9A- Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2

5 Interviews

• 28 year old accountant 

I learned...

-She has to write daily for her job as an accountant.

-Her pen of choice is a gel pen so that the ink does not bleed through.

-Most of what she writes on are important documents so this opportunity is very relevant to her.
-Cannot use pencil as it is unprofessional on official documents.

• 18 year old high schooler

I learned...

-She is a senior in high school so she still uses pencil in school for just about everything.

-Uses pens when writing essays and such.

-Uses ink pens and doesn't mind when they bleed through.

-Prefers pen over pencil but school requires her to write in pencil usually.

• 31 year old lawyer

I learned...

-He uses ink pen for just about everything he writes.

-Doesn't usually have an issue with ink bleeding through as he writes delicately.

-Writes with ink pen on important legal documents, and for signing documents.

-Types a lot of the time.

• 62 year old preschool teacher

I learned...

-The only time she has to write for her job is when filling out the individual sheets for each child every day documenting how much they ate and such.

-She likes to write on her free time and uses ink pen because she likes the feel.

-Doesn't experience any ink bleeding because she writes softly and in cursive.

-Never writes with pencil.

• 23 year old graduate student

-I learned...

-He types most of his assignments as he is a business student.

-Says when he does write he uses gel pen or pencil.

-Says he did experience ink bleeding when he wrote with ink pen in high school.

-Admits he pushes hard when he writes.

Boundary Table

Inside the Boundary	Outside the Boundary
People who experience ink bleeding through to the other side of a sheet of paper.	Those who write softly and thus do not experience this problem, or write with pencil or gel pen.
The need is to be able to write with a pen and also be able to use the other side of the sheet.	There is no need if one uses pencil or gel pen.
This need exists for a number of reasons including how hard one may push down on their pen, and people want to be able to use their paper without worrying about the ink ruining the other side.	Maybe those who don't experience the problem don't write often or just never use ink pen.