Designer Glasses 2

1. Sketch:

Draw 8 thumbnail sketches of eyeglasses in your sketchbook.

• Please be creative and think outside the frame. If you intend to make both sides look the same then make sure they are symmetrical

• Make sure your frame is thick enough to hold the glasses together and the arms can be attached.

• Be sure your design doesn't have fragile parts that could break off

2. Share and Feedback

Share your design with at least two other people.

• What makes them laugh?

• Which designs do they like the most?

• Which one would they wear to a party?

• Which one would they buy for their grandmother?

• Reflect on the feedback and determine a move-forward design.

3. Paper Prototype - Cardstock

Using a pencil, scissors, ruler and tacky glue, cut out your design to properly fit your head.

• Be sure the design fits your nose and ears and is comfortable.

• Tip: look in a mirror, see how they look and feel

• No hot glue

• Be sure they are not bending around your face.

• Once you have a prototype begin to take measurements of your frames, and arms that go over your ears.

4. Technical Drawing

Using 1/8 inch (.125) grid paper, draw the front and sides of your glasses

• Each block is a 1/8 of an inch which happens to be the thickness of the wood we will be using

• Label dimensions of all drawn shapes

• Extra Grid paper is attached below. Make sure you print in "actual size" not "fit to page".

5. Digital Design - Adobe Illustrator

Transfer your technical drawing to a vector design in Adobe Illustrator.

• You will need to start a new document (24" wide x 4" tall)

• Set units to INCHES, Color mode RGB

• Turn on and setup grid to 1/8 inch lines (Crtl + ")

• Turn on "Snap to grid (shift + Ctrl + ")

• Use the Pen (P) tool to start outlining a profile around your frame. Count blocks if you need to.

• Add a tab to the arms that stick out 1/8 inch and is the same height as the slot it is to fit in.