Week 10
Thu, May 22 CW- image of work completed in class
Thu, May 22 HW – image of completed homework
Tue, May 20 CW- image of work completed in class
Tue, May 20 HW – image of completed homework
Today in class I made sure all my pieces fit and sanded them.
Week 9
Fri, May 16 CW- image of work completed in class
Fri, May 16 HW – image of completed homework
Wed, May 14 CW- image of work completed in class
For classwork due 5/14, I was waiting for the printer, so I edited a few of my sketches to ensure that they are ready to print.
Wed, May 14 HW – image of completed homework
Wood needed for printing:3 22×18, 2 20×20. I also set up the designs on illustrator that I am going to print out on the wood to test the design in class.
Mon, May 12 CW- image of work completed in class
Today I organized my sketches all into illustrator.
Mon, May 12 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 5/12, I finished the designs on illustrator so that my desktop organizer is almost ready to be printed out.
Week 8
Thu, May 8 CW- image of work completed in class
Thu, May 8 HW – image of completed homework
For HW due 5/8, I finished the final joinery for my final design for the desktop organizer.
Tue, May 6 CW- image of work completed in class
Tue, May 6 HW – image of completed homework
For HW due 5/6, I continued editing the desktop organizer and added different organizers.
Week 7
Fri, May 2 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class i edited my design to have some more dividers.
Fri, May 2 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 5/2, I edited some of the dimensions of my desktop organizer because I decided that the organizer may be too big.
Wed, Apr 30 CW- image of work completed in class
In class I assembled my pieces and began to change my design on Fusion.
Wed, Apr 30 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 4/20,I downloaded the sketches for the drawer of the desktop organizer so that I can print them out and assemble the prototype.
Mon, Apr 28 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class I printed out the pieces for my cardboard prototype.
Mon, Apr 28 HW – image of completed homework
For homework I found some images to put on the desktop organizer.
Week 6
Thu, Apr 24 CW- image of work completed in class
In class on 4/24, I had to remodel the drawer for my desktop organizer because the joinery was wrong and it was not made of seperate components. I also organized the sketches in DXF in a folder to print out next class.
Thu, Apr 24 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 4/24, I downloaded the sketches of the different parts of the desktop organizer so that I can laser print a prototype of the desktop organizer on cardboard.
Tue, Apr 22 CW- image of work completed in class
During class on 4/22, I completed the joinery for all the pieces in my desktop organizer so that it can be laser printed into a cardboard model next class.
Tue, Apr 22 HW – image of completed homework
For HW due 4/22, I completed the pencil and pen organizer on my desktop organizer and found new rowing-related images to decorate the desktop organizer with.
Week 5
Thu,, Apr 17 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class, 4/17, I completed designs for the sides of my client’s desktop organizer by generating images using Adobe Illustrator AI that looked like Brayden’s dogs, a golden retriever and a black lab.
Thu, Apr 17 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 4/17, I completed the drawer in my desktop organizer and cut out the area to pull the drawer out.
Tue, Apr 15 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class I worked on Illustrator to decorate my desktop organizer.
Tue, Apr 15 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 4/15, I worked on my drawers and edited its dimensions after measuring some of the items by brother wants to put in there, including his earbuds and his phone bank.
Week 4
Fri, Apr 11 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class I completed the bottom of the desktop organizer and created all the joinery for it. I also began the drawer for the desktop organizer.
Fri, Apr 11 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 4/11, I redesigned the logo on the back of my desktop organizer so that I could extrude it properly and cut it out of the back. Then I began working on the drawers and cut out the joinery.
Wed, Apr 9 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class I remodeled my design to make it longer and rebuilt the shelves and the back pieces. I also added some decoration and created a sketch of my brother’s rowing team’s logo so that I can cut the sketch out into the back of the desktop organizer.
Wed, Apr 9 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due April 9, I completed the shelves and some of the walls for the desktop organizer.
Mon, Apr 7 CW- image of work completed in class
In class today I completed my four sketches for my desktop organizer and I finalized sketch and began designing it in Fusion.
Problem Statement: Brayden needs a desktop organizer that can help him organize his things, including his school ID, his airpods, his power banks, and the things he uses for homework. Brayden is very passionate about rowing and wants his desktop organizer to match his rowing-themed room. He also wants to include biblical quotes and inspirational David Goggins quotes on the desktop organizer, as well as rowing-inspired images that include oars and boats. He also wants to have pencil and pen cups, a place to put his notebooks and school things, and a secret compartment in the side.
Mon, Apr 7 HW – image of completed homework
For the desktop organizer project, I interviewed my twin brother, Brayden, about his preferences for the desktop organizer.
How would you use this desktop organizer in your everyday life? Organize supplies used for homework and organize power bank and earbuds
What objects or materials do you need this desktop organizer for?
Power bank, pens, pencils, notebooks.
What designs, games, sports, or hobbies do you feel helps you express yourself?
Rowing. He wants a rowing themed design for his desktop organizer.
What would your ideal desktop organizer look like?
It would have a container to hold the power bank. He also wants drawers for travel stuff such as my school key card and wants to stop losing his important things, including his earbuds. He also wants it to incorporate a rowing theme to his desktop organizer.
What quotes do you live by?. Jeremiah 23:13 “Lord has plans for you”, Psalm 23, Philippians 4:13, He also wants to include some motivational quotes from David Goggins.
What drawers, cups, or other design aspects would you like to see incorporated into this design? He wants lots of shelves, cup for pencils, cup of pens, drawer for important things
What colors would you like the design to incorporate? Stained wood with black accents and maybe red and blue.
Is there a theme or certain shapes you would like in the desktop organizer? He wants the desktop organizer to include oars, a rowing boat, or an image of people rowing.
What room or place do you want this desktop organizer to go in? What is the theme or purpose of this room or area? Brayden’ room, which has a rowing theme.
Week 3
Thu, Apr 3 CW- image of work completed in class
I fixed the revolute joint on my phone holder.
Then, as part of the Empathize step in the Design Thinking process, I created questions to ask my client(probably my mom or dad) about their problems and their needs and preferences for the desktop organizer.
How would you use this desktop organizer in your everyday life?
What objects or materials do you need this desktop organizer for?
What designs, games, sports, or hobbies do you feel helps you express yourself?
What would your ideal desktop organizer look like?
What quotes do you live by?
What drawers, cups, or other design aspects would you like to see incorporated into this design?
What colors would you like the design to incorporate?
Is there a theme or certain shapes you would like in the desktop organizer?
What room or place do you want this desktop organizer to go in? What is the theme or purpose of this room or area?
Thu, Apr 3 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 4/3, I created the front piece of my phone stand to hold the phone in place, which I made look like a fence.
Tue, Apr 1 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class I created the joinery for my phone stand and finished my pieces.
Tue, Apr 1 HW – image of completed homework
Today, for homework due 4/1, I started assembling my phone holder and I edited the dimensions of my base and the plates for the hinge to fit my phone holder.
Week 2
Sat, Mar 29 CW – image of work completed in class
Today in class I remodeled the horse part of my phone holder using a sketch I found online. I completed the sketches for and extruded the legs, upper body, and lower body of the horse.
Sat, Mar 29 HW – image of completed homework
For homework due 3/29, I redesigned the dimensions for my base to better fit the angle I want my phone to be at. Then, I continued working on the sketch for the moveable horse-like piece of my phone stand.
Thur, Mar 27 CW – image of work completed in class
Today in class I had to reconfigure my project so that the phone was in a seperate project. Then, I edited the dimensions of and assembled the base and the sides of the hinges of my phone holder and created a plate for the revolving joint. Then, I began editing the dimensions of and creating the sketch for part of my phone holder, which will look like a horse.
Thur, Mar 27HW – image of completed homework
For the homework due 3/27, I created the base for my phone holder and started creating the pieces for the hinge.
Tue, Mar 25 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class I decided to change the design of my phone holder and completed the sketch of that design. The design was inspired by a picture online that I will attach below. Also, I began the sketch for the base of my phone holder on fusion.
Tue, Mar 25 HW – image of completed homework
Today I completed my sketch for my phone holder.
Week 1
Sat, Mar 22 CW- image of work completed in class
Define Problem Statement: The problem is that I need a phone holder that can adjust for a different viewing angle. Today in class I worked on my possible designs for the phone cup holder.
Thu, Mar 20 CW- image of work completed in class
Today in class I worked on modeling my phone
