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=**Design Folder - Jae Sung** =

INVESTIGATION
__**Big Understanding**__ Why & how do societies convey the importance of global issues to it's members? Here at AISD how can we promote the importance of global issues so that we can better live the school's vision of becoming "stewards of a just & sustainable world"?

__Interpretation of the Big Understanding__ The big understanding states three questions. The first two questions relate to the whole world- why do societies show the importance of global issues to its members & how do societies show the importance of global issues to its members. But the third question is a question that asks specifically to our society- AISD. I think this question is the question that we should focus more on because it's specifically asked towards us. The question asks us how we can promote the importance of global issues so that we can better live the school's vision of becoming "stewards of a just & sustainable world". Homework Assignment- UQ MindMap 

Design Brief
My product will be a product representing not smoking. This product is for everyone & specifically our community of AISD. This solves the unit question because it raises awareness & promotes/conveys the importance of not smoking.

Design Specification
> Be smart, don't start smoking
 * Informative
 * Attachable onto wall
 * Should say "Don't Smoke" such as Breath healthily, live happily- Don't smoke or
 * Must be clear
 * Eye-Catching
 * Able to see from far away

//Guiding Questions//
The material can be wasted, so I should recycle & make my product from something else
 * Do I have enough time to make it?
 * Do I have the necessary materials to make it?
 * Do I have the skills to make this product?
 * What type of information should go on it?
 * How is this product relevant to me?

//3 Possible Designs for the Product//
This is an enlarged representation of a cigarette that says "Don't Smoke" on it.
 * 1-


 * 2-

This is a cigarette box that says "Breathe Healthily Live Happily DON'T SMOKE" on it.


 * 3-

This is a sign that shows you shouldn't smoke.

//Investigation for the Material of Product//
 * Places || Availability ||
 * MS Office || No ||
 * Science || In class- not sure right now ||
 * Mr. D/Art || No ||
 * Print Shop || No ||
 * ES Office || No ||

PLANNING
Justification- Why did I choose this design?: I chose this design because I thought that design represented what I was trying to say better then the other two. The cigarette box design would've been too complicated to make, & everyone was doing the sign so I chose the cigarette design. I also think it would be better to make an actual representation of a cigarette instead of a just a picture of one or a cigarette box.

Size: Circle diameter is 3" Material: Any available material will be fine because I will paint it anyways. I will cover the tube with construction paper though to make it look realistic. Building Technique: There are no available "tubes" in the DT storage so I will start an investigation to find an available "tube" for my project. If I can't find any, I think I will have to purchase one from the Business Office. Mr. Muller has found a tube for me that is made of plastic. Note- I will stuff the tube with newspaper & the end will be a bit black so that it looks like it's been burning.
 * Part List:**
 * ===Front===



Size: Orange part= 6" in length White part= 1' in length Full cigarette= 1' 6" in length Material: Any available material will be fine because I will paint it anyways. I will cover the tube with construction paper though to make it look realistic. Building Technique: There are no available "tubes" in the DT storage so I will start an investigation to find an available "tube" for my project. If I can't find any, I think I will have to purchase one from the Business Office. Mr. Muller has found a tube for me that is made of plastic.
 * Side



Option 1: I will paint the words onto the cigarette.Option 2: I will make it 3D using a scroll saw.Length: Cut each letter out from a piece of wood that is 4" by 4" Building Technique: Scroll Saw Material: Any available material will be fine because I will paint it anyways. I will cover the tube with construction paper though to make it look realistic. Overview //**Parts of the product:**// Side, Front, Letters/Words //**Materials:**// Any available material will be fine because I will paint it anyways. I will cover the tube with construction paper though to make it look realistic. //**Building technique:**// There are no available "tubes" in the DT storage so I will start an investigation to find an available "tube" for my project. If I can't find any, I think I will have to purchase one from the Business Office. //Investigation// Mr. Muller has found a tube for me that is made of plastic. //**Where will it be?**//: I was thinking of putting it in places such as Mr. Cook's room where he teaches health & the dangers of smoking.
 * ===Letters/Words===
 * Places || Availability ||
 * MS Office || No ||
 * Science || In class- not sure right now ||
 * Mr. D/Art || No ||
 * Print Shop || No ||
 * ES Office || No ||

Day 1- Collecting Materials
March 13th, 2012 On this day, I didn't actually start building. I just gathered materials such as print outs for the scroll saw, & the tube. Because I couldn't change the size of the tube I got, I had to adjust my design instead as well. For the letters, I first had to make the letters on an application called "Illustrator". This was the first time I was using this program, & it took some time to figure it out. It was surprising how easy I could make the letters for the scroll saw. I made the shapes for my last scroll saw lab by hand, but it was cool to see how easily I can make it on the computer & print it out. Next time, I think I would try to save time because figuring out "Illustrator" took some time.

Day 2- Scroll Saw
March 15th, 2012 On this day, I cut out my letters that I got from Illustrator & I stuck them onto a long piece of wood. After I did that, I started cutting out my letters with a scroll saw. On my last scroll saw lab, I did a pretty good job but this time it was harder. I messed up once but after I got adjusted, I did well with my other letters. Next time, I think I would be more cautious.

Day 3- BanSaw
March 19th, 2012 On this day, I finished up cutting (except for the last letter) with a scroll saw & a new tool called a ban saw. I learned that when you can't make straight lines on the scroll saw, you can use a tool called the ban saw that makes straight lines. I learned how to use the ban saw today & I think that's pretty cool. It was much more easier to make straight cuts on the ban saw. I think I could've used my time more wisely.

Day 4- Finish Saw, Get Paper
March 21st, 2012 On this day, I finished cutting all my letters, & I also sanded them to make them look better. After finishing this, I went to the art room to get my colored paper to cover the tube. Then, I measured & cut the paper according to the size of the tube. I learned how to sand wood properly, & also on this day I think I did well on scroll sawing. Now that I got the hang of it, I feel very comfortable with the scroll saw.

Day 5- Almost to the end
March 25th, 2012 On this day, I rolled my tube with different colored papers to make it look like a real cigarette. Also, I added two stripes of black at the end to make it look like it's burning. I also started painting my letters, but didn't finish because I didn't have enough time. I decided to paint them red to make them stand out. I think next time, I would try to use my time more wisely because I spent too much time on rolling the paper on my tube, trying to make it look like a cigarette.



**Evaluation Questions:**
How does your product solve the Unit Question?
 * Product Evaluation:**
 * My product solves the Unit Question, by raising awareness about a certain global issue; smoking. The Unit Question asks how we can convey and raise awareness about global issues in our society (AIS/D). My cigarette tells people not to smoke and therefore conveys and raises awareness about the global issue.

How does your product follow from or not follow from your Design Brief? Design Brief: My product will be a product representing not smoking. This product is for everyone & specifically our community of AIS/D. This solves the unit question because it raises awareness & promotes/conveys the importance of not smoking.
 * My product follows from my Design Brief because my design brief explains that the product will represent not smoking and my product does follow that. But my product does not follow from my Design Brief because my Design Brief also states that the product is for everyone in AIS/D but right now, only the people in DT can see it- not everyone.

How does your product meet and not meet your Design Specification? Design Specification: > Be smart, don't start smoking
 * Informative
 * Attachable onto wall
 * Should say "Don't Smoke" such as Breath healthily, live happily- Don't smoke or
 * Must be clear
 * Eye-Catching
 * Able to see from far away


 * My product meets my Design Specification because my Design Specification says that it should say "Don't Smoke", that it should be clear, that it should be eye-catching, and that people should be able to see it from far away. My product follows all of these rules. But my product does not meet my Design Specification because it also states that it should be attachable to a wall and that it should be informative. It just says one phrase, so I don't think it's informative and I'm not sure if it is attachable to the wall yet because I haven't tried yet.

What stage of development did you reach?
 * Create Phase Evaluation:**
 * I have finished with making my cigarette and cutting out my letters, the only thing I have left is to finish painting my letters and to put it all together.

During the Create phase what did you do well?
 * I did well on using the scroll saw on curves and I thought I did well on planning out what I was going to do each day and my goals for each day and achieving the goal of each day.

What is one thing you would do differently next time?
 * Next time I would try to be smarter in choosing what type of technique to use to cut my letters. I tried cutting straight edges with a scroll saw but that wasn't a very smart choice. I think I should have used a ban saw.


 * Rate the following categories**
 * (1)** Does not meet expectations • **(2)** Meets expectations • **(3)** Exceeds expectations
 * Craftsmanship: 1 __**2**__ 3
 * Appearance: 1 __**2**__ 3
 * Appropriate use of materials: 1 __**2**__ 3
 * Environmental Impact: 1 __**2**__ 3
 * Time management: 1 2 __**3**__

How did your plan help you to create your product?
 * Planning Phase Evaluation:**
 * My planning helped me plan what I would do each day and it helped me make goals to achieve for each class. Also, the planning gave me a view of how I would expect my final outcome to look like. Also, because I knew what had to be done and I knew everything beforehand, it made things easier in the creation process.

What would make your plan better?
 * I think if I actually listed down what I was going to do each class and my goals for each class it would've made it better. I just kind of planned it all in my head but didn't record it down. Also, I think if I was more specific in explaining everything, it would've made my plan better.

How did you feel in the design phase? What was challenging?
 * Design Evaluation:**
 * In the design phase, I felt very organized. There were certain steps that I had to take, and it made things much more organized and easier to work with. I think I can use the design phase/cycle in other subjects as well.
 * Some parts that were challenging was the design specification. I had to think of exactly what I wanted, but then be creative at the same time in order to think of different types of designs that would fit the specification.

What helped you as designer?
 * I thought that learning the design cycle helped me as a designer. I also think that learning how to use the different types of tools helped me as a designer.

Which part of the design cycle did you enjoy the most?
 * Process Evaluation:**
 * I enjoyed the creation part the most because that was when we actually got to do everything that we planned.

Which part of the design cycle do you enjoy the least?
 * I least enjoyed the investigation part because thats when I had all these ideas jumbled up in my head and I didn't really feel organized.

What personal strength did you discover during the process?
 * I discovered I'm good at recording everything down and it also helped me a lot because usually I just keep everything in my head when I'm doing a big project.

What is one area of growth that you discovered (something you could get better at)?
 * Something I could get better at is being more creative and thinking more outside the box. I immediately thought of one idea when I thought of smoking and I stuck with it. I think if I thought more creatively then I could have had better designs.