For Tuesday, 31st March

We are full-on for revision now!
First revision homework:
Collect images to do with children's parties and make a mood board. They can be from magazines, googled, etc etc.

You can find the plan for the revision lessons from now on if you click here.
Mr. Bower

Home Straight!

Of course, you will have got your folder (WITH STACKS OF ANNOTATION...) in by now and...
If you still need to get your picture of your white card clock model, you can get the pictures of your white models uploaded on photobucket.com in the lordbills folder which you will find if you click here.
Mr. Bower

Final Major Project Homework!!!

Goodness... this one is SO important!
Go through the folder and act on what has been suggested to you in the notes... Such as Annotation

EVALUATION: SEE SECTION BELOW THIS PARAGRAPH

If you still need to get your picture of your white card clock model, you can get the pictures of your white models uploaded on photobucket.com in the lordbills folder which you will find if you click here.

The last section (which people may not have yet) is the Evaluation. There is a summary of what it should involve below:

Testing your product is an important part of your evaluation. You will need to ensure that your product does not get damaged before the moderator assesses it. You should try to set up some field tests, which as far as possible replicate the real use of a product.

Question people who would be in your target market about their opinion of your product. Analise their answers and present this information using graphs and text. Consider:

· Do you find the product easy to use?

· Does it function in the way intended?

· What do you think about the style of the product?

· Do you like or dislike any features? Explain why.

· Would you purchase this product and if so what would you expect to pay?

· What are the main advantages or disadvantages compared to similar product?

Specification

You should test your product against the original specification. A simple chart might help.

Modifications

Suggest ways in which your product could be improved. The first thing to do is respond to the tests and other people’s comments. Major problems with your design do not mean that you will gain a poor grade. If there are major problems with your design then you need make serious suggestions for improvements and might need detailed drawings or models.

Modifications for Production.

Make suggestions about the processes that might be used if your design was commercially produced.

Ask your self the following questions:

· Would they use the same materials as I used?

· Would the construction methods be the same?

· How would the surface finishes differ?

· Can I make design changes that would reduce production costs?

· Is there scope for automating parts of the manufacturing process?

· Can I reduce the number of different components in my design?

For STRAIGHT after the February Holiday!!!

*******YOU WILL TAKE YOUR FOLDER HOME*******.
I have given you sheets to suggest what needs doing in your folder. This MUST be done by the time we come back. The latest sheets can be found online here.
Go through what is highlighted in pink or green or orange... or whatever colour I have in my hand at the time.

Don't forget to check this previous homework, too.

If you still need to get your picture of your white card clock model, you can get the pictures of your white models uploaded on photobucket.com in the lordbills folder which you will find if you click here.

Don't forget, I am coming in on the Monday after we break up. I will be in during normal school hours and possibly beyond. If you have to get hold of me, and don't hesitate if you need something (and no, I'm not talking about a tub of Ben and Jerry's here...), don't forget that you can email me at:

tech@lordbills.com

All the best and have a good break!

Mr Bower

Just a reminder of what I outlined in class and wrote on the board as I was explaining the homework; do up to and including the neat drawing with dimensions (measurements). Use the British Standard dimensions, i.e. make the measurements in mm not cm.

Also, make sure you have done the corrections / completions which I highlighted on the sheets in pink!

Mr. Bower

For Tuesday, 3rd February, 2009

Please take your folder home and do the sections marked in pink which you didn't manage to do in the catch-up session(s) you attended. If you didn't attend a catch-up session, a letter will go home explaining the same... a situation which, as I am sure you will agree, is easily avoided.

A recurring gap which a lot of people seem to have is the different stages of designing when designing in 2D Design or Paintshop Pro. You need at least 4 initial ideas for each object... the dvd cover and the clock. To explain what I am talking about, you can see my example if you click here.

You can either use your finished design on the computer and do variations on colour, typefaces, etc. or you can open the image (or Google and find the original image you started with) and do variations of placing, typefaces, colours, etc. (a better option) as I did in my example here.

Another noticeable gap is the mention of manufacturing processes in your Case Studies. A plastic DVD box is injection moulded (examples of a mould on a web page if you click here)
and the printing is, on a large run, usually 4 colour chromolithography. There is a good, clear explanation of different methods of printing dvd covers if you click here.

For 20th January, 2009

I am VERY heartened by the making that is happening. What I have seen so far is of good quality.
Don't forget what I said about the final 3D clock... if it is too small, then make it anyway and use it as a test ground for adding more/different pieces, etc.
If you feel your clock could be a little more complex, then by all means add some more pieces.

For Tuesday, make sure you are all done up to and including the Specification. The order of everything is the order on the sheets I have given you. If you are not done by then, it will mean being in the classroom at either Wednesday lunchtime or after school because we must have it all wrapped up now...

Mr. Bower

for some nicely done sheets, click here.