MSExploreQ2-Andrea

= = Design Folder - Andrea

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

Unit question Interpreted:
In societies such as here in AIS/D how and why do we show the importance of real world problems to the people here? How can we make important global issues known to be a part of promoting the school's vision for a "just and sustainable world"? To me the issue of pollution is an extremely important and very relevant to our life in Dhaka. For example water pollution. When I look at the Gulshan Lake I can't help but feel like I want to help clean it up. I feel like I want to communicate this problem to everyone so we can help make the city a better place to live in.

Wood Observations:
Before the hammering: During the hammering: After the wood was split:
 * It has a cuboid shape.
 * There are cracks and holes on it.
 * It is smooth on the tops and a lot rougher on the sides.
 * It has a very light brown color on the top and dark gray/brown colors on the sides.
 * The color varies for each face of the block.
 * There are splinters all over the block.
 * It is fairly heavy.
 * It does not smell good. (Maya says it smell like henna)
 * It is a solid object.
 * It is hard.
 * On the tops there are arcs that are a darker shad than the background.
 * The arcs go in a pattern one after another getting bigger with a lighter ring in between.
 * Wood is a solid object but it has a sort of elasticity to it that allows a nail to be hammered into it without splitting.
 * Wood is strong.
 * The arcs we saw go all the way through the wood.
 * The holes we saw on the surfaces for all the way through the wood too.

What evidence is there that wood is/was a living organism?
I believe the evidence is in the rings. Each year of a tree's life a new ring is added. Like an animal the tree has adapted to surviving in the world so it has added things like an outer bark layer that protects it. Also that the wood produces more wood throughout it's life and it needs water to live. That's how we know that wood was/is a living organism.

Design Brief:
The people of Bangladesh use their water sources, for example Gulshan Lake, and the streets as a trashcan. I will create a product that will stop the Bangladeshi people from throwing the trash anywhere I will make a sign with a powerful phrase or saying. The product I will have words that appeal to the people, and will be in English, but will have a picture that shows the message.

Wood Work: 12/4/11
Troubles: -Sawing straight down. -Measuring the exact amounts. -Finding the ideal position to saw the wood.

Guiding Questions: 12/10/11
The product will go beside the Gulshan Lake. Since it is a sign it is quite simple and won't be that big. The words on it will communicate and try to stop pollution which is my chosen topic. Yes, it will communicate the Global issue to the community of Dhaka. I will use wood, nails, glue, acrylic, etc. Since it will have a picture on it and not many words, to the people that speak Bangla or can't read would still understand the message.
 * Where will the product go?
 * Will it be able to make in the time given?
 * Does it communicate the Global issue chosen?
 * Does it solve the unit question?
 * What materials will I use to make it?
 * Does it satisfy the client.

Three Design Options:


I chose Design #2 because I think it is the most creative and interesting design with the most variety of materials.

Material List:
Separate Parts:
 * Fish: Made out of wood. The x for the eye will be painted on.
 * Water: Made out of green acrylic.
 * Sky: Made out of blue acrylic.
 * Sewage Pipe and Sewage: Painted on with gray or silver paint and green paint.
 * Base (circle): Made out of wood.
 * Base (rectangles): Made out of wood.
 * The text box and words: Made out of wood.

**Create:**

 * Process Journal:**

__**January 11, 2012:**__ Today I cut the biggest part of my sign. The circular background. I drew the 10" diameter circle, with a compass, on a 10" by 10" piece of plywood, then I drew a smaller circle on a scrap piece of wood to practice on the scroll saw. The practice circle went well so I went to the actual piece. It was a bit tiring but it went well and it's only a little bit bumpy.

__**January 15, 2012:**__ Today I cut my base, and the post for the sign and made the groove in the post where the circle part of my sign would rest. I sanned the circle and i cut a little sliver off of it so it would fit on the flat surface of the post. I cut the fishout out of red acrylic also.

__**January 17, 2012:**__ Today I printed the right measured amount of my words, and I started painting the sign.

Evaluation Questions:
1. Does the product solve the UQ? Yes, my product portrays a global problem and a short phrase saying how we can help. It communicates the world problem to people that can't even read very well. 2. What could I do to improve the product? If I had more time i would have taken more time on the smaller objects on the sign representing the global issue so they would be more appealing and the way I had planned them to be. 3. What was challenging about making the product? Time was the biggest challenge that I had to face making the product and also the attatching of the bigger pieces, because i messed up a drill bit at one point and Mr. Muller had to saw it off and start that part again. 4. What is the greates strength of the product? I think the base and the bigger parts are the strongest because the base ways a good amount to balance the the other pieces out, and the circle piece and post fit really well together which make them stronger. 5. Is the product visually appealing? Yes, since I used color and mostly pictures to portray the global issue it is appealing to all ages. 6. Did you make good use of materials and how? Yes I did, when I could I use the scrap pieces of wood and acrylic and I tried my best to be careful with the equiptment I used. 7. Did you feel safe in the DT lab? How did you feel? I did feel safe in the DT lab considering I have worked in it before, I felt confident and more knowledgable about where things were and how they worked.