Course Title: Design and produce products from a brief

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2019

Course Code: GRAP6363

Course Title: Design and produce products from a brief

School: 320T Architecture & Urban Design

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5382 - Diploma of Product Design

Course Contact: Robin Blood

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4683

Course Contact Email: robin.blood@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 195

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

No Pre-requisites needed for this unit.

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and produce a product from a brief. It requires the ability to interpret the product design brief, undertake research, develop design options, plan the design process and provide visual concepts to the client before making the product model.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VU22261 Design and produce products from a brief

Element:

1 Analyse the brief

Performance Criteria:

1.1
Interpret the specifications of the product design brief
1.2
Establish the market or client for the proposed product
1.3
Clarify specifications and parameters of the brief with relevant individuals

Element:

2 Undertake research to inform the design

Performance Criteria:

2.1
Source and evaluate information relevant to the brief
2.2
Discuss research with relevant colleagues to determine relevance to the brief
2.3
Use research information to establish criteria for selecting appropriate design solutions for the design problem

Element:

3 Develop innovative options

Performance Criteria:

3.1
Create a range of design options to meet design brief requirements
3.2
Apply relevant principles of functionality, ergonomics, aesthetics and sustainability to development of the design solutions
3.3
Evaluate environmental and ethical factors on the selection and use of resources
3.4
Finalise the preferred design option based upon criteria developed to meet the parameters of the brief

Element:

4 Develop design proposal

Performance Criteria:

4.1
Plan the design proposal representing the design vision
4.2
Select approach to work which meets established criteria
4.3
Produce visual interpretations of design
4.4
Prepare written and visual support materials to contribute to final presentation

Element:

5 Plan the design process

Performance Criteria:

5.1
Identify all components required to produce the design option
5.2
Assess technical, resource and workspace and/or manufacturing requirements associated with production
5.3
Consult with any technical experts required to produce the design solution
5.4
Develop the project plan that incorporates compliance with relevant regulatory and legislative requirements

Element:

6 Deliver visual concepts to client

Performance Criteria:

6.1
Present the product design and proposed timelines for production to client, including rationale for any changes

6.2
Respond to feedback and make changes to the design as required
6.3
Confirm production plan and timelines with client

Element:

7 Realise product design

Performance Criteria:

7.1
Develop the product model using devices, tools, techniques and materials to meet conceptual vision
7.2
Refine product model, as required, to address constraints identified during its development
7.3
Use safe working practices throughout the process of making the product model
7.4
Prepare documentation and specifications to accompany final design
7.5
Confirm that intellectual property and other legislative requirements have been met

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and produce a product from a brief.

It requires the ability to interpret the product design brief, undertake research, develop design options, plan the design process and provide visual concepts to the client before making the product model.

This course is delivered face to face and will be run across 3 classes through the week. 

  1. Design process and Design Studio
  2. Design Visualisation component
  3. Materials and Manufacturing


Teaching Schedule

 

Week
Starting date

Design component

Week 1

 

Intro to Projects 

  • Introduction to the course and assessment tasks
  • Project Plan done in class using Excel
  • Market research tour of shops around RMIT
  • Make a page for your Development folio, showing what you discovered in your market research
  • Decide which topic you will work on

Week 2
  • Moodboard –2 X A3 Moodboards are used to represent 2 typical users of the product
  • Key requirements – point form analysis of key requirements (see brief)
  • Complete Moodboard
  • Make a page in Development Folio showing Key requirements

Week 3
  • Research products similar to yours
  • Start assembling your development folio (see brief)
  • Start concept generation – 20 X thumbnails and/or sketch models

Week 4
  • Research products similar to yours
  • Continue concept generation – 20 X thumbnails and/or sketch models
  • Produce 3 Concept drawings or models

Week 5
  • Class presentation and feedback
  • 3-5 minute informal presentation of your work so far
  • Start refinement stage

Week 6
  • Refinement -( 8+ refinements)
  • SCAMPER
  • Design elements and principles
  • Draw and model design at 1:1 scale

Week 7
  • Technical Drawings
  • Use Illustrator, AutoCAD or Solidworks to produce technical drawings of your design
  • Start high quality model

Week 8
  • Final Model
  • Complete a high quality model of your final design

Week 9

Class presentation

  • 5 minute presentation

Introduction to Assessment 2

  • Client briefing – take notes about project requirements
  • Moodboard -users
  • Brainstorming ideas

Week 10
  • Holiday: Good Friday
  • Homework:
  • Research
  • Concept generation (20 thumbnail sketches or models)

(3 preferred concept drawings or models)

 

  

Week 11
  • Continue above and start assembling development folio (see brief)

Week 12
  • Mid cycle presentation to client and class
  • Design refinement

- aesthetics

- ergonomics

- ease of use

- sustainability

- cost effectiveness

- simplification

- abstraction

- safety considerations

Week 13
  • Technical drawings
  • Use Illustrator, AutoCAD or Solidworks to produce technical drawings of your design
  • Purchase materials if required

Week 14
  • Start making a high quality model

Week 15
  • Complete final model
  • Complete design development folio

Week 16
  • Present your work to the client and the class
  • 5 minute presentation

 

ASSESSMENT WEEK. ALL WORK SUBMITTED BY DUE DATE, NO CLASS ACCESS AVAILABLE.

 

 

Week
Starting date

Rendering component

Week 1

Intro to Projects

  • Introduction to the course and assessment tasks
  • Introduction to materials
  • Demonstration Activity 1
  • Activity 1 - Flat fill marker rendering

Week 2

 
  • Demonstration Activity 2
  • Activity 2 - 2D Geometric Prisms marker rendering

Week 3
  • Activity 3 - Bottles composition marker rendering using design from drawing class

Week 4
  • Demonstration Activity 4
  • Activity 4 - 2D Handset marker rendering

Week 5
  • Demonstration Activity 5
  • Activity 5 Ratchet driver and Torch marker rendering

Week 6
  • Demonstration Activity 6
  • Activity 6 - Timber rendering

Week 7
  • Activity 6 continuation - Timber rendering of Children's furniture design from drawing class

Week 8
  • Demonstration Activity 7
  • Activity 7 Quick rendering

Week 9
  • Review
  • Catch up on previous rendering activities

Week 10
  • Submit Task 1 - Rendering activities 1-7
  • Demonstration Activity 8
  • Activity 8 - Chrome surfaces rendering

 

  

Week 11
  • Demonstration Activity 8
  • Activity 8 - Chrome surfaces rendering

Week 12
  • Demonstration Activity 9
  • Activity 9 - Gloss surfaces rendering

Week 13
  • Demonstration Vehicle rendering
  • Activity - Vehicle rendering

Week 14
  • High performance product rendering - design from drawing class

Week 15
  • Continuation - High performance product rendering - design from drawing class

Week 16
  • Submit Task 2 - Rendering Activities 8-10

 

Week
Starting date

Manufacturing and Materials component

Week 1
  • Introduction to the course and assessment tasks
  • Suggested reference book: Rob Thompson, Product and Furniture Design
  • Suggested web reference: How’s it made? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCELt4nocnWDEnYJmov4zqyA
  • Whatmaterials and manufacturing methods do we already know? (group task 20 mins)
  • Overview of manufacturing systems
  • Give out and explain Manufacturing assignment – assign manufacturing methods & presentation dates to students
  • Example of a manufacturing assignment talk – Injection moulding

Week 2
  • Introduction to Polymers
  • Chemistry & characteristics
  • Thermoplastics and Thermosets
  • Petrochemical and biological plastics
  • Common plastics
  • Recycling codes
  • Characteristics of common plastics
  • Plastic design guide
  • Summary of conventional plastics manufacturing methods
  • Recycling

Week 3
  • Detailed product disassembly and analysis – relevant to Kitchenware topic
  • 3D or Photoshop exploded diagram with bill of materials and manufacturing methods included
  • Identify draft angles, strength ribs, and surface finish, snap fits, fasteners, other details

Week 4

 
  • First Manufacturing assignment talk/s
    • Blow moulding & injection blow moulding
    • Thermoforming (eg. vacuum forming)
  • Introduction to metals
  • Chemistry and characteristics
  • Ferrous vs. non-ferrous (Latin: Ferrum)
  • What is an alloy?
  • Characteristics of the common metals
  • Rolling
  • Summary of metal manufacturing methods
  • Recycling

Week 5
  • Excursion: Injection moulding & set design

Week 6
  • Manufacturing assignment talk/s
    • Metal Casting & Forging
    • Deep drawing, spinning, stamping
  • Get a quote from a manufacturer
  • Specifications of object to be quoted on to be given out

Week 7

 
  • Manufacturing assignment talk/s
    • Main types of welding, Main welding joints & welding symbols
    • Tube bending, swaging
  • Introduction to ceramics
  • Chemistry and characteristics
  • Traditional ceramics & advanced ceramics
  • Stoneware
  • Porcelain
  • China
  • Brick
  • Glaze
  • Glass
  • Fibre optics
  • Advanced ceramics
  • Characteristics and uses of main ceramics

Week 8
  • Excursion: Venue TBC

Week 9
  • Introduction to timber
  • Structure and characteristics
  • Natural variation, discussion of different timber types.
  • Consideration of sustainable timber choices.
  • Discussion about lamination / plywood,
  • compressed timber products,
  • spliced timber products (eg finger jointed),
  • sawing of timbers,
  • dressing of timbers,
  • finishing of timbers,
  • Main Australian timbers,
  • Design for utilising the strength of timber, bending stresses, joints.
  • Characteristics and uses of main timber products

Week 10
  • Holiday: Good Friday
  • Homework:
  • Choose topic for Campus store project
  • find a relevant object to bring on 3 May

 

  

Week 11
  • Manufacturing assignment talk/s
    • Timber joints
    • Laser cutting & water jet cutting including power & speed settings
  • Detailed product disassembly and analysis – relevant to Campus store topic
  • Technical drawing and specifications of existing product

Week 12
  • Manufacturing assignment talk/s
    • Series of laser and CNC joint systems
    • CNC machines (subtractive)
  • Rainbird project introduction and brief
  • Video – Fashion / Dupont
  • Presentation to inspire research into smart fabric and wearable technology
  • (Homework: research into smart fabric and wearable technology)

Week 13
  • Manufacturing assignment talk/s
    • Summary of all 3D printing systems
    • What is Industry 4.0?
  • Rainbird project
  • Research and sketching / modelling
  • (Homework: create presentation board for Rainbird project -see brief)

Week 14
  • Incursion:
  • Building 55 – Advanced manufacturing precinct (TBC)
  • Other TBC
  • Rainbird project due

Week 15
  • Revision session

Week 16
  • Test on all content


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and will include two projects and presentation of a folio to a panel of industry experts. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on My RMIT.


Assessment Tasks

1: Task Set: Rendering and Visualisation.

2: Task Set: Design.

3: Task Set: Materials and Manufacturing.


Assessment Matrix

 

 
  Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints.   High Distinction 2 Mood boards describe 2 different example users extremely well. The colours, fonts and images of the mood boards all communicate extremely well about the type of people and products being described. Key requirements list clearly describes the main requirements of the product in a very thoughtful and thorough way   Distinction 2 Mood boards describe 2 different example users very well, in a way that is relevant to the product. The style of the mood boards suit the style of the product and user. Key requirements list describes the main requirements of the product in a thoughtful and fairly detailed way   Credit 2 Mood boards describe 2 different example users well, in a way that is relevant to the product. Key requirements list describes the main requirements of the product well   Competent 2 Mood boards describe 2 different example users sufficiently. Key requirements list sufficiently describes the main requirements of the product   Not yet competent Mood boards and Key Requirements list are insufficient in describing the user group and main requirements of the product
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeUndertake research to inform the design: - Market research images/text - Specific product research incl. orthogonal or exploded diag of existing product - Other research as relevant to individual topic  
  Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints.   High Distinction Market research is extremely well presented, some very insightful conclusions are drawn from market research. Meaningful and highly relevant project specific research is evident. Research has been clearly applied to concept development and design development stages. There is more in-depth research into eg. Materials, mechanisms, user groups in order to aid design development. Research is annotated in a meaningful way. Research is categorised, prioritised and attention is drawn to the most important / relevant items (eg. Circling, ticks)   Distinction Market research is very well presented, some insightful conclusions are drawn from market research. Meaningful and very relevant project specific research is evident. Attention is clearly drawn to factors that will influence concept development. There is further research into things that will aid design development. Research is annotated in a meaningful way. Research is categorised and attention is drawn to the most important / relevant items (eg. Circling, ticks)   Credit Market research is clear, some useful conclusions are drawn from market research. Meaningful and relevant project specific research is evident. Attention is drawn to factors that will influence concept development. Research is annotated in a meaningful way.   Competent Sufficient market research, sufficient research on similar products, sufficient project specific research. Research materials are relevant and mostly complete. Some engagement with research (eg. Annotation, attention drawn to relevant items) There may be some small errors or omitted items   Not yet competent Insufficient market research, insufficient research on similar products, insufficient project specific research. Unclear / incomplete / irrelevant research materials. No engagement with research (eg. Annotation)
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeDevelop innovative options: - ~20 X concept thumbnails OR rough models - 3 X concept drawings OR models  
  Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints.   High Distinction Very broad range of very high-quality concept thumbnails /rough models Exceptional quality concept drawings /models Ideas are extremely original and thoroughly address the design need   Distinction Broad range of quality concept thumbnails /rough models Very good quality & number of concept drawings /models Ideas are highly original and successfully address the design need   Credit Good quality & number of concept thumbnails /rough models Good quality & number of concept drawings /models Some ideas are both original and relevant   Competent Sufficient quality & number of concept thumbnails /rough models Sufficient quality & number of concept drawings /models   Not yet competent Insufficient quality & number of concept thumbnails /rough models Insufficient quality & number of concept drawings /models,
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeDevelop design proposal: - Produce a clear, logical and appropriately designed design development folio  
  Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints.   High Distinction The development folio’s style is extremely suitable for the topic and client. The folio is extremely clear and logical. It is extremely well laid out. There is evidence of a very thoughtful planning process.   Distinction The development folio’s style is very suitable for the topic and client. The folio is very clear, logical and well laid out. There is evidence of a very thoughtful planning process.   Credit The development folio’s style is suitable for the topic and client. The folio is clear, logical and well laid out. There is evidence of a thoughtful planning process.   Competent The development folio’s style is suitable for the topic and client. The folio is sufficiently clear and logical. There is evidence of a planning process. There may be some errors or inconsistencies   Not yet competent The development folio’s style is unsuitable for the topic and client. The folio may be unclear, illogical and poorly laid out. There is insufficient evidence of a planning process
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomePlan the design process: - Produce a project plan (Gannt chart)  
  Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints.   High Distinction The project plan graphically represents the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on, extremely well.   Distinction The project plan graphically represents the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on, very well.   Credit The project plan graphically represents the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on, well.   Competent The project plan graphically represents the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on.   Not yet competent The project plan is insufficient in graphically representing the stages of the design process and when they should be worked on.
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeDeliver visual concepts to client: - Respond to Mid cycle feedback in developing refinement drawings and models - Refinement drawings Evidence of a selection process (circle, tick, annotate best ideas)  
  Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints.   High Distinction Very good quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Evidence of a very thoughtful decision / selection process.   Distinction Very good quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Evidence of a thoughtful decision / selection process.   Credit Good quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Evidence of a thoughtful decision / selection process.   Competent Sufficient quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Evidence of a decision / selection process.   Not yet competent Insufficient quality and number of refinement drawings/ models. Minimal evidence of a selection process.
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeDeliver visual concepts to client 2: - Visual / verbal presentation to class  
  Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints.   High Distinction Excellent demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience Audience rapport. Being positive about own work   Distinction Very good demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience. Audience rapport. Being positive about own work   Credit Good demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience. Audience rapport. Being positive about own work   Competent Sufficient demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience. Audience rapport. Being positive about own work   Not yet competent Insufficient demonstration of the following: Formal language Clear voice Clear explanation of ideas. Eye contact with audience. Audience rapport. Being positive about own work
This criterion is linked to a learning outcomeRealise product design: - Prototype/s - Photos of final model - Technical Drawings  
  Full marks As for “High distinction” but completed to the highest level deemed possible given time and other constraints.   High Distinction Model is extremely well constructed. The finish is of an extremely high quality. The model communicates the form and features of the product extremely well. The design suits its purpose extremely well. Photos of the model are of an excellent quality Technical drawings of the final design are of an excellent quality   Distinction Model is very well constructed. The finish is of a very high quality. The model communicates the form and features of the product very well. The design suits its purpose very well. Photos of the model are of a very high quality Technical drawings of the final design are of a very high quality   Credit Model is well constructed. The finish is of a high quality. The model communicates the form and features of the product well. The design suits its purpose well. Photos of the model are of a high quality Technical drawings of the final design are of a high quality   Competent Model is sufficiently well constructed. The finish is of a sufficient quality. The model sufficiently communicates the form and features of the product. The design suits its purpose. Photos of the model are of a sufficient quality Technical drawings of the final design are of a sufficient quality There may be some small errors   Not yet competent Model is not sufficiently well constructed. The finish is of an insufficient quality. The model does not sufficiently communicate the form and features of the product. The design may not suit its purpose. Photos of the model may be poorly done Technical drawings of the final design may be incorrectly and/or poorly done

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