Design Tech

• New and emerging technologies in design

  • CAD
  • CAM
  • 3D printing
  • Robotics
  • Advanced materials
• Purposes of new and emerging technologies

  • Rapid prototyping
  • Presentation techniques
  • Manufacturing processes
• New and emerging technologies

  • Reduce time spent in production
  • Reduce errors in fabrication resulting in less waste
  • Decrease production costs
• Purpose of design and technology

  To aid in improving the lives of the general public
• Purpose of design

  To improve the lives of ourselves and others to make the human life easier through the use of basic elements such as function, ergonomics, and aesthetics
• Issues designers set out to solve

  Those that inhibit the lives of the general population, and once resolved by the use of a product can improve the lives of the general public
• Design Process

  1. Design Need

  2. Design Brief

  3. Brainstorming

  4. Researching

  5. Designing

  6. Planning

  7. Prototyping

  8. Fabrication

  9. Evaluation
• Design considerations

  • Important factors that may need to be considered by a designer when developing a product to ensure the products functionality
• Idea Generation Techniques

  • Research and investigation
  • Brainstorming and mind maps
  • Concept Sketches
• Isometric drawings

  3D drawings showing height, depth, and width
• Orthogonal drawings

  A drawing representing a 3 dimensional drawing through 2 dimensional views of the object
• Responsibilities Of Designers

  Designers have a range of responsibilities that relate to impacts on society and the environment. They consist of producing safe products meeting consumer needs, implementing sustainable design practices and protecting the intellectual property of others' work. These responsibilities involve the production of innovative products, systems and environments that improve the lives of others. Design must reduce environmental impacts, improving the ecological footprint of our society, ultimately enhancing the quality of life.