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E-Portfolio: Final Idea
As a result of developing your ideas from the initial
concept design stage to the development of your
aesthetic models and working prototypes, you should now
have a very clear idea of what your final design will be.
At this stage you should have figured out the following
details:
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How it will be assembled.
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What materials your design will be made from.
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How your design will be made. Manufactured by hand, laser cut or 3D printed.
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Jigs and formers required for vacuum forming, line bending or drilling accurately
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The ergonomics and anthropometrics related to your design.
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The colours and other aesthetic details.
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What components you will use.
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What finish you will use.
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How you will maximise your materials to minimise waste.
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STRATEGIES TO LAYING OUT YOUR FINAL DESIGN
When you are present your final idea it needs to have enough detailed information
for someone else (third party) to be able to manufacture it. This could include:
- The concept behind the design
- Key decisions you have made along the way
- Manufacturing details and developments
- How the design meets the design brief and specification
- Final Design (Different views, 3D, Top, side, front etc.)
- Photo-realistic Renders
- Exploded Views
- 3D Views
- Cutting Lists & Templates
- Animations
- Moving Parts
- Consumer reviews.
How you layout this page is entirely up to you. How you present it and can be a mixture
of some of the details above that you are going to explore and your own ideas. Below
are three potential page layouts, please feel free to design your own, or mix and
match elements from all three.
EVALUATION OF FINAL PRODUCT
IMAGES OF IMPORTANT FEATURES
EVALUATION OF FINAL PRODUCT AGAINST KEY POINTS IN SPECIFICATION
ANOTHER IMAGE OF FINAL PRODUCT
MOVING PARTS / POINTS OF INTEREST
Aesthetics
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Cost
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Consumer
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Environment
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Safety
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Size
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Function
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Materials
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Aesthetics
- What do you think about how the product looks?
- Is it successful or not? Why?
- Are the looks (colour, shape, styling) suitable or not for the end user? How and
why?
- How could they be improved in your design?
Product Images
- Use different images and CAD views of your final design.
- Use a number of CAD views to highlight the different aspects of ACCESS FM
- Which part of the CAD drawing would best show the: Aesthetics, Cost, Consumer, Environment,
Safety, Size, Function, Materials
Cost
- Is the product cost effective? Is it too expensive, too cheap, priced correctly?
- How much would you be willing to pay?
- Why is the product priced as it is? Is it because of its brand name, its quality,
the materials used? What do you think, anything to add? How will this effect your
design?
Consumer
- Who is the intended end user?
- What is the intended consumer profile?
- Has the product been designed appropriately for he intended user or not? How and
why?
- Have the ergonomics/anthropometrics been designed correctly for the intended end
user? Explain.
Environment
- How does the product effect the environment:
- When it was made (manufacturing process) , materials used, energy used
- When its being used, does it give off any emissions or pollution?
- When it is disposed of, is it recyclable, can it be reused?
Safety
- How safe is the product to use?
- Are any parts of it dangerous, what are they and how are they dangerous.
- Is it safe enough for the end user to use?
Size
- How big is the product generally? For example: “its too big to fit in a pocket which
makes it difficult to transport.” therefore how could the size be improved?
- Is it too big, too small or correctly sized for the intended user? How? Think about
anthropometrics?
Function
What are the main functions for the product, what does it do GIVE FULL DETAILS FOR
THIS? For example:
“This chair allows the user to sit down at a desk. The user is able to swivel on
the chair to change position as the main support post is not fixed. The user can
also move around the room whilst sitting on the chair as it has caster wheels on
the base of the legs.”
How well does the product perform these functions? How could you use these suggestions
as inspiration to design a BETTER product.
Materials
- What are the materials that have been used to make the product?
- Are the materials suitable?
- Are they strong enough?
- Do they have the properties that are required for that product? Are they good or
bad quality?
- Do the materials add any aesthetic qualities? What do you think?
Possibility for Mass Production
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Client Feedback
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