PC projection (interactive whiteboard)
Drawing boards. Workshop facilities for modelling / shaping / joining and finishing (hand tools)

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Industrial Design: Techniques and Materials, Guidot, Touchard, Grenier & Salomon (2006) Flammarion Press ISBN: 2080305190
Design Modelling: Visualising Ideas in 2-D and 3-D, Kenny, Bairstow & Barber. Hodder & Stoughton (2001) ISBN: 0340663391

100% Coursework consisting of a 3000 word report documenting and assessing learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3. Word count can be offset by supportive design sketches, prototype models and final 3D product. Detailing and finishing processes will be a focus for assessment.

Documentation of the design process. How a product develops from initial ideas.
Visual development of ideas through sketching and rendering. Examples of communication methods and styles according to audience. Line thickness, shading, freehand isometric and orthographic projection.
Equipment and materials required. Avoiding costs by using standard equipment efficiently.
Annotation and detailing sketch drawings.
Aesthetics and Ergonomics. Form and function. Making products that work and look good.
Using colour and shadows. Bringing the product to life.
Health and Safety issues in the workshop. Tools, materials and associated hazards.
Shaping in Styrofoam using hand tools. Learning about materials
Scale modelling. Full size or less.
Creating appearance models using resistant materials
Detailing and finishing. Buttons, split lines and coating effects.

A series of lectures will introduce the various methods of comunicating design ideas. (1 hour per week 1:n). These may also include short activities to demonstrate principles. During the tutorial sessions, students will apply and communicate through various media the principles within the design process (2 hours per week 1:20).