THE CHALLENGE:
Create a simple sorting system for a kid's playroom.
REQUIREMENTS:
1) Anyone (read: adults) who can't tell their Disney Princesses, from Dora & Diego,
or Toy Story characters from Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends could easily help
the younger children, who were just as clueless, put the toys away.
2) Having spent a lot of money re-doing the playroom floor, they wanted to use whatever containers
they already owned.
SOLUTIONS:
1) Group toys based on the simplest common denominator, no matter
which cartoon they originated from. Here, they were sorted based on function: "Toys that make sounds",
"Toys that have wheels", "People, Animals & Robots", "Large Lego's", "Things to use
with Play-dough", etc. Each each container was labeled with those titles on all 4 sides.
2) Containers were chosen based on their size and the amount of toys in a particular category
they could hold. The choices were made based on function not fashion.