COURSEWORK GRAPHIC PRODUCTS

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COURSEWORK GRAPHIC PRODUCTS

• STEPS TO SUCCESS
• The Coursework folder should represent 40 hours
  worth of work.
• The work should be completed on plain white A3
  paper and should be 20-24 pages long.
• Every page should be used fully. Do not waste
  space.
• A border is unnecessary, but if included, should
  be simple and not take up space on the page.
• Once you have decided on a layout and style for
  your pages, stick to it your folder should
  appear uniform and should look as though each
  page has had an equal amount of time spent on it.
• Each page should be clearly titled with the
  Objective.
• Use ICT where appropriate. Do not use it for
  annotation or where other people have given you
  comments on your designs. Do use it for final
  presentation and sorting data, charts, graphs,
  etc.
• Meet EVERY deadline. Complete all homework and
  use class time effectively.

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OBJECTIVE 1

• SITUATION
• Identify the context of your design problem.

• NEED / PROBLEM
• Identify the problem that needs to be solved.

• TARGET MARKET
• Identify the market who most recognises this
  need / problem.
• What are their needs?
• How are you going to consider them when
  designing for their needs?

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OBJECTIVE 1

• DESIGN BRIEF
• Explain how you are going to solve the problem.
• Explain what you are going to design without
  going into specific detail.
• Explain how you are going to make your product
  MARKETABLE.
• What features of your design will make people
  want to buy it?
• Explain how you will consider BATCH PRODUCTION
  processes

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OBJECTIVE 2

• BRAINSTORM
• Identify important information that needs to be
  considered or researched before designing.
• Who will be using the product? (Target market)
• What are the needs of the target market?
• When will the product be used?
• Where will the product be used?
• Why is this new product necessary?
• How will the product be used?
• Use WHO/WHAT/WHEN/WHERE/WHY/HOW to ask as many
  questions as possible.

• ACTION PLAN
• List the research that you need to do in order
  to answer all of the above questions.
• Plan when you will do it and create a checklist
  that you can tick off once it is done.

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OBJECTIVE 2

• DATA COLLECTION
• Gather as much data as possible relating to your
  theme.
• Statistical data gathered from a questionnaire.
• Dimensions (measurements of items relating to
  your theme).
• Anthropometric data (relating to human sizes, eg
  hand sizes of your target market).

• EXISTING PRODUCTS
• Collect 3 products that do a similar job to the
  product that you need to design and analyse them.
• Include a sketch or photograph of each product.
• Analyse in detail dimensions (including the
  net), materials, how it is used, its
  advantages/disadvantages for the user,
  aesthetics, manufacturing processes used and
  moral, social, economic and environmental issues.

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OBJECTIVE 2

• ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH
• Discuss all the results you have gathered in
  paragraph form.
• Point out important details that you have found
  out.

• SPECIFICATION
• Produce a detailed, bullet-point list of
  justified sentences explaining the important
  targets that your design must achieve.
• Use the following sub-headings
• Aesthetics (appearance, shape, colour, theme)
• Dimensions (volume, maximum/minimum sizes,
  anthropometrics)
• Ergonomics (what needs to be included for ease
  of use)
• Manufacture (batch production methods)
• Moral, Social, Cultural, Economic and
  Environmental issues

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OBJECTIVE 2

• SPECIFICATION
• Produce a detailed, bullet-point list of
  justified sentences explaining the important
  targets that your design must achieve.
• Use the following sub-headings
• Function What purpose does the product serve?
• Product life span How long should it last?
• Appearance / aesthetics How should it look?
• Ergonomics How is size and anthropometric data
  important?
• Materials What would be the most appropriate to
  use?
• Safety What safety issues might there be?
• Manufacturing processes How could the product be
  batch produced?
• Economics Are there issues with the cost of the
  product?
• Social / Cultural / Moral / Environmental

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OBJECTIVE 3

• INITIAL IDEAS
• Produce 1-2 pages of quick design sketches.
• They should be mostly unshaded drawings of
  overall shapes and ideas for parts of the design.
• Include annotation and graphic ideas.

• DETAILED DESIGN IDEAS
• Produce 6 designs in detail, include
• Shape
• Net
• Graphics / Colour
• Annotation
• A range of graphic skills isometric,
  perspective, oblique,
• nets, exploded views, ICT.

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OBJECTIVE 3

• DESIGN EVALUATIONS
• Print off a copy of your Specification and
  compare each design in detail to it.
• Evaluate in sentences, do not simply tick or
  cross
• Get your target market to evaluate your designs
  their view is very important.
• Conclude your results CLEARLY.
• Which is the best design? Why are you using this
  design rather than any of the others?
• You can combine elements from different design
  ideas here. Make it clear why you have done this.

• FINAL DESIGN PROPOSAL
• Produce a high quality final design drawing that
  shows all the important features of the design.

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OBJECTIVE 4

• TESTING AND TRIALLING
• Plan what materials, manufacturing processes and
  component parts you will need to test in order to
  select the most appropriate ones for the final
  product.
• Consider the following

MATERIALS Card Paper Plastic sheet
APPLICATION OF GRAPHICS Paint/felt pen/ pencil
crayon Printing Techniques block
printing/stencilling/ICT
APPLICATION OF TEXT Hand drawn Dry-transfer
lettering ICT
ATTACHING METHODS Paper fasteners Paper
clips Snap fasteners Velcro
ADHESIVES Tapes Glues
APPLICATION OF TEXTURE Alternative
materials Embossing Adhesive applications
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OBJECTIVE 4
In order to manufacture my design I will need to
test the following materials, processes and
component parts
APPLICATION OF GRAPHICS Paint/felt pen/ pencil
crayon Printing Techniques block
printing/stencilling/ICT Vinyl stickers
MATERIALS Card Paper Plastic sheet
ADHESIVES Tapes Glues
APPLICATION OF TEXT Hand drawn Dry-transfer
lettering ICT Vinyl stickers
ATTACHING METHODS Paper fasteners Paper
clips Snap fasteners Velcro
APPLICATION OF TEXTURE Alternative
materials Embossing Adhesive applications
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OBJECTIVE 4

• RESULTS OF TESTING AND TRIALLING
• Conduct your testing and trialling like a
  science experiment.
• Describe the test.
• Add a photograph or sketch of the testing
  apparatus.
• Record the results in a chart or graph.
• Conclude the results and CLEARLY identify the
  most appropriate solution.

• MODELLING
• Produce a selection of models to test your final
  design proposal.
• Present models/photos in your folder.
• Evaluate the models against your Brief and
  Specification.
• Suggest some modifications / changes to improve
  your final design proposal.

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OBJECTIVE 4

• DETAILS OF THE FINAL DESIGN
• Produce enough information to explain the final
  design proposal fully.
• Materials required
• Dimensions, net required
• Graphics to be applied and how to apply them
• How the design will be assembled, use of
  adhesives
• Pass your design to another member of the group.
  Can they make your design from the information
  you have provided? If not, there is not enough
  detail in your information.

• CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BATCH PRODUCTION
• Produce systems that will help to produce a
  number of your product.
• Produce a template that can be drawn around to
  create a number of nets, including cut and crease
  lines.
• Produce a stencil or block print to help apply
  graphics to the products.

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OBJECTIVE 5

• PLANNING
• Create a Manufacturing Plan.
• Draw a chart with the headings Time, Process,
  Materials, Equipment, Quality Control, Risk
  Assessment.
• Add a blank column at the end to record any
  changes that were made during the final
  manufacture.
• Show the manufacturing plan as a Flowchart.
• Produce a materials list and an equipment list.
• Identify any dangerous materials, equipment,
  components and processes that you intend to use
  and explain how you intend to minimise risks to
  yourself and others.

• USE OF MATERIALS AND TOOLS
• Show that you can use materials, tools and
  equipment resourcefully and accurately.
• Show how you were careful to avoid wasting
  materials.
• Demonstrate how tessellating can reduce waste in
  batch production.

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OBJECTIVE 5

• DEMONSTRATING SKILL AND SAFETY
• Show how you have used a range of skills
  effectively in the production of your final
  product.
• Include photographs of each stage of your
  manufacture to show the range of skills that you
  have used.
• Include photographs to show your consideration
  of safe working practices. Identify where you
  have considered your own safety and the safety of
  others.

• FINAL PRODUCT
• Produce a final, high quality product.

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OBJECTIVE 6

• EVALUATION
• Print out a small copy of your Brief and
  Specification.
• Discuss to what extent you have achieved your
  targets.
• Justify changes that have been made and targets
  that have not been met.

• TESTING
• Devise some suitable tests for your product and
  carry them out.
• Check that your product works (use it).
• Get your target market to use the product and
  get their opinions (in their own handwriting).
• Get other appropriate people to try out your
  product.
• Evaluate their comments.

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OBJECTIVE 6

• MODIFICATIONS
• Suggest further modifications that could be made
  as a result of your testing.
• Use sketches and notes where possible. Maybe
  even models.
• Your product will never be perfect. Find at
  least 4 possible improvements.

• CONTROL SYSTEM
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
  using your control system (template, stencil,
  etc.).
• Where was it useful / Where was it difficult to
  use?
• How could your control system be improved?