60105 // Project 2 / Anthropometrics & Ergonomics: 12 Daily Activities

12 activities I do in a day + My height at a scale of 1:20. Drawings in no apparent order.

For this task, we needed to study the anthropometrics and ergonomics involved in our daily activities. From my understanding, anthropometrics refers to the measurement of our body relates to our furniture and surroundings. Ergonomics refers to how our body adjusts to that environment to provide optimum comfort. Hence, I had to make sure each sketch involved an architectural structure or furniture which affects my pose and posture when I interact with it.

A day in Hidayah's life... here's an elaboration about the things I do.

• I start the day with my prayers, and to do that I need to take my ablution. As I stayed over at campus, I took it at the surau on campus.
• Being a night owl, I need coffee to function during the day, so I have my daily cuppa with a magazine to entertain me.
• I spend a significant amount of time in the library. My favourite section is the arts section, of course. I will browse for inspirational books at the shelves.
• Then, I move to a comfy sofa to read the books and absorb new information.
• Besides books, the internet is a good source of inspiration and knowledge. I like surfing the web in lazy chairs, and the spherical one I chose was perfect for it.
• The library also has movies, and they were showing Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, so I head over to the mini cinema to watch it on a nice comfy bean bag.
• I find a nice green sofa to relax on as I text my friends about our assignments.
• Being a normal human being with bodily functions, I use the restroom from time to time, so that's when I do my deep thinking. Then I wash my hands after using the restroom, of course.
• Then, I wait for my friend Nadia at the library. I rest on an interesting furniture while waiting for her.
• We then head to the study area where I revise on my theoretical subjects.
• We rush to the studio to work on our projects, and we use the stairs.
• When we're done, it's back to sleep I go!