Remember check the video for advice about developing…
You should develop for about 10-15 seconds, or so. Once the color starts appearing pull it out. Then into the stop bath for about 10 seconds, and finally the fixer for at least two minutes (very important!) Remember to rock or agitate the tray at each stage so the chemicals fully cover the paper surface. Here is another link to some great and simple advice so read it!
When taking the photograph remember to not over expose – and the exposure time depends on the type of daylight that you are observing generally between 5 and 12 seconds – longer when cloudier and darker!
While Dr Tech is away Me Belcher will be covering your lesson so you can continue making and creating. I have marked all your folders – please read through the comments and by next week make any improvements.
Next week I will have a final look before doing your semester grades….
Remember you will have to 5th February so not much time to complete projects- so get making NOW!
Well second snow day so just time for a quick reminder that because you could not hand in your folders for the deadline on Wednesday – I have changed the deadline to next Tuesday 12th, by the end of the lesson. With all this extra time you are getting there should be no comlaints about too much work, and your folders should be well organised and brimming with excellent work.
Here are your targets for January, I will be collecting in folders first Wednesday back to grade them and see your progress….if you are behind you will recurve an Interim Report…
Here are you’re next targets…and while Dr Tech is away make sure all of this is completed.
Leave your cutting lists with the cover teacher- and I will be able to organise materials for next week. At home you should be finishing either your CAD or cardboard models…
….and you have begun your initial designs for your pinhole camera – its really time to think creatively about your design and problem.
While Dr. Tech is away this week – this is what you need to do:-
You will need to develop 3 or 4 ideas to the next stage. Each developed design should be on a spearate sheet of A3 paper and include the following: -
Isometric sketch with measurements
CAD – Sketchup model
Sketches of the details for jointing parts of your design
Sketches to show how the paper is going to be kept in the camera and how the shutter mechanism will work
A table with checks to see if the design fulfills your specification.
What materials you are going to use and other annotations.
Remember be creative the designs should be functional but also interesting and aesthetically pleasing. Think of what your client would like? You can maybe use a basic shape and then alter the methods of how is stands up or is made steady from the outside.
Think about finishes -as well will you paint it? Maybe you can use some recycled elements as well?
Well done all to reach your first deadline of the semester – I was very impressed with the most of the organisation and presentation within your portfolios – however a lot of you had forgot the analysis needed with most pieces of work explaining what you have learnt, why you did the work and what you will take forward in the designing of your pinhole camera. You all must remember when your portfolios are sent off to the examiner/moderator they will not know who you are or why you did the work – your portfolio is almost like a storybook of your thinking, showing at each stage of the Design Cycle what you were doing. If you think of it like this then you will make sure every sheet makes sense!
There were some great discussions on the ideas of obsolescence – but what do you think about the term planned obsolescence? Have a read of the following articles and then leave comments as to your thoughts on this weblog post – seeing if your views have changed from your initial guided question discussion.
Looking forward to your discussions. And in case you are wondering your next target will be the 5 pieces of research you have identified as essential for helping you with your project. Please make sure they are in-depth, do not simply copy from one web-site, that you acknowledge all sources including images, that the research is worthwhile and that you analyse and explain what you have learnt.
Here are some great links to websites that might help you with your research:-
Great day was had by all Grade 10’s who were introduced to Justin Quinnell’s wild world of Pinhole Photography! Here are a couple of the photos below, more will be following and of course keep on checking back to see the great projects as they begin to form – and hopefully a final exhibition!
So you have got the basics of SketchUP – guess what you have to do next for homework – yes you guessed it draw your wonderful cameras you have drawn in Isometric. So all you need to do is take home your photo of your old camera and one of your copies of your camera in Isometric and then make you best effort to draw this in SketchUp.
Try to render your camera as well, and add as many details as possible to your SketchUp model. As always please email me your finished model.
Well this weblog was hardly used last year, but it will now only be for you Design Technology students – so make sure you bookmark the site so that you can easily return to it.
The first tasks you will need to do at home – is brush up on your SketchUP skills – almost all of you last year finished a wonderful CAD drawing of your Eco-House. This year you will need to build up your skills further to add more detail to your designs when using SketchUP. If you do not remember maybe you should try the tutorials in the post below first!
2)Secondly another easy tutorial to follow – simply download this PDF file and follow the instructions to create another simple shape with a little more details and features - ObjectTutorial
As always with CAD work I need to see the evidence of what you have managed to achieve so please email me one sketchup file for each of the above. Remember to include your name in the title of the file. If you are having problems downloading or installing SketchUP then remember you can come any lunchtime or afterschool and use the computers in the DT room.
Finally can you make sure you watch this new video about the Layout Application that we have now bought along with SketchUP Pro so that you can produce proper drawings from your models - http://www.go-2-school.com/media/view/36. You will only have access to this tool within the school but it will be really useful.
Well Grade 10’s you are only just starting your Radio Free Africa Project within Design and Technology, but as well as practicing your Isometric and Orthographic drawing skills you will need to be able to draw your designs using the CAD application of SketchUP. You should have all downloaded it by now…So time to improve your drawing and SketchUp Computer Aided Design skills. How do you do it – well thats easily you do not need to depend on Dr Tech for help when you can learn yourself. What is the easiest way to learn – you guessed it follow some tutorials. Here are a selection of tutorials you might like to try:-
Aidan Chopra has put together a massive series of YourTube Video Tutorials which are excellent and start from beginners and then get more and more difficult
So now you have seen some of the tutorials – here is your homework (note these videos can take a long time to load – if so go to the Go 2 School site and download them from there:-
Go through a Model a Lantern using this video from (Download from this web address – www.media.libsyn.com/media/atotheo/Model_a_Lantern.m4v)- Model a Lantern – TUTORIAL 1. Print your finished lantern – and email a copy of the SketchUp file to Dr Tech.
Go through the Follow Me Roof video TUTORIAL 6- and again print out a copy to go in your portfolio and email a copy of your file to Dr Tech. (Or download from this web address – http://media.libsyn.com/media/atotheo/school_tss_005_h264_640.m4v )
You will have one week to complete these drawings. We will also be learning how to do Perspective Drawings in the class.
Well what can I say, there were some truly exceptional Eco-House projects and some wonderful Eco-House designs. Congratulations! You can breath with a sigh of relief as that is your main portfolio project in Design and Technology this year, your next project you will only need to be involved in the design and create sections.
Although of course you will do other parts of the design cycle naturally but will not need to show evidence of these. Yippeee!
So your new project is to design and create a simple but ingenius slot together toy/puzzle – in case you were wondering here is the guide for the slot together puzzle.
So to begin here is a few questions to get you thinking about the material you will be using (please produce a word document with the answers on in full sentences or write the questions and then add the answers):-
Define manufactured board and give three examples?
Define Hardwood and Softwood giving three examples of each?
From your definitions – place the numbered pieces of timber (on the shelf in the DT room) into the three different categories? Also see if you can identify and name each type of wood – will need some detective work on the web!
Here is the guided question – ‘Is manufactured board more environmentally friendly than natural woods?’ – This is a difficult question to answer
What does ‘flat pack’ mean?
Find four examples of ‘flat-pack’ products and print out pictures of them, explaining what you like about them and why they work (e.g. annotate the drawings naming the material used, along with other points you would like to make) – one could be a slot together toy product but their are many other products out there just have a look at the project guide!
While all this is going on, their will be a film crew (only amateur I am afraid – we will need two people) coming around and will be interviewing you each individually about your eco-house project. This will be a celebration of your wonderful work, and will be brought together in a film including animations of your designs. You will need be able to discuss your work and design and what you did in the project – and if possible show some of your drawings and models.
These are the questions they will be asking you:-
Do you agree or disagree with the original guided question – ‘Can Design Contribute to reducing our carbon footprint and providing a sustainable but comfortable living for us?’
How does your design back up what you have answered above?
Explain three of the sustainable features that your design has?
How has the use of CAD helped you with the design process?
What or who inspired your design?
After this experience as an architect would you be interested in a career in design?
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