Lab+Eight


 * __WEEK EIGHT__ **
 * Tutorial #8 Wiki Question **


 * 1.Describe how Natalie Jeremijenko has based her research on “new technologies are an opportunity for social transformation” to perform “small actions that can amount to a significant effect to improve local environmental health”. (2 Paragraphs) **

Natalie Jeremijenko has based her research on “new technologies are an opportunity for social transformation” to perform “small actions that can ideally help improve local environmental health”. Some examples of her designs that have been proven to help is her idea of creating little garden like spots by the fire hydrants in that collect all the polluted water that is running down the sewer drains. The plants will absorb the water and essentially take in all the bad and give off all the good. This will help to lower the amount of waste that is being washed into our surrounding lakes.

Another technology idea Natalie has created is the idea of these floating chimneystacks that help to collect all the black carbon that is floating in the air. What these stack do is suck the air in from the bottom (since it rises) and then at the top of the stack is a filter which collects all this black carbon. To prove a point Natalie took this black carbon and was able to create pencils for children form all the waste. It is important that designs like this are brought up and given thought. This is because they are in expensive ideas that could potentially help turn the environmental health around which will help benefit humans greatly.

Source: __ http://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_jeremijenko_the_art_of_the_eco_mindshift.html  __


 * 2.Choose two projects on HowStuffisMade at [] and write about how they are made. (1 Paragraph each/ 2 Paragraphs) **

Two projects on HowStuffisMade:

The production of the American Flag has eight basic steps. Ironically, these flags are made in china therefore the labor is much less costly. The first the design of the flag is created. The pattern is the printed or embroidered on to the fabric, this is all done by machines, but is over looked by the workers. If the flags fabric is more delicate them computer controlled embroidery is done. This then creates a higher quality flag. Once the flag has been printed, the flag is steamed in order to stabilize the color and help to make the print on the flag to become permanent. If there is any specialized detailing that needs to be done it is done by workers. Some specialized detailing can include edge detailing, this is all done by workers as well (tailoring/sewing) After the detailing is finished the flag must be ironed. Once the flag is completed it will then be packaged and shipped off to its next destination, which usually includes stores where they will be sold.
 * The American Flag: **

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The batter of the cookie is made with extremely simple ingredients. They include sugar, flour, eggs and water. The process of the cookie is made mainly by machines as appose to labor. The machine squirts the batter out onto a rotating wheel. When the wheel turns the batter flattens and is passed through an oven like machine were they are baked. To get the fortune inside the cook a mechanical arm grabs the fortune as another arm takes the cookie from the wheel. These arms then place the fortune on cookie and the machine folds the cookie into its bent shape. Once the cookies are cooled workers will inspect the cookies to insure that they are at the best quality. From there the cookies will be passed to another worker. This worker will then load the cookies onto a conveyor belt where they will be sent to be packaged in plastic wrapping. Once the cookies are wrapped they are then delivered to their destination, which usually is local businesses.
 * The Fortune Cookie: **

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 * 3.Why is it important that we understand how stuff is made as part of our system analysis and design process? (1 Paragraph) **

It is important to not only know but understand how stuff is made, in relation to system analysis and design process because this is the only way you can help to better a design. By knowing how things are made we are able to look at the negatives the process causes and fix them so that it makes the product better. As well as know what the positives about how the product is made. This can help better other design processes. This idea can be extremely beneficial for environmental design, for example recycled paper. Recycled paper was made out of old scrap paper, this same idea was them applied to other paper based products such as napkins, newspapers even toilet paper.