Major Project

FINAL SUBMISSION

Visual diary/sketch book

A4 sketch book must accompany you to every class to:-

· Demonstrate an exploration of ideas, inspiration and creativity

· Develop concepts through a visual medium

· Improve sketching ability

Folio/Blog

A multiple page folio blog including:-

· Title

· A record of all four esquisses undertaken (photographed on a white background)

· All development work including, sketches, photographs and any other medium to communicate your design process.

· Design refinement

Design documentation to include:-

· Perspective drawing

· Exploded view of assembly

· Layout drawing (scaled) + dxf file demonstrating an understanding of appropriate computer aided design for cnc production.

Prototype

A professionally finished 1:1 prototype demonstrating:-

· Strength (150 kg load test)

· Material synergy

· Assembly/disassembly

Design solution

Final design must demonstrate consideration of manufacturing, ease of use and appropriateness for specified environment.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Students are expected to complete all stages of the project to an acceptable standard. Assessment will be based on the student meeting all specified criteria, the quality of the design solution, the depth of the learning experience and acquisition of new skills, the technical solution to user-assembly and the social and environmental appropriateness of the design. Assessment breakdown is as follows:

§ Stage 1 Esquisses 1 – 4 : 20%

§ Stage 2 Concepts: 10%

§ Stage 3 Design development/ including scale models: 10%

§ Folio/Documentation: 10%

§ Prototype: 40%

§ Design solution: 10%

PROJECT BRIEF SUMMARY – major design requirements

1. Design demonstrates material synergy

2. User assembled and withstands the require 150kg load

3. Product can be easily disassembled for recycling

PROJECT PLAN

The project will be run in six stages. To ensure sufficient time to achieve project completion (including building a full size prototype) all intermediate submission dates must be met.

Project Summary:

	submission due
§ History research	week 2
§ Esquisse one	week 3
§ Esquisse two	week 4
§ Esquisse three	week 5
§ Esquisee four	week 6
§ Sketch concepts	week 7
§ Scale model concepts	week 8
§ Design review	week 10
§ Project folio inc. documentation	week 12
§ Prototype presentation	week 13

Note:

1. All submissions must the student’s own original work. Using copyrighted material represents failure to realise the brief and will result in a zero mark.

2. Designs should be well resolved and approved by your lecturer before you commence prototype construction. Workshop staff will expect to see evidence of design ‘sign-off’.

3. It is expected that designs will be innovative and original, be practical and appropriate to user and environment, and address manufacturing and economic constraints.

4. All submitted items must be clearly marked with student name, student number and subject title and code. Submissions outside scheduled classes must be to the level 2 reception desk.