New York City, NY
Toni Ann Hoffman
Privacy Folder
Class: Higher Level IB Design Technology
School Year: Senior Year High School
The project's aim is to create a beneficial product, with scale varying from small to large. With this, I took it to look at a school setting specifically.
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The process was a term-long project, ensuring I went in-depth into exploring all the parts of manufacturing a product.
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I created a privacy folder with the aim to be sold at a large scale to schools and for personal use.
Brainstorming Stage
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I thought of test-taking moments and the constant frustration teachers would get over the folders falling. With this, I also linked to students who got frustrated over the lack of private space.
Anthropometrics
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Testing multiple users in front of a measured panel, helped me gain insight into the average measurements across students in my school.
Specifics
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Creating an Orthographic helped me with gaining insight into the total cost of materials, allowing me to budget.
Gantt Chart
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With following a schedule this allowed me to be on time with what I needed to do and also trained me for how it would be like if a client gave me an amount of time to design a single product.
Mapping Mass Production
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Creating a chart on how this product would be manufactured if mass produced help with understanding each section of the production process and valuing what process needs more attention than others.
Cutting & Stitching Guide
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I created a cutting and stitching guide that would allow a production team to gain further insight into how the product would be assembled exactly.
Testing
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Each compartment was tested before laying down the permanent hold onto both leather panels. This ensured everything worked before permanently setting anything.
Process
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Making the prototype started with the details onto the base panel before stitching the back and front panel onto the wooden supports.
Calculator Holder
Storage Pouch
Laptop Holder
Paper Clip & ID Holder
Final Design
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The final visual was done on Fusion 360 to have a clean and crisp concept of what the actual product would look like. The render made tweaking easier to perfect a mass-produced batch. (Render re-done in first-year college for a cleaner look)