OUGD405: studio brief 2 - Object research tasks

In this brief i was tasked with exploring an object of my choice. I will analyse and observe the object, trying to explore every aspect of it. to do this I will experiment with a range of tasks investigating into the aesthetics, history and functionality.

The object I have chosen to look at is the Victorinox iconic Swiss army knife. Being an owner of two of the knifes and an enthusiast of the iconic design it propelled me to choose the product. 

History & context: 

Looking into the origins & documentary on the company and manufacturer of the product:

Film based on concept of functionality of Swiss army knife:

 Tasks exploring object:


Images of my object using text editing programme (word):

Using Helvetica to show the functionality an reliability of the product much like the font:

Using a range of fonts to show the range of functions a Swiss army knife has:

Using layout, font size and knife tool names to create a type shaped Swiss army knife:

Highlighting the key words which i feel represent the product best:

 Using text to show the range of applications that a Swiss army knife can do:

Trying to communicate all the different varieties of the product you can get through different fonts:

Not spelling the products name correctly highlighting all the fake products trying to impersonate the original:

Drawings of my product using a spreadsheet programme (excel):

Photographs with a constraint- the whole object cant be in full focus:

Contact sheet:

Chosen 5:

60 second video exploring day in the life of my object:

https://vimeo.com/202927278