How we design our spaces affects how we feel them and how
AOI: Environments: Awareness of the impact the physical environment can have on people.
Unit question:
How can innovative design influence human-made and natural environments?
Context: Artiļ¬cial light is important in creating suitable environments for us to work, relax and play, in places and at times that suit us best. From working at a desk to reading a book, from watching a movie to simply sitting and talking, we use lights all around us so we can see clearly and do things safely, comfortably and to set ambiance.
How do you light a candy store? How do you light a funeral parlor? How does the lighting affect our impression of the space? What makes the lighting in a space enjoyable? Or perhaps not enjoyable? Why do you choose to spend time in a particular space? Or perhaps not to spend time there?
Task: Your task is to design and make an innovative working prototype light. In your design brief you will state what type of light, who the target market is and how your design will be unique. You need use 2 or 3 different materials and will have a LIMITED budget to spend! This table lamp by Amanda Buckley
Investigate Tasks: Identify the Problem. (Research) Explain the problem/design situation in your own words by reading the context, task and guiding questions. (2-3 paragraphs)
Outline Design Brief.
Write a design brief outlining WHAT type of light you will make, WHERE it will be used, HOW it will be used and WHO would use it.
Develop A Design Brief.
Examine a simple table lamp and identify the major parts and their function.
Photograph, examine and record the measurements of the light fitting that will be provided for you to use.
Use Pinterest to create a 'mood-board' of lighting solutions. Screen shot and hyper-linked
Conduct research into the effect design can have on people, in particular lighting.
Copy THIS Google.doc and complete the table of material research.
Record the results of practical experiments conducted into material and fabrication techniques.
Complete a bibliography and comment of the reliability of your information.
Formulate a Design Specification.
Divide your specification into 3 columns; Specification, Criteria and testing.
eg:
Must be sleek and futuristic
Will create a calmatmosphere
Will use materials in an innovative way
Design and explain multiple tests for your completed product.
Design Objectives DESIGN DUE: 8/4/13
Design a Product or Solution
Generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification
Evaluate the designs against the design specification
For each design idea, I would like to see how the idea developed. Thumbnail sketches, annotations, photos, various ideas that developed.
You need to keep under your '$100' budget!
What was you inspiration? Where did the idea come from?
Evaluate each design using your design specification.
Select one of your designs and justify/explain why it is the best.
(Consider the materials & processes experimented with in Investigate Alsothat we can use the laser cutter,3D printer and CNC router when making our designs)
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Plan Objectives:Plan Due:15/4/13
Plan a Product or Solution
Construct a plan to create the product/solution that has a series of logical steps
Construct a plan to create the product/solution that makes effective use of resources and time
Evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design,
Plan your Product or Solution Make a detailed 'Plan of Manufacture' that can step by step guide you through the making of your project. Break it up into sections as needed (CAD design, base assembly etc).
Include tools, equipment, materials and processes needed.Should be clear enough for someone else to follow.
Create a materials list of every thing you need. You need to keep under your '$100' budget!
Create a Gantt Chart to plan your time using the sections created in the above plan of manufacture.
Evaluate your planning looking for; quality control points, try and predict possible problems (what concerns do you have), time allocation issues, manufacturing problems, etc.
Should you change your design in any way?This is a paragraph or 2 evaluation.
Did you change your design after evaluating this plan?
Create Objectives: Create Due: 27/5/13 Create the Product or Solution
Use a range of appropriate techniques and equipment competently.
Ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others.
Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment
Follow the plan to produce the product/solution.
Evaluate the plan and justify any changes to the plan (when necessary).
Note: If you design object to be 3D printed in Google Sketch-up. Make sure your have THIS plug-in installed to export the file. 3D printing will be done overnight so make sure you give the Sketch-up file and .stl file to Mr Plummer
Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment
Follow your plan! Make a copy of your Gantt chart, upload it to your Create page and update the chart when you complete a task.
Enter the date, and/or new boxes in different colour when you compete a task.
When you complete tasks and the time is different to your plan, explain the reasons why.
Justify any other changes made to your plan.
Follow the Plan
Keep a process journal, with photographs, videos and brief explanations while making your speakers. EACH LESSON!
Explain what went went, what went wrong, what problems you solved and what you need to do next lesson.
Evaluate Objectives:Evaluate Due: 10/6/13 Evaluate your Product or Solution
Carry out tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification
Evaluate the success of the product/solution in an objective manner based on testing, their own views and the views of the intended user.
Evaluate the impact of the product/solution on individuals and on society.
Explain how the product/solution could be improved.
Evaluate your Use of the Design Cycle.
Suggest ways in which their performance could be improved
EXCITING LIGHTING!
Significant Concept:
How we design our spaces affects how we feel them and howEnvironments:
Awareness of the impact the physical environment can have on people.
Unit question:
How can innovative design influence human-made and natural environments?
Artiļ¬cial light is important in creating suitable environments for us to work, relax and play, in places and at times that suit us best.
From working at a desk to reading a book, from watching a movie to simply sitting and talking, we use lights all around us so we can see clearly and do things safely, comfortably and to set ambiance.
How do you light a candy store?
How do you light a funeral parlor?
How does the lighting affect our impression of the space?
What makes the lighting in a space enjoyable?
Or perhaps not enjoyable?
Why do you choose to spend time in a particular space?
Or perhaps not to spend time there?
Your task is to design and make an innovative working prototype light.
In your design brief you will state what type of light, who the target market is and how your design will be unique. You need use 2 or 3 different materials and will have a LIMITED budget to spend!
This table lamp by Amanda Buckley
Look at the following student web pages for inspiration:
https://sites.google.com/a/dc.edu.hk/izzy-s-design-tech-site/mr-fraser
https://sites.google.com/a/dc.edu.hk/nicole-s-technology-site/mr-fraser
https://sites.google.com/a/dc.edu.hk/samantha-s-tech-site/mr-fraser
Instructables------------------------------------------Dornob -------------------------------------------40 cool light designs
INVESTIGATE DUE: 25/2/13
Identify the Problem. (Research)
Develop A Design Brief.
Formulate a Design Specification.
Investigate Rubric Here
Investigate examples here
Identify the Problem. (Research)
Explain the problem/design situation in your own words by reading the context,
task and guiding questions. (2-3 paragraphs)
Outline Design Brief.
Write a design brief outlining WHAT type of light you will make, WHERE it willbe used, HOW it will be used and WHO would use it.
Develop A Design Brief.
Formulate a Design Specification.
Divide your specification into 3 columns; Specification, Criteria and testing.eg:
Design and explain multiple tests for your completed product.
DESIGN DUE: 8/4/13
Design a Product or Solution
Exemplar student Design work HERE
10 principles of good design
Design Rubric Here
(Consider the materials & processes experimented with in Investigate
Also that we can use the laser cutter, 3D printer and CNC router when making our designs)
Plan a Product or Solution
Exemplar PLAN work
Plan Rubric Here
Plan your Product or Solution
Make a detailed 'Plan of Manufacture' that can step by step guide you through the making of your project.
Break it up into sections as needed (CAD design, base assembly etc).
Did you change your design after evaluating this plan?
Create Due: 27/5/13
Create the Product or Solution
Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment
Follow the Plan
Create examples HERE
Create Rubric Here
Create the Product or Solution
Note: If you design object to be 3D printed in Google Sketch-up. Make sure your have THIS plug-in installed to export the file. 3D printing will be done overnight so make sure you give the Sketch-up file and .stl file to Mr Plummer
Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment
Follow the Plan
Evaluate your Product or Solution
Evaluate your Use of the Design Cycle.
Evaluate example found HERE
Evaluate Rubric
Evaluate your Product or Solution
Evaluate your completed project using the Design Spec as a checklist. (Complete sentences)
Test your lamp/light in a practical way.
Describe how you could improve your design. (Draw a design improvement sketch)
Evaluate your Use of Design Cycle.