Category: DT

The Problem:

My Client is Chien You Huang a senior in UWC. As a senior he likes to socialise with his friends often, an activity he often likes to do is going on picnics with his friends but currently he doesn’t have anything to carry his eating appliances in. Going to picnics can be a fun activity, yet it can be frustrating when you finish, dirty dishes warm drinks etc. Chien often goes on picnics around Singapore or in his condo, but he hasn’t really had the time to invest into their very own picnic basket. Chien often brings cutlery, plates, drinks, and cups for his group of friends. At the current moment, he carries these eating appliances in his backpack which is very inefficient, and disorganized. Through primary and secondary research I also found that other people had the same problem, other people felt that some of these portable units were either too big or too small, maybe it didn’t include the necessary compartments to hold their items.

What I did to solve the problem: I solved the problem by creating a portable storage unit to organise his eating appliances, I created a lightweight portable system which organises its plates and cutlery.  I also created the handle and body of the storage unit to be ergonomic so it can be easily held and carried.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creativity in my design Process:

In this area of my design process I sketched up 5 different possible designs for my client, I sketched a range of design aiming to create my products for my clients needs and wants, I then evaluated the 5 products against seven factors; target market, aesthetics, function, safety, material, ergonomics and environment. I took these drawings did detailed annotations for each product to evaluate the products based of the seven factors and my client feed back.

My creativity was shown when I created a range of designs with different ergonomics, material and function. Although my creativity had constraints as the designs had to match the design specifications I felt that I was able to still create a range of designs that not only matched the design specifications but also create 5 completely different ideas, the ideas that I drew were 100% original ideas that I was able to draw through an inspiration board and talking to my client. I evaluated my designs through a thorough the specifications list while also receiving feedback from the clientele

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Innovation by design is the utilization of a designer’s methods and sensibility to address the needs of the consumer. Along with this design-driven approach, strong business strategy and technological feasibility are used to create both market opportunity and customer value.

I was able to show innovation through receiving client feedback when necessary, this allowed me to improve certain parts of my project. I was also able to show innovation through modelling/prototyping to test and review and through some further research that I conducted myself. Innovation was key during the process of modelling and prototyping as I had to innovate through little problems my design may have, I had to prototype with cardboard and Styrofoam to create different handles, materials, finishes and joining methods.

When picking the different  handles, materials, finishes and joining methods, I not only modeled and prototype different arrangements, I also created a list of advantages and disadvantages while also getting advice from my own client to pick the right combination.

This stage of my Design Thinking Process is where I need to communicate the assembly and technical details using the correct type of drawing of the final proposal. The type of drawings selected here is crucial for a third party in all design and engineering fields to be able to interpret the details in order to produce your product. During this stage I used CAD or computer aided design such as fusion 360 to help me create detailed drawings to help me with the production process of my product. This area of my production process also included my Orthographic Projection to show all product dimensions, A list of the parts needed and an exploded view to show assembly.

Using CAD was a challenging step at first, completing my first prototype on fusion 360 took me a couple hours, Finishing my CAD was very rewarding as the creation of it took a couple hours to do and creating some areas were very challenging as you had to be very precise with calculations and measurements.

 

During the manufacturing process of my design project, I went through many different stages, Material preparation, Measuring and marking out, Shaping, Cutting and Finishing. During the manufacturing process of my design process we had to think about the tools we will be needing, the steps on how to do it and the safety precautions we will need to take.

When manufacturing my product I went through some problems, some changes I made to my product were on purpose while some were problems that I needed to change. Some changes include changing my handle from metal to wood, changing the interior design and formation of my organisation system.

The last step of my design process was to test and evaluate my final product. The testing of my product involved my product going up against 3 specifically chosen specifications which are Product must fit in Intended Area, Colours of materials must compliment each other and Product must be able to hold intended Items. I tested and evaluated the product by giving positives and negatives of how it went.

The testing of my product also involved my product going up against all the design specifications which included 14 things that my product needed.I tested and evaluated the product by giving it a self evaluation, a client evaluation, a scores comprised of the clients and my owns thoughts.

• Product must be water resistant

• Material must be a light coloured wood design

• Product must have smooth edges and corners

• Product must have a flat base 

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