GCSE DESIGN FOLIO

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GCSE DESIGN FOLIO

• Resistant Materials
• Aim High -

Fulfil your DESTINY !
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Presentation
Set a good impression with a clean tidy front
cover.
A photo of your product is always a good idea !
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Planning
Its purpose and use have been explained!
Dont just stick it in!
Added colour bars show it has been used
Remember an industrial reference.
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A starting point
1.0
Raise questions, answers, and anything relevant
to the ASSIGNMENT including problems that may be
solved
Use your text book to help here!
Decide what problem your assignment will solve
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Research Planning
1.1
Colour coded comments ! NICE!
You must analyse the PROBLEM you are to solve!
Plan what to do next !
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Research Mood board
1.2
This is a study of the person, NOT the product !
Dont skimp on ANALYSIS
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Research Q.A.
1.3
One example questionnaire, maybe with a tally!
Explain, with an introduction, why you are
carrying out some Quality Assurance research
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Research Data Collection
1.4
Explain how will you use this collected
information?
Are you able to select the most important results
to tabulate?
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Research Data Collection
1.4
Lists, Sizes, diagrams, material costs,
anthropometrics etc
A photograph says a thousand words!
What does this information mean to your design !
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Brief Specification
1.5
The Whats? Write out a paragraph
Ten times bigger Ten times smaller Get inspired!
The Hows! How will you achieve your brief
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Generation of Ideas
2.0
Explain your ideas, dont describe them!
Look how different all these ideas are
At this stage the best presentation is free
flowing sketches
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Generation of Ideas
2.0
Add colour tonal shading is even better!
3D Sketches if you can !
Evaluative comments must refer to your
specification
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Generation of Ideas
2.1
Ideas can be split out into smaller problems and
sub ideas.
Suggested materials / production techniques
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Development of Solution
3.0
Use the Focus software to be informed!
Investigate how will you join it ?
The joint must be relevant to your project !
Add your own ideas they may be better !
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Development of Solution
3.1
Make a decision on your materials.
A new range of ideas can be presented as an
answer to a single problem !
Compare the price of the same size but
different material
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Development of Solution
3.1
The best development works on the detail AS
Quality!
Various suggestions for a solution !
Explanatory annotations
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Development of Solution
3.1
Think your project through on paper and save much
time during production
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Development of Solution
3.2
Start to work out the sizes and proportions
Make a test joint to see if you have the skills
Can you do it, did it work, is it strong enough?
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Development of Solution
3.3
Use you model sizes to produce at least one part
on ProDesktop
Play with colour and finishes with a virtual
photograph
What does this information mean to your design !
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Development of Solution
3.4
Orthographic drawings with dimensions are just a
click away with ProD.
At least one component, more if you can manage it.
This is the final step towards working out the
size of your materials
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Planning of Making
4.0
A cutting list of the size of materials that you
want, with cost!
Use the focus data base again!
Lists of all the other materials fitting that
you will have to buy!
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Planning of Making
4.1
Explain why you are doing this gantt chart.
Add a key if necessary
Plan out the main stages of your production, set
against time.
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Planning of Making
4.1
Detailed steps, How will you mark out, how will
you cut, what will you check ?
Written instructions, including tools, processes,
safety etc.
You must include quality control checks.
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Planning of Making
4.1
Its got it all, plus ICT presentation AS
without a doubt!
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Planning of Making
4.2
Simple colour code works really well!
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Industrial Environmental Issues
5.0
Find a picture on the net to show a machine that
could make some of your product.
How would YOUR product be made in quantity
Where did your materials come from, where will
the go?
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Evaluation - changes
5.1
Record the differences between your design and
your product.
Photos are clearer, but sketches are fine
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Evaluation - testing
5.2
Ask your users what they think (quality assurance)
Use your product to test it
How can weaknesses be improved!