Activity Product Design: A Case for a Camping First-Aid Kit Design Brief Design and model a case for a camping first-aid kit The kit should hold the necessities of first aid for the person going into the woods for a weekend camping trip - items such as band-aids, antiseptic cream, and others as you determine While this is not intended to be for backpackers, the case should not be too large, with maximum dimensions of 8” x 6” x 2”, although it may be smaller The case will be made from plastic and injection-molded Your design should prevent some items from sliding around inside, such as anything in a glass container or objects that could get squeezed by other items The case should have a handle Identify Stakeholders Identify the major stakeholders in the design and briefly explain what would satisfy each one Some of these are started for you Stakeholder Name 1: Camper What this person/group looks for in a successful design 2: 3: 4: Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 149 Activity Investigation & Research In this step you should try to find the answers to questions that will help you in your design work List the items below that you might want to include in the first aid kit (you can eliminate some later if needed) Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 150 Activity Investigation & Research - continued Look at other plastic cases to get an idea how they are designed, how they hinge, how they close, etc Make any sketches that will help you remember design details of the cases you review Notice how most plastic cases have round edges Many also have indentations and bumps for strength – the case can be made thinner and still be fairly rigid Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 151 Activity Investigation & Research - continued Make a rough sketch of each item with its overall dimensions This is necessary so you can plan the overall size of the case Make a fullsize paper template of each item and cut it out That would make it much easier to get an idea of how large the case must be and what items might fit where Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 152 Activity Initial Design Ideas Sketch at least six initial ideas for the first aid case Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 153 Activity Refine Your Design Idea Select one of the designs on the previous page and explain why you have chosen that design You might want to use terms that describe how it looks, how the handle is constructed, how handy it would be to use, how complete the kit is that the case can hold, etc On this page and the following page, you will refine your idea Using the design you have chosen, experiment (by sketching variations) with changing proportions until you come up with the best proportions you can Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 154 Activity Refine Your Design Idea – continued Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 155 Activity Finalize Your Design On this page sketch out the final design you have developed, including any dimensions you want to remember, such as cavities to fit items or dividers you have included The sketch can be rough because the Pro/DESKTOP program will help you to present your ideas as high quality renderings You will refer to this page while designing in Pro/DESKTOP Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 156 Activity Present Your Design On this page paste the printouts of the final Pro/DESKTOP design, or include them on separate pages Include isometric or trimetric, top, side, and front views of the 3D design You may also want to present orthographic views from the Drawing part of Pro/DESKTOP to show any interior details Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 157 Activity Evaluate Your Design Write an evaluation of your design You should briefly discuss the strengths of your design and its weaknesses You should address things like: how it looks, how well it seems to work, how well the items fit in the design and any other factors that are important for a camping first aid kit case design Make sure you refer to the Stakeholders you identified in the beginning of the project Strengths of the Design Weaknesses of the Design Project: Case for First Aid Kit Name: Course: page 158