Short video with information for the last week. 

The following is the grade policy for the STEM for the 3rd trimester. Please check your grade on aeries. Make up assignments will be collected until June 5th. If you wish to redo an assignment to improve your grade. Please contact me directly. 

A = 90-150%

B = 80 -89.99%

C = 70-79.99%

Cr =50 -69.99%

NC- 0-49.99%

NM - Agreement with teacher based in individual situation.

Construct your small scale cardboard furniture. Please watch the video on how to make a small prototype of your furniture. 

Please only use a knife with parent approval.

 Equipment. 

Cardboard

Exacto Knife, Box knife or Scissors.

Glue..if needed

Ruler 

Pencil 

Pen for marking folds.

Look at the pictures of my small scale table.

Construct your furniture in small scale. Take some pictures. Get your face in one. Upload to TEAMS

Watch the video lesson for how to turn your Design idea for a piece of Cardboard Furniture into working drawings.

Scan and upload your sketches or Upload a picture.

Watch the video lesson for how to turn your Design idea for a piece of Cardboard Furniture into working drawings.

Scan and upload your sketches or Upload a picture.

Sketching your design idea is very important. It gives you time to work out creative ideas and also gives your client an idea of what your are making. 

Cas Holman is a dynamic highly regarded young designer who makes toys and playground structures.

Watch this short video and notice how much she sketches and makes mini models in her workshop.( 6 mins)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL1n6LuUIcQ 

(If you are interested in what she does, there is a whole show about her on Netflix. Check it out. Extra if you are interested: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/cas-holmans-search-for-the-ideal-playground, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDE7A68hVaw

1.   Look back at your Design Brief of the piece you selected

2.   Draw an isometric sketch of your cardboard furniture piece. .

3.   Print the Iso graph paper PDF at the bottom to work on. 

If you cannot print it, you can draw an isometric grid, but printing is faster.

Your sketch does not have to be perfect, but try your best.

Use your Isometric sketch practice to help out or look at the slide show. 

Watch the video importance of sketching. 

4.   Take a picture of your sketch and Upload

Watch the video on how to complete the Orthographic Projection Hand Out. All patents require an Orthographic Projection as it shows true height, width and depth and would allow someone to reconstruct the object. However most items are sketched in Isometric to show a real life view. It is important to be able to move from Isometric 3D to Orthograohic 2D views on paper and in your head. This assignment will help you understand how to shift.

Sketching Practice- Please Watch the attached video Sketching techniques You will need a pencil, ruler and Isometric paper.

This week we will be looking at Sketching Techniques and you Furniture Design Brief.

5/05  Language of Sketching Hand out attached for different types of sketching - read and answer the quiz and submit.

Please watch the video attached.