dt desk tidy

desk tidy projectMarina 7.2

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Investigation


Situation

My friend’s birthday is coming up soon and I don’t have much money to buy them a present with. I have noticed that their desk in their bedroom is a terrible mess. They have pens, pencils and rulers everywhere. I have decided to make them a desk tidy using the design and technology workshop.


Interview client

What material will be good enough for making a desk tidy? Wood will be good for a desk tidy because its stronger than other materials such as plastic.

What color will look nice to it? I think it depends on the color of their room. Its not going to be nice if the color is too strong.

What shape will it be easy to use? Square, because its simple and we can make it stylish if we could.

What kind of style will it be comfortable to use? A simple style.

How big do you want it to be? As big as a cup.


Interview summary

From the interview with my client, I now know that she needs a simple and useful desk tidy. Her desk is so messy and she wants her clean desk back by tidying up her stationaries that is all around her desk.


Brainstorming

Desk Tidy

Style Materials

Price/CostSafety

size Manufacture


case study

Material : Wood

Cost : £61.00

Safety : It’s safe because its round and light.

Function : To put our pencils.

Aesthetics : Simple

Environment : Its made of wood so it doesn’t really matter with environment.

Size : Short but long.


case studyMaterial : Plastic

Price : £9.99

Safety : It could be safe because its light but it could not be safe because it has a sharp material at the bottom.

Function : To put stationaries, tape and some memo papers.

Aesthetics : Cute and funny

Environment : It doesn’t really matter with environment

Size : Not to big, Not too small.Wednesday, April 25, 2012

case study

Material : Plastic

Cost : $18.16

Function : To put stationaries in one place.

Safety : It’s safe, light and useful.

Aesthetics : Simple but don’t look so good.

Size : Quite big to use.


material

Chipboard

Made from compressed wood chips. Strength varies with density of board. Bonded with resin. Often veneered to improve appearance. Its cheap.

Blockboard

Blocks of cheap wood sandwiched between thin sheets of better quality wood. Very

strong.

Hardboard

Made of sawdust, similar to MDF. Smooth on one side and rough on the other. Very cheap


types of join

Butt joint Mitre joint Mortise and Tenon

Mitre joints are often used to produce the corners of picture frames. The mitre needs to be cut at a 45 degree angle.

A very simple joint but it is also very weak. They tend to be used for making picture frames.

This is a very strong joint. The joint is split into two parts one part is the tenon, and the other part is the mortise.


design brief

I am going to design and create an nice looking useful desk tidy that can put many stationaries in.

This desk tidy will be made in technology workshop and is constructed will be constructed by man made woods.

It will take about 3 weeks to make and will have a high quality finish.


SpecificationTitle Specification And Why Test

MaterialI am going to use different kinds of man made woods and some paint to

make and design this desk tidy.

I will test the wood whether it is light, easy to cut and handle by trying to cut

using DT workshop tools.

Time

I am going to finish producing this desk tidy in 3-4weeks including all the steps,

investigating, designing, planning, creating, and evaluation

I am really confident that I will be able to complete it until the deadline.

SizeThe size of the desk tidy will be as big as enough that most of the stationary

could be in.

To test this, I will try to arrange it in my desk and see if it looks good and doesn’t

take much space.

Aesthetics(Appearance)

The basic design of the desk tidy won’t be complicated but simple so it

will be comfortable to use.

To make sure that the desk tidy is simple, I will research for designs and use them

as example.

Safety I will try to get rid of the sharp edges and make the desk tidy.

To make sure that the edges are not sharp enough, I will try to touch it and rub it on my finger and see if it gives hurt on me.

FunctionThe function of this desk tidy is to put our stationaries in and make our desk

clean and organized.

Put it on my table and try putting my stationaries in the desk tidy.


Design


Design 1

Pros :- Safe- Can put many stationaries- Looks good

Cons : - Quite hard to make


Design 2

Pros : - Can be well organize- Good design

Cons : - Hard to make


Design 3

Pros : - Easy to make- Good design- Colorful

Cons :- Too colorful


design 4

Pros :- Good design- Easy to make

Cons : - Can’t put many stationaries

smilies


design 5

Pros : - Simple- Easy to take the stationaries- Easy to make

Cons :- Too colorful


design 6

Pros :- Good and interesting design- Includes a lid- Colorful

Cons :- Too hard to make it- Have to put the lid on after using it


Evaluation against specification

Specification Design 1 Design 2 Design 3 Design 4 Design 5 Design 6

Material ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺

Time ☺ ☺ ☺ x ☺ xSize ☺ ☺ ☺ x ☺ ☺

Aesthetics ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ x ☺Target Audience ☺ ☺ ☺ x x ☺

Function ☺ ☺ x ☺ ☺ xPurpose ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺

Weight ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ xProcess and Tools ☺ ☺ x x ☺ x

Safety ☺ ☺ ☺ x ☺ ☺


design measurement

Front view Top view Back view

Side viewWednesday, April 25, 2012

Step by step

Measure and mark the wood first with the ruler which is try

square.

Cut the wood with the saw but make sure that it has the right angle and its straight.

Try Match it first if it fits and looks good.


Step by step

Paint Done!Stick all of the

woods using glue gun.

pictures just used for example


grant chart


Bibliographyhttp://gizmodo.com/desk-tidy/

http://www.skandium.com/product-viewer.asp?id=1885

http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Office-Supplies/Desk-Accessories/Desk-Organisers/Desk-Tidy/PE234226

http://www.designandtech.com/mypages/woods/manmadeboards.htm

http://www.aeonic.com.sg/images/blockboard-photo1.gif

http://image.made-in-china.com/4f0j00LMSTCQPBgHue/Chipboard.jpg

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/554/110/266/1283907883770_hz-fileserver2_3617516.jpg

http://mr-dt.com/manufacturing/woodjoints.htm


http://gizmodo.com/desk-tidy/

http://gizmodo.com/desk-tidy/



















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Documents

desk tidy projectmarina

clean desk

nice looking useful

simple style

case studymaterial

blockboardblocks of

compressed wood chips

sheets of better quality