1. Plan - (iv) Develop accurate and detailed planning drawings/diagrams and outline the requirements for the creation of the chosen solution
By the end of year 5 students should be able to:
- develop a series of accurate drawings/diagrams that include sufficient details of the design for peers/others to interpret correctly to make the solution
- include details of size, assembly and production methods in their drawings/diagrams
Why do I need a planning drawing/diagram?
Typically, designers will develop their ideas and create detailed drawings/diagrams for a manufacturer to create a final prototype/sample/model. To get the correct solution created to the correct specification, designers must communicate their final chosen solution to a manufacturer very clearly. Planning diagrams and drawings are communication tools that are essential for good design.
When designing solutions to problems, you need to ensure that you have a very clear idea of what you will create. There is often a great difference between the “idea” and the “realized solution”. To ensure that the idea and realized solution are the same, you should consider all aspects of creating the product. Through the development of design ideas, you should have identified:
What modes and media are appropriate for planning drawings/diagrams in Digital Design?
Standard components/raw materials/ingredients, whether physical or digital, need to be identified. Where you select a standard (pre-made) component, you must consider how the standard component will be combined with any components that you need to create yourself.
Example: Parts list – Jewellery Box
Typically, designers will develop their ideas and create detailed drawings/diagrams for a manufacturer to create a final prototype/sample/model. To get the correct solution created to the correct specification, designers must communicate their final chosen solution to a manufacturer very clearly. Planning diagrams and drawings are communication tools that are essential for good design.
When designing solutions to problems, you need to ensure that you have a very clear idea of what you will create. There is often a great difference between the “idea” and the “realized solution”. To ensure that the idea and realized solution are the same, you should consider all aspects of creating the product. Through the development of design ideas, you should have identified:
- which materials will be required (digital or tangible, standard or customized components, and so on)
- which tools and processes will be used (hardware, software, techniques and so on)
- the size, tolerances, position (layout) and assembly of components
- the overall visual appearance.
- These elements must be defined clearly through planning drawings or diagrams that are sufficient for someone else to follow.
What modes and media are appropriate for planning drawings/diagrams in Digital Design?
- Details of components (identification, size/scale, colour, fonts, etc)
- Screenshots demonstrating visual layout
- Storyboards
- Web trees and details of identified components (text, images, fonts, audio, video, sprites) to be used
- Layouts/templates designed by the student
- Interface layouts
- Detailed sketches (graphic design models)
Standard components/raw materials/ingredients, whether physical or digital, need to be identified. Where you select a standard (pre-made) component, you must consider how the standard component will be combined with any components that you need to create yourself.
- Component identification number
- Component name
- Material Length (mm)
- Width (mm)
- Thickness (mm)
- No Off
Example: Parts list – Jewellery Box