Device Dock: Dat Assessment
Device Dock: Dat Assessment
Device Dock: Dat Assessment
DAT ASSESSMENT
Device Dock
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Criteria Established
to Evaluate Success
To be successful, the device dock should be
both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
Functional Qualities:
- Hold or support at least one type of device
(phone, laptop, iPad)
- Hold or support at least one other accessory
(pen, watch, sunglasses)
Aesthetic Qualities:
- The design should be original and unique
- Include a unique design (laser cut/ painted)
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Documentation OF
RESEARCH MATERIALS THAT WILL
BE USED:
WOOD
RESIN
BAMBOO
METAL
Design Ideas
PMI:
Plus:
Holds Multiple devices
Unique design
Minus:
Will require a lot of effort
Design seems complicated
Interesting:
The design looks a bit more authentic and
professional.
It has a stand at the bacl to keep it upright.
PMI:
Plus:
Simple yet effective design
Furnished wood makes it look pleasing
Minus:
seems a bit basic
Doesn't hold too many devices
Interesting:
Seems to have wood carved in to allow for the
charging of wood.
Has a small space below the watch dock where you
could store some small device or some stationery
equipment e.g; pencils.
PMI:
Plus:
Holds many devices
The wood has a nice design and seems professional
Minus:
Seems a bit complicated to make
May require too much time to make
Interesting:
It has many carve outs in the wood to store things like
pens wallets etc;
It seems to have a pouch like thing for a portable
charger to charge a phone while stationed on the dock
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Front view
We see the front of
the device dock
where all the
devices will be
held.
Back view
We see the back of
the device dock
where I may put a
design to make it
aesthetically
pleasing.
Side view
We see the side of
the device dock
where see it looks
like a laptop and is
on and a part of it
is on an angle to
prevent devices
from falling.
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Final Design
PMI
PLUS
IT DEFINETLY FITS THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED TO EVALUATE SUCCESS AND FOLLOWS ALL THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT BEING THAT IT IS UNIQUE AS A DESIGN AND TO BE ABLE TO HOLD A
DEVICE AND ACCESSORY.
MINUS
IT SEEMS A BIT COMPLICATED OT MAKE AND I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FINISH THE FULL DEVICE
DOCK.
INTERESTING
IT HAS UNIQUE FEATURES SUCH AS A SLIDING BLOCK SYSTEM TO ALLOW HOLDING MULTIPLE
DEVICES OR LARGE DEVICES
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Design for Device dock
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Order of Construction
Step 1:
Step 3:
Cut out a 30cm by 15 cm block of
After you have completed step 2, you
wood with thickness of 5cm, which
begin to sand the edge of the 30cm
will then act as a base for the device
by 25cm to put it an angle so it'll be
dock. Make sure to sand of the edges
easier to attach the two pieces
to get more accurate measurements.
together. When joined together it may
begin to look like a laptop.
Step 2:
Step 4:
After you've finished step 1, move on
Now before joining the pieces
and cut out the 30cm by 25cm block
together, You can laser print the
of wood with the thickness of 5cm.
design of your choice onto the back of
Once again sand the edges to get
the 25 by 30 cm piece
more accurate measurements
Step 5: Step 7:
After completing step 4, We can now After you've finished step 6, follow step
begin joining together the blocks by 5 but instead of a piece of wood with
drilling two holes and using dowels or the length of 7.5 cm, replace that
biscuits to join them together. measurement with 10 cm.
Step 6: Step 8:
Cut out 2, 7.5cm by 5 cm with the After you have completed step 7, Use a
thickness of 5cm. This step may take a file to make a gap in your 30 by 25 cm
bit longer then the others. Make sure to piece to allow for the 7.5 cm and 10 cm
sand of the edges to get more accurate pieces to slide through allowing for
measurements. devices to be held.
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