Design project/What a call it project!

1. Using 3-D design it was very interesting I must say. I have never really made things like that before especially on sketch up! If anyone is good at 3-D designing when using proper scale pheewww thats a mouthfull. It took me a long time to hang the hang of it. Doing it every day really did help. Having to scale it to the size of wood is a lesson. But easy once you get the hang of it.

2. I didn't use cardboard but a lot of wood! A lot of stop and go progress changing alot of stuff cardboard it a great place to start

3/4. I have looked at the furniture design standards I have it memorized! 16 Is the magic number defiantly. My chair at first was a really plain jane chair sooo boring! Than I made the peanut chair!! yay. But it also turned out like crap people make it look soo easy, maybe it is but defiantly not for me. Issues that came up hmmm does everything make sense, I didn't really realize really how much measuring and what really we had to do.

5.I just restarted that piece tried to fix it I wanted to have shortcuts but I didn't restarting that piece of area is the way to go with the issues.



7.I love sketch up now you can do so much the possibilities are endless! I have used the tape measure is like my baby. Draw a line measure everything possible! I have learned the skill i would need to use sketch up! I was nieve but not anymore!

9. I was just to dumb to think of things really. I cant stop saying like how much i didn't think this was. But it was so much more. Just like with the wiki seat project I actually learned new skills and building blocks!  Issues just everything! I am not kidding you I am just everything was wrong a lot.

10. I am actually really happy. I  honestly didn't want to be multimedia. Now I am happy that I did it was such a great experience! I have learned so much a lot more than other classes I would recommend every one take this class. We do lots of fun things! My last project couldn't of come out better!!! :)

Documenting Our Progress

1. At first my chair was just a normal high school chair. Not really anything special, Once I printed it I realized how much it really sucked. So I made a new one a lot harder than I thought but It still sucks. I wanted to get A cool design for a chair something interesting I guess. But this is defiantly not my fotae. In style perspectives mine still sucks but I will have a link below...

http://dornob.com/flat-pack-furniture-eco-friendly-cardboard-chair-designs/?ref=search#axzz2UbEhY6a3

2. All of my inspiration is on pintrest I will give you a link to my board!
http://pinterest.com/bonbonkisskiss/clhs-design-flat-pack~/

3-The tape measure is going to be you best friend in this process, I am not kidding the tool you need to use everything on is the tape measure EVERYTHING!!!! The reason for that is when you cut out your model on the laser cutter it wont fit. Unless you use the tape measure. This project if difficult for me everyone is cutting out their real life designs I am still adjusting mine! This is defiantly a cool project just taking me longer than others.

4.Well sorry guys I have no pictures of my design I keep changing the design and re designing them so It changes a lot. But with my reality check people told me my chair had no pizzaz and I get that because I know it doesnt. But the design I am kinda sticking to is a peanut type chair. I will defiantly add a picture of that. But I hope all of everyone else works out well. I suggest everyone goes an looks at the rest of my classes blogs all of their chairs and stool tables look awesome!

Wiki seat Reaction!!!!

The reaction that I got from my sister!!!! Was like omg I didn't want a table! See how she gets ya all excited about it than bam hit with a hammer. I find it quite funny. I explained to her what is was and than. I walked back tot he front door and walked in and showed it to her. She was like oh wow that looks amazing im so proud of you. I was  like aww thanks bon. :D

WiKi Seat write up...Ya"ll

Well we gotta write about our wiki seat. Here I go, It was defiantly a challenge but It was very interesting. I never really thought of how to actually build it. The seat girrllll don't get me started! That was defiantly what grinded my gears. It was like the seat had a mind of it's own. I have a construction background I am really good at building furniture but this seat was like nah man I am not going to do that for you. Than it was like yolo. I was stumped, than figured it out. But knowing where all of the little mistakes are I am my own worst enemy.

The legs were pretty easy I thought it would have been a lot harder but as i was saying it was the seat that gave me the most trouble. Measurements were kinda hard to figure out in the beginning but onceI got a little feel of the heigh and what was too high and what wasn't it got a lot easier.
Thinking back on it now some things I would change is taking this project a lot more seriously. I defiantly could have done a better job!, I mean it's good and all but just not the version in my head that I thought it could be. Having a furniture building back round making what I see in my head is what makes it all, The seat not coming out as well as I had hoped sucked a lot, I hated it but it's not too bad it does it's job. So all in all I would have changed how I thought about building it.
As well as the struggles I had building it I did learn somethings about myself, I am defiantly not a seat maker, tables,storage compartments,bench's yes but not seats or stools. But thats okay nothing wrong with that.

I am happy I made this for someone else, My twin she did choose the colour and design also stayed up with me till 1 am painting. It did feel good, But not amazing I am just that type of person.
On that point I am happy that I got it done that was great. I was more excited having and getting it done than actually giving it to someone. Seeing the final product was what got me happy. Building the seat did teach some new things but skills not really I already knew how to do everything.
 I probably went through the design process all in different steps. I still got it done. like yes! The steps were hard making it was hard painting it was hard stayed up till 1 am! Just to get it perfect even tho it kinda turned out not the best. It was all hard but I would do it all over again. It was really fun, I built mine at a friends house. So it was pretty fun.Being on the wiki seat website seeing other peoples wiki seat. I was like wow I wish I could get mine like that. It looks amazing .
That is my seat story not the best not the worst.
But tell me, what's your story?

Brandy MacRae

Reality check! In Chair design.......I failed. :)

Well lets jut be honest here. My chair out of cardboard completely sucks. It does man, one leg too short the back is way bigger than the seat, the seat it too small. Just I defiantly need to make a new one. Do some research on chairs. I know it doesn't really seem that important but it really does. I need to actually do research. The teacher was right! who would have thought eh? But they do know their stuff. My chair sucks horribly don't cut corners. My group said the same thing my chair does suck, I am not worried just make a new one. So my final design it defiantly better. You might nit like it but other people can be right too.  Nicole's Is really cool, character, to It she did her homework.!

This is a picture of my failed horrible chair and hers.! Mine is right and her's is left~

Furniture design standards.

The chair dimension-

Seat width-16-20"

Seat depth-15-18"

Seat height from floor-16-18"

Seat slope-5*-8* degrees

Armrest above seat -7-9"

Armrest length-8 minimum

Armrest width - 2" (average)

Seat back height-12-16"

Now these dimensions are on average of an adult human. These measurements might adjust according to the person who you are specifically making this for. For lounge chairs the dimensions are different but very much alike at the same time.

Coffee tables/side tables

Well for the tables it all depends on what size and shape. The square table has different dimensions from the round one. The rectangular has different dimensions from the others. So i will do the dimensions for the most common a square but if you would like the dimensions for the others and much more just click here and go to this link. (you might have type it in your address bar)

http://www.cawspi.org/Furniture%20Design.pdf 

Square coffee/side table

Height-15-17"

Length-36-60"

Width/Depth-18-24"

    What I am thinking of designing is a chair. We are putting our furniture in the energy centre, For anyone to use. But I would say one of the most important things is durablity. After all it is a high school attached to the energy center. Kids are going to do stuff to our furniture. I am getting off track I want to build a chair that has lots of charcter. In construction class I only make furniture so this is right in my field. 

 I have no idea how I am going to build it right now. But me and my group will figure it out. So I will be updating my blog along the way.

Wiki seat update~!

Okay well so far I have the legs done. Cut, measured,plained,put together. This weekend I am going to a friends house to finish my wiki seat. Cut out the stool and put it on a big challenge I think. The legs are in such an awkward shape to deal with anyways. But I am sure we can figure it out. Once it is all put together. I am going to paint the legs a pink and the top a chiffon pattern with grey and white. My twin is designing this seat. What ever she says goes! Yea thats gonna work! :)

Final blogpost WEEROL MAN!

The summary of my accessory, Its pretty self explanatory, A little kid would sit on the weerol and their parents could push them or a sibling, But if a little kid wants to feel like a big kid. They could push a teddy bear. A blanket anything and everything. Just a fun accessory to put on the weerol . It could also be taken off and reattached. There when you need it gone when you don't very easy to assemble.

The materials would just be the wood that the weerol its self is made of. The handle would  have some grippees on it. To keep hold not slip. Non slip grip it should be called.
Safety consideration's well I would say the grip can catch hair it pulls it, hitting walls but that also depends on the driver. But for safety I think it that would be about it. But always be careful.

 I would say the age recommendation is 2-4 year olds. But I am sure after having this toy for a  year they could get bored of this toy. But who knows all kids are different.

How this goes with the weerol brand. Well I think it does because it doesn't change the weerol dramaticly. It doesn't take away from the weerol. It can be used in all weather conditions sturdy so it wouldn't break. It doesn't take away the WEEROL'S thunder it just adds lighting. I think this should really happen. Why not? Right? Like its just an attachment so it is not permanat. If some parents have back problems this helps them not to bend down while playing with their kid. I think this is a great idea. Maybe it has been thought before. But this is to make it happen. Awesome man!

Side View, The beginning stages of the model some changes have been applied.

These are my original drawings.  Of the attachment 

Front view of the model. In this picture the handle is a bit crooked but changes have been made.

Second page of sketches 

Another side view with the changes

Front view 

Different view

Other side view

A close up of the attachment 

Litte boy sitting on weerol

Back view. 

Top view

Another side view

Model of sketch up WEEROL EXCITING.

Well today I finished my sketch up design, The 3-D warehouse for people didn't quite have a person like bending down for a pushing posture. But hey man we gotta work with what we got. I have spider-kid riding this weerol while his older brother is pushing him with is leg I guess. Pretty fun and exciting I know. This was defiantly a challenge for me, I am familiar with sketch up from ;last year but i am a little rusty. Changes defiantly could be made to make it better. But for now this is a good prototype.

WEEROL sketches of attachments

A couple days ago, we had to draw our project on printed pieces of paper. Of the weerol to make sure it would work or at least  look good. Today I think this will be a short post with my drawings.

WEEEROL Attachment part 1

Hello my fellow reader's, We are now currently working on the attachment to the weerol, making it on google sketch up. Thats a mouthful to say, I choose to make a handle so a parent or sibling could push you while sitting in the weerol. It would be fun right? Well when i tried it out on my cousin he's a 2 year old destructive little man. He loved so I thought why not, right. Well a lot harder than i thought to make it. I was just making a quick update with some pictures. Currently it is called "WEE-PUSH" not the best name currently thinking on others. Anyways let me know your thoughts.

Post meeting!

Well in my meeting with my twin, went as good as it could go. She was bored but got interested  once I told her more in depth detail. She had to think about it of course at first she thought I was bluffing. She was thinking why would you do this for her? Insult, lol
 I learned how designer she wanted to be express her feelings in colour and patterns. I am excited about making it and seeing her reaction. I am excited having her in the process of designing. Going out finding the colours and the patterns,

The biggest challenge I think is making the legs the way they have to be, It just doesn't seem like it will stand but by pictures it obviously does. The whole idea is hard to wrap your mind around wiki seat is a really interesting idea and smart I must say. I think for everyone there is a challenge it feels like it gets all aspects of your brain thinking. But your thoughts can be endless. ENDLESS!  Its just so exciting. Hope you guys have fun.


Problem statement- Bonnie needs a wiki seat to express her inner fashoninsta that makes her feel awesome man!  Real deep I know. :p

WEEEROOLLL!! Response

WEEEROLLL....I think thats how you spell it, anyways meeting with derek Perkins was very interesting I must say. I didn't think he went through such a process to make this toy happen. It took him like 2 years. The steps he went through the background,process diagram, defining the problem, collect information,brainstorm and analyze, present ideas and so on. Like a long time. The things that he said that stood out to me. Not to give up, after he put his design on kik, it just went uphill from there. It was just great. Brainstorming hmm I would use the whole worksheet of his notes that he gave us. I would fill it out with information except about my thing I was making/building like the wiki seat or  the hamster wiki seat. It would be a great idea. All things start out from great ideas

Wiki seat project

A few questions to answer,

The wiki seat project is a chunk of metal a catalyst that is, They give it to students and they have to build a seat for someone special. They must make the legs together like the catalyst but they can use anything wood, hockey sticks, metal. It challenges kids to use their creativity.

Nicolas weidnger is the founder of the wiki seat project, when he first started it no one really cared like it wasn't that interesting but now its a huge big deal.

It was created to challenge students in math,science,la to get them thunking teach them lessons but in a very fun way!

He first started it with the story of the wiki seat and than incorporated the whole language arts aspect of it. combing the two was a very smart idea.

The other students that have built this have only had to say great things about this, It is challenging at some parts but the final project when it is finished is just great! Putting your own ideas into it is just great, I personally love the girls ones but also the gameboy advance is the best! Maybe I should make a Yoshi one I love mario especially mario kart no one can beat me on that and it would be a great idea who doesn't love Yoshi? Anyways I can see why kids were so excited to do this. I am getting pretty excited myself. 

I think you need to know how long it takes how to use all of the tools correctly and how perceives your measurements must be! But I have an upper hand in this area since grade 8 i have been building furniture, I have made tables chairs tool boxes images and this year, A big table and a big bench! So the building aspect of the wiki seat im not worried about i have made lots of furniture and love make and building furniture.

Furniture design is my forte I must say, Ergonomics is the measurement and the comfort of the person you are building it for! ergonomics is the politics of furniture design. Essential thins you should defiantly include is the person you are building it for, There favourite things and A pop of colour, This one girl made a cow wiki seat thats all good and cool but when you sat down you would sit on the milkers of the cow like how un comfy. I just thought it was too busy not focusing on one thing.

The elements of design are line,shape,direction,colour,texture.

The principals of design are repetition,gradient, harmony,dominance, 

I would probably use the elements design instead of the principals 

1-shape

2-colour

3-texture

4-direction

5-lines (the complexity)

My garden bench!

Awesome wiki seat!

The finished project of some kids really awesome!

One of my favorites

Elements/Principles of design!!

Wallet challenge Reflection!!.....Fail

It all started with "An Introduction to Design Thinking", First step was to get into partners, try not to go with someone you know really well. I know its ahh u have to get with my friends but that takes away from the meaning of the challenge. Once you are with your partner we start chatting about, wallets,purses. Ask questions like what don't you like about your wallet, funny stories, sketch a basic idea of what a wallet would look like if you were to design a brand new one for your partner. Once done your sketch interview your partner more in depth get more stories what they want what they don't like. Make notes and little tiny sketches get your brain thinking. About anything in a wallet your dream one.  Insights are key man got them down. Put things they said in perspective,  Make a design little chart put their name at the top, write down what they need in a wallet and what they want so you can see the must haves and the not so must haves! Based on all of your info sketch 8 different solutions that could possibly be your partners new wallet. Share with them your ideas figure out what your partner likes and dislikes of your drawings. With all of that info draw the master piece wallet! use with colour to get the full effect of working at a design partnership! Always lots a detail counts, Than the fun part! Make the wallet you have officially designed using almost anything! Lots of people made duct tape wallets I must say they are pretty nifty little things. I should defiantly invest in one of those. The different colours of duck tape and things. So you could get the best wallet ever! Learning how to make them thats a challenge all in its self! 

My final design changed through every step! I am defiantly not the best drawer but through every step you have to take "ill be watching you" good song good song,  Anyways it may seem boring at first but it gets more in depth and changing  designs. One if my had nyan cat the other had trees very different thing very different design, If your design doesn't change than you have a problem

Where did i get stuck....welllll more like every step! thinking of re designing, colour choices, wording, questions everything!!

My A HA! Moment so very exciting I would say in the last step while I was building, I figured out what i couldn't do had to figure out a different method.

Empathy, I could relate to everything she said everything, losing it, its ugly, not enough space.

The physical design made it actually seem fun not oh another assignment it made us have something to actually look forward to something! get the creative juices flowing. 

I got some good feedback and some bad. Criticism some good some bad, but thats things you need to improve! 

A 2.0 version i would defiantly invest in duct tape wallets defiantly get some experience. Everyone likes those and there just so neat a whole world of them.

Improve my design process by putting more effort in it and making something a lot more, detailed and an over all better design.!! 

Photos will be up momentarily!! :) 

The gift giving experience !

First off we had a design challenge and we had to make the tallest free standing tower. Only using 20 pieces of spaghetti, 1 meter of masking tape, 1 meter of string, 1 big marshmallow  on the very top, 1 pair of scissors. Only having an 18 minute time limit,  My team won 2 years now in a row no big deal, Than we got started on the gift giving experience, You have to ask your partner on experience's they have had shopping for someone else. Than create a solution, multiple soultions, Than we got lots of supplies to make our solution. Knowing how my partner felt with their bad experience, gave me the drive to try and make and find a  long lasting solution, many people have had this problem! I defiantly got stuck many times and had to restart, figuring out a long lasting solution is hard and than some people are defiantly a lot picker than others.  This was a fun design challenge, The time limit was a little bit shorter than expected but thats also what makes so completive i guess you would say! Than for the last step we had to present to our class, Now here are some pictures of this challenge! :) 

6 of my best drawings!!!!!!!

#1 Gregory the owl he is my favourite! Really adorable i must say but this is number one and I actually had a good time drawing this!

#2

Tim Hortons experience 

#3 #4

#5 Pretty good at drawing staplers amazingly. Below is drawing #6 #7