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=Design Folder - Fiona= Homework: Mind map about Unit Question:

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__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?======

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This Unit Question asks: why how do we at AISD show our school's vision portrait the importance of world problems? How can we at AISD show and promote that it is important to be aware of the global issues so that we can become 'stewards of a just and sustainable world'? What actions would we have to take in order to better live the motto of the school?======

__Design Brief:__ I am going to make a sign that says 'No More War' in the shape of a peace sign to symbolize that there should be more world peace instead of warfare. It solves the unit question because war is a big global issue and nations should live in a safe environment together instead of bombing each other. I think that the school relates to it because since we are an international school all the kids represent their nations and we should live in peace instead of bullying and putting down other kids.

__Design Specification:__ - Product must be in shape of a peace sign. - Sign must be able to hang on wall. - The product must be readable from across the room. - Writing has to be colorful.

__Instructions:__ 1. Get 10 inches x 10 inches of half inch plywood. 2. Cut the main circle out. (material: plywood) using the scroll saw. Diameter: 10 inches 3. Cut out the letters ( N-O M-O-R-E W-A-R) (material: blue acrylic) using the scroll saw. 4. Take the main circle and make holes to be able to cut out the 4 triangles using the scroll saw. (make circle into peace sign) 5. Paste letters on wood with glue.

__Part List:__ - 10" x 10" of .5" Plywood - Blue Acrylic - Glue

Creation: Process Journal
March 13th, 2012 Getting the base done I drew the peace sign on the 10" x 10" base. At first, i did not make the bars parallel, but I I fixed it before the end of class so I could be ready to cut it out on the scroll saw for the next class. I felt good, that i went over my work again and noticed the flaws so I could redraw the peace sign. If I were to do this assignment over, I would definitely try to get the lines parallel the first time.

This is what I did the on the first day.

March 15th, 2012 Working with the scroll saw I started cutting out the peace sign on the scroll saw. At first, i struggled and there fore I cut into the lines too much and it wasn't straight anymore. I had to make the lines thinner in order for them to be straight. After I did that, I sanded my work off on the sanding machine. Then I sanded it more by sanding it by hand. It surprised me, that it was so hard to work on the scroll saw at first, but I realized it was just a matter of getting used to it. If I were to do this over, I would try to be more careful the first time I use the scroll saw so I get the edges right.

This is how much work I got done after the second day.

March 19th, 2012 Pasting the letters onto Acrylic Today I got my letters scaled the right way on illustrator, and I printed them out. Then I pasted them onto blue acrylic. I was surprised that illustrator was so helpful, because it scaled it the exact measurement. If I were to do this assignment over, I would work faster so I could get to cutting out letters, but sadly I had to wait for the scroll saws to be free.

This is how much work I got done after the 3rd day of working in the lab.

March 21st, 2012 Cut out letter on scroll saw Today I cut out all my letters out on the scroll saw. I didn't cut out the insides yet. I was sursprised that at first I had to get the feel of the scroll saw, so sometimes I accidentally cut into the lines a bit. If I were to do this assignment over, I would try not to damage the blade next time. This is my project after the 4th day of working in the lab. I cut out the letters.

March 25th, 2012 Painted the pace sign and cut out insides of letters. Today I painted my base in a light green shade so that it would contrast more with my blue letters. I also cut out the insides of my letters. If I were to do this over, I would be careful that when making holes, to fully make the hole because later on I noticed that one hole hadn't gone through all the way and so, I had to do it over. I learnt how to operate a machine. This is my work right after I cut out the insides of the letter and before I painted the base light green.

Product Evaluation:
How does your product solve the Unit Question? - It raises awareness of the fact that people should make peace instead of war.

How does your product follow from or not follow from your Design Brief? -It follows the from of my Design Brief because I practically did what I planned on doing.

How does your product meet and not meet your Design Specification? - I ended making my product smaller than I was originally planned it to be. But other than that, my product meets my Design Specification.

Create Phase Evaluation:
What stage of development did you reach? - I finished my project in class. During the Create phase what did you do well? - I did well on the scroll saw. What is one thing you would do differently next time? - I would make the letters smaller.

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

Planning Phase Evaluation:
How did your plan help you to create your product? - It helped me follow the instructions I made at the beginning.

What would make your plan better? - If I wrote it more detailed.

Design Evaluation:
How did you feel in the design phase? What was challenging? What helped you as designer?

Process Evaluation:
Which part of the design cycle did you enjoy the most? - I definitely enjoyed the actual building and creating phase because we got to use the machines and apply our plans and make the actual product.

Which part of the design cycle do you enjoy the least? - I liked the planning part least because I felt like we spent a lot of time doing it but I'm happy we did it because otherwise our products wouldn't have turned out to be as good as they are now.

What personal strength did you discover during the process? - I discovered that I was really good and flexible with making changes to my plans and changing my expectations. What is one area of growth that you discovered (something you could get better at)? -I could get better at using the scroll saw because I messed up some parts.