The video stressed that people should refrain from taking a lot of time to think ideas out and, rather, they should just start ‘doing’. This notion was called “rapid prototyping.” Tom Chi believes that people learn from executing and that the end result will be a product of efficiency and quality. Rapid prototyping requires multiple iterations that take around 45 minutes to a day. Although one will not reach their final goals in one step, they will be able to see their ideas come to fruition quicker, allowing for better visualization. This relates to the design challenge because we should use a similar process and get to work by executing from the getco. This will allow us to get a better feel for what we are creating and end up with a more refined piece. As we see our ideas on the screen, new ideas can be sparked and we will produce higher quality work.

Ideation Process:

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Finished Phone Stand: (in class)

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Fourth Industrial Revolution: 12.22.20

I think one of the most important takeaway and overarching theme is that technology is beginning to be harnessed to increase productivity and aid in human ideas rather than
“replacing us”, as many people say. One manifestation is in the realm of medicine where a paraplegic was granted the ability to walk with the aid of technology(comprehension of nervous systems orders and translating that to a corresponding movement with machines) Other sectors include manufacturing, where things are becoming increasingly more automated. The benefits of this result in increased productivity. With more output comes more revenue and hence more profit. Ultimately, technology is shown to be harnessed that increase productivity and enhancing peoples way of life. I think that this applies to our class because it sets an expectation for what we create. Moreover, that our creations have some benefit in our productivity and quality of living.

My Pencil Box: 1.12.21

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Sketches for My Pencil Holder 1.13.21

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Rhino File of my Pencil Holder:

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Empathize: 1.22.2

The lamp I want to create will be one that can sit on a desktop and serve as muted study light. As such, I will need to create on that is shorter in length and has adjustable hinges, allowing people of various heights to use them. Something I often hear and experience myself is how certain lamps, especially those of fixed height, are to high, causing much of the light to be shined on the users eyes. The lamps shorter length in addition to its adjustable nature will allow for the light to be focused on the desk rather than the use, providing for a much better experience.

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Actionable Problem Statement:

Create a lamp that can be placed on a desk and is adjustable to the users height

Constraints:

• Create lamp with adjustable height
• follow a design that revolves around simplicity
• Use given bulb and cord which means the lamp shade/box must be large enough to fit said bulb.
• The lamp must be low-profile and take up minimal amounts of space on the desk to leave room for textbooks, laptops etc.

Ideation Process:

Sketches:

I have narrowed my selection to the lamp below.

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Prototyping Process:

Developing the attachments that will eventually hold in place the light bulb… I still need to work on some of the small details since it. In the bottom right corner, one can take notice the misaligned extrusions.

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More Progress…

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Lamp Shade: While my lamp shade does not represent my initial plans, I wanted to include some curvature and make that design more sleek. One avenue of my design that ecompasses this is the fact that I thinned the arms to make it out of aluminum.

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Front View:

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