Thursday, March 24, 2011

E-Learning: Design Opportunities at Home Part 2

Ideas

1. extension plug
2. stick
3. pendulum
4. wireless controlled switch
5.sound sensor
6. tap switch
7.robot
8.fork
9.chopsticks
10.programmed switch

I chose to work on the wireless controlled switch
The Inital design 

-The plug as a sensor that can sense the controller 
-The controller is like a shape of a television controller and there is buttons for the switch






The refinements.

-The controller is too big.
need to make it smaller.









-If the switch is on you would not know
lights added to controller.









 -may lost easily
put a key-chain chain onto something











Final Product.

-the controller is smaller
-there is light that notify if you on the switch
-there is a keychain added

Sketch of your final product design

this is the final design

-the controller is smaller
-there is light that notify if you on the switch
-there is a keychain added

Sketches of refinement to your initial idea

-The controller is too big.
need to make it smaller.









-If the switch is on you would not know
lights added to controller.









 -may lost easily
put a key-chain chain onto something

Sketch of Initial Idea

-The plug as a sensor that can sense the controller 
-The controller is like a shape of a television controller and there is buttons for the switch

ideas

1. extension plug
2. stick
3. pendulum
4. wireless controlled switch
5.sound sensor
6. tap switch
7.robot
8.fork
9.chopsticks
10.programmed switch

I chose to work on the wireless controlled switch

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

E-Learning: Design Opportunities at Home Part 1



This is the mind mapping.
In the end, I chose the living room









This is the storyboard for the design problem and what is the problem.


Solution:If i can i would buy a extension plug and plugged into the inner plug, as it can extend, it will be easier to hit the buttons!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Ideation

Shape borrowing:
Shape borrowing can create new idea as you are borrowing other idea and combine with your idea to create new ideas.Shape borrowing is good for beginners when they are learning how to draw creative design.Example, you can borrowing the shape of a fork to create a multi-task USB plug for computer.You can use shape borrowing to improve on your original product therefore creating a new product but more creatively.

SCAMPER:
SCAMPER help to refine functions by guiding the drawer in upgrading his design to a much more effective design and resistive design.SCAMPER is like a guide book to help drawers to improve on their design.SCAMPER changes the shape to a much more better and nicer design.SCAMPER can be use in factories to improve and the products they produce.SCAMPER basically means using our brain to think of another way the make the design better and you combine all your thoughts
and put together to make the design a better one

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Sketching with Rubrics


the rubric help me by guiding me on how well i draw and i can improve. I can also know if I understand the learning point on the drawing so it can learn from mistake.
With all this, I think that the rubrics is good.Overall, the rubrics is for us to view, rank our drawing and improve on it.

RUBRIC MATRIX



(based on my rubric matrix)
MY
vase:-_-
pot/cup:-_-
water bottle:-_-

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Design Appreciation(bad design)

 this gun is not good as even though it looks nice but you cannot shoot at the enemy! You will be shooting yourself!
  (sources:ssw.com.au)







 There is no grip so you cannot hold the mouse properly furthermore the scroll button is made of magnet so it your hand is  oily you cannot use the scroll
(sources:humanfactorsblog.org)

Design Appreciation(good design)

                                      
                                                                          

it is a very good design as                             This adapter is good as you can plug
it is good for us as we are carrying bags.         in many  plugs so you can do many
This umbrella is good as it can protect             things at the same time.      
 our bag from the rain.                                     (sources:belkin.com)  
(sources:g-mark.org)        

Friday, February 11, 2011


What I have learnt today?
I learnt the different technique of taking a good photo! Without this technique, there will be no interest in the photos. And, people will just see a picture that has no art in it.Thus, the technique are important. I learnt that photos can also give the viewer a message but in a different way.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

BIG IDEAS:transportation

Essential Questions:
-Why is transportation important?
-What is transportation?

Challenge: 
I want to find the fastest type of transportation.



Guiding Question:
What are the different category of transportation?

BIG IDEAS: water

Essential Question:
-Why is water important?
-Why must we drink water?

Challenge:
I want to test if water is essential.


Guiding Question:
-What should I test the experiment with?
-What water I am drinking?



 

My Drawing

I drew a pen, pencil, correction tape, and an eraser.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

My thoughts about ADMT


It is about the different skill we would learn in ADMT!