Self as a Designer

I picked this image of our bridge as a object that defines me because it is like this first steps into designing. In my world i imagine my self walking across this bridge that i designed into the goals i would like the accomplish. Some goal are closer than others.

the goals i would like to accomplish are:

• Successfully be able to use auto desk inventor. 
• Improve a lot on drawing and sketching skills. 
• Mastering the thinking process of designing. 
• To be prepared with a engineering mind. 

Iwatch Jacket Design

The Iwatch is a new product designed and produced by apple. Although your iphone is capable of doing whatever the iwatch can, the watch is supposed be more efficient through out the day. One issue as designers we had was that the Iwatch was not very independent.This device needed to be connected to your cellular device to be able to do some things, which was a major drawback. This solution for this problem is the Iwatch Jacket. The Iwatch jacket is a attachment to the iwatch which connects to the back of the iwatch. It acts as a case with a built in screen protector, gives 4G LTE and WiFi capability, and doubles the battery life. Base price for this product (if produced) will be $49.

Some factors that must be noted when changing or enhancing a design is not you will no be perfect. A design is a design for a reason and feedback for flaws and improvement are expected. One good way to really improve your design is to introduce it and present to others and ask for improvement. Documenting and brainstorming are also some more important factors. By documenting you can refer to work and keep a record of your step by step improvement. Brainstorming is probably the most used technique by designer. To brainstorm you sit there, think, and take notes about different ideas or improvement factors. Sketching, like the image above, is very helpful. By producing sketches you can represents you ideas as images and make it a lot easier for yourself and other to understand and absorb your idea. My group consisted of two people, Diana Zepeda, and of course me. One useful and effective technique to use for presentations is to compare. By comparing your products to every day object it makes it a lot easier for people to develop a stronger understanding of your product or design. 

Bridge Design

Why do you think brainstorming was helpful when solving a problem?

At the start of our project all we did was think. Thinking is the action of processing ideas through one's head. Since we brainstormed we were able to come with the best possible result. Imagine a place with no brainstorming. People would make products that would have a countless number of problems.

How did testing improve your design?

By testing our product we were able to identify the problems. Since we tested our production we found out that our bridge had less support on one side, but more on the other. This resulted in the bridge collapsing once we place the people in. We then out more support on the weaker end and the bridge turned out to be successful.

With respect to designing the solution to the problem, what are some important characteristics of a successful team?

I am going to go straight to the point and say the most important characteristic of a successful team is communication. The members most communicate in order to improve their design or product. If one person is doing something and others are just watching, you may get the product done, but there will be flaws. By communicated with each other teams can minimize the flaws so that when the present their production it is almost perfect. Another characteristic of a successful team is that each and every person should have a good understanding of all factors. If you split your team into two groups one for hardware and the other for software, the people in software should understand hardware and vice versa. This will allow for better suggestions from each group member because they have a good understand of everything.