Week 12 due 11/28 after Explorations / Thanksgiving

Week 12 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post.

Design & Fabrication Photos: Screenshot of two views of your version of the design, compared with the screenshot of the original design you are working from

 

Photograph anything you've put together (printed, cut, etc.) that hasn't yet shown up in your blog. We want to see the WHOLE process, over time. 

Prompts: 

Explain / describe the significant, observable changes you have made to improve the product in YOUR version of the design. 

 

What do you have left to do for the design itself? 

 

Remember that the design will need to be rendered in appropriate materials/colors, in a background, and the image added to a slide for annotation according to the Design Spec of the original plus your ideas. 

 

What is ONE thing that seems to work for your group in terms of keeping on task?

 

*Do you have your phone stand printed yet? Sent me the design? Heated and bent? 

 

Please have your blog post done by Monday 11/28 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Weeks 10 and 11 - Two for one deal! - due 11/14

Week 10 AND Week 11 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post.

Design & Fabrication Photos: Screenshot of your phone stand AI design if you haven't posted it yet. Photo of your stand if you got it done. THE REST OF YOU WILL HAVE IT DONE WEEK 12

 

Photograph your design progress so far - rapid prototypes out of cardboard or clay, anything printed yet on the laser cutter or 3D printer, ideas - AND SCREENSHOTS of your 3D Design work in Fusion 360 on your individual design changes 

Prompts:

• Wk10 - Has your phone stand been printed yet? What did you think? Did you try bending it? What happened? What surprised you about working with the acrylic? What advice do you have for anyone who hasn't made theirs yet? 
• Wk10 - RAPID prototyping - What did you learn from making a hands-on prototype of your object? How did it influence your thinking about the design changes you want to make?

• Wk11 - What specifically have you contributed to your team in terms of ideas?  
• Wk11 - What would you say is your most difficult challenge in the design of the project you are working on? What steps are you taking to solve it?
• Wk11 - What has surprised you so far in working with your team on the design changes?

Please have your blog post done by Monday 11/14 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Class Blog

Today in class we finalized our acrylic phone stand designs, and started printing them out.

We also got into our groups for the designs we chose to work further on, and started doing some stuff on that.




HW: Weekly blog  and work on design.

Week 9 prompts due 10/31

Week 9 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post.

Design & Fabrication Photos: Screenshot of your phone stand AI design. Photo of your stand if you got it done (that's about 2 of you . . . ).   

Prompts:

• Adobe Illustrator was a new program / skill set for you to work with this week. What was the biggest challenge for you? 
• What did you like best about working in Illustrator? 
• How did you personalize and customize your idea for your phone stand? 
• What project are you working on for the group project and who is on your team? 

Please have your blog post done by Monday 10/31 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

10/26 Class Blog

Today in class, we continued to work on our iPhone stand.


Homework:
-Finish designing your iPhone stand if you haven't finished.
-Send your design to Ms Sutter when you're done.

Class Blog 24/10/16

Today in class we worked on:
- Downloading Illustrator
- Starting to create a design for the iPhone Stand
- Learning how to use Illustrator

Homework:
- Fix Bad Slides
- Have Illustrator design finished (and with an extra design if wanted)
- Get all blog posts up to date

Week 8 Prompts due 10/24

Week 8 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post.

Design & Fabrication Photos: LATER we can insert a photo from your presentation - will be making those available this week in a Google folder.  

Prompts:

• How did your presentation go, from your perspective? Best thing? One thing you would do differently if you did the presentation again? 
• We took one class to review work to date, make revisions, consult 1 on 1 with the teacher for specific feedback. What do you have to revise / catch up on between now and 10/28 at 3:00pm for the mid-semester report? (ie: I have three slides to edit and one late blog post plus week 8)
• **We'll be installing Ilustrator on Monday and starting your phone/tablet/etc stand design for laser cutting / acrylic bending. Come up with a few ideas you might want to work through - nothing formal, maybe a sketch, maybe just an idea of size, designs, function . . . 
• ***Also - class project voting results and teams on MONDAY! :)

Please have your blog post done by Monday 10/24 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

10/14 Class Blog

Today in class, we worked on our Pecha Kucha in preparation for our presentations next class. Most of them are coming along quite well. 

Week 7 prompts due Monday 10/17

Week 7 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post.

Design & Fabrication Photos: Insert your PITCH slide show (from Publish to the WEB) and a screen shot or two of your final version of your idea

Prompts:

• What feedback did you get that resulted in specific changes to your product?
  How is it different from the first iteration of that idea?
• How did this PITCH presentation differ from presentations you've done in the past?
• What were two points of feedback to your pitch that you then changed in your final version?
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  REMEMBER: Pitch is due at the START OF CLASS FIRST PERIOD ON TUESDAY. There will be admin present to view the presentations. BE PREPARED! Bring your note cards - you can't read your script directly! Practice at home over the weekend to perfect your timing! :) 
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• ALSO - Catch up on any late blogs between now and next weekend. Mid-semester approaches!

Please have your blog post done by Monday 10/17 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Class Blog: 10/12/16

Today, we worked on our finalizing of our Empathy Project; we:
- worked on altering the design to meet the feedbacks we've received.
- started to talk about how to pitch the idea to the whole class.
- came up with a list of essentials in order to make a good pitch presentation.

Homework for Friday:
Complete the rough draft of the presentation script and the slides.

Week 6

When you did your annotations, what struck you about the alignment between your design spec and each of your design solutions? 

Most of my designs dress all aspects if my design spec. However some of the small aspects such as the shape and size may vary. 

Did one of your solutions stand out as more successful when compared to your design spec? Why?

Yes, my first deign addressed the comfortability aspect more since it is a more open design, allowing more mobility. 

What is one thing you learned from your feedback (over this weekend) that surprised you, or gave you a great idea for an improvement or change to your product?

I think that I need to make my prototype more adjustable, and more comfortable. 

10/6 Class Blog

Today in class we worked on our annotating for our three projects. We are getting close to the end of our projects so at this point we should have three solid prototypes made in Fusion 360. From here, we should consult with the original people we consulted with. Mid-semester report cards are also coming up, meaning that you should have the portfolio done and in your design and fabrication folder. On top of that, you should also have all of the blog posts up to and including week 6 (which is due on Wednesday. The prompts can be seen below this post. 

This photo is the timeline for our project!

Week 6 blog prompts due 10/12

Week 6 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post.

Design & Fabrication Photos: Annotated slides screenshots (3)

Prompts:

• When you did your annotations, what struck you about the alignment between your design spec and each of your design solutions? 
• Did one of your solutions stand out as more successful when compared to your design spec? Why?
• What is one thing you learned from your feedback (over this weekend) that surprised you, or gave you a great idea for an improvement or change to your product?
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Please have your blog post done by Wednesday 10/12 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Block 1 Class October 4th, 2016

Today in class we worked on our annotations for our final product. For our annotation, we had to fill in why each one of our designs met the criteria that we had set out before hand. The homework for next class is to finish task B1 for Thursday. (Three slides, three products, with annotations)

Week 5 Blog Prompts Due Monday 10/3

Week 5 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post.

Design & Fabrication Photos: One screenshot of each of your actual project ideas in Fusion 360. You should have 3. ALSO consider additional shots from different viewpoints to really communicate the ideas clearly. 

Prompts:

• How are the three ideas different from one another? 
• How do the changes in the form effect the actual use/function of the product? Would each be useful but in slightly different situations?
• How complex is the product? Is there some way to examine a smaller component of it to simplify it and its function?
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Please have your blog post done by Monday 10/3 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Friday 9/30

Today we just played around with fusion 360 and worked on our designs. Homework: Finish three designs in fusion 360 by tuesday's class and weekend blogpost

Wednesday 9/28 (PACT)

We started off class by taking a short quiz on the CAD center and its rules. Then we worked on our projects. The homework is to work about 30 minutes on our projects on Fusion 360.

Monday 9/26

Today in class we learned more about Fusion 360. We did this by watching some videos that explained how to use it more thoroughly. The homework is to catch up on your powerpoint from A1-A5.

Thursday, September 22

Today in class we basically touched up our portfolios and worked on our Fusion 360 models. Over the weekend, please make sure that what we've done so far in our portfolios (A-1, 2, 3, 4, 5) are complete and good to go. Other wise, work on completing the 3 Fusion 360 model drafts. 

Week 4 Prompts due 9/26

Week 4 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post.

Design & Fabrication Photos: One screenshot of your Design Spec table, completed, two screenshots of your experiments in Fusion 360, and one screenshot (at least) of progress on your actual project ideas in Fusion 360.

Prompts:

• What did you think of your first attempts with Fusion 360? 
• How did completing the design spec clarify what your project has to DO, and maybe give you some clearer parameters for what you are going to make?
• Do you have some additional questions you might want to ask the people you interviewed, now that you've thought about this some more? What questions?
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Please have your blog post done by Monday 9/26 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Tuesday, 9/20

Design & Fabrication Class Blog Post

September 20th, 2016. 

This class, we played around with the Fusion 360 software we previously downloaded. 

Here are all the things you need to have done. If you didn't do all of these during class, then finish it for homework. 

And below are just some in-class examples/pictures of what everyone was doing on the software.

Week 3 prompts due Monday 9/19

Week 3 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post. 

Design & Fabrication Photos: One screenshot of your Summary of Research slide, one screenshot of your Design Brief Slide.
**Have a draft of your design spec done for class on Tuesday so we can revise it in class**

Prompts:

• Did your task change at all based on the interviews and research you did? 
• Did your idea of what your solution might be change and how, as you conducted your interviews and did online research?
• After you finished your summary of research and design brief, did you go back and revise your project? If so, why and how?
• How would you describe your "target market" or who you are designing for?

 
Please have your blog post done by Monday 9/19 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Friday 9/16

Homework Week 3 blog post:

Make sure you have completed the Research summary,  design brief, and the design specs (first draft).

If you need to complete any previous slides please do so.


We had time in class to work on all three of these subjects.

Monday 9/12

During Class:
Worked on interview, made new slides with 5 key points of the interview and included a link to the video of the interview.
Looked up online products that have already been made to help our situation. And maybe find out things to change/add to the products that have already been made.
 

Homework:
Finish distilling your interview
Finish your Research document about the other 5 questions (the ones she gave us)
Complete unfinished blogs

Week 2 Prompts due 9/12

Week 2 Blog Prompts Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post. 

Design & Fabrication Photos: Add in at least one screenshot of your portfolio slide for the 3 tasks and another of your 5 individual questions (the ones you made up specific to the task you chose).

Prompts:

• What specific task and disability did you choose to focus on? 
• Who are the three people you are interviewing to better understand the experience of having that physical impairment? 
• What is something about the actual interview process that was challenging for you? How did you over come it? 
• What are two things you learned from your empathy interviews that surprised you?

 
Please have your blog post done by Monday 9/12 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Thursday 9/8

During Class:

Finished Task A1 Design Opportunity, all students checked in with the teacher individually to see how far they are on their project.

As a group, we watched "Empathy Dos and Don'ts Videos" to have a better understanding of what to do and what not to do when we are interviewing people. 

Discussed the Empathy Dos and Don'ts Videos as a class.

Homework by next class:

Finish Task A2 Human Centered Design (all five questions)

Interview three people (remember to either audio tape, video record, take screenshots or screencasts) 
Complete your Week 2 Blog Post   

Thursday 9/8

During Class:

Finished Task A1 Design Opportunity, all students checked in with the teacher individually to see how far they are on their project.

As a group, we watched "Empathy Dos and Don'ts Videos" to have a better understanding of what to do and what not to do when we are interviewing people. 

Discussed the Empathy Dos and Don'ts Videos as a class.

Homework by next class:

Finish Task A2 Human Centered Design (all five questions)

Interview three people (remember to either audio tape, video record, take screenshots or screencasts)   

Tuesday 9/6

During class on Tuesday, my peers and I worked on devising solutions for many of the impairments that we have been talking about. The impairments range from people who are visually impaired to people with Parkinson's disease. We started out the class by talking about the expectations of the powerpoint that would show our solution. We learned that the powerpoint should have some nice images as well as a brief description of both: what the solution would solve as well as how the solution would help people suffering from that impairment. As the class progressed, we started working more and more on the powerpoint that would showcase our overall end product. By the end of the class period we were expected to have finished our portfolio slide with three tasks and have come up with one task/impairment we wanted to solve.

Here is a sample of what all we were working on:

A photo of our class working and having fun at the same time:

Class blog post by Jai

Week 1 Prompts

Week 1 Blog Prompts
Please note that each class has suggested photos to include in the blog posts, plus prompts to answer - in some detail! - for that week's post. 

Design & Fabrication
Photos: Add in at least one photo and/or video (more if you have them) of you engaged in the empathy exercise from class on Friday

Prompts: 

• What physical impairment(s) did you try in the empathy exercise?   What surprised you about the tasks you tried to do with that impairment? 
• Is there an impairment or task you are thinking about investigating for your project? Who might you interview for the immersion stage of the project?
• What is the most interesting thing from the class talking about Human Centered Design that changed how you think about design? 

 
Please have your blog post done by Monday 9/5 at 8:00am, although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
Ms. Sutter

Friday 9/2

Today we created individual blogs and submitted the URL/ reviewed the 50 things lists from last class to come up with some of the tasks that seemed feasible to tackle for our design project - can we really create a solution to this? Yes!

After sharing around the room and making a list of those things, we went out to create temporary impairments and see what it might be like to have to use crutches, have an arm in a sling, splint an injured/broken finger, tape knuckles to simulate arthritis, wear blurry goggles to understand vision impairments, etc.  while undertaking several simple tasks (writing, opening a door, opening a water bottle, filling in a form, etc).  Your partner was to photograph and/or video you experiencing this empathy exercise.

Homework : Week 1 Blog post

Wednesday 8/31

Today in class we watched a few short videos about design (Norman Doors, the Age Suit, the new crutches design) and talked about Human Centered Design.  We also reviewed the design process for the amputee leg/foot for rock climbing to see how a design cycle might work. 

We ended up pairing up and creating a 50-things that could be difficult with a physical impairment/temporary injury, which, although not 50 in number gave us a good start of what to consider for our design challenge. 

Here is the Age Suit Video again. Blog posts are much more interesting with a photo or video!

 

There is no assigned homework due in class on Friday. :)

Welcome to the 2016-17 School Year!

Hooray! 
Welcome to the start of the 2016-17 school year! 

This class blog will include daily posts from class, posted by students, reflecting what we do in class that day and list any relevant homework for the following class. Students are expected to post by the end of the SAME DAY as the class, so their peers can have access to the information in a timely fashion. 

This class blog is for the Design & Fabrication 9th grade classes taught by Ms. Sutter.

Links to individual class blogs will appear in the tabs at the top of the blog within the second week of classes. Please take a look at the blogs by other students in your class and other sections! 

Looking forward to a wonderful year with you all!
Ms. Sutter

Class Blog May 30th Ryo

Today we presented our projects, and our presentations of the projects. I wasn't ready, so I basically watched the whole time.

Week 20 FINAL POST!

Week 20
Design & Fabrication 2, 4, 6  
Photos to include:  Post 2-3 photos that show the angles of your final project - perhaps one "studio" shot and one "in action / in use"

EMBED YOUR GOOGLE PRESENTATION!
File : Publish to Web : Click Publish : Click on the Embed tab
Copy the embed code
Go to your blog, In your week 20 post click to HTML (top left on toolbar), paste in the code, toggle back to Compose view

 
Prompts: 

• None! Although it would be great to hear what you are most proud of about your final project. :)
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• ALL WORK INCLUDING DOCS IN DRIVE AND LATE BLOG POSTS are due by FRIDAY 6/3 at 8am (email me if there are extenuating circumstances, please)

Please have your blog post done by Friday 6/3 at 8:00am (all classes), although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues.
 Ms. Sutter

June 1st, Block 6 Design, Week 20

In this class, everyone who didn't have time on Monday presented and explained what their final projects were. They talked about their prototypes, needs, final product, and changes they would make in the future. Today, there were a lot innovative ideas like a whiffle ball holder, an iphone speaker, and a landscape model. Above are two examples of people's final projects.

Week 19 Prompts due 5/30

Week 19
Design & Fabrication 2, 4, 6  
Photos to include:  Post 2-3 photos that illustrate the work you did this week
Prompts: 

• You should be done with your project and presentation, ready to present in class on MONDAY!
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• Are you done, or what do you have left to do? (Lab will be open Mon, Tues, Wed after school)
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• Does your product work as intended? Additional features or issues that were unexpected?
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• What would you do differently if you were to start the process again? 
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• ( If you will need time after school to work on your project, you need to plan  ahead of time to sign up for the times posted on the door when there is adult supervision in the lab. )    
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• ALL WORK INCLUDING DOCS IN DRIVE AND LATE BLOG POSTS are due by FRIDAY 6/3 at 8am

Please have your blog post done by Monday 5/30 at 8:00am (all classes), although earlier is always welcome.  Email me if you have any questions or issues. **ONE MORE BLOG POST for week 20 - due Friday
 Ms. Sutter

5/26 Block 6

This class, we worked on our final project. The final project due date is near, so some on us worked on our final project presentation as well. The pictures are of Andrew working on his final project and Leon sand-papering his 3D printed object.