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By Kyle's Architecture | S Design a Maker's Locker

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That thin metal box at school where you cram all your stuff? Lockers aren't designed for students today. In fact, the design of lockers hasn't changed since the days of your great grandparents!

But in the School of the Future things could be different. Reimagine the design of a 21st century locker you would need as a Maker. A locker you could use to keep all of your stuff for making!

Let's get started on the challenge to redesign your school locker.

Design Inspirations

Here's a collection of cool images that might inspire your ideas for the Maker Faire design challenge.

My goals for this project are:
-Make it both wide and tall.
-Large volume.
-has to be able to fit athletic wear in the locker.
-Lock has to be attached to the locker.
- Extra locker on top and a button in the big locker that opens it.
-All basic school supplies should fit.
Extra space in locker.

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My goals for this locker is to make it wide and tall, have dividers, hooks, extra locker on top, and a basic lock in front. This locker is made for someone that is well organized.

By Kyle's Architecture, Student at 10:17 am, 11 December 2014

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In this Collect Info step of the design process, you try to gather some information about typical lockers. Think about the existing problems with your current locker and how it would look different if it were designed for Maker-students.

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  • Make a list of all the things you typically keep in your school locker. Make another list of all the things you love or hate about your current school locker and why.  If you've logged in to DiscoverDesign and started this project, write this list of items in the text box for your project.
  • Then make a list of things you would like to keep in your maker's locker. Describe the perfect locker using words. If you've logged in to DiscoverDesign and started this project, write this list in the text box for your project.
  • Save copies of these images and post them in the slides for your project.  Include a hyperlink to the Flickr photo in the caption, to credit the photographer.

 

 

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Kyle's Architecture's work for the Collect Information step:

Summary
My locker is 4.5ft tall and 3.5ft wide. it has a lock attached to the locker. It has a few dividers,an extra locker on top,and hooks.
I want hooks inside my locker because if people have clothes or a jacket or something you can hang...
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I want dividers in my locker. It keeps your things nice and organized.
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I put an extra locker on top so you can put books,rulers,protractors,folders,notebooks,exc.
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What inpsires you?

In the Brainstorm Ideas step of the design process, you might gather some early big ideas of things that inspire you when thinking about a maker's locker.

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  • Lockers aren't the only storage units. Search on Flickr.com for different types of objects that are designed to hold something.  How can you be inspired by ideas of other storage spaces, including those from nature?
  • Search for seed pods, honeycombs, mailboxes, crates, boxes, and other types of small containers.
  • Save copies of these colorful images (of any objects) and post them in the slides below.  Include a hyperlink to the Flickr photo in the caption, to credit the photographer.

 

 

Serious Storage

Lockers aren't the only types of storage units. These images might inspire you to think about other ways that people and animals store things.

Kyle's Architecture's work for the Brainstorm Ideas step:

Summary
I made a sketch of what i wanted my locker to look like before i made it on sketchup.
This is how i want my locker to look.
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I dont want my locker to be small like the school lockers in this picture.
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I dont want my locker to look basic like the one in this picture.
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In the Develop Solutions step, your rough ideas come together with drawings or models that can show others your solutions for a redesigned locker.

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  • Use the locker template provided for you in Google SketchUp to create a rough model of your new locker.
  • You  can modify this model in any way you'd like!  Your new locker doesn't need to be a tall, thin metal box. 
  • Think about your list of items that your locker typically holds. (You made this list in the Collect Info step.) What will the shape of your new locker be to hold all these items?  What new features will it include?
  • Export an image of your new locker from your Google SketchUp model.   To do this:
  1. From this drop down list, change the export type to JPG
  2. Save as a JPG file and post the images in the slides below
  3. In Google SketchUp, go to 'File' > 'Export' > '2D graphic'

 

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Kyle's Architecture's work for the Develop Solutions step:

Summary
I just looked at nice lockers and made one big one with all the good features.
This is the inside of my locker. On the first row is the top locker and the box like objects are...
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This is the outside of my locker it is a little basic just a lock, number on top, and little holes...
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The final step of the design process is to create a more finished model that communicates your ideas to others.

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  • What color or colors will your locker be? What colors have inspired you?  Add colors to the digital model of your locker.
  • What materials will your locker be made of?  Choose materials and details to add to your digital model.
  • Include a human figure in your final locker model, so we can see how big your locker really is.
  • Upload additional images of your finished locker model to the slides for your project.  Write short captions explaining your ideas.

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Kyle's Architecture's work for the Final Design step:

Summary
My final thoghts about this locker is to make it easy to keep things organized. Its much more convient than your basic school locker. It has dividers, hooks, and an extra locker.
The inside of my locker is divided in 4 sections. the extra locker on top,the one below it, the...
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This is what my locker looks like on the outside. It looks like just any other locker on the...
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