Develop & Plan

This was the initial plan that we want to work before testing out the materials that we had.

We wanted to design a cube shaped lamp where the base is made of wood, including the legs and the base board where the LEDs are going to fit, and the lampshade is made of acrylic in order for light to come through. But because we want it to be aesthetically pleasing as well as environmentally friendly, in order to cover up some of the wires and bulbs inside the lampshade, we decided to add a layer of bubble wrap on the outside to still have light come through and cover up the inside, but also trying to use recycled materials the design center has collected to make it environmentally as well.

In the bottom of the base board, we want to stick four battery packs that each contain two batteries and is connected to 1 LED light each. Each of the battery packs has its own switch so the user/client can choose individually how many lights they want to switch on depending on the brightness.

Materials List

• Acrylic 10*10cm *5
• Wood pieces 3*3*3.5cm *4
• Wood board 10*10cm *1
• Bubble wrap
• Battery box*4
• Batteries *8
• LED lights *4

Fasteners: Hot Glue

Skills Needed to Create the Product

• Connecting electric circuits
• Cutting wood & acrylic
• Laser Cutting

Success Criteria

Our success criteria for this lamp is have it meet the needs of a basic lamp, which is to give light and to illuminate the space, and to be aesthetically pleasing in addition to its functions. However because the lamp we are creating is not for it to be super bright, the criteria we are testing our lamp is for it to be bright in the dark but not to be dazzling bright like normal light bulbs would do. By the end of creating our prototype, we want to test if our lamp is meeting the needs of a lamp: to be bright and give off light that is not too bright, but also be aesthetically appealing.

Timeline/Plan

Feb 15^th: Define & Inquire. Research for an idea and choose a type of product to create.

Feb 17^th: In the lab (no building). Test out materials desired materials: LED lights, batteries. Sketch out plan before the next class.

Feb 21^st: Lab workday 2. Get approval for plan from Mr. Hussack. Start cutting out pieces for product. Start writing blog post #1.

Feb 23^rd: Lab workday 3. Continue testing and adjusting of and finalize materials and pieces. Start assembling final product. Finish writing blog post #1. Start writing blog post #2.

Feb 27^th: Lab workday 4. Seek feedback from Mr. Hussack or peers. Make adjustments and changes according to the feedback. Finish writing blog post #2. Start writing blog post #3.

Mar 1^st: Lab workday 5. Make any last small adjustments and finalize assembling for final product. Finish writing blog post #3 and #4. Review all blog posts and publish before next class.

Mar 7^th: Show & tell class!