You will be engaging in the following strands of Design Thinking:

You will be learning an industry-standard Computer-aided Design (CAD) tool, Adobe Illustrator, to develop a 2D vector illustration.

You will be focusing on the following ATL skill:

Step 1: Install Adobe Illustrator

Install Adobe Illustrator on your Mac

Login to the Adobe Creative Cloud app with your school email address. Choose 'Enterprise ID' after logging in. Press the install button. Watch the below tutorials to familiarize yourself with Adobe Illustrator.

HOW TO WATCH A TUTORIAL

Click the Watch on YouTube button next to a tutorial.
Drag the YouTube video into a new window and click the View Full Screen icon on the bottom right.
3-finger swipe to the left to see your other browser window and click on the OnShape tab.
3-finger swipe to the right to go back to the YouTube video tutorial.
Press play and whenever you think there are one or two items you need to do in OnShape, press pause and 3-finger swipe so that you can remember the steps in order.

Watch the following tutorials playlist and follow along to familiarize yourself with Adobe Illustrator. When finished, complete the Skill Building Checkpoint below to prove you have mastered the Pen Tool!

Practice Assignments

Practice 1: The Fundamentals

1. Download the file below: Fundamentals Practice Exercises

2. Complete all of the practice exercises using the tutorial videos above.

3. Save the file to your computer

4. Export the file as a .PNG

5. Add the .PNG file to the Toddle assignment.

Fundamentals Practice Exercises

SKILL BUILDING CHECKPOINT
& DESIGN PROCESS DOCUMENTATION

Design Process Documentation:
Now it's time to document your Skills Research!

Open up Toddle and go to your Design Class Stream
Select Laser Cut Nightlight Summative Assessment and open up the workbook submission template.
Watch the walkthrough Design Dojo walkthrough video and complete the Pen Tool Challenge
- Screenshot when finished
Click on Slide 1 and upload the screenshots into the template.
When finished, review your work and press Save.

Design Dojo Pen Tool Challenge

Template & Rubric:

A3: EXISTING PRODUCTS

Analyze a range of existing products that inspire a solution to the problem

B2: DESIGN IDEAS

Develop a range of feasible design ideas, using an appropriate medium(s) and detailed annotation, which can be correctly interpreted by others

Classroom Instructions:

Now that you know how to create a basic fidget spinner, it's time to begin looking for some existing products that might appeal to you, or the person you are making the nightlight for.

Research and analyze 3 existing products and use the following technique:

SWODA Analysis

Strengths
- List positive aspects about the product.
Weaknesses
- List negative aspects of a product.
Opportunities
- List ways to improve the product to make it more relevant to your target audience.
Drawings
- Draw your Opportunities
Annotations
- Details
- Additional elements such as "sister's name"
- Dimensions

Design Process Documentation:

Open up Toddle and go to your Design Class Stream
Select Laser Cut Nightlight Summative Assessment and open up the workbook submission template.
Click on Slide 2 and begin researching existing products.
When finished, review your work and press Save.

Exemplar & Rubric:

CUSTOMIZE & LASER CUT
A NIGHTLIGHT

Note: Shapes with a 100% Black #000000 fill will appear bright white when engraved

Cut Stroke Settings

Engraving Fill Settings

Step 5: Trace & Customize!

After choosing which Concept Sketch you would like to create for your nightlight, it's time to trace and customize!

Take a picture of your final sketch
Create a New file in Adobe Illustrator and make it 120mm x 120mm maximum to start with. Make sure your color settings are set to RGB.
Create a circle using the ellipse tool by single-clicking on the paper and typing in 120mm x 120mm. Position the circle in the centre. Then create a rectangle that is 80mm wide x 10mm high. Follow the video tutorial to align the circle and rectangle to the centre and then position them so the rectangle is at the base of the circle. Then combine them using the pathfinder tool and lock the layers.
Edit > Place and find your picture of your sketch. HOLD THE SHIFT KEY to maintain proportions and size it down to within the boundaries of 120 x 120mm.
Begin tracing using the pen tool. Note: Shapes with a 100% Black #000000 fill will appear bright white when engraved.
When you are happy with the trace of your nightlight, turn the outline around your sketch to 100% Red #FF0000 and change the stroke to .001 pt
When finished, click File > Save as Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file and label it as "DESIGN SECTION - YOUR NAME - NL).
Fill out the Design Job Request for the Laser Cut

Preparing the Laser Cutting & Engraving Lines

B4: PLANNING DRAWINGS

Develop accurate and detailed planning drawings/diagrams and outline the requirements for the creation of the chosen solution.

Classroom Instructions:

While you wait for your Customized 2D Vector Illustration Nightlight to be Laser Cut, complete the final Design Process Documentation by pasting in a screenshot of your Adobe Illustrator file.

Design Process Documentation:

Open up Toddle and go to your Design Class Stream
Select CAD 3D Printed Fidget Spinner Summative Assessment and open up the workbook submission template.
Click on Slide 4 and paste in a screenshot of your orthographic drawing.
When finished, review all slides in your CAD 3D Printed Fidget Spinner and press Save.
Complete the Student Evaluation and Mark as done