Week Three: Pulling a part products, or breaking products, that is the question!

So yesterday in class we needed to bring in some 'products', pull them a part and create new ones. As I looked around me, people had funky working radios, little camera/light products, and miniture boats and cars. Although they were far from 'finished', I couldn't help but look down at my power supply and think 'wow, I've made a mess of this more than making something better of this' as this picture will show lol :

I mean, lets be serious, I may as well have just been doing this: (I'm not exactly fantastic when it comes to pulling stuff apart and putting it back together lol) 

But its not all bad! I did take a part a phone (eventually!) and it was much easier to distinguish the products and get the ball rolling. I think its super interesting to note that there was a huge weight in the phone. I knew this, as weight adds 'purpose' and 'meaning' to the product. But still! To actually see this in a product was rather unexpected, but valid to what I had been told.

Here you can clearly see the different parts of the phone, including the keypad, the weight, the back of the phone, the cord and the network system. Overall, I thought that the workshop environment was fun. It allowed me to muck around and play with electronics (something that I wouldn't usually do!) I guess what's important to keep in mind is KEEP IT SIMPLE. I don't want to overwhelm or over exert myself. I know what I'm good at (and unfortunetely for this unit, electronics is not one of them! lol) however, I know for my week 5 assessment, I can create something fun and enjoyable that encorporates BEHAVIOUR, SCENARIO AND OBJECT. I'm looking forward to find what that is! Until next time, Kahlia