Saturday 18th January 2014

Knowing that design stage was due on Monday, I woke up early on a Saturday morning to get off with my third and final design. I had a look at my investigate stage to get ideas of my third design. This is when I found a picture of a rack that really interested me. I decided that it would be my third design although I made a few changes from the picture to make my design more or less original. This time, I didn't draw a sketch as I felt that I didn't need one and went straight to designing it. However, whilst I drew the design I discovered the importance of sketching as I made quite many mistakes and errors which I rectified but still made me waste time. Drawing the design was actually a bit difficult than it looked like however my experience, knowledge and skills helped me overcome these challenges.After the design was drawn, I took a break and got back to labeling and indicating things on my design, which gave it a sense of professionalism and made it more detailed. This included measurements, wood joints, name of part e.g barrier etc. Later on, I tested the design against the design specs. Testing the design was a quite fun task since it allowed me to reflect and judge on my design and help me know whether the design was successful or did it fail. Today, I was felt relieved and glad that I was done with my final design.The challenges that I came across was that I was confused and made quite many mistakes to do with the designs since I hadn't done a sketch/ draft of the design. I overcame this by seeking the help of my brother who has done dt before and gave me ideas and suggestions on what I can do. In addition, I learn't and worked on my drawing, solving, testing and designing skills. For tomorrow, I have to evaluate the third design and write/type a justification to justify my final choice.