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Creative Research Lab

UT DESIGN SENIOR SHOW - May 2006

Samantha Lipman

Samantha Lipman
The Universal Pain Compass

When asked to design a measuring device, I chose to create a chart where patients and doctors could graph chronic pain. The chart would be passed out in doctors’ offices and kept on file in the patients’ charts, so comparisons over time could be made. The Universal Pain Compass ultimately creates an alternative to “How much do you hurt, on a scale of 1 to 10?” Hopefully, the Pain Compass will be fully implemented in offices all over and become a staple design, similar to the Food Pyramid.