MS+Q4+Explore+-+Ariyana

=Design Folder - Ariyana =



__**Investigate: **__
__**Unit Question: **__ Why and how do societies convey the importance of global issues to its members? Here at AISD how can we promote the importance of global issues so that we can better live the school's vision of “being stewards of a just and sustainable world?"

__**Unit Question Restated: **__ The unit question is asking us about how we, as future stewards of a just and sustainable world are going to promote and convey the important of global issues which affect the global community along with the Bangladeshi and AISD community. It is trying to tell us that there are many important global issues and that it is our jobs as students of AISD to raise awareness of these issues around school and inspire others to help.

__**Mind Map/Brainstorming: **__



__**Guiding Questions: **__
 * 1) How big should the product be?
 * 2) How do I ensure that it is a safe product?
 * 3) What should my product look like?
 * 4) What materials should I use?
 * 5) Are the materials I want to use available to me?
 * 6) What message am I going to convey?
 * 7) Is this global issue something that I care about?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How do I test to make sure that people understand what message I'm trying to convey?
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Where should I place my product?

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design Brief: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our school heavily promotes recycling but neglects the big idea of "Going Green." Making a product which shows the school that "Going Green" is the correct choice will encourage everyone to remember to not only recycle but to conserve water and electricity. My product will assist in solving the unit question because it will capture the attention of people and will promote the idea of helping our school to become more eco-friendly.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design Specifications: **__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It should properly convey the idea of "Going Green" and the global issue of wasting energy and our other resources.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The product should inspire people the want to become more eco-friendly.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Must be safe.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Whatever is on my sign must be eye-catching and noticeable.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My sign should help inspire people to think more about the global issues around us.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The text or graphic on my product must be understandable, readable and clear from across the room.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My product should be able to be understood by most students, faculty and staff, or should be able to be easily explained.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It should be aesthetically pleasing, meaning that it should be something which attracts and holds attention.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It should be able to hang on a wall.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Should be light enough to hang on a wall without falling.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The product should be constructed of at least two different materials, which can be easily found in the DT Lab (plywood, acrylic, other types of wood, etc.).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design should either be hand drawn or made of Sketch Up/Adobe Illustrator.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sign should have a border of somewhere from .75" to around 1".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Product must be durable (not easily broken).

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why I chose "Going Green": **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I was inspired by the idea of "Going Green" because it helps motivate and encourage people to return Earth back to the way it used to be- lush and green through changing some minor actions during the day. Such as, turing off lights when you leave the room and turning the tap off when you're brushing your teeth. And through my product (a bulletin board) I hope to post information about the earth and tips of how to "Go Green" which will inspire people to change their ways for the betterment of the Earth.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Evidence that the school needs to "Go Green": **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">There are tons of rooms in the school, which in turn means tons of lights and many different pieces of technology which consume energy. This means that unless we turn off lights and electronics when we don't need them, we are wasting energy. Along with the simple waste of energy we are also wasting water and other valuable resources and the people at school need to be reminded that these resources are very important to us.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Other "Go Green" Promotion Campaigns **__

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The two pictures above show people trying to promote the message of "Going Green" through posters and marches.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Placement of Product: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My product will easily be able to hang on the wall. Preferably it will be situated in the main rotunda so that more people can see news about the earth and initiatives that should be taken to help our school "Go Green."

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why is Typography Important? **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think the typography is important because typography helps to "honor your content." It "honors your content" because if you use the right typography you can convey your message properly and you it gives your content the amount of attention it deserves. For example when you use good typography people want to read what you have to say, but sometimes typography is overlooked or misused which ends up affecting the overall outcome of the product. Good typography also helps to invite the audience, reveal the tone and meaning of the text, clarify the order of the content and to link the writing with other elements in the product or item.

//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sources: // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|iDesign Gallery] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Go East Design]

//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Example of both Good and Bad Typography: //

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What inspires me as a Designer? **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I can find inspiration in basically everything around me because everything has a story to tell. As a designer I can find inspiration in the shortest type or the smallest of logos, but I can also find inspiration in more complicated things. Some of my biggest inspirations is good photography, interesting gifs, and type on pictures or art that makes you think. I am inspired by everything around me because everything has the capability to take your breath away and make you think about the deeper meaning behind the message or picture or object itself which ends up inspiring you. Below are some pictures that inspire me because of either their messages, their color or their arrangement of different design properties.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design: **__
__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design 1: **__

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design Evaluation: __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shelves may be hard to make.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The tree and text look nice, and remind people of what the message is.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The border frames the product well.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The shelves on the side provide space for pamphlets and little notes to be left.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The design is aesthetically pleasing.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The letters and leaves might be small and therefore difficult to make.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design 2: **__ __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design Evaluation: __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bulletin board looks interesting because the shape is unconventional.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Logo and text look nice and remind people of "Going Green."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design is nice to look at.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The border isn't too thin and nicely frames the cork.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The leave might be difficult to make.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design 3: **__ __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design Evaluation: __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The formica might be hard to acquire.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Logo and text look nice and remind people of "Going Green."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The leaves on the opposite corners help to frame the cork and the formica in the middle.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The leaves and the letters might be hard to make because they are quite small.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The border frames the product well.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The design is visually pleasing.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Final Design Choice: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I have chosen to pick Design 1 because even though making the shelves might be considered a con because it will be more difficult, I think it has a lot of pros because not only will it be a bulletin board where notices can be posted about initiatives that can be taken about "Going Green" and news can be posted, but there will also be shelves along the side where I can put brochures and other things which promote the idea of "Going Green."

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Plan: **__
__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My Final Project: **__

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 * __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Measurements: __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Measurement of product: 22" by 22"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Width: 1.25"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Height of border: 1.25"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Backing: 0.75"


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Steps: __**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Give a list of the parts I need made to either Mr. Muller of Mr. Hassan. (The border, etc.)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Print out my design so that i have something to look at while I'm working.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Get the cork in the correct measurements.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Cut out the pieces for the shelves with the help of Mr. Hassan or Mr. Muller.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Double check scale of the letters and trees in relation to the shelves and then cut out the acrylic pieces on the scroll saw.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Refine pieces of wood and acrylic and make them as perfect as possible.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Assemble product.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Create: **__
__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 14th 2011, Day 1: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today in class, I got started on my final product. I cut out he cork first, but sadly, I made it smaller than it needed it to be.This mistake caused me to have to reduce the dimensions of my final product, from 22" by 22" to 20" by 20". I consulted both Mr. Muller and Mr. Hassan about the change I made and got it approved by both of them. Even though I had trouble today I hope that next time I will be able to move forward with my design even further. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 16th 2011, Day 2: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">On my second day in the lab, I didn't exactly get a lot done on my product but, I think I learned a lot this class. I think this because both Zoe and I had a long conversation with Mr. Muller about frame stock, the alignment of our pieces, the importance of cutting it properly and measuring a perfect 45° and much more which helped improve our understanding on building our product. Even though most of class was taken up by this conversation I managed to measure out my frame stock and cut one of the pieces. I'm hoping that next time I'll have all my pieces for the frames cut and sanded, and I might be able to get the new measurements for my shelves (which Mr. Muller told me to wait to measure). <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 20th 2011, Day 3: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I finished cutting all my pieces in the lab today. After all the pieces were cut I sanded the edges. It took me an entire class period to cut all my pieces for my frame because Zoe, Zoheb and I were all taking turns using the saw to cut the pieces that we needed to make our frames out of. I also talked to Mr. Muller some more about the orientation and measurements of my frame and the letters. Next class I hope to have all the pieces perfected and either have them drilled to have them be prepared to be drilled.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 22nd 2011, Day 4: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today when I was putting all my pieces together I discovered that one was completely wrong and that it didn't fit in properly so I quickly measured out another piece and cut it using the saw. After I made sure that all my pieces were as perfect as I could make them, I joined them together using some blue triangular corner clamps (I'm not exactly sure what they are called) and made marking on the wood so that I know where I need to drill next class. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 24th 2011, Day 5: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I drilled in all the nails today (a total of eight nails) with the help of Emrys. Emrys was a big help to me today because both Mr. Hassan and Mr. Muller were busy so while Emrys was waiting for the scroll saw to free up he helped me work on keeping the drill steady and making the nails look uniform. After I was finished drilled I went and cut the piece that it meant to go down the middle with the help of Mr. Muller. After cutting I used the special glue and got the piece of word perfectly positioned on my second attempt. On the first I had it positioned fine, I just hadn't used enough glue to hole the wood in place properly. Next class I hope to get more done, I might have to stay after school though or come in before school just in case. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 28th 2011, Day 6: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Today, I glued in the cork and secured it with 6 clamps. I needed help to get the clamps on because the board was too heavy for me to hold alone so Emrys and Madihah helped me out. I had to re-clamp some of the clamps because halfway through I realized that the clamps might make marks on my wood so I stopped took the clamps off and put them back on in way so that there was a layer of scrap wood between the clamps and my product. After I had the clamps done I measured the dimensions of the backboard and then I helped other people because Mr. Muller said that I needed to wait for the glue to dry. Next time I'm in the lab I plan on getting the backboard glued in and I plans of doing a little bit of sanding to smoothen out some of the very rough edges and sides.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 29th 2011, Day 7: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I stayed after school today for about 45 minutes so that I could get a little ahead and get my backboard cut and glued in. After Mr. Muller kindly cut my backboard I glued it in. I decided to get my backboard glued in today because I knew that it takes a certain amount of time for the glue to dry properly. I also accomplished the goals I set last class today because I started sanding some of my edges. I hope that tomorrow in class I can get my shelves measures out and cut because I don't think I have enough times. Sadly I think that I might not be able to do the acrylic letters because I just might not have enough time. (Sadly, I don't have any pictures for today, I might be able to get one tomorrow though, at the beginning of class).

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 30th 2011, Day 8: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This class I didn't have a lot of work to do, but I did get all the work I wanted to get done, done. And that work was... getting my shelves put in! :) Mr. Muller was ton of help while I was trying to glue in the shelves because he helped me find the proper wood, cut out the pieces and explained to me how I should put the pieces in so that they were help in tightly. After I was done glueing in the shelves, I walked around and helped people out with their projects. I decided this class that I wouldn't be putting on acrylic letters so next time all the work I have left is to put on a stain or paint and then use varnish or a sealant on my product. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">June 3rd 2012, Day 9: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I'm done! :) I finally finshed my product today and all I had to do was paint on the layer of sealant. I know that my product isn't perfect or anything but I'm really proud of it because it exceeds any expectations that I had.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Product Evaluation __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My product solves the unit question because the unit question is all about the promoting the awareness of global issues and I feel that even without the acrylic letters my product can serve that purpose. I feel that as soon as my product is hung up somewhere that the entire school can see and brochures are put in to the shelves about "Going Green" and pins are stuck into the cork with messages about "Going Green" then my product will raise awareness about "Going Green" and why it's so important to. My product follows my design brief because I believe that my product will be eye-catching and therefore will cause people to take a look and find out why it's so important for our school to become more environmentally friendly. My product follows the design specification because I believe that when it has all the brochures and other things then it will properly and accurately convey the idea of "Going Green" and inspire people. I have also tried to make my product as safe as possible by rounding off the sharp edges. I feel that I have also managed to make my product aesthetically pleasing and my product is light enough and therefore will be able to hang on a wall. I also managed to construct my product out of two or more materials (I used two different types of wood, cork, and I wonder if the glue, stain, sealant and nails count), my design was design on paper, My cork had a border around it and I made sure that my product was durable. the places where my design doesn't meet the specification are where text and graphics are concerned because I had to cut the text and graphics due to the lack of time I had to contract my product.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Create Phase Evaluation __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I finished making my product and I have reached the final stage in development. In the classes left I might touch-up my product but only if I feel like it because on the whole I am done. During the Create Phase, I think that I cut the cork well because it was the perfect measurements. I also put my product together well because it was sturdy and didn't seem fragile at all to me. Next time I might we more careful cutting the pieces of my wood for my frame because on one or two of the pieces the cuts are off, but thankfully it's nothing hugely noticeable.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Craftsmanship:// 3 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Appearance:// 3 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Appropriate Use of Materials:// 2.5 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Environmental Impact:// 3 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">//Time Management:// 2.5

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planning Phase Evaluation __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My plan helped me create my product because I knew what I had to do once I got into the DT lab. Even though I messed up while creating my product my plan helped me calculate the new measurements, pull my product back together and get back on track. My plan also helped me to organize what I needed to do, when I needed to do it and the order in which I needed to complete each task. My plan also gave me a clear idea on what my product needed to look like from different perspectives and it allowed me to visualize my product. I think though the my plan could have been even more helpful if I had details on which tools I was going to need in the the lab and if I had more information on the measurements, because then I wouldn't have messed up in the first place.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Design Phase Evaluation __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">While I was designing I felt like I had tons of freedom- it felt really good. I had the freedom to choose the appearance of my product, the freedom to choose which wood and other material I wanted to to use, the freedom to add to my design and the freedom to eliminate certain details. The most challenging part of designing was making sue that all my pieces were measured out correctly because I didn't want to have to start anything over again or re-do anything. I felt like I had a lot of chances during this particular phase to really explore the DT lab and learn a ton about different tools and materials in the lab which was both interesting and fun for me.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Which part of the design cycle did you enjoy the most? __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The part of the design cycle which I found the most enjoyable would have to be the Create phase. I found this phase the most enjoyable because we got to transfer the small design off of a piece of paper into a full-fledged product and while doing so we had the freedom to do it in whatever way we wanted. It was also thoroughly enjoyable because I got to use all sorts of new tools and develop all sorts of new skills throughout this entire phase.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Which part of the design cycle did you enjoy the least? __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think that the part of the design cycle which I enjoyed the least would definitely have to be the Planning phase because I had to take actually measurements, and I couldn't just wing it. Also because as soon as I was done with the Design phase I was itching to get into the lab and the Planning phases just delayed that.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What personal strength did you discover during the process? __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Throughout the process I discovered that I really liked working on a product that would help the world out in one way or another, I discovered that even if I'm scared of some of the tools in the DT lab that I like to take risks and that I will always try them out and I discovered that I had the skills to operate a saw in to assemble an entire product that I had designed myself.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What is one area of growth that you discovered (something you could get better at)? __
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Something that I think I should get better at is using the machine which screws the nails/screws in after you use the drill machine. I think I should get better at that because even though I managed to use it I was still terrified of the machine and I made sure that Emrys and Madihah were around to help me because I was too scared to do it alone!