Lect 26P. 1

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Brainstorming and Two-Person Design project

• Lecture 26

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What Is Design

• Process of conceiving or inventing ideas
• Communicating those ideas to others
• Primary purposes
• Personal expression
• Product or process development

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The Design Process

• Statement of the problem
• Requirements and constraints
• Preliminary concepts (e.g., by brainstorming)
• Analysis
• Select final design and refine it
• Build prototype
• Test prototype
• Modify prototype
• Final test
• Documentation

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Brainstorming

• One of several good creative stimulation methods
• Used to generate a lot of ideas
• Problem should be well-defined FIRST !
• Consider designating a moderator and recorder
• Group diversity is often beneficial
• From Tools and Tactics for Design Teams

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Guidelines For Brainstorming

• Criticism is ruled out
• Creative and imaginative thinking is encouraged
• Quantity is the metric
• Combining and extending are good
• From Tools and Tactics for Design Teams

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Brainstorming - Before Relocation
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Brainstorming - Situation After Relocation
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Brainstorm a Solution

• Entire class will be involved
• Dont criticize
• As many ideas as possible

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Design - Reference

• FGC Chapter 2

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Two Person Design Project

• Design a package to protect a delicate Christmas
  tree ornament.
• Requirements Must hold ornament, Must withstand
  a 50 vertical load, must be no less than 2.75
  inches high and no more than 3 inches high
• Restrictions One 8.5X11 piece of cardboard,
  no tape, no staples, no glue

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Two Person Design Project

• Needed from each group
• List of ideas must have at least six
• Sketches of four best ideas
• Pattern for making package used
• Sketch of package used 3 views plus pictorial