Creative Skills

PFD 501

Creative Skills is a module that empowers us as creatives and allows us to develop the skills and tools that we need to be the best version of ourselves self from helping us to understand how we learn to giving us the practical skills help us communicate our ideas

Task one had us look at the two general briefs that we were given for the other components of this module, and we need to use this to generate our own briefs that we need to follow.

What

In the 3D aspect, I will develop my metal forming skills. For welding, including MIG and TIG, I also aim to enhance my woodworking abilities by using hand tools. These processes will culminate in me making an urn that combines metal and wood, with a touch of sculpture.

in the 2D form I want to further develop my skill in CAD, specifically Fusion 360. This would be in order for me to be able to produce well-thought-out models that can be shown to other creatives and have them replicate from my design

Why

I have chosen an urn due to the fact that it is a vessel that symbolically transports people from life to death and this is something that particularly in British and western culture is not talked about enough and I want to be able to enable people to have conversations around death as it will enable more people go through the process of grieving. i want to explore the combination of wood and metal since there is just position from the man-made material of metal and the naturally grown element of timber

I want to develop my fusion 360 skills because I feel it is an integral part of my practice and although I am a designer maker I take a very CAD based development process to my work this is why I want to make my CAD skills stronger so that I can better communicate my ideas.

How

I am going to achieve this by attending all inductions and homing my skills to enable me to make the best possible outcomes. I will also take regular advice from technician’s and lectures this will be all in aid of creating my final 2D and 3D outcomes. I will also be documenting my processes through using visual communication.

Skills

Progression

What

a pen that is made from the plastic made from spent shotgun carriages. This will be a ball point pen that has a twist top mechanism.

Why

i want to focus on the UN sustainability goal no 15 which is life on land which is to increase the biodiversity in nature this can be done by reducing the plastic waste that is left behind the shooting community I also want to make a pen that can be used to create and help the user to write. The plastic nature of the pen will also make the pen light giving an easy writing experience. This pen will have varied texture’s so the users can fidget for people with neurodiversity.

How

I am going to achieve this by making a 2 part mold that I can inject the molten plastic and create pen blanks which I can then develop my skills on the lathe and turn different shapes.

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This task had us completely the Honey and Munford phycicometric tests which we completed and then used this to help us understand how we learn as individuals

My Learning Style

Having completed my Honey & Mumford test, I found that it was primarily a pragmatist and a Theorist, and I have strong reflective tendencies. However, this contrasts with my low score as an activist. From this, I have come to understand that I am primarily a pragmatist and a theorist, with a strong inclination towards reflection. However, I presented a very low activist score. This shows that I learn optimally when I have time to understand the underlying principles behind a concept. I also learn best when I can apply my practical learning in real-world situations.

My strengths

My strengths are that I am analytical and systematic when understanding and applying complex concepts. I am also good at planning and problem-solving. I also find that almost all of my decisions come from a place of evidence and logic, even when my heart drives me to make a different decision. When evaluating different perspectives, I find it best to do so before committing to a single plan of action. I tend to find that when I have made that decision, I find that it is the one that makes the most logical sense to me, and the project I am working on

My Weaknesses

My weakness is that I tend to be overly cautious and spend to long analyzing the task at hand before I take action. This is reflected in my low activity score and also explains why I struggle with spontaneity. This means that my ability to work in ultra-fast-paced situations can be less than optimal. Bearing this in mind, it allows me to understand why I particularly struggle to work in overly loaded environments, as I feel I am unable to complete tasks set before me.

My Ongoing Development

To be able to improve, I need to challenge myself to be more flexible and to go into practical work without overthinking or overanalyzing what I am going to do one way in which I could do this is to set short timers for me to make decisions in this will help me to overcome my decision paralyses that I struggle with another key area for me to develop is my ability to work with others I will do this by participating more in groupe activity’s and workshops.

This task had us look at what was good and bad design and how we identified that. We were asked to pick two products from the same category own so we could compare and contrast good and bad design.

Built for athletes 1l flow bottle

Science in sports BPA-free bottle

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Good Design

The BFA bottle uses stainless steel, which means that it does not leach chemicals into your drink and does not absorb odours from previous drinks. It also has a wide mouth opeing which has a high flow rate for drinking from

The sis bottle leverages its material choice by using a BPA-free plastic, which is squeezable, which means it can be operated one-handed as the top is designed to be pulled open with the user’s teeth it also confroms the golabal stander of 74mm so that it can be used in all bike bottle cages

Bad Design

The BFA bottle weighs 500g when empty and does not conform to the 74mm global standard for bike bottle cages. It also has a complex screw lid bottle top which can be very stiff to open

Due to the bottle being made from plastic, it is inherently disposable as the internal surface develops micro sctrate when consuming non-smooth drinks, which can harbour bacteria over time, rendering the bottle unsafe to use. This bottel aslo suffers durability problems with the lid due to the need for the user to use the teeth to pull it open to use the bottle

To conclude, both bottles have examples of good and bad design, and these are relative to the consumer’s end needs as one has an aesthetically pleasing design made from higher-end materials and the other is designed with maximum function in mind for its end use. this shows that every product simotianulsy posesses good and bad design