Final Project

Define the Problem: We need a secure and non space eating indoor storage system for a bike.

Brainstorm: 1) Large container that can fit bike inside.
2) Hook that goes in cieling but can hold bike up.(Low enough to easily put up and take down)
3) Typical bikerack except smaller for indoors.
4) Over the door holder.

Criteria: 1)  Make an easy way to get it in and out.
2) Easy was to lock bike up.
3) Doesn't eat up too much space.

Constraints: 1) Has to be as small as possible while still being able to hold bike.
2) No permanent damage to household.

Sketches:

Design Matrix:

                                    

Model of Design:

Multiview drawing:

4 Quadrant design thingy:

Locker Design Project

Identify the Problem: Lack of organization in lockers is ruining their purpose of providing organization for a student's supplies.

Investigate the CHS lockers: Dimensions were 9.5" wide, 16.75" tall, and 11" deep.

Sketch Three Possible Solutions:

1.

2.

3.  

Identify Criteria and Constraints:
Constraints:
1. Design must fit within your school locker.
2. Easy to install.
3. Must hold 20 lbs of books and binders.
4. No flammable materials.
Criteria:
1. Solve disorganization problem with lockers
2. Make lockers look more appleasing to they eye.

Select an Approach: multiview of #3:

 

Reverse Engineering: Visual Design - Essential Questions

1. What is meant by the phrase The Language of Design?
That it is a different language that we are supposed to learn and no other languages have to do with it.
2. What are visual design elements?
The elements of an object that were meant to be seen and aren't usually functional.
3. What are visual design principles?
Principles that are meant to be visually appealing to a future client.
4. What makes a designed object aesthetically pleasing or eye catching?
When it has many elements and colors and looks unique.
5. Why do people associate a design’s aesthetic value with its functional efficiency and structural resilience?
Because the only thing you have to base on whether something is good or not is how it looks.
6. How does the gestalt principle explain the way in which the human mind perceives visual patterns?
It shows that we can percieve something one way and someone can percieve it another way.
7. What is graphic design and how is it different from product design?
Graphic design is how something looks and is designed to look.
8. What information can be gained from demographic research and why is it used in marketing?
What things appeal to certain groups of people so you know what to put in your advertisement to get them to buy your product.
9. Why must a graphic designer understand the demographics of the intended audience?
Because then you know what to put on the advertisement to appeal to the intended audience.
10. How are visual design principles and elements used to capture a consumer’s attention?
They are supposed to be appealing to people's vision and attract their attention to the advertisement.

The Deep Dive

1. “From the buildings in which we live and work, to the cars we drive, or the knives and forks with which we eat, everything we use was designed to create some sort of marriage between form and function.”

2. The folks at IDEO state that they are not experts in any given area. But, they do claim to be experts on the design process, which they apply to the innovation of consumer products.


3. After the team of designers is brought together, told the problem, and informed they have five days to “pull it off,” what phase of the design process do they immediately engage in? They immediately started coming up with ideas to solve the problem, or brainstorming.
4. Give two examples of what the team members did during this phase.
a. They came up with ideas or way to solve the problem.
b.They debated on which solutions proposed would be the best to solve the problem

5. List five rules-of-thumb that IDEO employees follow when they share ideas during the brainstorming phase:
a. One conversation at a time
b. stay focused on topic
c. encourage wild ideas
d. defer judgement
e. build on ideas of others

6. Why should wild (and sometimes crazy) ideas be entertained during the brainstorming phase?
Because wild ideas can sometimes end up working the best because there can be unforeseen constraints later on in the process.

7. After the brainstorming phase was over, the team narrowed down the hundreds of ideas by using sticky notes for those ideas that were not only “cool” but also buildable in a short period of time. What phase of the design process is this called? Explore possibilities.

8. IDEO believes that the ideas and efforts of a group or team will always be more successful than the planning of a lone genius.

9. Once the ideas were narrowed down and divided into categories, the group was split into four smaller teams. What phase(s) of the design process was each of these groups responsible for? The groups were responsible for shopping, safety, checkout, and finding what you're looking for.



10. The leaders at IDEO believe that playful behavior and a fun environment are two important reasons why their employees are able to think quickly and creatively to produce innovative results.
11. Sometimes, people come up with great solutions that work by trying their ideas first, and asking for permission later.
12. Design is often a process of going too far and having to take a few steps back. What phase of the design process would the critique of the four mock-ups come under? Refine the design, the 10th step.

13. Upon critique of the four teams’ models, it was obvious that none of the teams had developed an optimum solution. However, the people at IDEO believe that it is important to fail often in order to suceed sooner.

14. What percentage of the entire week’s time did it take to fabricate the final prototype? Fabricated prototype in 1 day.

15. Instead of showering his design team with a tremendous amount of praise, what did the boss require his employees to do with their new design? Improve upon their design.
16. Of all the things that we are surrounded by every day, what has not been placed through the design process? The most obvious example of something that hasn't been through the design process is in our own bodies, unless you believe we were created and improved upon by a creator.
Conclusion

1. What did you find to be the most impressive part of the team’s effort? The organization that they used with that large of a group was especially impressive in my mind.
2. What advantages are there to having a design team with members that have non-engineering backgrounds? They can sometimes come up with ideas that maybe engineers wouldn't as well as being able to provide a diversity of skill sets that can help when problems arise.
3. There was a point in the process where a self-appointed group of adults stepped up, stopped the ideas, and redirected the group to break up into teams. Why was this done? I believe this was done because they needed to get a lot done in a small amount of time and splitting up into groups was the best way to do that in their mind.

4. At the end of the video, Dave Kelly states, “Look around. The only things that are not designed are the things we find in nature.” Can you think of anything that would contradict this statement? If you believe in some sort of God, or creator of the world, then you would believe that they were made, maybe through some sort of design process. Or maybe we are just like an ant farm and this is the only world we know but in reality their is something larger out their that created us and our world and put us in it, which would probably mean that the environment that was made for us had gone through some sort of design process.

Assembly Quiz

I made a 3 piece version of our plane. They are in three different colors and are each there own part.

2) Your Glider Challenge: Design Phase notes.


1) What's the challenge?

- the challenge that were were given was to design a glider that flies the farthest and has the most hangtime.

2) Brainstorm solutions:

-What are the rules of brainstorming? (oxymoron)

- my group and i needed to keep in mind that we are gunna have a list of material that we have.

-List your ideas

- build a plane designed for gliding not speed

-Sketch at least two of them

3) Specify:
-Criteria

- the glider should fly
- have fair amout of hang time

-Constraints (be specific about materials available)

- we were to be givin 5 pieces of very thin balsa wood and a 2 by 2 piece of tissue paper to construct our wings.

4) Develop Solutions:
-Sketch (with labels)

-Model in CAD

3) Your Glider Challenge: Test Phase notes.

4) Your Glider Challenge competition day results. How did your glider perform? What would you change if we competed again?


- our glider won the loingest distance challenge, but preformd poorly when we attempted to get the acheivment of longest hangtime. if we were to rredesign the plane we would take of weight on the nose and widen the wings to increase hangtime.

TED Assignment

1) What is the TED organization about? Sharing professional's ideas through the internet to people that are interested enough to go onto the website.

2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that? The purpose of this website is to allow people to see the world through other people's eyes and to spread ideas. Their site is designed so that you can just look around for something that you might be wondering about and find an expert's opinion on it.

3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer. I believe that since we are future problem solvers, that they are all important because there are problems everywhere in our world but global issues seems the most important to me. Those are the most important problems in our world and since we need to solve problems, why not the bigger picture ones or ones that we deem more important?

4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices. Eric Barlow's talk on simplicity, Lesley Hazelton's talk on reading the Quran, and Martin Jacques' talk on the rise of China are three talks that I think apply to main idea of problem solving. These three things have been problems since the beginning of mankind. Eric Barlow talks about being able to make complex things simple, which is an important ability in a world of extremely complex systems, ideas, religions, etc. Lesley Hazelton's talk on the Quran talks about the larger picture of religion and intolerance that has led to wars and conflicts throughout humankind's history. Martin Jacques talks about why a country gains power and what the problems with a country gaining power, another problem that has been around since the beginning of mankind.

6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field? Fixing global problems is something that anyone thinks they could do because they feel like they have the right moral code that would lead the world to peace. No one person has that, so the only way to do that is to be able to completely be able to put yourself in other people's shoes. Once you have that ability , than you truly do have the ability to fix world problems that have been around since the beginnings of mankind.

Functional analysis- Essential Q's

1. What is the purpose of reverse engineering? Finding the purpose of the item that was made to maybe improve upon the object.

2. What is the difference between a product’s visual and functional qualities? Visual qualities don't solve the problem but can make a product look more attractive for buyers.

Functional Analysis

1. What is the purpose or primary function of the object? To hold lead for mechanical pencils so they don't have to buy new pencils.

2. Make an educated guess as to how this product operates. Use simple machines’ terminology to explain the object’s sequential operation: To solve a problem having to do with a nonessential item.

3. Identify the system inputs, intended product function, and outputs. Use power point to create a "black box" graphic like the toothbrush example discussed in class. Save the slide as a .jpg image and post it to answer this question.

4. What mechanical components are visible? The top sliding on the rest of it.

5. What is it about this device’s function that you cannot identify, because the mechanical components are hidden from plain view? There really isn't anything that is hidden.

Graphic Design

• My advertisement comes from WIRED magazine, and is advertising the Ipad. The message content is bad on my add because it doesn't show us many of the capabilities of the Ipad.


• The image is obviously trying to showcase the leisure that might come with an Ipad but I don't like how it is dilivered so Landry and I thought it didn't have good size and shape.

• There isn't any writing in the add other than what is on the Ipad which is visible but doesn't matter in my opinion.

The creators of this add are probably trying to reach out towards young to middle aged men who like technology because it is in the magazine, WIRED. It is probably different than an advertisement in some other magazine or tv show.

1. What are trends? Why is it important to identify them prior to graphic design? Trends are things that occur in a consistent order and they are important to identify because they can inform you of what may be to come or what might happen.

2. How does human nature play a role in how a product is marketed to a specific demographic group? Marketers are going to make an add childlike if it is going to be in a kids magazine or on a kids channel and will do the same with adults in an adult magazine. This allows for better marketing if you know who your target age is.

3. How is a potential audience identified? You know who will be reading or watching the thing your add is on and you will typically try to make your item appealing to those people.

4. What must you discover about the target audience prior to graphic design? You need to know who you are trying to make the item appealing to before you can make it appealing to them.

The Revolution Will Be Televised

Q - What technologies facilitated the regime change we witnessed in Egypt today? List 3. Describe how each technology came about and how each were used in support of the protest.
1)The use of almost instant communication through facebook- Was created by a college student trying to unite people through the internet. Allowed the revolutionary leaders to communicate and have people be able to talk with having to meet somewhere
2)Television-enabled other places and people to get inspired and support the revolution. Created by Edwin Belin in 1922 to solve the problem of how to showing motion pictures.
3)The internet- Created by Vinton Cerf in 1973 to solve the problem of long distance communication. Used not only for instant communication as stated earlier but alsoallowed people to read the laws and what they disagreed with so they would have a reason to start or help the revolution.

Visual Design: Elements and Principles

1) What are the 6 Visual Design Elements we discussed in class? Line, color, form/shape, space, texture, and value.

2) What are the 5 Visual Design Principles we discussed in class? Balance, rhythm, emphasis, proportion, and unity.

3) Locate five items at home or at school that utilize the elements and principles of design. Post an image of each product. List and explain any visual design elements or principles that are evident in that product.


This bookcase shows horizontal and vertical lines.










This rug is symmetrical which gives it a cool design.











This seat like thingy has a curved design to it which gives it its own uniqueness.


These bricks have a rough texture as well as horizontal lining.






This picture has a symmetrical look to it with the reflection on the water which makes the picture so amazing.

Design Project

These are the 3 concepts we prototyped on paper.

Concept 1: 3 open compartments for books and paper and objects of that sort and 2 cabinets for other objects so that nothing will fall out.









Concept 2: 2 open copartments to hol books and paper and 2 cabinets that allow more organized storage.














Concept 3: 3 open compartments, 1 large and 2 small ones to hold paper books staplers and other items and a table on the side to hold things for quick and easy access.










Here's the design matrix we used to help decide on our best option













1) My partner, Terry, and I are supposed to create a desk organizer with the dimensions of 10x12x8 inches or smaller that will reduce clutter and increase organization.





2) We chose the desk organizer because it seemed to be the easiest and the least complicated.



3) Step 1 is answered in number 1.

Step 2: We came up with three designs but decided to use one of them because it seemed to be the best solution to the problem.

Step 4: Criteria: create a desk organizer

constraints: Has to have 8x10x12 inch dimensions and have 5 different parts. Must be able to hold 6 things insisde of it.

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7)

State of the Union Address

I have never liked the state of the union address because it gives the current president an unfair advantage over any candidate that may run against him in the future. More americans watch the state of the union address than any speech by a candidate running for the position. President Obama can withhold any information that he wants, most likely the things that he and his administration have been doing poorly, but he can dish out info on all the things he and his administration are doing well. It just gives the american people a false sense of hope or faith in the administration that is in place. Every time a candidate is on TV, he/she is arguing against someone else and there is another person who is pointing out all the facts that he/she is trying to hide. The current problem with our government is that we are treating it as a necessity and not as a company, but thats what it is. The government's income is the taxpayers money and it is supposed to spend that money on the very taxpayers who support it with their money. Just like Walmart, you give them money for something in return. If we treated the government the same way as we treat walmart, then there wouldn't be a problem because most likely there would be no government. The government, as a company is failing. It is somehow losing and spending more money than the money it is getting. How can it possibly spend over 25% of the money made in the United States every year when it is only supposed to support people that need support and provide a military that it only spends 10% of the money it gets on. My solution to this problem would be to not financially support the government and let it run on its own, like Walmart and if it happens to go bankrupt, then we get back to the origins of our country, 50 different governments all under one name who come together in times of need. That would create more opportunities for states, thus money and support to leave the country but would also provide a stronger government and a wealthier country as a whole.

Content is King

Q- What is a field/hobby/something you have a passion for (surfing, sailing, robotics, painting, etc.)? I have many passions but the thing that I am most passionate about is basketball. Just the competetive spirit gets me pumped uip before every game.

Q- What person or organization in that field has used blogging to promote their brand? A lot of NBA players use twitter or maybe blogs to say what they think. The first player that comes to mind is KJevin Durant who uses twitter.

Q- What is a field you might see yourself blogging about? There really isn't anything that I could see myself bogging about other than maybe being a philosopher or author of books about philosophy or theology.

tennis ball activity

• Criteria: first group to finish the objective and yell engineers
• Constraints: everyone has to touch ball and depending on the time, only one person could touch the ball at a time
• My team decided to have everyone touch it at the same time and for everyone to catch and pass it as fast as possible when only one person could touch it at a time
• My team did really well and won most of the competitions and really did well as a team
• The plans were all pretty good and our execution was good so I would do those the same next time
• There wasn't really anything that I would change I think our group really did well as a whole and found ways to work together in a fun and impressive manner

Life Raft Situation

The assignment we did was to order the items on the list given to us in decreasing importance to a group of people stranded in the pacific ocean on a life raft. We did it individually and as a group and then looked up what the Coast Guard thinks is most important in that situation. If I ever were to be on a life raft with a group of 3-5 people my age with similar skills as myself, the 2 most important things on the list would be a 25 liter container of water, a case of army rations. Those seemed to be obvious to me because food and water are 2 essentials that would be tough to obtain on a life raft. My last choice was shark repellant because I feel it wouldn't help that much because what are the chances of running into a shark and the point isn't to try to live long on a life raft, it is just to live long enough that you have a good chance of someone rescuing you. I had trouble ranking the sextant and rum because they can both be helpful or useless depending on who you are with. My group and I felt the same way on most things, however, on the rum and the shaving mirror, we differed on importance. I thought the rum would be helpful as something to do as well and aa something to help clean out wounds but the group didn't think it was as impoortant as I did obviously. i didn't think the shaving mirror was that important because it would be hard to signal someone anyways and they would be able to see you anyways whereas my group as well as the Coast Guard thought it was very important. My group just used logic and debated on what was more important to decide. I used experiential data to base the importance of items on the list and even after seeing the Coast Guard's opinionbelieve that with my skill set, the list I made of importance would give me a better chance of surviving than theirs would. The Coast Guard's list put more emphasis on getting rescued quickly whereas I believe that typically the longer you survive, the better chance you have of being rescued.