Thursday, March 22, 2012

Blog #7

In today's lesson, we watched a 15 minute video called plastics and design. It was about a company and how they go about designing a new drink bottle. Here are some of the notes I took while watching the video...

VIDEO REPORT- Plastics and design:

- polypropylene is easy to use, keeps its shape and is microwaveable
- the die is the mold the plastic goes into
- plastics can be used for nearly anything
- hot plastic is injected into moulds, solidifies quickly, then the mould separates and releases the plastic.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Blog #7


I have finally finished my lamp and I'm really happy with it! Here is a picture of the finished product...

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Evaluation

My lamps function is sufficient as it works properly and produces a small amount of light, perfect for a small desk lamp. Things that my lamp could improve on is to have a little more stability as I had difficulty screwing one of the Phillips head's in properly, connecting the lamp structure to the wooden base.
I think that my lamps aesthetics are great. I believe that the design and materials used make my lamp very modern and fashionable. I also believe that the shape of the lamp is unique and the most efficient.
My lamp is very safe as it has a very light weight. Also, the way that the light design is angled makes the light go directly the users work. Although, you have to find a power switch and plug it in there for it to turn on which is very inconvenient.
The economics of the lamp are rarely good. Most materials used to make the lamp are fairly cheek except for the LED light strip. It would cost approximately over $600-$700 including all aspect like: manufacturing, labour, advertising, transport, packaging, sales and administration. Therefore, it would be a very expensive process for a lamp that might cost around $40 in stores.
Overall, I think that my lamp is still a very sufficient product.


Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Blog #6

Today was a quick lesson. All I have to do now is wait for the switch cord to come in so I spent 10 minutes in the workshop trying to sand paper my name off of my lamps wood base, and the rest of the lesson updating my blog. Can't wait for next lesson when I will be able to finally finish my lamp!