Reality check post

this is my chair model of my original design, we had to talk with some fellow students to get some feed back and more ideas about what we can change with mine I am going to make it more compact and efficient, as tit is the chair/bench stays compressed together till some one goes and stretches it to reveal more comfortable seats between spots on the bench, but it can be used as a normal bench when pushed together, as for the wooden parts they will be glued and pressed together to make it more solid. 

Design standards 2

For the design of my chair, it isn't really going to be a chair but more like a couch, but it will take up as much space as a normal chair. (folded in atleast) my plan is to have little sections between armrests with seats in the middle, but my idea is that you have to expand the whole thing to bring out 3 or 4 seats, the whole thing will fit together as for the seats they will be made out of a fabric and work kinda like a camping chair, with the fabric acting as the support.

Design standards 1

Wikiseat short update

so far my progress with the wikiseat is rather underwhelming, with nothing to show for it. but later today I hope to get some materials and start building with my dad. As for my weekend that's what Im doing, it will be built and painted within 2 - 3 days. that's all I really have for my update, sorry I don't have any photos of my progress so far.

Weesled final (edit)

This is my model of the weesled that I made in google sketch up. It took me a couple days and alot of trial and error, but I finally settled on this choice. it's simple and it's functional, this model isn't 100% accurate to what I had planned but it is still relatively close to the original, the most difficult part was making sure everything was straight and fit properly, if I were to add more, i would make the sides also curve upwards to prevent flipping if it turns sideways. I would recommend this for ages 3 - 6 because of the normal safety issues with sledding. the sled is securely held to the weerol and the sled is built out of the same materials and a protective coat will be put over it, so it will be durable, and because of the

protective coat over the sled, it also makes it easier to slide along the floor with ease and prevents scratching of both the sled and the floors. The sled goes on just as easily as the wheels by securing to the same axel in place of the wheels. as it is right now the only big safety issue is the possibility of turning sideways and flipping with the child on it, but in construction I had planned on making the sides curved as well to prevent flipping. the only reason it's not in the model is because of time constraints as well as my skill level preventing me from doing so. Upon construction, I was planning on building the sled in the same fashion as the Weerol it's self, that seems like the most efficient, durable, and i feel as though the style of the accessory works well with the materials. This accessory seems to fit with the weerol by being built the same way, as well as fitting in with the versatility of the toy itself, this will make the toy more effective year round and will allow children to play outside with it as oppose to being forced to play with the toy inside.

(Other sketches and models)

sketch side

Model side

Sketch top

Model top

Weerol Prototype and sketches

Over the past few days we have been working on a project for the Weerol toy, we are required to design and build an accessory for the toy, when thinking of what to make the thought of winter came to mind and I thought that I could make this toy more versatile over the winter season by adding a sled to the bottom of it. these are the sketches of what It might look like.

Wikiseat - post interview

For our wikiseat project we had to talk with and gain insight from the person we are building the chair for. For mine, I am making the seat more for a wider group, I had difficulty thinking of who to talk to then I thought of who visits the most, and my neighbour came to mind. In my interview I asked him things like what it should look like, and how big it should be. I got very generic answers like, "I don't care" or stuff like that but I got enough out of him to get a decent design, I want to make it fit with anyone who visits my home. I learned what my friend would like with his seat, and how he kinda wants it to look, I will take that into account along with the size, colour and a few other things. this interview helped me to gain insight about how it should look like and how functional it will be. The design of it will be kinda similar to a normal stool only I may add a few other things, like a back rest maybe some cloth and foam to make it more comfortable, with the colours I will go with a darker colour like black or a dark blue. But before I get to that I need to obtain some materials, I was hoping to get some materials from the schools shop class, or to even have my dad get some for me, for me the only real obstacle in this project would have to be building the stool using the catalyst, but it will have to be something that I will have to overcome if I am to finish this project. As for the materials I will use normal wood to build most of the seat, I will try to avoid using metal with this because that will mean more work for myself and might take too long for me to complete. Painting is pretty straight forward, I will use a normal spray paint and for any details I will use a small paint brush and add the details by hand.

What I hope the stool will kinda look like before painting. (legs will be different)

weerol response/reflection

We recently had a presentation by a man named Derek Perkins, the designer of the Weerol (we-roll) toy, Derek went very in depth with the details and told us as much as he could, although it was tough to see from where I was I still payed close attention to try and absorb as much as possible. He first went into more detail about his background and his education on things like design, this part didn't last too long as he didn't want to waste too much time, as we were listening we had to take notes on a few sheets of paper provided to us. After giving us a brief summary of his background he went through the design process with us, he went through it because he and many other designers go through the same process. It started with finding a problem and to think and brainstorm ways to solve that problem, before getting into actual designing or brainstorming it greatly helps to collect info about similar things, and to learn as much as possible. once the brainstorming starts, new ideas and insights start to emerge, once you have a prototype idea you build and try to find new ways to improve on that Idea. after that you start to show the idea to others and take notes and learn more. when designing things alot of different considerations must be made like. "Is it safe?" "How much does it cost?" "Is it easily manufactured?"

The note sheets I used:

the Weerol: