Question: Scenario: You are working as Design Apprentice at Design Hub WLL, an engineering company that designs and manufactures various office products. A client requires the

Scenario: You are working as Design Apprentice at
Scenario: You are working as Design Apprentice at
Scenario: You are working as Design Apprentice at Design Hub WLL, an engineering company that designs and manufactures various office products. A client requires the company to redesign a desktop document holder. This product holds A4 paper in upright position so a user/secretary can see the documents easily during encoding in a computer. The product is manufactured in batches of 1000 pieces and the current design use cardboard with plastic overlay on top and has a dimension of 13.5 by 8.5 inches (LXW] with a weight of 350 grams. The client is aware the current design of paper holder has many issues, but the need to redesign the paper holder was triggered by complaints from users of the product. The complaints stated the holder cannot hold the documents securely, the holder fails to stand upright properly when loaded with more than twenty pieces of A4 paper. The intended life cycle of the product is five (5) years. The client also requires the alternative design solution of the desktop document holder should take into account the possibility of using the holder in upright (vertical] and landscape [horizontal] positions. As a designer, you can optimize the most efficient use of sustainable materials, safety, cost, appearance, durability and other relevant factors. clip Tracker/highlighting guide stand Figure 1: Desktop Document Holder Image source: Google Images Task 2: (This task provides evidence for learning aim B) [50 marks] a) Produce three [3] different design proposals which are different in forms and will address the customer requirements of the product in the scenario. Provide suitable annotations for each design proposal. [15 marks] b) Use Pugh's evaluation matrix which consists of five (5) evaluation criteria to select one (1) design proposal as your final design. [15 marks] c) Develop your selected design proposal into modified design with suitable annotations. [10 marks] d) Present your modified design with suitable documentation including material and manufacturing process. [10 marks] Scenario: You are working as Design Apprentice at Design Hub WLL, an engineering company that designs and manufactures various office products. A client requires the company to redesign a desktop document holder. This product holds A4 paper in upright position so a user/secretary can see the documents easily during encoding in a computer. The product is manufactured in batches of 1000 pieces and the current design use cardboard with plastic overlay on top and has a dimension of 13.5 by 8.5 inches (LXW] with a weight of 350 grams. The client is aware the current design of paper holder has many issues, but the need to redesign the paper holder was triggered by complaints from users of the product. The complaints stated the holder cannot hold the documents securely, the holder fails to stand upright properly when loaded with more than twenty pieces of A4 paper. The intended life cycle of the product is five (5) years. The client also requires the alternative design solution of the desktop document holder should take into account the possibility of using the holder in upright (vertical] and landscape [horizontal] positions. As a designer, you can optimize the most efficient use of sustainable materials, safety, cost, appearance, durability and other relevant factors. clip Tracker/highlighting guide stand Figure 1: Desktop Document Holder Image source: Google Images Task 2: (This task provides evidence for learning aim B) [50 marks] a) Produce three [3] different design proposals which are different in forms and will address the customer requirements of the product in the scenario. Provide suitable annotations for each design proposal. [15 marks] b) Use Pugh's evaluation matrix which consists of five (5) evaluation criteria to select one (1) design proposal as your final design. [15 marks] c) Develop your selected design proposal into modified design with suitable annotations. [10 marks] d) Present your modified design with suitable documentation including material and manufacturing process. [10 marks]

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