GOALS & OBJECTIVES
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- Life Vision: Write a your 'life' goal: career, hobby, special interest (More Info)
- Initial Direction Tasks: Write at least 10 tasks that will support your goal. They can be design, skill, or research related (More Info)
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- Design Objective: Write a brief design objective including general details. The design or concept should be ORIGINAL or a rehash of another design. (More Info)
- Skill Objectives: Write a comprehensive skill objective(s) relating to your design objective including general details. (More Info)
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EXPLORE
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Initial Thoughts & Ideas: After writing design objective, take out a clean piece of paper and sketch and/or write-up your initial thoughts and ideas. This is an important step that is generally overlooked but is essential for nurturing original ideas and concepts. Make sure look for topics and explore ideas that you are actually interested.
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Virtual Cork Board: Create a virtual cork board exploring your direction. ( Show Me How)
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Community: Verbally share your initial direction ideas with peers and document their feedback
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Develop Direction: I have fully explored and scanned possible concept directions and organized my thoughts in some type of idea map (Examples)
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Initial Direction Reflection: Write an honest reflection describing project direction
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- Design Brief: Develop a well thought out detailed design brief, including but limited to: (More Info)
- Design Brief Overview: Write a paragraph describing the following but not limited to:
- Describe a full scope and background of the design
- Describe exactly what you want to accomplish
- Define and describe the audience
- Who is the intended audience
- Described the most important things you want to communicate with your audience
- Design Specifications: I have listed in full detail the design
- Specifications
- Requirements
- Characteristics
- Exploration Reflection: I have reflected on my initial exploration.
- Overall feelings
- Challenges and successes
- Areas of concerns
- The strengths and weaknesses
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DESIGN
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- Thumbnail Sketches: I have developed a range of feasible thumbnail sketches to inspire my direction based on the Design Brief. (Examples)
- Detailed Sketches: I have created 3+ focused detailed sketches (Examples)
- I have chosen a design direction and justified its selection.
- Final Original Concept Design: I have developed an accurate and fully detailed concept Illustration, diagram, blueprint, or storyboard. (Examples)
- Exploration Reflection: I have reflected on my final concept design.
- Overall feelings
- Challenges and successes
- Areas of concerns
- The strengths and weaknesses
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THE PLAN
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I have written a logical plan (step-by-step procedure) for the creation of the final concept design.
I have stated the skills and resources that will be needed.
Tools needed
Skills needed
Assets Needed
Environment or Locations
Peers and/or Assistants
I have developed a timeline / Gantt chart for project completion
SKILL DEVELOPMENT(Details)
I have further developed skills needed to execute the plan.
I have fully documented my daily skill development process, including:
Daily screen shots
Daily reflection
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SKILL DEVELOPMENT(Details)
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I have further developed skills needed to execute the plan.
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I have fully documented my daily skill development process, including:
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Daily screen shots
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Daily reflection
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CREATE
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The Creation Process
I have demonstrated excellent technical skills when making the final product.
I have fully justified changes made to the chosen design and plan when making the solution.
I have maintained a process journal through the entire creation process.
I have explained the tools and techniques used in the process of creation.
I have reflected any changes I made to my plan during the creation phase.
I have included screen shots and other photographic evidences of the key phases of creation.
I have reflected on a daily basis regarding the creation process
The Final Project: I have presented the solution as a whole, either in electronic form, or through photographs of the solution from different angles, showing details. |
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Project Design Blog (PDB) Criteria
Overview: I have written a brief paragraph, introducing the project.
Project Design Blog: I have completed all the elements of the PDB
The Final Project: I have presented the solution as a whole, either in electronic form, or through photographs of the solution from different angles, showing details.
Peer Presentation
I have presented my final Concept Design and Project to my peers.
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