MS+S2+Elective+-+Alan

= **Q1 Design Folder - Alan** =

**UQ:**
How can I improve my current situation and discover how organization can work for me.

**UQ Reinterpreted:**
How can I improve the situation that I am in right now, by discovering the need of organization in my life. It relates to my life because right now the condition of my locker makes me forget to put some of my books into my bag making me forget to do homework.

Problem:
My locker is very messy, and at the end of the day I forget to pick up some of my books to do homework making me less punctual.

**Evidence of Problem:**
My locker itself and Pictures of my locker:

As you can see, in these pictures, my folders, binders and books are all trashed into my Locker. One part of my locker is used completely and the other part is nearly empty.

Guiding Questions:
- What is it? + My product is going to be dividers that will allow me to clean up my locker in a quick and efficient way. - How can I choose the best design? +I can chose the best design by seeing which one is most efficient in sturdiness, and how easy it is to make the product. - Can I make it? (according to my own ability) + I had done DT in the first quarter and so think that I have the ability and the Background knowledge to make my product. - Can I build it in the time available? + For now I think I can because it is just a small project. - What is the time available? + The time available is one semester. - What are the materials I'm going to use to build the product? + The materials that I will use to build will most likely be hard wood, such as plywood. I am going to use this so that it can hold the weight of my books. - How can I be safe during the process of creating the Product? - How can I make a minimum impact on the Environment? + I can try to use the least amount of wood possible - How do I use the product? + I will use this product to help me solve the problem of disorganization in my locker. - What color is eye catching to my eye? (Used for the signs on the dividers) + For me red is very eye catchy, and blue stands out on top of the red

Design Brief:
I have a very time sensitive life in which I have to do many things including socializing, but because of this I don't give much time to the small details in life such as cleaning up my locker. So I have thought of making a few dividers to put in my locker that has eye catching colors on a few signs. This should force me to put things in place and should keep everything organized too.

Design Specifications:
- Must fit inside my locker - Must give enough space for everything to fit in - The signs Must have eye catching colors - Must be durable, and stable enough to hold my books, and binders. - Must not leave lots of wooden dust behind

**Design one:**
This is my first prototype for my locker dividers. The bottom shelf should have a vertical divider that is place so that it separates the books from the binders, and the top shelf should have a vertical divider that separates my p.e bag, and my school bag. Both the dividers will have a base that will fit into the whole bottom of the shelves, this will give dividers support. On the top divider I will put Bag/ P.E Bag in 0.5" thickness along the front side. I would prefer plywood for these dividers. Finally the color of the dividers should be red, and the text should be blue.

Design 2:
Prototype two is similar to prototype 1, except the top divider is placed horizontally. The divider is placed half way through the shelf and the top of the locker. In this prototype there are two side bases for the top divider to give it support. Everything else is the same as prototype 1. The reason why I kept the bottom shelf the same was becasue fi I changed its positioning then it might have a chance from breaking from the weight.

Design 3:


Prototype three is similar to prototype one, except the top divider is placed diagonally across the top shelf. This time the divider has Mitter joint shaped corners so that it can fit in diagonally. The top divider doesn't have any supports. Everything else is exactly the same as prototype 1. Again the reason why I kept the bottom divider the same was because if I changed its positioning then it might have a chance from breaking from the weight.

My favorite Design is Design number 1, this is because both of the dividers are vertical so if there is a lot of weight on either one of the dividers it will still not break. It will only break if a lot of weight is concentrated onto the one divider.
 * What is my favorite Design?**

Front view || Back view || Exploded View with dimensions, and color || Back view with dimensions, and color ||
 * [[image:AlanDTDivider2Front.png width="452" height="497"]]
 * [[image:AlanDtbottomShelfSeperatedProto1.png]]

[[image:AlanDTDivider2Exploded.png width="518" height="468"]] [[image:AlanDtBottomShelfProto1.png width="514" height="496"]]
Exploded front view, with dimensions, and color

Specifications of Designs:
-Must be made of plywood -Thickness of plywood must be 0.5" -Base of bottom shelf divider must be 7"x17"x0.5" -Base of P1's top divider must be 7"x17"x0.5" -Bases of P2's top divider must 17"x20"x0.5" -Text should be 0.5" thick -Text Font should be Lucidia Grande - regular - height 10"

-Band Saw -Scroll Saw -Rulers -Pencils -Erasers -Clamps -Drill -Screws -Paint -Paint brushes -Goggles -Masks -Ear muffs -Apron
 * Tools **

= Process Journal =

22nd April 2012 (Day1): Today I was able to get half of all the pieces of wood that I needed for my project cut out. One of the problems that I encountered was that Mr. Hassan had only cut half of the pieces out for me, and after watching the video, and having class discussion time, I only got a little bit of time to get my edge binding cut out. Next time I could tell Mr. Hassan a little bit more about what I want him to cut out and what I dont want cut out. About the time, I have no solution that will benefit me.

May 1st 2012 (Day 2): Today I only managed to get the ply wood cut out from the edge bending, and I attempted to glue two of the pieces. I wasn't successful in gluing the two pieces, because I encountered a problem. I found out that the edge bending was to big, so I wasn't able to attach it.

May 3rd 2012 (Day 3) Today I got most all the gluing and the pre-drilling done. Some problems that I had encountered was, when I tried to draw a line for me to put the pre-drilling spots in, it was hard while the corner clamps were still on.

May 7th 2012 (Day 4) Today I encountered a big problem. I realized that I had positioned my two planks of wood the wrong way. So I took apart the wood and placed it the right way. This is the picture of me fixing the problem that I encountered This is the picture of the wood in the wrong way

May 9th 2012 (Day 5) Today I was able to finish adding the finishing touches onto the screwing of the first divider, but I encountered another problem. When I started to glue the wood pieces onto the edge bending, I realized that the edge bending was to small for the wood pieces.



May 13th (Day6) Today I got my two new pieces glued to their edge bending. I encountered a few problems on the way, I made mistakes on the size of the edge bending by a little bit, so it didn't fit onto the original wood pieces.

May 15th (Day7) Today I cut out the edge bending from the original wood pieces so that I could screw them together, then I sanded the the edge bending so it wouldn't stick out.



May 17th (Day8) Today I put the two pieces together, and then screwed them on. (couldn't find picture)

May 21st (Day 9) Today I started painting, and finished one of the dividers (couldn't find picture)

May 23rd (Day 10) Today I finished painting, and also glossed my product = = = = = Evaluation =


 * I think that my product was a pretty good quality, but I think that I can paint a little better, and maybe even paint the whole product.
 * One of my dividers, are a little bit wobbly
 * It looks pretty good, but if I add a little bit of gloss then it will look even better.
 * It is used to separate my books, and my binders in the bottom locker, and on the top locker it will be used to separate my normal bag, and my P.E.bag
 * It is very simple to use, even without any instructions, because all that you have to do is to put it in your locker with the base against the bottom of the two parts of your locker then, choose which side you want to put your books, which side to put your binders, and which side to put your bags.
 * It would be really easy to make but, I kept making some errors while trying to put two pieces of wood together with screws, and edge bending.
 * I was pretty good at ergonomics, but then there were some times where I needed some parts, but Mr. Hassan was busy with some other people so I had to wait for some time.
 * I think that the use of materials, and the amount was good, because I used little amounts of wood.
 * The user of this product is probably going to be happy, because it is simple, and is very simple to understand how to use.
 * I don't think that my product made a very big environmental impact, especially because, there wasn't a lot of wood involved, and some of it was recycled wood. I also reused a lot of the gloss that I had used, and also, reused a lot of the paint that had been left over from other peoples products

= Second Product =

UQ:
How can I improve my current situation and discover how organization can work for me.

UQ Reinterpreted:
How can I improve the situation that I am in right now, by discovering the need of organization in my life.

It relates to my life because right now the condition of my locker makes me forget to put some of my books into my bag making me forget to do homework.

Investigation:
====**Problem:** My desk is very crowded, with a lot of items such as my homework books, a bunch of pencil holders, calendars, and more. The main things that are crowding up my desk though is my laptop and my books, because of this I am not able to work as efficiently as possible.====

This is an angle from which you can see how crowded it is. It also shows that its so crowded that I had to move some of my books onto my chair (bottom left corner)! || This is the top part of my desk, which isn't as messy but the problem is that I cant fit any of my books in those compartments! || This is the left side of my desk where everything gets so messy that, sometimes I cant find stuff. || This is a side view of my desk, to show all the wires that tangle up. ||
 * Evidence** **of the Problem:**
 * [[image:Alanmessydesk.jpg width="480" height="360"]]
 * [[image:Alanmessydesk3.jpg width="480" height="360"]]

Guding Questions
- What is it? + My product is going to be something that will allow me to put both my laptop, and my books on. - Can I make it? (according to my own ability) + I had done DT in the first quarter and so think that I have the ability and the Background knowledge to make my product. - Can I build it in the time available? + For now I think I can just in time because, most of the parts are rectangular, but theres one piece that has angles in it, which will take some time to make - What is the time available? + The time available is 31 days - What are the materials I'm going to use to build the product? + The materials that I will use to build will most likely be hard wood, such as plywood. I'm also going to use some wood for edge binding - How can I be safe during the process of creating the Product? - How do I use the product? + I will use the product to force me to clean up my desk, because there will not be enough to place stuff anywhere else. - What color should it be?

Design specifications
-Must take up a lot or most of the space on my desk -Must fit on my desk -Must be able to hold my laptop, and a few books with out breaking -Must be eye appealing

Design Brief
Most teenagers tend to have messy desks, with tons of stuff that they will need underneath the stuff that they dont need. So I have decided to make a product that will have a space for a 13 inch laptop, with a slight raising of the keyboard, and space for school books on the right. It also has a 1.5 litre bottle holder, and an area for a pencil holder. If my product is placed on top of a desk it will force the teenagers to put their stuff in order.

Design
Isometric view with dimensions Top view without dimensions exploded view with dimensions

Specifications of Design
-Must be able to fit on my table -Must be able to fit a 13 inch mac book pro in it -must be able to fit all or most of my school books in it -Must be able to hold a 1.5 litre water bottle -Must fit all of my pencils in

Tools
-Band saw -Glue -Mask -Goggles -Apron -Drill -Screws -Paint -Paint brush -Ruler -Tape measure

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