Introduction

When a post is ready to be published, there are some final settings to consider at the bottom of the Create A Post view.

Privacy

When you publish a post, you have options for who will see the post. The default setting is usually School.

Project: Students explicitly listed as members of that Project.

Studio: Any student enrolled in your Studio.

School: Any student enrolled in the School.

Public: Visible to anyone who visits the link, no login required.

Comments

You can allow or disallow Comments on your posts by clicking the radio button. Any students enrolled in your Studio, along with Faculty and Staff, will be able to comment on a post. The default setting is Allow.

Notify Participants

Checking this radio button sends an email alert to everyone in the Studio or everyone in the Project, depending on where the post is located. 

Publish

At the bottom of the Create a Post window, you have three options:

Cancel

Cancels your draft post. No work is saved or preserved.

Save

Saves your post as a Draft. This Draft is only visible to you. If you add a collaborator to a draft post, they will be able to see it as well.

Posts that have been Saved as drafts appear only as a black title - no body of the post will be visible. Saved posts may also appear as Untitled Post in grey, if you did not title the post before Saving. Click the gear icon next to the title to edit this post or Publish.

Publish 

Publishes your post to the site. Post is visible to the user group defined under the Privacy setting. 

Refer to our Video Tutorials to learn more

Creating your First Presentation

In this video, we will be talking about creating your very first presentation. We will go over basic navigation to a new presentation, creating new content and finally going over the tools available.  

Create new Presentation, give it a title, then click on the Editor button. This will open up the Slide Editor. There are 3 main sections to the Slide Editor. The Left, Top and Right menus. On the left, we have all of the info about slides and preview images for them. On the Top, there are a variety of content creating buttons and other menus we can bring up. On the Right, if we had any content selected or menu pulled up, we would have the info panel. We'll talk about that more later.

Let's start by adding some content. Let's add a piece of text. Head to the top bar and hover over the icons, eventually you'll see one called "Text". Click it to create some text. On the right side, we can now see the info panel appearing. Use this panel to change Alignment, Color, Font Size and much more. 

Creating your First Post

In this video, we will be talking about creating your very first post. This video talks about basic movement around the website, navigation to a studio and creating content on the website. After this post, consider checking out other videos such as Making the Most Out of Your Posts to get a more advanced look into the editor.

Logging in with Google Authentication 

1. Head to the top right and click on Log In
2. Click on Log in with Google Authentication and you'll be brought to the Google Log in page
3. Choose an account that is registered on our website. This should be your school email or whatever email you signed up to our site with. If you use an email that is not registered in our system, you will encounter an error.

   
   

   

When you are logging into the platform for the first time (and don't know or haven't been given your password), you have two options: 

1. Use Google login (anyone can use, regardless of whether you have a Google email or not)

2. Use the password reset option. 

Both options are detailed below. 

Prompt

Now that we've brainstormed and sketched and prototyped and FINALLY landed on a solid idea, it's time to delve into your final prototype.

Think about these questions as you construct:

• Can you add another level of elegance, refinement, or more creativity to your design?
• Does the shape of each component of your design have anything to do with its function or use?
• If your object is interactive, how can you invite users in using only the visual nature of your design?
• Is your project the right size? Does it need to be bigger or smaller? 

In design, there should be a clear progression from one set of prototypes to the next as you make design decisions. 

Important: Make sure you really examine the full range of materials available to you in this studio and make thoughtful choices about which materials you're using and why.

• Does it move in the way you want it to?
• When you test your design with your friends and family, how do they respond? Could it be easier to use? Could it be more intuitive?
• Does your prototype work the way you want it to? What are some mechanical kinks that you need to work out?

Deliverable

1. Improve the form and function of your project through iterative design 
2. Take high-quality pictures of the finished prototype being worn and used.

In the response tab:

1. Photographs of your final prototype 
2. Close-up photographs of your final prototype that show the quality of the design 
3. Photographs of your final prototype that clearly communicate how people engage with it 

Folding Techniques for Designers: From Sheet to Form

Download a pdf copy for your reference here Paper Folding Guide

Deliverables:

Create a post to document your completed folds.

Update your initial post when completing more folds.

***Do not throw anything away before documenting your work; document your "failures" along with the successful folds.***

Description:

We will create our first prototypes as full-scale mock-ups to explore different sound effects and shapes. This is your chance to experiment with various design elements.

Blog Post:

• Photos of your sketches and prototypes.
• A summary of your design process and testing results.
• Observations and feedback from your testing experience.

Materials Needed:

• Cardboard
• Glue gun
• Fasteners
• Tape
• Scissors/cutter
• Ruler
• Safety gear