USB

Project

Name.................................................

Tutor Group.......................................

DT Teacher.......................................

DT Group...........................................

Project Outline:

In this project you will learn to follow the

design process. You will create a

portfolio of ideas and evaluate your final

product against the design

specification.

This project focuses on working with

plastics and using CAD/CAM to design

and manufacture your product.

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allenge W

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What to include in your folder work? 1 – Graphic work. 2 – Sketching, shading and colouring skills. 3 – Consideration of anthropometric and ergonomic data. 4 – Quality Assurance. 5 – A detailed specification and developed manufacturing specification. 6 – Evaluation with potential user/client.

Page title Description of what to include Date due

Front Cover

Title of project: ‘Novelty USB’. Your name; Your DT Group and date.

Design Brief and Task Analysis

- Design Brief: Your situation or problem that you are going to investigate and design a solution for. - Task Analysis: produce a mind map to help you break down the design brief into clearer areas to help you research.

Mood board

Further Research

- Collect as many images that are relevant to your project and that will assist you with your design ideas. - Questionnaires/surveys –Produce at least 10 questions to ask your target mar-ket, a tally chart to record your results and pie charts/bar charts to present your data. - Visiting shops - Product Analysis on existing products

Specification

Statements of what you intend the final design to involve or be. You should have between 8 – 12 specifications.

Initial Ideas

Initial ideas with annotation (at least 3-4 ideas) Clearly drawn and rendered. (See teacher for handout)

Final Idea

Clearly drawn and rendered (shade and colour) with annotation. Ideas must range from simple to developed conceptual.

Plan for Making

A plan of how to make or assemble your chosen idea in school. The page should include materials, time it will take, tools used and processes and quality checks.

Practical Diary

A log or diary of how you made your final product, this should include any changes you made and why.

Testing Evaluation

- Compare your final piece to your design brief and specifications. Project out-comes, strengths and weaknesses, what could have been improved. - A picture of your final outcome with a user comment (what your target market thinks about your product)

I produced an incomplete product

I produced a complete prod-uct with some accuracy.

I produced an accurately assembled product with a

good finish.

I produced an effective and accurately assembled prod-uct with a good quality finish. With some work, my product

is commercially viable.

I produced a highly effective and accurately assembled product with a high quality finish. My product is com-

mercially viable.

Final product

Drawing & presentation

Communication & annotation (Design Ideas)

Analysis

Research

I described what I made and

highlighted 2 good points and 2 bad points.

I described what I made,

highlighted 3 good / 3 bad points then explained what

could be improved.

I described what I made,

highlighted 3 good / 3 bad points then explained what could be improved. I tested

my product.

I described what I made in

detail, highlighted 4 good / 4 bad points then explained what could be improved. I tested my product. I asked people what they thought.

I described what I made in detail, highlighted 4 good / 4 bad points

then explained what could be improved. I tested my product. I asked people what they thought.

I explained how this product could be made commercially.

Evaluation

I completed an analysis page with 5 points.

I completed an analysis page with 7 points.

I completed an analysis

page with 7 points. I prepared a plan of re-

search.

I completed an analysis

page with 8 points. I prepared a plan of re-

search. I identified my target market.

I completed an analysis

page with 9+ points. I prepared a plan of re-

search. I identified my target market in detail.

I collected two pieces of

research.

I collected three pieces of research.

I collected four pieces of

research. I explained what I learnt from each piece of

research.

I collected four pieces of relevant research. I ex-

plained what I learnt from each piece of research and how they it will help my de-

signs work.

I collected five pieces of relevant research. I ex-

plained in detail what I learnt from each piece of research and how they it will help my

designs work.

I have annotated some of my work. My annotation includes numerous spelling mistakes and is hard to read. I have

included some titles.

I have annotated all of my

work. My annotation includes some spelling mistakes.

Some of my annotation does not make sense. All my work

is titled.

I have annotated all of my

work. My annotation is virtu-ally free of spelling mistakes and is easy to read. All my

work is titled.

I have annotated all of my work. My annotation is free of spelling mistakes, is well communicated and includes some technical language.

All my work is titled.

I have annotated all of my work. My annotation is free of spelling mistakes, is well communicated and includes

technical language. All my work is titled.

I have used a pencil to draw. Not all of my work is in landscape format. I have

incomplete pages. My handwriting is difficult to read. I

press too hard when I sketch in pencil. I have not used a ruler.

On most pages, I have used a pencil to draw and a pen to annotate. The majority of my work is in landscape

format. Some of my pages are incom-plete. In most cases, my handwriting is neat. I press too hard when I sketch in

pencil. I have used a ruler for some work.

I have used a pencil to draw and a pen to annotate. All my work is in land-

scape format. My pages are full and well presented. I have used the page template. I have sketched lightly in pencil. I used a ruler for my final

designs.

I have used a pencil to draw and a pen to annotate. All my work is in land-

scape format. My pages are full and well presented. I have used the page template. In most cases, I have drawn horizontal lines to annotate my work.

My handwriting is neat. I have sketched lightly in pencil. I used a ruler

for my final designs.

I have used a pencil to draw and a pen to annotate. All my work is in land-

scape format. My pages are full and very interesting. I have used the page template. I have drawn horizontal lines to annotate my work. My handwriting

is neat. I have sketched lightly in pencil. I used a ruler for my final

designs.

E D C B A

Feedback & Review DATE COMMENTS

Use this page to see any comments that your teacher has made and the improvements that you have made. Use the grid to help you see what level you are working at and how you need to improve.

Design Brief

USB pen drives are becoming popular devices

to transport and store

documents / data. These tiny devices come in

a vast range of designs and are able to suit a

wide customer audience.

A small company wishes to create a

novelty USB pen drive that will appeal to the

teenage market.

-They want you to show your work in a design

portfolio and come up with a range of ideas

that could be put forward to the design team.

-They also want you to design and make a

working prototype that will promote the com-

panies image as well as being eye-catching.

Summary

Task Analysis

Mood Board Collect some images of different USB pen drives and any other things that may be useful to your research. Remember that everything you collect must be relevant to the design brief. Write a small summary of why you did this task and how you can use it to help you develop ideas.

Summary of research

A mood board is a collection of images that helps a designer to

gain inspiration for their ideas. It is also useful to help designers

to be unique and creative.

Product Analysis

A

B

C

Choose 3 different existing USB designs and stick them on this page. Use the 3 boxes to comment on strengths, weaknesses and improvements. Think About ACCESS FM

Strengths

Weaknesses

Improvements

Strengths

Weaknesses

Improvements

Improvements

Weaknesses

Strengths

Customer Research Questionnaire

Graph of Results.

Pie Chart.

Specification Now that you have completed some research and have a better understanding of how you are going to solve the design brief, make a list of points which your design must have in order to be successful. Look at the example specification and use this to help you create your own.

A specification is a statement that tells the designer exactly what

the product has to do and what the design requirements are

SPECIFICATION

1. The MP3 docking station must be within 450 X 400 X 400mm in size.

2. It must be either retro or modern in design.

3. It must appeal to teenagers.

4. It must allow the most popular types of MP3 player to dock with it.

5. It must be available in a range of colours / textures.

6. The purchase price must be less than £70.

7. It must be robust and strong.

8. It should have a range of features including: Remote Control, volume, bass, treble,

loop play, continuous play, random play, favourites, USB connectivity.

EXAMPLE SPECIFICATION This is an example specification for an MP3 dock-

A—Aesthetics

C—Cost

C—Consumer

E—Environment

S—Size

S—Safety

F—Function

M—Materials

You could write each

specification point

using ACCESS FM.

Initial Ideas Once you have collected all your research you can start to think about getting some initial ideas down on paper. Make sure you clearly annotate your ideas. It is important that you understand that these are sketches and no finished design drawings.

Modelling Collect some information about different types of modelling materials and how they could help you construct a model of your USB pen drive. Think about how easy the material is to work with and how much of it you will need. Write a summary of why modelling is important and take pictures of your models to annotate.

Modelling materials research

Summary

Use this space to insert and annotate pictures of your model-ling.

Final Ideas Choose your idea that you are going to take forward and produce as final outcome. Using Isometric paper to draw your idea in 3D and use your rendering techniques to make it look realistic. Make sure you not down the changes you have made from your original idea.

Top Middle Back

100mm

50mm

Freehand sketch you idea.

CAD/CAM work Work that you have completed on 2D design or on Google Sketch-up needs to be documented on this page. Your work must be annotated explaining what is going on. Think about the different tools and why we use different coloured lines in CAD drawings.

Plan of Manufacture Document how you are going to produce your USB pen drive from start to finish. Is there any quality control point you need to check before moving onto the next stage?

Start / Stop Instruction / Process Decision

Testing & Evaluation Put a photo on this page of your finished product and explain how well it met the design specification. Is there anything you would change or do differently? How could you improve your work?

Packaging Challenge! Can you design a suitable piece of packaging that will stand out if your USB pen drive were to be sold in an electronics / stationary shop? Think about; Existing packaging Packaging materials Packaging Design Information / logo’s Colour Scheme

Peer Assessment

My own conclusion

SP Met Not Met

Justification

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Assessment / Grades Page Title Teacher comments Grade

Design Brief / Task Analysis

Mood Board

Product Analysis

Specification

Initial Ideas

Modelling

Final Idea

CAD / CAM

Plan of manufacture

Testing / Evaluation

Teacher Assessment

Final Assessment

Pupil Assessment