-My biggest obstacle was that my parents thought that my unfinished cardboard prototype was trash I left in my room, so they threw it away along with all the other pieces of cardboard I collected.

-My biggest success was remaking my prototype with all the material I had left (3 pieces of A4 paper and a roll of tape). A challenge I had when remaking it with paper was that the paper was too soft making it hard to control. I was able to overcome this challenge by folding the piece of paper several times so it has the same thickness as cardboard.

-Overall, I don’t think my prototype was a success because it did not turn out as well as I planed, my prototype was completely different from my sketch and lastly, my prototype is falling apart, something breaks every time i move around my prototype.

Struggles When Making This Speaker:

Something I struggled with when I made this speaker was that I had to change designs midway. In my first design, I had to glue the bottom of the speaker to the top of my box which could effect the sound, therefore I had to change designs.

If I Could Redesign My Speaker, What Would I Do:

If I could remake my speaker, I would change the place I put the chip. With my current speaker, plugging it in would take some time.

The Most Important Decision I Made When Designing My Speaker:

Redesigning, deciding to start over when everyone was done with cardboard and starting to use wood, I had to start over from designing a box. luckily, all I had to change was the insides so i was able to catch up after a few classes.

What Am I Proud Of About This Speaker:

I am proud of designing the plastic that protects the buttons which makes the outside of my speaker water/spray proof and the easy access to buttons even with the plastic cover.

My wallet solves my problems because it can hold both cards and cash at the same time.

I think the most important design on my wallet is the snap on leather and pocket on right.

If I could redo my wallet, I will make it longer, sew in straight line, cut in. straighter and use more leather.

A skill I learned was how to use a sewing machine and how to put snaps on leather.

Something I struggled with was sewing in a straight line, so i wont waist too much leather.

My ID card holder has a problem, it cracked in the middle so my ID card may falls out when I move. I think I am going to make an ID card holder or a wallet.

I created a cardboard prototype of a watch that detects smell. The watch detects smell by pressing the button on the side, air with smell will go inside the watch, then the name of the smell will appear on the screen of the watch. Picture 2 shows a rubber band so we can wear the watch easily. This watch was inspired by the people that sat around me.

This year in product design, I was challenged to make a Lightbox that shows a place special to us. I chose Hong Kong, I was not able to travel anywhere this year because of COVID. i learned lots of different skills this year is product design. we learned how to use adobe illustrator to create the shape we wanted to make our light box, learn to use wood glue to join pieces of wood to make our box and learned to use masking tape to paint our pieces. if i could do my light box again i might make my boat a little bit smaller, add more color, paint more carefully and try to hide the LEDs better.