Thursday, November 17, 2016

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

Thursday, November 10, 2016

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