A1: SPOD
For this assignment your creative challenge is to conceive and design a small pocket object (SPOD).
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A1: SPOD OVERVIEW: AIMS: ● The aim of the assignment is to let your imagination run wild and invent a useful small gadget. Anything goes, you are only limited by your imagination. Your work could be based on an improvement of an object/gadget that already exists, or it could be something completely new and original. Inventing an idea is fun, and designing new inventions can be very rewarding. DEVELOPMENT: ● This is the first of two assignments that comprise the ‘Design’ project. Before you take on the challenge of a large scale design sheet, this assignment will give improve your confidence and provide you with the required skills to design successfully. ● Learning, understanding and practicing ‘elevational’ drawing techniques will help you illustrate your designs using a range of different viewpoints. This skill is essential for sharing, discussing and presenting your ideas/designs. OUTCOME: ● The main/ final outcome (A1: SPOD) should be a large (A3 Paper) design sheet that clearly illustrates your chosen SPOD, using full colour effectively and annotated with labels and explanations of how, what, why, who, where, when etc.
Guidance:
★ During this assignment, you should begin by completing a series of development
tasks inside your sketchbook. ○ Title Page: ‘Design’ This is likely to be set as a homework task by your teacher.
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A1: SPOD
○ What is Design? A record/presentation of what ‘design’ is should begin this assignment. Your teacher will introduce ‘Design’ with your class, and you should take notes and present these inside sketchbooks to serve as evidence of initial knowledge/understanding. You can view this presentation here: http://prezi.com/ff9byr9w1_hv/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
○ Mind Map: Your initial ideas for designs of your SPODs should be presented and explained as a mind map, list or similar.
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A1: SPOD
○ 2D sketches/drawings of at least 4 of your initial ideas, using colour effectively and annotated with comments/explanations. ○ Lego Brick: A rather simple but useful and effective study/drawing of a lego brick using ‘elevations’ Top, Side, End, Angled.
★ When you have completed the initial tasks, you will be confident and prepared to begin work on your SPOD design sheet. This design sheet should be completed on A3 (size) paper. ○ Draw a 1cm border around the edge of your paper sheet. Inside this border clearly write: ■ The title of your SPOD (top) ■ Your full name (bottom left)
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A1: SPOD ■ Your full class name (bottom right) ■ The date (top right) ○ Next divide your design sheet into at least 3 sections:
★ Draw/illustrate and annotate your chosen SPOD design onto your design sheet. ★ Use coloured pencil effectively to your SPOD and the background space. ★ Include comments that fully explains how your SPOD functions/works.
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A1: SPOD
★ If you complete this task early and need an extension activity, consider designing a poster that could be used as promotional material to help sell your SPOD!
Do you have a smartphone?
If so you can use the camera on your phone to access online resources to help you with this assignment. All you need is a QR code reader app, point your phone web browser to one of readers below:
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A1: SPOD
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http://reader.kaywa.com http://get.beetagg.com http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asp http://europe.nokia.com/support/productsupport/nokian80/phonesoftware/smartphone For iPhone users. Go to iTunes and search for: QR Code reader
Once you have a reader/ app on your smartphone. Simply take a quick snap of the code below, and you will be redirected to the required resource, directly on your phone.
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