Summary

This pen is the result of the bachelor course Design & Meaning, which focuses on how users experience and perceive a product, doing so finding ways to make common products more meaningful. The result is a pen which helps students to maintain calm in stressful situations such as exams. The relaxing functioning of the pen is based on aroma therapy and the fidget cube. The redesigned pen allows the user to fidget in order to relieve build-up energy due to stress and provides soothing scents to relax the user. Furthermore, the longer and more the pen is used, the more the personal value of the pen increases due to the special grip of the pen. The semi-soft material wears out due to repetitive gripping of the pen, which means that the grip shapes itself to the way the user holds the pen. This makes the pen ergonomic on a personal level and adds even more personal value to this otherwise common object.

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