For this particular class work, students are instructed to design 2 iterations/versions of the proposed design in class work 3, which is the design in this blog's market-centered and technology-led design theories.
Environment-inspired Design Theory
To be more environmentally friendly and focus on green electronics, as well as have better picture quality, Coloroid would be using OLED screens instead of regular LED.
Energy efficiency
Uses organic light emitting diodes (OLED) technology which are energy efficient compared to LCD and plasma lights
OLED emits their own light compared to LCD and LED which both require a backlight. Only the pixels lit up will consume energy (Freudenrich, 2005).
Dark mode UI of Coloroid is used so that less energy is used
Good contrast ratio: OLEDs are brighter than LCD/LEDs and also display dark colors better (Morrison, 2021).
Production of OLED display is more environmentally friendly
LG Display stated that its plastic consumption was lower by 71,550 tons compared to what it would have been if it produced LCD TVs instead of OLED TVs, in Q1 of 2021 (Mertens, 2021).
Recyclability: easier to recycle than LCD materials
OLED recycling rate: 92.2% score on its Eco Index, compared to 72% for LCD TV panels (Mertens, 2021).
Coloroid Takeback Program to ensure recyclable materials aren't wasted and thrown into the landfills
OLEDs are also relatively less heavy and use less plastic
LG’s 65-inch OLED TV uses just 0.43 kg of plastic while the average weight of plastic used in similar LCD products weigh about 5.2 kg of plastic (Wheatley, 2021).
OLEDs emit fewer harmful substances compared to other displays (Wheatley, 2021).
Coloroid can be used off-the-grid/plugged off, powered by a battery charged by a small solar panel.
Biomimicry Design Theory
Taking color vision simulation a step further, Coloroid BIO is a simulator of animals’ vision
Uses the Zoomorph software technology developed by color vision scientists to simulate how animals see the world (University of California Santa Barbara, n.d.)
Can be used in viewing photos/short videos like the regular Coloroid display
Virtual tour feature supported by Google: users can choose featured maps for a virtual tour as well as pick and choose what maps to have on their device
*Sample photos from
Hendry, L. (n.d.). How do other animals see the world? Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-do-other-animals-see-the-world.html
Makes use of sugar batteries.
Engineers observed how living organisms use sugar for fuel to function, in which a chemical reaction known as metabolism occurs (Bernardo, n.d.). Based on this principle, Virginia Tech were able to have a breakthrough of a sugar-powered biobattery with the potential to outperform lithium-ion batteries (ECS, 2014).
References
Bernardo, A. (n.d.). Biomimicry in electronics: developing a battery that uses sugar. Blog Think Big. https://blogthinkbig.com/biomimicry-in-electronics-the-first-battery-that-runs-on-sugar
ECS. (2014, September 2). Sugar-Powered Biobattery to potentially outpace Li-ion. Electrochem.org. https://www.electrochem.org/ecsnews/sugar-powered-biobattery-to-potentially-outpace-li-ion/
Freudenrich, C. (2005, March 24). OLED Advantages and Disadvantages | HowStuffWorks. Electronics | HowStuffWorks. https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/oled5.htm
Mertens, R. (2021, May 17). LG Display details how OLED TV production is more environmentally friendly than LCD production | OLED-Info. OLED Info. https://www.oled-info.com/lg-display-details-how-oled-tv-production-more-environmentally-friendly-lcd
Morrison, G. (2021, October 24). LCD vs. OLED: TV display technologies compared. CNET. https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/led-lcd-vs-oled/
University of California Santa Barbara. (n.d.). Zoomorph - Software simulating how animals see. Zoomorph.net. https://zoomorph.arts.ucsb.edu/~zoomorph/
Wheatley, M. (2021, May 18). LG Display says OLED uses less plastic, making it greener than LCD. HDTVtest. https://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/n/LG-Display-says-OLED-uses-less-plastic-making-it-greener-than-LCD
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