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DESIGN DECISIONS
Minor Design Project - Design Decision Record (DDR). Coffee Grinder/French press
Number Decision Decision Rational
1 Study a designer from chosen selection over the summer holidays. Research on designer provides insight on their philosophy, design
style and culture, giving an idea of how to design the product.
2 Recieving the brief which entailed us to design a manual french press Researching coffee grinders and french presses, how they function,
style, form and sketching iterations of ideas.
and coffee grinder collection. Research coffee.
If research on presentation was not adequate enough i would have to chose
3 Presenting my research on my chosen designer , Kenya Hara to provide another designer which would consume more time so i made sure my
adequate information on him showing i know enough about him.
presentation was perfect.
4 Using pinterest for inspiration on forms, style, Japanese culture and After looking at images for inspiration i began sketching to practice many
looking at design features for product.
forms of minimal and symplistic style which is my designers style.
5 Expanding on sketches to provide more quality and different concept To prepare for workshop where i will model prototypes relating to my
sketches.
ideation.
6 Purchasing a coffee french press and coffee grinder (manual). To understand how the french press and grinder work by taking part
in User Experience,
7 Purchasing correct tools for workshop Modelling in workshop, prototyping, testing models which provides 3d
insight on user experience and dimensions in hand before starting CAD.
8 Using Solidworks CAD To render up my cad model and prepare for manufacturing purposes,
exploring dimensions and snap fittings to make sure parts fit correctly
9 Technical Drawings From solidworks i made technical drawings of my parts, to clearly
understand the dimensions of each part.
10 3D Printing and sanding 3D printing my cad model to prepare for handup, sanding and
spraying for surface finish, and hand up.
