Growing Up, Exploring More: A Teen's Perspective
Brief: create a boat made of cardboard. It has to balance on water without sinking (or hold 250g – wasn’t able to do this) My first design was just a simple boat to see what shapes would float and what might not. My design for my actual boat has many supports and ways to balance … Read moreCardboard boat – Dyson Challenge Card prototype
At school, in our DTE lessons we designed a phone stand that we created on TinkerCAD and they will be 3D printed. Brief: You have been tasked to make a functional phone stand for a year 8 student. Specification: What does your phone stand need to do It must… It should… It would be nice … Read morePhone stand
Dementia Pill Dispenser Problem: There are many people with Dementia who need to take pills and can sometimes forget, therefore causing many issues. Research: Whilst doing some research I stumbled across a design that particularly interested me. It was circular with an alarm system and auto locking, stopping addicts and making sure that people took … Read moreDementia Pill Dispenser
I made a blog one week ago about spaghetti bridges and just bridges in general. Now we are going to go through the journey of making them. Unfortunately, there are some photos that cannot be uploaded, so you won’t see my failed designs. #1: My first design I got inspiration from some of the examples … Read moreSpaghetti Bridge: The making
Have you ever look at famous bridges? Maybe the Golden Gate Bridge? or London Bridge? When you look at them, you must think ‘how on Earth do they carry so much weight, every day, plus storms, without breaking?’ Well, actually, it’s their strong and sturdy structure. It’s not the fact that they are made of … Read moreSpaghetti Bridge
As you may know, I have an art scholarship at my current school. For my next school, my teachers are encouraging me to apply for another art scholarship there, but there’s only one problem: I don’t want to. It’s no that I don’t like art, it’s just that it will affect what i want to … Read moreA difficult decision
By now we should all know what happened a few days ago… Donald Trump got shot in the ear. This was due to an attempt to assassinate him. The real question is, what are the effects now (in my opinion) and what might have happened if he did get killed? DISCLAIMER: MY THOUGHTS ON IF … Read moreWhat if Donald Trump got assassinated?
At school we are doing a slam poetry competition. I decided to do a duo with my friend and this is how it goes. It is called Endgame: Endgame I turn around, and around again; shot my gun, There was sweat trickling down my face, I heard the bushes rustling, And knew I should pick … Read moreMy Slam Poem
Something we can all relate to is art. We all remember when we were 3-years-old in nursery and used the really cool felt tip pens to colour in a dinosaur. The question is, is art beneficial for us, for others or even for the world? Materials. Materials can be made out of chemicals, wood, wool … Read moreArt as a benefit for people pt1
I am currently in Year 7 and at a primary school. We have to bring in my own own computers, and at the beginning of Year 7, i started playing Fortnite. I got it on my PlayStation, and once I figured the mouse I currently had was for gaming, and needed Fortnite on my computer. … Read moreSelling my art