Problem
School children in Singapore are known to carry heavy backpacks, despite current guidelines and arrangements by schools to lighten their load.
Challenge
To provide an effective alternative smaller bag that is specially designed to fit Singapore’s children; enhances the body posture, and provides maximum comfort-ability, that comes with a Weight Warning Indicator on the bag.
Effects of carrying Heavy Bags
•Carrying backpack weighing 15% of body weight makes a child unable to maintain proper standing posture (Slouching)
•Children carrying bags weigh more than 10%, found to have poorer lung function
•Leads to improper weight bearing on the spine, pains, aches on the back and shoulders
•Children carrying bags weigh more than 10%, found to have poorer lung function
•Leads to improper weight bearing on the spine, pains, aches on the back and shoulders
Observations
•Most children are carrying bags that looks bulky
•Several parents/guardians or maids would carry the children’s bag (Maybe don’t want the children’s growth to be affected)
•Some children were slouching and trying to adjust their bag properly
•Several parents/guardians or maids would carry the children’s bag (Maybe don’t want the children’s growth to be affected)
•Some children were slouching and trying to adjust their bag properly
Brainstorming Ideas
Stretchable bag
Book shape Bag
Triangle Bag
Pear shape bag
Weight Warning Indicator bag?
Book shape Bag
Triangle Bag
Pear shape bag
Weight Warning Indicator bag?