Pen Pal is a product design solution meant to alleviate clutter around the PDI studio left by unused writing utensils, and also to provide a writing utensil for those in need. The product addresses more than one problem at once, the most immediate being that there are many times within the PDI studio that someone will want to write something down, but have nothing on hand to write with. This naturally leads to another problem - a lack of readily available writing utensils. It could also be that there are supplies within the room, but they are scattered around the space, creating clutter. Exploring the clutter to find a writing utensil then becomes a waste of time and effort.
The design itself is simplistic, yet it is able to cater to the needs of users as they deal with the organizational and resource distribution problems. The product specifications aim to resolve the issue in a cost-effective, yet emotionally pleasing way.
This project was completely done individually.
