B1: Design specification

Develop a list of specification points for the product. 

Your teacher will lead a discussion in which you will take notes. These client notes, along with the design brief below, will serve as the basis of your design specification.

"Design a versatile & modern desktop organiser that will help the target audience keep their personal space tidy. The goal is to create a product that neatly organises stationery, everyday carry (EDC) items, and personal electronics, reducing clutter and creating a more focused environment for study."

A good specification guides the development of ideas by creating boundaries and guiding principles for your ideas rather than limiting them. 

Remember to consider more technical aspects of the design, such as sustainability and manufacturing, rather than simply aesthetics and functionality .

Note taking

Note-taking is an important skill designers need to record information in client meetings. 

Cornell style note-taking is one method to organise your notes

Use the template provided to take notes from which you can draft your design specification

B2: Design ideas

Develop a range of ideas for different features, functions, and aesthetics of the product. 

Use the Morphological matrix format to ideate 5 different concepts for up to 5 distinct areas of the product. 

Some areas to consider might be: Aesthetic styles, surface finishes, and function.

B4: Design Drawings

Create a design drawing that provides enough information to create a physical prototype of the final product. 

Create:

An orthographic drawing of the final design and a CAD model using OnShape. 

This will refresh or develop your skills in these important areas of design development.

Here you can make adjustments to the given design to customise it for your own device as well as your preferences. 

 C1: Planning

An important skill in High-School Design is managing your project alongside others in the Design studio. 

Here we will collaborate to construct a plan of each process during the creation of our products. 

Book times on each machine and station using the shared Google Sheet to effectively use your time in class. 

ATL link: Self-Management 

C2 / C3: Skills / Production

In order to document the creation of your project effectively you should use a variety of methods to record your process. 

Use your phone or other device to take photos and video that Demonstrate how you used each tool, and machine and developed different skills. 

If it is necessary you can annotate these images in your design folder to help explain your process. Annotations should be limited to 10 words per point. 

C4: Changes to the design

Although this project is mostly a design and make project from a given design you have probably made adjustments to the final product. There are also unforeseen events during production that might have forced you to make a change. 

Show these changes visually by comparing the design drawings to your final product. Explain and justify the reasons for these changes.  

You also have the option of making additions to your project if you have time. 

Example additions could be; Etching a graphic onto the product using the laser cutter or 3D printing an addition to the product. 

Present your product

Part of the project is taking pride in your work

Take a high-quality photo of your product in use at home and use the Photo booth to take a product presentation photo in class. 

Both of these images should be added to your Design folder for assessment. 

You should also create a Toddle Portfolio post with these images.