Getting Started

This project has a few parameters to keep in mind: 

1. 20% of your time in Design Studies will be dedicated to this project. Each Monday will be reserved for you to work on this project. Any additional time you have outside of class, or in class when you are finished another task will be OK to use. 

2. You need to approach your project with the design process in mind. All steps of the project must follow this process. 

3. Share EVERYTHING! This means each day you work on something for your passion project, you will need to share it on your blog with the tag "clhsdesign" and "personal learning project". Check out Mr. Nichol's blog where he has been sharing his own personal learning project.

4. Physical and Digital modelling will be a part of your project. 

5. Your final project must be shared on your blog and presented to the class by January 18. 

 

BLOG POST 1- SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? 

DUE: NOVEMBER 30

1. SHARE YOU INITIAL THOUGHTS ON YOUR BLOG.

2. Add TAGS #clhslearnproject #clhsdesign #passionproject

 

BLOG POST 2-SCHEDULING YOUR TIME

Due- DECEMBER 1

1. You have dedicated Mondays, 1 Tuesday and 23 classes until the project is due. 

2. Create a proposed schedule for your project and what you hope to accomplish by key dates:

 

DATE                              TASKS TO COMPLETE 

December 5                    eg. Discovery Phase complete, research, interviews

December 12                  eg. Interpretation/Ideation Complete

January 3

January 9

January 16

 

Presentations: January 18/19

Add TAGS #clhslearnproject #clhsdesign #passionproject

 

 

BLOG POST 3- RECORDING THE DISCOVERY PHASE

DUE: DECEMBER 2 

Add TAGS #clhslearnproject #clhsdesign #passionproject

 

1. Write down all your thoughts about the challenge

2. What are your constraints? Eg, size, shape, materials, colour3. "How might we?", 

3.  Who is your final audience? 

4.  What do you need to know? 

5. Create a 'To Do' List. Put this list on your blog.

6. Learning from Others/Learning from experts- where are you going to look? Give web links to the resources you have found.

7. Learning through research- Get out there and learn about your project idea. What have you learned? 

 

 

BLOG POST 4- INTERPRETATION/IDEATION PHASE

DUE- DECEMBER 5

Add TAGS #clhslearnproject #clhsdesign #passionproject

 

Key Question: "So what does all this mean?'

 

Questions to Answer

1. Share what you learned on your blog from your discovery. How have your ideas changed or stayed the same? 

2. Get othe perspectives from your classmates. Have a conversation with two people. What did they say about your findings? Get them to comment on your blog.

3. What things really are exciting about what you found? Was it a design? What was the idea?

4. What surprised you? What things do you NOT want to pursue?

5. List future challenges

6. Take pictures of and share your Brainstorming for your blog post:

 

Brainstorming!

Remember it's the WILD ideas that can bring you great results!! Take pictures of EVERYTHING in this process! 

1.  Write down/sketch/doodle as many ideas as possible!

2. Cluster your ideas together. Use paper, stickies, poster paper. 

3. Which are your top 3 ideas/Designs?

4. Sketch! Draw! Doodle some more!

5. Pick and idea and prototype it. Use paper/markers/pen/pencil from around the class to show Mr. Nichol your idea. Share these on your blog.

 

BLOG POST 5- EXPERIMENTATION

DUE- WEEK OF JANUARY 3

Add TAGS #clhslearnproject #clhsdesign #passionproject

 

THIS IS WHERE YOU GET TO MODEL IN GOOGLE SKETCHUP AND START PROTOTYPING! Choose one idea and go with it!

 

Give yourself permission to create several versions of the product. v1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0. Be prepared to throw that idea out and take another one further!

 

1. Build several mockups on paper with sketches.

2. If possible, create a physical mockup with paper, cardboard, pipe cleaners, etc.

3. Create a 3D model in Sketchup

4. Get feedback on your design from several people. Develop 3 to 4 guiding questions that you want ot ask your classmates. What do they say about your model? Show them the evolution of your designs from paper to 3D model, then ask them questions. 

 

Examples:

"If you could change one thing...."

"What is they best part of this design?"

"What would you like to be improved in this idea?"

 

Blogging:

5. Share pictures of your sketches, models.

6. What were your questions?

7. What feedback did you get about your design?

8. What further changes are you going to do to the design?