CDEP (Furniture D1)

Design

Careful, organized & systematic logical thinking & planning

Designer

The person who devises or executes designs.

Primary Purpose of Design

Fulfillment of human satisfaction.

Production Document

1) Detailed working drawings

2) Dimensions, materials, finishes

3) Written Specifications

4) Full Size Drawings

5) Scaled Prototype

Role of Designer

User > Designer > Manager & Worker

Nature of Work

>Prepare >Study >Propose >Translate

Goals in Design

1) Improvement of Function or use quality of the product.

2) Improvement of production method.

3) Improvement of distribution system.

4) Design Innovation.

Creativity

Make something out of nothing. Involves thinking and coming up with new ideas.

Creative Problem Solving Techniques:

1) Intuitive Technique

2) Logical & Systematic Technique

Intuitive Technique

A creative problem solving technique that is based on the principle of free association without restriction to imagination. It puts quantity before quality.

Types of Intuitive Techniques

1) Brainstorming - Setting off the creative forces by directly approaching the subconscious creative part of human mind

2) Brainwriting - Increasing the output of brainstorming

3) Alphabetical Listing - 26 or more ideas. Listing all the letters of the alphabet

4) Synectics - Combines different, seemingly unrelated elements.

5) Delphi Method - Generates New Ideas by solving the problem in a riddle or puzzle like technique

6) Inversion - Inverting situation. Think about how you could make it worse.

7) Description by Association - Describing with reference of other objects.

Logical or Systematic Technique

Based on the principle of splitting up the problem into sub problems and solving them one by one.

Types of Logical or Systematic Technique

1) Morphology - Redefines the problem first then a split up into its elements or sub-problems. Establishing morpholic box.

2) Bionics - Does not aim at stimulating the creative idea but systematically examines and analyze objects of nature.

3) Functional Visualization - Think about what function it will perform.

4) Problem Area Analysis and Functional Analysis - A comprehensive problem is split up into more and more sub-problems until it become a network of interrelated problems.

Basic Criteria for Good Design

1) The Physical and Physiological Feature -Provide design that is comfortable for the user.

2) The Historical and Cultural Factor - Familiarization of the past culture and present trend.

3) Aesthetic Consideration -Beauty. Aesthetically pleasing

4) Structural Form Development - Use of basic outline of furniture as a grid.

5) Morphological Form Development - Use of previous design as basis for improvements.

6) Geometric Form Development - Variations on geometric forms

7) Form Development Based on Nature - Nature as inspiration for design.

8) Form Based from Various Sources - Design based on various sources other than nature.

Plantilya

Vernacular term for pattern schedule

Haspe

Vernacular term for wood grain

Skwala

Vernacular term for square

Soft Wood

A cone bearing tree

Hard Wood

Tree with broad leaves

Tanguile

Philippine mahogany

Cupping

Artificial wood defect that hollows across the width of

Stainless Steel

Steel with Chromium and Nickel

Brass

Alloy of Copper & Zinc

Bronze

Alloy of Copper & Tin

Copper

Non-ferrous, Redding brown, ductile, malleable

Thermoplastic & Thermoset

2 different kinds of plastics

Rattan Bending

/Direct Heat

/Steam Bending

/Soaking in Water

/Metal plate Heating