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=Design Folder - Caroline=

__ 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 in own words:__ The Unit Question is asking how communities show its member's important global issues and how we can make people at our school aware of these global issues and achieve the school goal of being "Stewards of a just and sustainable world."

__Evidence of Pollution and Littering in Dhaka, Bangladesh__ This photo is one of the many showing all of the pollution in Dhaka from people littering and not properly disposing of their garbage.

__Placement of Sign__ My sign will try and promote awarness of pollution and littering. Since it is trying to make people aware of littering it could be placed over a trash can to tell people that this is the correct place to dispose of their garbage or by somewhere that people buy food like the snack table or by North End Cafe so that people don't just throw their garbage from what they bought on the floor after they are done with it.

__What other people have done to make people aware of pollution and littering and to try to stop it__ These photos are all examples of how people have tryed to stop polluting. The first picture shows people trying to collect garbage that people have not disposed of properly. The Second picture is a very common one just telling people not to litter. The third picture is showing a sign that tells people that if people litter they will be fined and have to pay for hurting the environment and not disposing of their trash properly.



__Design Brief:__ I am going to make a sign representing pollution and littering to people at our school. This sign will try and get people in our school community to think more about pollution and how they can help prevent it.

__Design Specification:__
 * must have a clear symbol
 * Must have a short slogan that gets people thinking (short and sweet)
 * Must be clear and easily understandable
 * Should be able to read from across the room
 * Base of sign must be made from plywood

__Guiding Questions:__
 * How large will the sign be?
 * Where will I put it?
 * What will it say?
 * What materials will I use?
 * What tools will I use?
 * What will the typography I use look like?
 * What Images or symbols will I use?
 * What type of wood will I use?
 * Which of my 3 designs will I use?
 * How big will I make the text on my sign?
 * What parts will I make myself?
 * What parts will need to be made for me?

__Why is Typography Important?__ Typography is a very important part of all signs or anything with writing. Typography is important because it represents the mood of writing and how it should be taken. It is what draws someone in to read something or lets them no that it isn't worth looking at. The typography of writing is like the body language of the words. It will show you hoe important a piece of writing is or even what parts of the writing is important. Theses are two good examples of typography because they both have clear balanced writing that is bold and draws your attention. Sources: []

__My inspiration as a designer:__ As a designer I am inspired by many different things around me. Although I am inspired by many different things some of the things that inspire me most in design are simple designs or logos that send a clear message and get right to the point. I am really inspired by the "keep calm and carry on" poster because it is very clear, organized, and it send a message that gets right to the point.

__Design__
This picture is meant to go over a trash can to show that people should throw their trash out in the right place. //Pros:// -clear -easy to understand the message -isnt too crowded -balanced -simple and right to the pint //Cons// -has to be placed over a trash can - a lot of words so it may be hard to cut all of the letters out
 * Design One:**

This sign could go anywhere but would be best around the snack table or north end to remind people to throw our their trash in the right place. //Pros:// //-straight to the point// //-symbol clearly represents issue// //-not to many letters to cut out// //Cons:// //-hard to make the symbol (to cut it out)// //-not very well balanced// //-crowded// //- kind of boring//
 * Design two:**

This sign could go anywhere but would be best around the snack table or north end to remind people to throw our their trash in the right place. //Pros:// //-clear// //-gets to the point// //-catches peoples attention// //Cons:// //-crowded// //-lots of words that will be hard to make and cut out// //-not balanced// //-not very organized//
 * Design three:**

__Plan__
__Chosen Design: Design #1__ __Materials needed:__ __Parts to be made:__ __Measurements:__ For Backboard: height: 11" width: 18"
 * plywood
 * acrylic
 * white paint
 * letters (for the words)
 * arrow
 * base/backboard

__Create__
__May 14th 2012__ Today I...
 * Process Journal:**
 * got the baseboard and sanded out the rough spots
 * printed out everything I need to trace and cut out the letters and arrow
 * cut the arrow out of red acrylic with the band saw
 * at first I had trouble figuring out the band saw but after some practice I figured it out and was able to cut out my arrow

__May 16th 2012__ Today I...
 * chose the colour (black) for my letters
 * glued the paper letters onto the black acrylic to cut them out
 * cut some of the straight lines for my letters on the band saw
 * a challenge that I faced today was that I wasn't able to cut out my letters because all of the scroll saws were being used so I didn't know what I could do
 * next class I will try and get everything I need together quickly and get the the scroll saw before everyone else

__May 20th 2012__ Today I missed school and didn't get to work on my sign

__May 22nd 2012__ Today I...
 * drilled holes in the letters that i need to cut out on the scroll saw
 * cut out all the straight lines on my letters with the band saw
 * a challenge I faced today was that I couldn't cut out all of my letters because there were no scroll saws open
 * another challenge today was that I lost one of me letters down the scrap hole in the band saw

__May 24th 2012__ Today I...
 * came into class early to get to the scroll saw
 * finished cutting out all of my letters on the band saw
 * sanded the edges on some of my letters to make them smoother
 * took the protective coating off if the letters for my "don't litter"
 * a challenge I faced is that I have to remake my "i" because I could not get it out of the band saw

__May 28th 2012__ Today I...
 * painted the base of my sign white
 * sanded the rough edges of my letters
 * a challenge I faced was trying to find the right type of white paint for my plywood

__May 30th 2012__ Today I...
 * painted the final layer of white on my base
 * started to glue down the letters on the sign

__June 3rd 2012__ Today I...
 * finished my sign and glued all of the letters and arrow down

__Evaluate__
I think that my product solves the unit question because the unit question is about making people aware of different global issues and that’s what my sign does. It tell people around the school that littering is bad and that there are places for their trash to go. My sign fits its design brief because it is making people aware of littering and letting them know that they don’t have to. The sign also fits my design specification because it has a plywood base, has a clear symbol representing something the sign is showing, and because it is short, sweet, and to the point.
 * Product Evaluation:**

I got to finished all aspects of my sign and did all that I had planned to do for it. Something I did well in the create phase was cutting out my letters and keeping up with my process journal. Something I would do differently next time is keep the protective layer on my letters for longer because they got a bit damadged this time. Craftsmanship: 2.5 Appearance: 2 Appropriate use of materials: 3 Environmental Impact: 2 Time management: 3
 * Process Evaluation**:

My design plan helped me know where I was in my project, what I had left to do, and how I was going to put everything together to make my final product. Something I could have done to make my plan better was talk more images from different angles of the plan.
 * Planning Phase Evaluation:**

In the beginning when I started designing I had a lot of difficulty figuring out the software we were using and trying to think of ideas to promote awarness of my globa issue. Something that helped me as a designer was looking at examples of things that have been done in the past to promote awarness and that inspired me to try and do something.
 * Design Evaluation:**

I enjoyed the create part of the design cycle because thats when I actually got to try things and figure them out for myself. I didn't enjoy designing the actual product because I found it hard to get inspiration and think of an idea. I discovered that I am actually very good at manging my time for projects and I can get everything done if I concentrate on the work that I am doing. I discovered that I could get better with the actual design part when I have to think of an idea of something that I am going to make and how everything is going to fit together.
 * Which part of the design cycle did you enjoy the most?**
 * Which part of the design cycle do you enjoy the least?**
 * What personal strength did you discover during the process?**
 * What is one area of growth that you discovered (something you could get better at)?**