Commodity,Firmness, & Delight

The object that I chose to describe commodity, firmness, and delight is my hair straightener. I have a brand name straightener (CHI) that is light pink with a glitter coating. Commodity is the part of the design that deals with the functional aspects of the artifact. In other words, does this fit the physical needs of the consumer. My hair straightener is something at I use pretty much on an everyday basis. The function of the straightener is to flatten my hair and give me a new style and therefore fits the category of commodity. Firmness is used to describe the durability of the design; is the product designed correctly so that it works properly? The straightener has a power cord which when it is plugged in can be turned on and off. If it doesn't seem to work, there is a reset button which works all the time. The iron itself is made of a durable material and the ceramic hotplates are secured in the iron. If the straightener were to fall off the counter, it wouldn't break. Delight is to describe the aesthetics of the product; does the product/design have a beautiful aspect to it? The light pink color with the glitter is what makes the straightener "delightful" and fun. Pink is my favorite color and anything with glitter attracts my eye and I have to have it. The glitter coating really does make my straightener something beautiful to look at. I think my hair straightener fits all three principals of design very well. Below is a picture of my hair straightener:

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