This process report represents the development of a redesign and reinterpretation
of insulin pens used to treat diabetes type-1. The project investigates emotional,
practical, and stigma-related issues when treating diabetes with insulin
pens. Having diabetes and sticking yourself with insulin needles several times a
day often creates stigma and judgmental glances from surroundings.
Therefore, this study will investigate how to challenge the design language of
the classic insulin pen so that the user gets a more significant affiliation with it,
like a new accessory or gadget. The process consists of interviews with users,
several rounds of knowledge and concept iterations, and mock-up testing with
users. The final product proposal is a smaller physical product platform where
the ‘base’ device is repeated within each variant. The group has proposed three
designs with three individual features that will hit selected user groups.