes eating easier
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3068197/mcdonalds-just-innovated-
the-hell-out-of-straws
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4. “The Design of a Rose”
Blog from Design Observer about the beauty behind the rose
http://designobserver.com/feature/ineffable-eloquence-the-
design-of-roses/39486/
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5. Why Symbols Matter
Blog about Symbolism
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3067903/why-symbols-
matter
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6. Conflict as a Tool For Social
Change
Talks about where ideas can come from, conflict.
http://designobserver.com/feature/conflict-as-a-tool-for-
social-change/39484/
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7. Concepts from article titled:
Conflict as a Tool For Social
Change
Conflict can bring about and inspire change to
satisfy the unmet needs of those affected by it.
http://designobserver.com/feature/conflict-as-a-tool-for-
social-change/39484/
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8. Concepts from article titled: The
Design of a Rose
The elegance of nature can be applied to objects to
generate a more desired outcome
http://designobserver.com/feature/ineffable-eloquence-the-
design-of-roses/39486/
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9. Concepts from article titled:
Innovative Straws from McDonalds
This logic can be applied to straws, as the design
improvements can make a big difference in the brand.
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3068197/mcdonalds-just-innovated-
the-hell-out-of-straws
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10. Concepts from article titled: Why
Symbols Matter
Symbolism influences consumers, so it is important to invest in
revamping the design of a product to incorporate symbolism.
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3067903/why-symbols-matter
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11. Concepts from article titled:
Would You Shell Out $1,200 For
Your Next iPhone? Soon You
Might Have To
The new economic policies will result in the consumer’s
being affected, so we should address that by making a
product immune to this influx, that is cost efficient, economy
and environmental friendly.
https://www.fastcompany.com/3068282/would-you-shell-out-
1200-for-your-next-iphone-soon-you-might-have-to
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12. Diagrammatic Solution:
Let the design
conflicts inspire new
creations based on
unmet needs
We should create a
product that is
immune to the price
increases
The design of a rose
can help entice
consumers, simplicity
is a key term here
Innovation for a new
design for a product
like straws are
needed, according to
one of the articles
Symbolism should
be implemented
to create a design
that is ascetically
appealing
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13. Design Solution Proposal:
To make a more symbolic and aesthetically
pleasing product for drinking affordable
drinks that benefit the economy.
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