1. What chapters are in section 2?
Tick the box beside each chapter as you complete it.
6 Different design ideas
Evaluation tick chart
6 Hand drawn developments
3 Hand made prototypes
CAM Prototypes
Evidence of 2D Design work
Evidence of graphics on Fireworks.

2. Design idea 1- Example

3. Design idea 1- Example

4. Annotating a design idea
Things to remember when designing?
Your design sheets / drawings can be done on either A4 or A3. They must be scanned into your PPT
Use your specification points and research to help you think about the points and
questions on the spider diagram. Your annotations are as important as your drawings.
Use 1 Point perspective, isometric and 2D drawings to help you explain your idea. Remember
to show dimensions to help the reader understand scale.
Use your specification titles to help you annotate your ideas.
Aesthetics: What does it look like- why? Are there specific requirements made by the target market that you analysed from your questionnaire?
Over all size(s) – why?
Ergonomics – how will it work with the human body? Why is it shaped in this way?
Target Market: Is this idea suitable for your market, How and Why? Refer back to your research and specification points.
Dimensions: It’s important to show and talk about size. Use dimensions (measurements) to help you achieve this.
Annotating a design idea
What materials could you use to make the product and what impact could this have on any environmental and manufacturing issues. Will the material have an impact on the price?
How are all the parts going to be manufactured? Is the product designed to be mass produced, batch produced or is it a “1 off”?
Environment: Is this product recyclable, bio degradable or sustainable? How and Why? Think about its materials and how its manufactured

5. Examples of Design sheets

10. Design Idea Evaluation Tick Chart
Specification Titles
Design
Ideas
Which design idea meets all your specification points?
Is this going to be your chosen idea? Explain you answer.
Why does it meet your specification points?
What areas do you think need to be developed and why?

11. An Example of Evaluation Tick Chart

13. Annotation questions for all Developments & Prototypes
How would these changes effect the manufacturing process? Are there any environmental issues to consider?
What developments have been made from the last model?
What materials could be good to make this shape?
Why have you made these changes?
Show all the mechanisms. How do they work? How thing lock or open.
Each hand made and CAD prototype has to be developed further than the one before.
Photograph these models and evaluate the changes and justify the changes made. Use your phone cam to do this.
What are the strengths and weaknesses?
Start evaluating straight away.
Try to fit a minimum of 3 prototypes per A3 sheet. All prototypes need labelling and annotating as shown in the example above.

14. Examples of handmade prototypes and drawn development pages with their annotation

19. D e v e l o p m e n t s & P r o t o t y p e s
What developments have been made from the last model? The only development that has been made is that the case now has a rectangular flap on the side of it. The flap will be lined with a magnetic strip that will attach itself to the case. This means that case will be easier to open and will now close more securely.
Why have you made these changes? I made these changes because from the initial design I could see that there would be a problem with the case closing securely. Without the flap the case would not close fully. I also thought that the case needed something that would make opening it easier.
What developments have been made? The development that has been made is the rectangular flap. From this hand made prototype you can see that this concept is quite sturdy.
Why have I made these changes? I made these changes because I thought that the case needs something to make sure it would securely shut and easily open.
What developments have been made? The rectangular flap is now circular. This means that there is a larger surface area for the flap to attach itself to the case. Therefore making the case altogether more sturdy.
What materials would be good to make this shape? I think that Polypropylene would be a good material to make the case out of. I think this because it is resistant to many chemical substances.
Why have you made these changes? The changes I have made are making the rectangular flap circular. I made this change because I thought that the rectangular flap made the case seem hard and harsh.
What are the strengths and weakness? The strengths are that the case is sturdy and the flap gives extra support to the security of the case. The weaknesses are that the case is plain, there is nothing special about it. Although the concept of the cases design is unusual, there is still something missing aesthetically.
What developments have been made from the last design? The flap concept has gone. The square sharp edges on the case have now been made into rounded curved ones. I think that this gives the whole case a softer and less harsh look. Appealing to the genre of music of the CD.
What are the strengths and weaknesses? I think that the strengths of this are the general sturdiness. As you can see, the simple design means that case can fold together easily. From the handmade prototype you can tell the rounded edges theme works extremely well. I think that the weaknesses are that the case is too simple and plain looking. I think that within the designing process, the aesthetics side was let down when thinking about the structure.
What developments have been made from the last design? The initial flap idea is now no more. I thought that even with the circular shape, the whole case still looked dull and harsh. The sharp edged corners didn’t make it look streamline. Whereas now all the corners are rounded and give the case an overall more fun and softer look.
What materials could be good to make this shape? I think that Polypropylene would be a good material to make the case out of. I think this because it is resistant to many chemical substances and would ensure that the case is durable.
What developments have been made from the last design? The two flaps have now been made into a rounded arrow head shape. This makes the case look more interesting.
How do they works? The flaps into the case when closed. The whole case when closed folds to make a rounded edge square.
What are the strengths and weaknesses? The strengths of this design is that the structure is sturdy. At the same time the aesthetics of it are quirky. The weaknesses are that although the case is aesthetically quirky, the overall design of it is quite weak. There still lacks something unusual looking about it.
What developments have been made from the last prototype? The rounded edges of the square design have now been changed back to sharp pointed ones. Also, the two flaps at the top have become an arrow head shape. From this handmade prototype you can see that this simple change has made a huge difference, The case is still minimalistic but now has a cutting edge.
Why have I made these changes? I made these changes specifically for aesthetic purposes. I thought that the case needed something to catch peoples eye. These unusual arrow head shape flaps certainly do just this.
What developments have been made since the last design? The flap concept is back, but this time it is a larger ornate version. I think this adds an element of surprise to the case, you don’t expect it and this is what makes the case have its wow factor.
What are the strengths and weaknesses? I think that the strengths are that the flap is now larger so covers a larger surface area thus meaning that the case will be able to shut even more securely. I think that the weaknesses are that the arrow head shape flaps mean that the case will not close fully.
What developments have been made? The rounded corners are back. I think that it gives the case a less harsh look. Also the flap concept is back. But this time it is a very ostentatious design and is much larger. The largeness means that the flap can cover a bigger surface area thus making the case shut more securely.
What are the strengths and weaknesses? I think that the strengths are the aesthetics of the case as now there is more going on. I think that the weaknesses are that the case does not close properly as the arrow head shape flaps do not make this fully possible.
Why have you made these changes? The changes I have made are changing the two flaps back to square shape. I made this change because when the flaps are not square shaped, the case does not close properly. Another change is the tops of the square flaps now have an ostentatious jagged edge. I think that this makes the case have a rugged look.
Why have you made these changes? I thought that the case needed something else aesthetically to catch peoples eye.
What developments have been made since the last design? The square sides are now back. This means that the case can now close fully without any hassle. However, this time the sides have a jagged cutout on the top of it. This gives the case a sense of quirkiness. From the handmade prototype I can clearly see that this design is sturdy and is built to last.

20. Examples of 2D Design work, Prototypes & annotation