Examples of designing and prototyping
A collection of resources for GCSE Design and Technology that support the teaching of the design process, including working with clients, designing, prototyping and testing.
Brompton Design
Will Carleysmith, senior designer at Brompton Bicycle, describes how designers need an understanding of materials and manufacturing processes are essential in his role. He explains how mathematics and CAD are used in the design process, as well as rapid prototyping techniques.
Born to Engineer - Ben Ryan
This video tells the story of Sol and Ben Ryan. Sol had to have his arm amputated after he was born. When his father Ben saw the prosthetics that were available for small children, he knew that it wasn’t good enough for his son.
Born to Engineer - Adrian Westaway
Everything you touch, see and interact with has been engineered and designed. But for engineer Adrian Westaway, the best inventions need something more - a little bit of magic… When he was 11 years old, Adrian Westaway wrote a letter to the famous magician, Paul Daniels, wanting to learn how to make his teachers disappear. The reply he received sparked a life-long love of magic. Now a design engineer and co-founder of the invention studio Special Projects, Adrian takes you through some of his designed products, revealing their clients, the challenge to solve and the resulting product prototype.
The IKEA Design Process for the FJÄLLBERGET Chair
This Youtube video describes the challenge and design process behind the FJÄLLBERGET chair. "To produce our new FJÄLLBERGET chairs, made from layer-glued wood, we used IKEA thinking. Our designers, product developers and suppliers worked as a team to make an expensive manufacturing technique affordable, in order to create a beautiful, functional, high quality, yet low-cost product that really makes life at home better for the many people."
Hozelock- Engineered in Britain
As part of the Engineered in Britain series, this film shows how Hozelock products are designed, developed and manufactured through a process of sketching, developing key concepts and presenting ideas to consumers. The company needs to flexible to meet sudden demands in its products as the weather changes.
BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo - Design Development
This Youtube video demonstrates the design development of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo, from initial sketching to a full scale clay aesthetic prototype.
How To Make A T-Shirt From Design To Manufacturing Process
This Youtube video shows the manufacture of a t-shirt from CAD to the manufacturing process. It starts with designing a shirt, pattern making, sewing, cutting and then goes into large production manufacturing.
How They Do It...
This website provides an explanation of different types of sketches, drawings and models - used in the design and engineering industry.