B1: Design specification

Develop a list of specification points for the given Design Brief (As a group)

"This project aims to design and develop a stylish and functional wooden desktop phone holder. The holder should be crafted from wood, offering a natural aesthetic and a sturdy design to securely hold various phone models."

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

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

B2: Design ideas

Develop a range of design ideas with different features, functions, and aesthetics. 

in this project, you will be provided with the majority of the design direction but it is still worthwhile to develop ideas for your own products. This helps you to find your style as a designer.  

Some of these design elements can be incorporated into your final product. 

ATL link: Communication

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.