Criterion B

Design specification

Aesthetics The appearance of the product will be a stack of card, and it will not be
packaged. or it could be puzzle pieces that are packaged.
The learning aid should include the basic figure of speech.
The learning aid must function properly.
The cards should not have any sharp edges.
The shape of the cards should be rectangular and similar to a normal
deck of playing cards. or be puzzle pieces
There should be the name of the device and the explanation behind it.
Or it could be a puzzle game.

Cost
The total Material cost should not be over
100

Maximum selling cost should be 150

Minimum selling cost of the learning aid

would be 30 Hong Kong dollars.

Customer
This product is mainly for children below
the age of 10

This can be targeted to both genders

This product should be suitable for most

economic backgrounds.
Environmental Considerations
Once the user decided that they don't need
this product anymore, they can recycle it or
reuse it.

The design is mainly made out of

cardboard or paper or wood, which
shouldn't harm the environment much.
Functions
It must be portable and the words should be
able to read easily.
The definition should be followed by a picture
to make it more easy to understand.
Manufacturing There should be at least 16 cards or at least 4
puzzle pieces.
The time used to create this design should not
take longer than a week to complete

Materials Materials use will include card board and pieces

of paper or wood.
The materials must be able light to carry around,
and does not pose a threat to children.
Safety The learning aid should not have any sharp edges
and the corners should have bold edges instead
of straight edges to avoid harming children.

The learning aid should have a warning label

about it not being food in order to not let the
child mistakenly eat it. I will also make it big
enough so the child wont swallow it.

The learning aid should be light, so if its drop it

would not harm the child.
Size
The product should not be smaller than 3x3cm,
and no larger than 30x30 cm (for each piece).
The packaging should not be larger than
100x100cm.
It should not be smaller than that size because
else it will be hard to see the words and it will be
easy to lose. The packaging shouldn't be that
large because then it will be inconvenient to
carry around.
 Designs draft:

Design One Design two

- Border on each side (and extra border at corners): - Bold edges and border: to avoid paper cuts
to avoid paper cuts

- 5cm (w) x 7cm (l) : easily handheld + convenient - 5cm (w) x 7cm (l) : easily handheld + convenient

- Name + definition + picture : to teach the children - Name + definition + picture : to teach the children

- Double sided: definition on one side, and name on - a folder like design: name on the outside, open the
the other side, for better memorisation. folder for definition and picture (diagonal folder)

- Make using cardboard and paper : so it wont be - make using plastic and thin cardboard paper: so it
too heavy. wont be too heavy.

- Can be make by cutting the paper, pencil and glue - Can be make by creating mini folders and cutting
needed for aesthetic reasons. them diagonally, also cardboard paper with pencil.

- White background, cartoon like drawing : to attract - pale background for folder colour, text can either
target audience. (to children liking) be black or white, picture should be cartoon like : to
attract target audience.
Design 3
- Border on sides : to avoid paper cuts
- 5cm (w) x 7cm (l) : easily handheld + convenient
- Name + definition + picture : to teach the children
Design 4
- Border on sides : to avoid paper cuts
- Polish wood with sandpaper: to avoid rough
surface.
- 20cm (w) x 2cm (h) x 30cm (l) : 2cm height to
make it less heavy and have a place to fit the
puzzle piece in, so when it is drop, it would not
hurt the user. 30cm and 20cm so it would be big
enough for the words.
- each puzzle piece should have a height of 1cm or
0.5 cm, so it could fit into the holder. each puzzle
should be 4cm (w) x 6cm (l)
- Name + definition + picture : to teach the children
Design 3 Design 4

- a folder like design: name on the outside, open the - puzzle pieces in a rectangle holder, each puzzle
slit to retrieve definition of word will have either have two of: a definition or picture or
the name. the puzzle piece should be able to
connect to each other.

- make using plastic and thin cardboard paper: so it - make using wood and cardboard pieces: wood so
wont be too heavy. it will be prettier.

- Can be make by creating mini folders, also - can be make by using a cutter and the cutting
cardboard paper with pencil, paste paper on the wood thing. Pencil paper needed for aesthetic
folder. reasons.

- pale background for folder colour, text can either - pale background for puzzle piece background, text
be black or white, picture should be cartoon like : to should be black in colour, picture should be cartoon
attract target audience. like : to attract target audience and avoid messiness
looking product.

Design 5

- There should be a border: to make sure there are no sharp edges.

- 20cm (l) x 2cm (h) x 15cm (w) : 2cm height so the puzzle piece will be able to fit in the rectangle border
- each puzzle piece should be 3cm (w) x 1cm (h) x 4cm (h) : make it big enough, yet entertaining enough.
 Design 5

- Name + definition + picture : to teach the children

- puzzle pieces in a rectangle holder, each puzzle piece should be able to connect to each other, and
when it is all held together, it should show one literary device.
- the border should be decorated in order to not ugly.
- make using cardboard paper : To make it lighter

- Can be made by using a cutter to cut out the puzzle pieces, and connect the edges with the border.

- Dark border, pale background, black bold for word, and definition also in black. Picture cartoon style. :
This is to make my product look neater, and the bold will put more emphasis on the words. The cartoon
style picture could also appeal my target audience.
 3. Finalised Design

I have decided to use design 5 as my final product design. Because according to research, most of
the products similar to puzzle games are either online games or made out of cardboard. and while
wood look better, there will be a big chance that it would be too heavy for a child to carry.
I am also sure that puzzle pieces will be a better learning aid than flashcards, because children
tend to be more attracted to things that look more entertaining. Puzzle pieces also look similar to
this common children toy:
Which is also one of the reason why I picked the puzzle design.

Comparing designs with design specification:

For the aesthetic part, the product is a puzzle game that are going to be packages, the learning aid
will include one basic figure of speech, and as long as the puzzle slot fit each other, it will function
properly, I will also make the edges bold to make sure there will be no sharp edges.
Since it will be make out of cardboard and paint (mostly), so it the total material cost should be no more than
100 dollars.
The design is going to be make out of cardboard, so it can be recycle, so it will not harm the environment too
much. My current design have 12 pieces of cardboard, which is more than 4 pieces, so it also matches the
design specification.
My puzzle piece is 3x4, which is bigger than 3x3, and also cardboard is light and easy to carry around, which
means that it would not hurt the children if it ever dropped to it feet. 3x4 is also a okay size, and because it
will be about 1cm, it will be harder to stuff in a child mouth, so probably wont eat the puzzle piece
accidentally.

Planning Drawing: