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Materials Technology Wood. Project . Sample Design Brief. Young people often have small personal items which they wish to keep close at hand . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Materials Technology Wood
Project
Young people often have small personal items which they wish to keep close at hand.Design and make a decorative artefact to hold a number of such items. The design should be inspired by the natural beauty of wood and should celebrate the visual appearance of hand crafted joints.The artefact should be of pleasing proportions and be attractive in appearance.
Underline key words
Sample Design Brief
Analysis Of Design Brief –10 Marks
Analysis
DecorativeJoints
Personal Items Attractive
Natural Beauty
Make a spider diagram
Sample questions What size will it be? What shape? What Small personal
items have I got? What size are they? What wood? What Finish?
Where to look Sketches and notes Store visits Catalogues Magazines Interviews Picture collageInclude evidence for above
Analysis Of Brief
Research and Investigation
10 Marks
Answer questions asked in Analysis
You must provide evidence that you have researched your project.
Printing a few pictures off of the internet helps but there is other stuff that needs to be included.
Answer all the questions asked in the Analysis of the brief.
Sketches of designs Discuss measurements, materials, finishes,
joints, shapes
Finding out information
Picture Collage from Google images
Design IdeasSolution
20 Marks
Sketches and Working Drawing
20 - Marks
In this section you must include an elevation and plan and sometimes an end view of you project. The drawing has to be done to scale.
You must include some sketches of your project or sketches of parts of your project.
You must include a time plan of how you plan to use your time to make your project.
A cutting list must be included A 3D view of the drawing in isometric or
oblique can also be included.
Sketches / working drawing
Part Height Width Thickness MaterialBack x 2 350 70 18 Red DealShelves x 2 18 110 18 Mahogany
Cutting list
Questions to ask Does it meet the brief? Is it fit for purpose? Do you like the look of your project? If you had to do it again what would you
change? Did you have enough time to complete your
project? Did you manage your time poorly? Did you use the right materials? Is it safe and stable?
Evaluation
Sample Design Brief
Young people often have a lot of clothes lying around their room. Design and make an item of furniture that will stop their mothers from giving out to them because of their untidy rooms so they have more time to play XBOX.
Fitness For Purpose - 20 Marks
Are these what you are being asked to make?
Are these what you are being asked to make?
What about these?
The wardrobe and the drawers would have got the most marks here.
Appropriate Use of Materials 10 Marks
Consult your teacher aboutWhich materials to use.
Creativity – 20 Marks
Which one of these are more creative? Both the same?
CreativeIs this moreor less creative than the previous two?
Its lots more creative and would score a lot higher than the plain shelves.
Creative?
Creative?
Demonstration of skills 40 Marks
Pick something that suits your skill level. Don’t pick something that will be too hard to
make Also don’t pick something that will be too easy
to make. Make sure you include some element of
difficulty so that you can show case your skills. E.g. If you are good at wood turning include it somewhere or if you are good at making the mortise and tenon joint try to factor that in.
Demonstration of Skills
Quality of Finish 20 - marks
Which one has a better finish on it?
Poor finish Nicely finished
Make sure curves, chamfers and so on are well sanded.
Get rid of all pencil lines Apply a few coats of varnish, danish oil or
wax. Make sure the project has a nice shine on it
when finished. The finish will also effect the marks given in
the overall appearance of the project. This is a very important step.
Finishing
Overall Appearance20 – Marks
This is how nice the project looks when its finished. Is it appealing to the eye and is it
well made. Has it been well finished.
Which one looks nicer?