What is a Bootleg?
-The bootleg is a working document, which captures some of the teaching we
impart in “design thinking bootcamp,” our foundation course
Problem Statement: School lockers are a mess. Students can never find a pen, pencil, or calculator, and their homework is always getting lost. Those who bring their lunch to school often find their food crushed under a sea of books and binders. Because of the clutter, it is often hard for students to close their locker doors completely.
Design Statement: Design a high school locker organization system that will neatly contain items commonly used and kept in school.
- Our problem is that we need to design a locker that will fit the criteria and constraits of it needs to be big enough, easy to install, and must hold 20lbs or less.
My brainstorming, the three ideas of different lockers
Iso metric drawing of my final idea for a perfect locker
My locker I designed, it has a big pocket for books and binders, a small one for pencils and the other two for extra materials. It also has a speaker
This is my multi-view drawing of my locker
- I chose my locker to big a little bigger and wider than our normal school lockers right now because I think that they are too small to fit that much and that they dont have that much pockets and shelves to fit much.
1. “From the buildings in which we live and work, to the cars we drive, or the knives and forks with which we eat, everything we use was designed to create some sort of marriage between _________________ and _________________.”
First Blank - form Second Blank - function
2. The folks at IDEO state that they are not experts in any given area. But, they do claim to be experts on the ____________________, which they apply to the innovation of consumer products.
- "They are experts on the process to design stuff"
3. After the team of designers is brought together, told the problem, and informed they have five days to “pull it off,” what phase of the design process do they immediately engage in?
- The team then splits into groups to brainstorm ideas
4. Give two examples of what the team members did during this phase.
a. They split into different groups and took pictures of shopping carts in useb. They also asked questions with experts and users on shopping carts and the builders to see the details of the cart 5. List five rules-of-thumb that IDEO employees follow when they share ideas during the brainstorming phase:
a. One conversation at a time
b. Stay focused on topic
c. Encourage wild ideas
d. defer judgement
e. encourage on ideas of others
6. Why should wild (and sometimes crazy) ideas be entertained during the brainstorming phase?
- wild ideas should be entertained because it could give other people ideas and show another side of ideas, the wild idea could also maybe work if they think about it, it could maybe end up working the best because there are unseen constraints 7. After the brainstorming phase was over, the team narrowed down the hundreds of ideas by _____________ for those ideas that were not only “cool” but also _________________ in a short period of time. What phase of the design process is this called?
- First Blank - using sticky notes
- Second Blank - buildable
This is generating ideas 8. IDEO believes that the ideas and efforts of a ______________ will always be more successful than the planning of a lone genius.
- group
9. Once the ideas were narrowed down and divided into categories, the group was split into four smaller teams. What phase(s) of the design process was each of these groups responsible for? - to build and model a prototype
10. The leaders at IDEO believe that ________________ behavior and a ______________ environment are two important reasons why their employees are able to think quickly and creatively to produce innovative results.
- First Blank - playful - Second Blank - fun
11. Sometimes, people come up with great solutions that work by trying their ideas first, and asking for _________________ later.
- opinions
12. Design is often a process of going too far and having to take a few steps back. What phase of the design process would the critique of the four mock-ups come under?
- refining and commucating results.
13. Upon critique of the four teams’ models, it was obvious that none of the teams had developed an optimum solution. However, the people at IDEO believe that it is important to _____________ often in order to _____________ sooner. - First Blank - fail - Second Blank - succeed
14. What percentage of the entire week’s time did it take to fabricate the final prototype? - they desingned it in a day and fabricated it in a day
15. Instead of showering his design team with a tremendous amount of praise, what did the boss require his employees to do with their new design? - improve apon their design
16. Of all the things that we are surrounded by every day, what has not been placed through the design process?
- Nature
Conclusion
1. What did you find to be the most impressive part of the team’s effort? - I thought it was pretty cool how they split into groups and investigated different things and so new ideas as they interviewed people and saw it in action. I also thought it was cool they built and designed it so quick through teamwork.
2. What advantages are there to having a design team with members that have non-engineering backgrounds? - They are well rounded in skills or building and are experts in building processes.
3. There was a point in the process where a self-appointed group of adults stepped up, stopped the ideas, and redirected the group to break up into teams. Why was this done? - to get the job done faster and so different groups can focus on smaller things at one time and focus on it instead of everyone focusing on the whole problem at once
4. At the end of the video, Dave Kelly states, “Look around. The only things that are not designed are the things we find in nature.” Can you think of anything that would contradict this statement? - The Grand Canyon was designed by nature to keep the river at a steady flow, the river formed the design of it and made it flow the way it does
- The challenge is to build a glider to be able glide as far as possible with limited paper and wood
2) Brainstorm solutions:
-What are the rules of brainstorming? (oxymoron)
- the rules of brainstorming are to develope and write down your ideas on paper so you can see all your ideas
-List your ideas
- we had a couple, one was two small wings in the front and back and a raised big wing in the middle - we did this one
- another idea we had was had 1 big bending wing from the front to back but when we tried it the wood broke
-Sketch at least two of them
- we chose the first idea
3) Specify:
-Criteria
- our criteria was to build a glideable glider with soft paper and bendy wood
-Constraints (be specific about materials available)
- we had limited bulsa wood and limited soft paper to build a glider
- quadrant
What are your goals for your glider and how did you adjust your design in order to help it better meet them?
- our goal is to make it glide straight without it leaning back or diving straight into the ground. We adjust the lifting of the wings so it doesnt make it fly back and we added more weight to the back and middle.
How did your glider perform? What would you change if we competed again?
- our glider performed not that great because the wind was against us so no ones did very well. I would make the wings bigger and more flyable more weight to it.
We used a trash bag as a parachute and put the egg in the cup surrounded by cotton balls
"Total # of Achievements Earned": 22
- Our first achievements came from our supplies could fit in a cigar box if we crushed the cup, that's 3 ach.
- Our idea weighed less than 50 grams so we got an extra 6 achievements.
- Our first attempt hit the paper so we got 1 achievement.
- Our egg did not crack at all so there is 6 more.
- We used algebra to find the distance the egg falls, geometry using shapes and arithmetic to add the distance of the fall, we got 3 for this.
- Our last four achievements came from brainstorming and generating ideas.
- Our designs did pretty good but Mike's paper parachute did well and Connor's egg didn't break also.
- We could make our idea better by maybe dropping off a higher height so the air would have more time to catch. We could also improve it by having a helium filled balloon tied on top for even more air.
- TED is about people talking about all the things happening in the world and theories about some of the problems the world has today
2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?
- The purpose of their website is to talk about new science breakthroughs or problems or events that are currently happening. Their site supports it by getting different speakers for different topics and know what they are doing
3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.
- Technology is important to us because the whole world is technology now and we need to build something to support it. Design is also important because as engineers we need a design to have to build off of and expand on.
4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.
1. Thomas Thwaites: How I built a toaster -- from scratch
2. Reviving New York's rivers -- with oysters!
3. Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots
5) Each student will watch a unique video. Claim your video on the following period specific posts: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. If no one else has claimed your video, leave a comment on that post to call the one you want. If someone else has already claimed the talk, go back and pick another one. Watch the video. Embed the video in your blog post and create a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.
- Some key issues in the video were money cost, transportation, and the knowledge to build the machines and robots for the military. It will cost a lot of money to built these advanced technologically robots because the builders and designers come from all over the world, and you need the knowledge to know how to build these robots. They suggested military students to study the technology behind the robots.
6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field?
- I could get involved by getting acquainted with the military technology and design a couple of layouts of some new ideas, but I would have to specialize into that major in college or something.
1. What is the purpose or primary function of the object?
- The purpose of the clock is to tell the time of day or night
2. Make an educated guess as to how this product operates. Use simple machines’ terminology to explain the object’s sequential operation.
- I think the clock as continuous spinning gears rolling off each other constantly making the clock move, moving the wheel in the back to change time makes it go faster for a different time
3. Identify the system inputs, intended product function, and outputs. Use power point to create a "black box" graphic like the toothbrush example discussed in class. Save the slide as a .jpg image and post it to answer this question.
4. What mechanical components are visible?
- mechanical components that are visible are the second hand with the hour and minute hand constantly moving with the time of day, the axle moving the hands are visible with the knob in the back
5. What is it about this device’s function that you cannot identify, because the mechanical components are hidden from plain view?
- You cant identify how it moves and how fast it moves because all of those components are in the back of the clock, the mechanics that back that keep the axle moving
- some elements in the front view are texture because in the picture the glass reflects so you there is glass in the front, another element is line with the two hands and the second hand
- some principles are balance and rhythm with the time has equal space in between each other and are equally spread apart, they are to proportion
- Top view of my clock
- two elements of the top view are texture, it looks smooth, and shape with a rectangle, it also shows color, grey
- the principles it has is proportion and scale with the front view with the clock
- Side view of the clock
- two elements of the top view are texture, it looks smooth, and shape with a rectangle, it also shows color, grey
- the principles it has is proportion and scale with the front view with the clock
The purpose of the clock is to be able to tell time and know the time of day, it meets to mechanical requirements because the second hand, big and small hand all move with the time of day. It also has knobs on the back to change the time for daylight savings or a new time zone.
My Audience:
- the audience my clock will be a broad range of people as almost everyone has a clock in their house and this clock is a good size to fit anywhere in the house. My audience is everyone who tell a time from a clock.
- The cost of a 30-second ad on the Super Bowl has skyrocketed from $600,000 in the mid-'80s to an estimated $2.6 million for Sunday's game
How much does the manufacturer make off of each widget they sell?
- A new car dealer makes a profit on the difference between the sales price of the car and its actual cost.
How many people see a super bowl add?
- Super Bowl XLV played in 2011 became the most-watched American television program in history, drawing an average audience of 111 million viewers and taking over the spot held by the previous year's Super Bowl
Do you think it's worth it to advertise during the super bowl?
- I think it is smart to advertise during the super bowl but not towards the end of the show, more towards the beginning. The super bowl is the most watch televised program in the U.S with roughly 111 million viewers and if you have a 30 second commerical for 2.6million I think it will pay off. People also like to watch the commercials because they are normally funny so more people will see your add.
Came from WIRED magazine of July 2010 on the back cover
The advertisement is a Mercedes Benz that is their new model for sale
-As a team, discuss each of the advertisements selected. Record both team members observations for the advertisement you've selected. Analyze the add using the following Message Analysis considerations:
Message Content- My add is over a new model for Mercedes-Benz that came out and the information tells us the speed and what the car is. It has precise information.
Size and Shape - My car add is a very good size picture of the new car it is centered in the page so your eyes captures it.
Readability - The readability on my add is okay, the font is a little small and maybe excess info. It does state some pretty cool facts about the car.
Needs the Audience - This does appeal the audience and it attracts the male audience, probably the wealthy part because it is a very new and nice Mercedes car.
Use of Proven Principles and Elements - The add of the car shows the form of the car and the texture by using light in its photo. The page has balance with just enough writing and a good picture. The add takes up a good amount of space with not a lot of open.
1. What are trends? Why is it important to identify them prior to graphic design?
- A trend is fashion or items that are popular at the moment in the world or a community, its important to identify them before your graphic design because you want to sell something that is popular at the time, not something popular a while ago.
2. How does human nature play a role in how a product is marketed to a specific demographic group?
- Its important to advertise your product in the right place or add because the car is in a more men towards magazine and guys are generally more into cars than women. It wouldn't be smart to put women's clothing in a men's magazine.
3. How is a potential audience identified?
- An audience is identified by their characteristics such as their age, income, job and fashion trends.
4. What must you discover about the target audience prior to graphic design?
- You need to discover what your audience is into and what they like. You need to find out what they are willing to pay for a certain item.
1) What are the 6 Visual Design Elements we discussed in class?
- line
- color
- form/shape
- space
- texture
- value
2) What are the 5 Visual Design Principles we discussed in class?
- balance
- rhythm
- emphasis
- proportion and scale
- unity
3) Locate five items at home or at school that utilize the elements and principles of design. Post an image of each product. List and explain any visual design elements or principles that are evident in that product.
1. The represents one of the visual designs of elements, there is a lot of space in the room. This room is similar to my living room.
2. This house represents lines, this is house is supposed to represent my house, it is one of the 6 visual designs.
3. This picture has a lot of color and some of the colors are warm and some are cool colors, this is one of the six visual designs of elements. This could be at the school and its the same flowers at my house.
4. This represents rhythm and its similar to the sheet I have on my piano at home. It is one of the 5 visual design principles.
5. This is texture and is one of the 6 components of visual design, this is the same texture as our toolbox at home.
1) A brief summary of the challenge so that you introduce an uninformed reader to the nature of the effort. List who your partner is. My partner was Trenton Austin and our challenge in building our helicopter was it had to be durable and must be able to push, pull, lift and had to be hand held. Our objective was to design and model a new toy that was less noisy and smarter
2) Why did you choose the design brief that you chose to work on? We chose to do a helicopter because it seemed like we were the only ones to do a toy and we wanted to try it out and we did pretty good on our helicopter.
3) Share insight on steps 1, 2 and 4 of the 12 step PLTW design process.
Step 1 - Our problem was that a toy company wanted us engineers to build a durable toy that was less noisy and smarter than other toys. We had to make it with 6 different parts and must be able to lift
Step 2 - Trenton and I brainstormed through drawings and talking to each other, we made three sketches of a bike, car, and helicopter and discussed which one would be fun and meet the constraints.
Step 4 - Our criteria was to make a nice toy helicopter for a big time toy company for kids. Our constraints were that it must be durable and had to be able to lift, pull, and push.
Step 12 - We communicated our results through our brochure and talking to the boss (Olson) and showing our final product to companies needed.
4) Post images/scans of your 3 possible solution sketches. Highlight any important features. Sketches should have a scale listed and a description of which perspective is shown. Call out any key features.
Picture #1 - car - has a normal car body with windows and tires
Scale - each grid equals .5 inchs so the car length is 10 in and the width is 4 in wide
Picture #2 - bike - has a simple bike frame with handle bars and two tires
Scale - each grid equals .5 in, so the length is 7.5 in and the height is 5 inch
Picture #3 - our original aircraft - has a normal plane/helicopter body with wings but ended up with blades, has a landing gear.
Scale - each grid equals .25 in, and the length is 9 in and the height is 2.5 in
5) Post an image of your decision matrix and explain results.
Our matrix was a close one between a helicopter and car. The helicopter got 25 points and the car got 23.5 points, but we thought the car would have been a little to easy so we chose the helicopter. A 10 was the best and 1 was the worst
6) Model your solution in Inventor and post appropriate images (alt+PrtScn to take a screen shot of the active window. Use Paint to crop your image).
What was the nature of the problem the ship experienced?
A fire disabled the ship, which was then towed to San Diego. It was scheduled to sail along the coast of Mexico on a seven-day cruise. The fire was in the aft engine room that disabled its six diesel electric engines.
What repairs were required?
repair the crippled liner Splendor, It's unclear just how much help Carnival needs to repair the 952-foot liner, which lost most of its power Monday after a fire broke out in Splendor's aft engine room.
What impact did the unexpected arrival of the cruise ship have on the local economy?
the unexpected arrival actually helped out the local San Diego economy with its arrival because it helped local hotels and businesses as 1800 people docked and stayed in San Diego.
