Modern Observation
From: Northwestern McCormick Magazine - Fall 2011 - page 45

Students in the first-year Engineering Design and Communication course
sequence use cell phones and cameras to observe a woman using a can opener.
Tasked with designing an easier-to-use utensil for people with arthritis, the
students began the design process by observing a variety of individuals
attempting to open a can. 

View the photo at:
http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/magazine/fall-2011/modern-observation.html

Link:
Engineering Design and Communication
http://www.segal.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/edc/