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To design and make a bicycle accessory that fitswith Brompton’s philosophy of ‘freedom andindependence’.You will have six lessons to designand make your product; you can use a range ofmaterials including plastics, card etc.The productneeds to be unique and should enhance theexperience of riding a Brompton bicycle; it couldmake it safer, more comfortable or more enjoyable.

Brompton is a specialist bicycle manufacturer based in Brentford,West London.They are verywell known for making high quality folding bicycles. As the cost of petrol increases, with there beingmore cars on the road, and people’s desire to be more sustainable (environmentally friendly),more and more people are choosing to cyclerather than using a car.

As Brompton makes folding bicycles which can be easily carried on a bus or train, a lot of peopleare choosing to buy a Brompton bicycle ratherthan any other make.To try to convince even morepeople to buy a Brompton the company wants tocreate a unique accessory for their bicycles that no other bicycle manufacturer offers.

LESSON 1 IntroductionTextiles Cycle Route

Situation Design Brief

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You have learnt a lot about Brompton and now it’s time to think about accessories that you could design. Below produce a mind map of all of the possible accessories that you could design to meet the situation and design brief.

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 1 Generating Ideas

From all the products I have thought of above I have decided that I will

design (product)

for (target market).

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A specification is a list of things that your product has to do. Write at least one point foreach of the headings below. What criteria must your product meet in each of these areas?

How big will it be?

What will it be made of?

How much will your target market buy it for?

What does your product have to be able to do?

What will it look like? What kind of texture will it have?

Does it need to fit the user’s hand? be comfortable?

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 1 Specification

Size

Materials

Cost/Price

Function (use)

Aesthetics (look like)

Ergonomics

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As all good designers do, you will create a mood board and carry out some researchinto your chosen product. If you do your homework well it should take you about 11/2 hours to do, so remember to leave yourself plenty of time!

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 1 Homework

LESSON 2 Peer Assessment

My Mood Board

An inspirational mood board is something that good designers can use to help them come upwith a design for their product. It is a collection of images, shapes, textures and colours thatthe designer thinks are interesting and are used as a starting point to design their product.

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Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 1 Homework

LESSON 2 Peer Assessment

I am researching existing (product).

Existing Product Research

All good designers carry out research before they design their product. Designers researchwhat products of the type they are designing exist already. The research also examines the way the object looks, the way it works and the materials it has been made from.

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Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 2 Generating Design Ideas

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Summary Specification Points

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Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 2 Generating Design Ideas

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Do all your ideas meet the specification points? Explain why.Evaluation

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You should have been shown an example of what a final design drawing can look like.You should think about what people have said about your initial ideas and what youhave learnt by doing your card model before you produce your final design.

To use colour, measurements, and notes explaining what materials you will use and how you will make it.

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 2 Developing Design Ideas

LESSON 2 Homework – Final Design

What did you learn by making the model? Have you developed your ideas?

Photograph of Development Trial

Evaluation

Don’t Forget!

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Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 2 Homework – Final Design

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Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 3 Production Planning

You have a very short space of time to make your product.To be sure that you can get all of itdone, write down three things you will do to make sure you work as efficiently as possible.

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Did you meet your targets? How or why? What could you have done better?

Had a new idea while you were making? Record it here...

Self-Target Setting

Design Development

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A Gantt Chart is used by designers to help plan their time when they are designing and making their product.You will make one for the making of your product below:

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 3 Homework – Gantt Chart

Time (20 mins)

Lesson 6

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Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5

Task (to do’s)

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At the beginning of the lesson today, you were shown an example of two kettles and you discussed the issues about their designs. Some of the issues were abouttechnical problems with their design.

You should look at your product and think about one problem you have with it, or one problem the end user may have with it. Record it here.

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 4 Production

Had a new idea while you were making? Record it here...

My problem is...

Design Development

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Use this space to complete your homework task:

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 4 Homework

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Next lesson you will have 30–40 minutes to complete your product.You will probably need to change how you were originally planning on using your time in the last lesson. Look back at your Gantt Chartand modify your time plan for lesson 6 on the table below so that youcan get everything finished on time. Record the new version below:

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 5 Production

Time (20 mins)

Lesson 6

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Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5

Updating Production Plan

Tasks (to do’s)

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Part of next lesson will be spent evaluating your work.

In preparation for this, you need to complete the tables below:

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 5

What tools I used... Why? I could have used...

What materials I used... Why? I could have used...

Homework – Production Evaluation

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Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 6 Project Completion

You only have 30–40 minutes to complete your practical work

and get it photographed!Self Evaluation How well did you do?

Did you plan your time? How well did you follow your plan? What did you change? Why?

How well did you design your product? What did you change? Why?

Did your product meet the specification points? How?

Who do you think would buy your product? How much will it cost?

What is different about your product that no other product has?

Planning

Design & Development

Specification

Target Market

Unique Selling Point (USP)

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Name(s) Reviewer(s) One Name(s) Reviewer(s) Two

Is this product unique? Why? Is this product unique? Why?

Do you think this model has been well made? Why? Do you think this model has been well made? Why?

What do you think of the design ideas? Why? What do you think of the design ideas? Why?

Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 6 Peer Evaluation

Photograph of Final Product

Peer Evaluation

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Textiles Cycle RouteLESSON 6 Final Product

What could you change to improve your final product?

What tools/materials could you use?

Why?

How could you change it?

Overall, did you like it? Why?

What part did you like the most? Why?

What part did you like the least? Why?

LESSON 6 Project Evaluation To help your teacher evaluate this project,please say what you thought of it.