Community Input - Design

LEARNING TARGETS:

»  I can reach out to community members as resources 

 

EXPECTATIONS:

»  WRITE: Write a reflection of community member thoughts, ideas, and suggestions

 

Write a post in your PDB describing your interaction community member their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions of your initial design in full detail.  This should be two to three paragraphs. 

Give this post a label of “CommunityDesign”.

EXAMPLE:

 

 

Design Reflection

LEARNING TARGETS:

» I can reflect on my progress.

EXPECTATIONS:

» Write a paragraph or two evaluating and reflecting on  your design process.

When you feel that you have completed your plan write a paragraph or two evaluating and reflecting on it. 

 

What were the challenges? Where some areas more challenging than other? Anything that your feel is relevant. 

Thumbnail Sketches

LEARNING TARGETS:

»  I can design several thumbnail sketch pages of possible product solutions.

 

EXPECTATIONS:

»  SKETCH: Design thumbnail sketches of possible solutions
»  DESIGN FOLDER: Give this post entries labels of Investigate & Thumbnails

 

SKETCH: Design several thumbnail sketch pages of possible product solutions.  For each possible design, create a page of thumbnail sketches based on each of your designs from your idea map.  (Assign a label of ‘Design’)

Here are some thumbnail examples, some are more elaborate than others.   Don’t be intimidated the examples, these are just supposed to be light sketches. 

Examples

 

 

 

Detailed Sketches

LEARNING TARGETS:

»  I can create detailed sketches based on your thumbnails, specifications, and mind map.

EXPECTATIONS:

»  SKETCH: Create 3+ detailed sketches based on your thumbnails, specifications, and mind map.    »  DESIGN FOLDER: Give this post entries labels of Investigate & Research

SKETCH: Create 3+ detailed sketch based on your thumbnails, specifications, and mind map.  Basically you are draw 3+ detailed sketches where are more detailed version of your best thumbnail designs. You may have multiple pages . . .
Here are some thumbnail examples, some are more elaborate than others.   Don’t be intimidated by these examples, these are from professionals or post-secondary students. 

Design the Products/Solutions

LEARNING TARGETS:

» I can generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification.
» I can critically evaluate the designs against the design specification.
»  I can present these designs to my
» I can select one design and justify its choice.

EXPECTATIONS:

»  Generate several designs that meet the design specification.  (storyboards, sketches, labeled diagrams, etc.)
»  For each design, explained all parts.
»  Evaluate the designs critically against the design specification and write a summary of your findings.
»  Pitch three of your best designs to your peers, parents and/or Cornell and get as much feedback from them as possible. 
»  Select one design and justify its choice (paragraph).
»  Evaluate my performance in the design stage of the project.

 

The Design Stage is one of my favorites; you have a basic idea what you are making and you get to be creative while you develop  a number  designs.  So take out your sketchbook or graph paper and go for it!  The more effort you put into this stage will lead to better success with your final product.   Some students tend to develop one idea and do nut put any effort in to the other designs; I do not want to see this!  THIS STAGE IS IMPORTTANT; I want to see a legitimate effort creating multiple design options.  Each of your designs should be explained with storyboards, sketches,or labeled diagrams.  *It is important that each of your designs are evaluated against the  your design specifications, so that you don’t stray too far from the goal product/solution.   With that said, if you do stray a bit or even a lot, it is not too late to amend your design specification.  

After you have exhausted all of your design directions or possibilities, it is time for the pitch.  Pitch three of your best designs to your peers, parents and/or me and get as much feedback from them as possible.  They might see some thing that you don’t which could influence your choice and/or add elements to your specifications.  Finally, you should decide on a one design and justify your reasoning for choosing it.  Which ever design your choose, have fun with this stage and truly put in some legitimate effort ; it will save you time and effort in the long run.    ~ Cornell 

“The Art of Robots” by Amid Amidi, is one of my favorite books, it really shows the process they took to develop their characters.  We are only seeing a percentage of the work they did, but they really put a lot of time into their designs before they even came close to the final character.   *You need to check out the book . . .

                        

Click to Show the Student "Design" Example

Design Reflection & Evaluation

LEARNING TARGETS:

»  I can evaluate my designs against the design specification.
»  I can explain how the designs can be improved.

EXPECTATIONS:

»  WRITE: You to write a paragraph or two addressing the points as detailed below. 
          »  Evaluate the designs against the design specification.  
          »  Explain how the designs can be improved.
»  DESIGN FOLDER: Give this post entries labels of Design & DesignEvaluation