DT Controlled Assessment: Lighting

DT Controlled Assessment: Lighting

1. Aesthetics

   • Futuristic
   • colourful
   • Themes
   • What finish should I use?
     • Do I needs to use wood stains?
   • clients wants and needs

2. Materials

   • Will this increase the cost?
   • mainly wood?
     • Hard
     • Soft
   • Variety of materials
     • Show my capabilities to product a high quality piece of work
   • Easy to work with
   • Cheap
   • Veneer?
   • Will this block light
   • Spatial awareness
   • LED lighting
     • Low-energy
       • Does not heat up
         • Reduces risk of fires

3. Cost

   • cheap materials
   • aim to make a profit
   • make it look high-quality as well as cheap
   • make consumers more likely to buy your product

4. Function

   • storage
   • mood lighting
   • task-lighting
   • modern wall light?
   • This light shown here:
     • is multi functional
       • It comes with a USB charger
         • and a task lighting system

5. Environment

   • Where will the client put it?
   • Spatial awareness
     • Dimentions need to be considered
       • Will it fit in the space?
       • If it is a wall light
         • How will it attach to the wall?
   • Work with existing decorations
     • Does it fit with the clients existing themes?
       • design

6. User

   • Scotophobic
     • Scared of the Dark
     • Other phobias
   • parents
   • Sister
     • Scared of dark
   • Is it appealing to that certain age?
   • Reasons why?
   • Who would use it?
     • Engineers
       • focusing on a task
     • Artists
     • students
     • Children

7. Ergonomics

   • strain to eyes?
     • bad for health
     • better sleep
   • easy usable
   • Is it placed next to screens
     • The reflection of the screen is really annoying
   • The colour can be changed?
     • can be used for mood lighting
       • multi-functional
     • personalisation

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