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Belief -[] Motivation-[] Inspiration-[]
 * Pre-Assessment **

Investigation
Most children from the age of 11-17 have phones. What I have noticed mainly from the children that are from 11-15 are obsessed with having the newest coolest looking phone with all sorts of gadgets on it, but they also focus mainly on the appearance of the phone. Most of these phones are colorful and if they are not they usually have a colorful cover on it. Most of these children have pretty much the same brands i.e. Blackberry, HTC, Apple Inc. (I-Phones), Nokia, Samsung Galaxy, etc. They have the more recent models of these phones. And if you look at the general design of modern phones they are slim and have big screens and most are touch screen. However these children get covers and all sorts of accessories for their phones but these accessories are expensive, especially for children, because parents wouldn't want to spend money on a super-colorful, ultra-computerized, shape-shifting phone cover than a cheaper, plain and simple cover. Also after they have just bought the child a very expensive phone. I have been asked by the Board of Children Around the World (headed by children) to design a phone that satisfy children from the age 11-15, it needs to be something that can both "entertain" and wow these children and also be something that children can afford themselves.
 * What are the general phone shapes
 * What the general phone sizes
 * What people dislike about their phone design
 * What are the colors people like for their phones. 2 of their favorite.
 * What materials do people like for phones or covers
 * What size they prefer for their phone
 * How long do they usually keep their phones for
 * 2 things that their dream phone would have, excluding the applications and the actual digital bit of the phone
 * What they usually do on a daily basis.

Survey I gave out ten surveys, two per year group (Yr 7 to Yr 11). I got a few back but I was still able to analyze the information that I got. I averaged the answers I got for each question so that I got a basic idea of what everyone's phone is like. The genereal design that everyone has. There were two 15 year olds. 2. Samsung || Buttons (both) || Black (both) || 1.Black or Brown 2. Purple or Pink || Medium (both) || 1.Medium 2.Big || 1. 2 || Rectangle ,Round Edges & Brick Phone (both) || 1.Normal 2. Crazy || Yes (both) || 1.Not as slim 2.Not touch || 1.Pocket 2.Bag || 1.Soft & Black 2. Hard & Purple || 1. No 2.Yes || __**Averages**__ You can't average this because all of them have different brands, this was just to see what different brands people have. Buttons Black, there isn't a variety of colors in phones. I think that its not as good, because everyone has pretty much the same color phone, people don't have their own unique phone. Also if there was so many different colored phones and everyone would have their own unique colored phone. You can express yourself with your own unique phone. Everyone wanted a different colors for their phones so what I think I could do is keep it blank, in the design stage I will explain. But what I noticed is that most wanted dark colors and shades of white (silver & black). They wanted shades rather than actual colors. Medium Inbetween Big and Medium I measured two different phones one that was big or you would consider it big (Samsung Galaxy S3) and a blackberry (Blackberry Curve) that you woulf consider medium) They were only different by 2.2 cm, I found it weird that the phone's measurements were not integers. What I think would be the best idea is have it in between medium and big. I searched on the internet what the size of the Samsung galaxy s3 was: its height 5.4 inches and its width 2.8 inches in centimeters 13.7 (height), 7.1 cm (width). What I did was get the mean average of the height and width to get the size of a phone that is in between medium and big. In between 1-4 years Mean average: 2 + 1 + 4/ 3 = 2.3 which is 28 months (2 years and 4 months) Rectangular, Rounded Edges Normal Yes Not as slim, the 13 year old said that his phone was too heavy, changes can be made to solve this. Bag No built in Cover Even though there was a tie, two Yeses and two No
 * 1. What type of phone do you have (brand)**
 * 2. Is your phone touch screen or does it have buttons**
 * 3. What color is your phone?**
 * 4. What color would you like your phone to be?**
 * What size is your phone?**
 * What size phone do you prefer?**
 * How long on average do you keep a phone for?**
 * What is the shape of your phone, what does it look like? (3 words)**
 * Which one would you prefer? a) Crazy-Abnormal shaped phone b) normal rectangular/ curved corners**
 * Do you usually listen to music on your phone?**
 * Name one thing you dislike about your phone design>**
 * Where do you usually keep your phone?**
 * b) Where do you keep it at school?**
 * What type of cover would you like for your phone?**
 * Would you prefer having a phone with a built in cover?**
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 * **15** || 1.Blackberry
 * **13** || H.T.C. || Buttons || Black || Black or Dark Blue || Medium || Big || 1/2- 1 || Rectangle ,Slide Phone & Brick Phone || Normal || Yes || Too thick & Heavy || Bag || Soft & Dark Blue || Yes ||
 * **11** || Apple Inc. (I-phone) || Buttons || Black || Silver or White || Medium || Medium || 3-4 || Rectangle & Round Edges || Normal || Yes || N/A || Bag || Hard &Silver || No ||
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As an extra question, I asked people through facebook what type of phone they would prefer a) touch screen b) buttons c) both

8 people answered 6 said C 1 said B 1 said A The average for this one is A phone thats is both touch screen and has buttons ( an external keypad).

Cell phones are made mainly out of plastic, and then they have a flame proof coat over the plastic. The plastics that are used are light.

__Sources__ Survey (Tari, Simba, Nik and Marcy) Internet (Dolcourt, J., Miller, J. 'Samsung Galaxy SIII review' [online], CBS Interactive Inc. Available from: []#!, [Accessed on] Sunday 11th November 2012. Wikipedia, 2012 'Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene' [online], Wikimedia Inc., Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Available from: __http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene__ [Accessed on] Sunday 11th November 2012 Thomas, D. 'What Materials Are Used To Make Cell Phones' [online], Demand Media Inc. Available from: __http://www.ehow.com/list_6757391_materials-used-make-cell-phones_.html.__ [Accessed on] 11th November 2012) (Facebook.com, Gloria, Shin-Young, Natana, Jash, Ermeena, Angella, Edmund)

I will design a phone that will fit the desires of children aged 11-15, a phone that boys and girls would like, a phone that can be taken everywhere.
 * Design Brief**

It must or must have.........
 * Design Specifications**

Fit in a school bag, in an appropriate place in the bag Between Medium and Big (size) Buttons and a touch screen A big screen, so that clicking on things is easier (because of the touch screen) Qwerty Keypad Buttons that are big enough to type easily Slim, should not be more than 2 cm thick. Basic Color, Shades, .i.e. Black or White Light (weight), no heavier than 120 g Durable without a cover Light Materials 12.2 cm tall. 6.9 cm wide.


 * Tests**

1. To test all the specifications I could do a check list when I have finished making sure that all the specified things are there. 2. To test if the phone can fit in a bag what I could do is paste the picture into word and crop it to the right measurements and to measure the height and width I will use a line (from shapes) that is the correct size. Align it with the crop and then crop the photo. But one thing is that when I print the picture, the printer might alter it so if it is altered when I print I will just cut it to the right size and check that it fits in a safe place in an average bag. Or just get a piece of paper and cut out the shape of the phone with the correct measurements and test using that. 3. To test that it is between medium and big before I print it using the lines again I will size to the correct size and then measure the phone. But when cropping if the bits of the phone have to get cut off, then it means that the phone is not the correct size. 4. When I finish designing I will measure the screen for the chosen design and then using a cut out of the phone draw the screen in the correct place on the cut out and test it if it big enough to click on a page that is cluttered with average sized icons. And see if I can click on each without touching another icon. 5. On the product I will just check that the phone has a Qwerty Keypad. Anyway I can make sure that the phone has a Qwerty Keypad as I am designing. 6. I will print the product and if the printer does not change the dimensions, then I will simply just hold the print-out in my hand as if it were a real phone and pretend as if I am texting. 7. I could make a card-board version and make sure that it is slim in my hand. In real life is this phone actually slim. 8. As I am designing I just need to make sure that it is a basic color. 9. I cannot really test the weight unless we say that the phone does not have anything inside it, it is only the outer shell, and then using the card-board cut-out I could weigh it. In fact when I have finished I find out how much each material weighs according to how much of it has been used on the phone, and then add it up and then I would have the weight of the phone. And if it goes over 120 then the phone is too heavy. I need to make sure that as I am designing I try to use light materials, like plastic.


 * Design Stage**

Design 1- Curve 9000

The phone is a very odd shape, which is fun and unique at the same time. It has the curves on the side for extra grip so that when holding the phone you can hold it easily without dropping it. It has two cameras, one in the front, so if consumer form the targeted audience (Children aged 11-15), wanted to take a few snapshots of themselves (to upload to Facebook or something), they could easily do it themselves. The camera is quite a good quality, being 5.0 Mega Pixels, it is clear and good enough seeing as this is not the main camera on the phone. It is a dual sim phone, It takes two sim cards. The consumer is also able to listen to music, using any pair of headsets or headphones they want. It uses a standard sized Audio Jack. There is also a Micro SD card slot. The screen is Liquid Crystal Display.


 * ** Design: 1 ** ||
 * ** Specifications ** || ** Yes/No ** ||
 * ** Fit in Schoolbag ** || Yes. The design’s dimensions do fit in a schoolbag; I cannot really say just yes that it does fit because it is just a sketch. But looking at the dimensions the design if it was made would fit in an appropriate place in a schoolbag. ||
 * ** Between Medium and Big Size ** || Yes. The design is in between medium and big, in the investigation stage I averaged the dimensions of a “big” phone and a “medium” phone. ||
 * ** Buttons & Touch Screen ** || Yes. The phone does have a touch screen and buttons ||
 * ** Big Screen ** || Yes. The phone’s screen is a reasonable size ||
 * ** Qwerty Keypad ** || Yes, the phone has Qwerty Keypad, it is in correct order and is organized properly ||
 * ** Buttons are big enough to type easily ** || Yes, the buttons are a reasonable size for fingers to type easily without issues. ||
 * ** Slim, not more than 2cm thick ** || Yes, the phone is 0.5cm thick. ||
 * ** Basic Colors (Shades, i.e. Black or White) ** || Yes, it is Black and White. ||
 * ** Light (Weight),no heavier than 120g ** || This I can’t really test because the design is not really a physical object. ||
 * ** Durable without a cover ** || No, not really, the whole phone is plastic, so if it was dropped it would get scratched or cracked and also the materials in order for the phone to be as light as we can get it, we would have to use small amounts of the materials. Rubber would be a better material to cover the phone in so that if it was dropped the rubber would break the fall. But because of the shape of the phone and the curves on the side you can grip it. ||
 * ** Light Materials (i.e., plastics, thin rubber) ** || Yes, the materials that would be used are “light”. So the phone if it was physical would not be too heavy (in terms of a general phone’s weight). But again the phone/ product/design is not a physical object. ||
 * ** 12.2cm Length ** || This can’t really be tested because the design is a sketch but the final product or as a design, if it was done using the proper dimensions the Length of the phone would be 12.2cm. ||
 * ** 6.9cm Width ** || The designs are sketches but the product/ design’s width is definitely 6. 9 cm. ||

Design 2- Oval-C 900

This is a more normal-looking design, it is a basic oval hence the name OVAL...... The phone is an easy design, which you can easily hold and keep. The phone has
 * ** Design: 2 ** ||
 * ** Specifications ** || ** Yes/No ** ||
 * ** Fit in Schoolbag ** || Yes, the phone can fit in a good place in a school bag; it can fit in small pouches, extra pockets and also in a pencil case. It has a rubber cover so it can’t get scratched by things in the school bag I.e. pencils, books, geometry equipment, etc. ||
 * ** Between Medium and Big Size ** || Yes, the phone is the correct size the dimensions of the phone are between what would be considered big and medium. It is 12.2cm x 6.9c. It is a good size that firs the palm. ||
 * ** Buttons & Touch Screen ** || Yes, the phone has a screen that is touch and the volume control buttons are touch. The phone has a keypad with “physical” buttons. However the buttons are flat and they go in when pressed. One problem is that if you press a button it can get stuck. It would be difficult to get it out because the buttons are plastic. You could scratch the phone when trying to get it out. ||
 * ** Big Screen ** || Yes, the phone has a screen of appropriate size for a touch phone. But it gets cut off by the volume controls and speakers. Things that did not come with the phone (apps) when they are used some stuff could get cut off because of the abnormal shape of the screen. ||
 * ** Qwerty Keypad ** || Yes, the phone has qwerty keypad. All the letters are in order; it also has a space bar, “Alt” button, “Insert Symbols” and “Enter”. The numbers have their own separate buttons which are laid out like a computer keyboard, 1, 2, 3…….5…9, 0. ||
 * ** Buttons are big enough to type easily ** || The letter buttons are a good size but the space bar, “Alt” and “Sym” are too small you could easily press one of the buttons above (Z, X,C, V or B). Also the buttons are too close together, even though they are big. You could get used to them being that size so you end up using your whole finger to press buttons and press other ones. The numbers are small and are squashed. ||
 * ** Slim, not more than 2cm thick ** || Yes, the phone is 0.5 cm thick. But one thing is that the phone being that slim can make it slippery and hard to hold. ||
 * ** Basic Color (Shades, i.e. Black or White) ** || Yes, it is Black, Dark Grey and Grey. But I think these colors are boring. Especially for children 11-15. The colors are not very exciting. ||
 * ** Light (Weight),no heavier than 120g ** || I can’t really say Yes or No to this because O can’t weigh the design. ||
 * ** Durable without a cover ** || The phone (screen) is at risk of cracking if it was dropped, but it also has rubber around it. But one thing is rubber gathers dust over time, so dust can get into speakers or in between buttons. The rubber is waterproof, so it can prevent too much water from getting into the phone. ||
 * ** Light Materials (i.e., plastics, thin rubber) ** || It depends on the amount of material that is used but the phone is made of plastic and rubber, which are fairly light. But it also depends on the amount of rubber used, it can be heavy. ||
 * ** 12.2cm Length ** || Yes ||
 * ** 6.9cm Width ** || Yes ||

Design 3- YouFish 3000 Design 4- X-Phone Yes. The height and the width are good dimensions for this phone. || Design 5- Flippie
 * ** Design: 3 ** ||
 * ** Specifications ** || ** Yes/No ** ||
 * ** Fit in Schoolbag ** || Yes, the phone can fit in a small pocket in/on a school bag. The dimensions are good. ||
 * ** Between Medium and Big Size ** || The phone us between a medium and big sized phone but to me the size the phone does not match the design. I think this phone design should be a small phone. ||
 * ** Buttons & Touch Screen ** || Yes, the phone has a touch screen and it also has buttons The phone suits buttons and a normal screen on both sides. Instead of one side touch, the other side buttons and normal screen. ||
 * ** Big Screen ** || There are two screens the touch one is definitely big enough/ appropriate size for a touch screen. ||
 * ** Qwerty Keypad ** || Yes it has a qwerty keypad but it is a little squashed. ||
 * ** Buttons are big enough to type easily ** || I think that all the buttons on the phone are too small, especially the keyboard. ||
 * ** Slim, not more than 2cm thick ** || The phone is not thicker than 2cm; which is good because the design is of a fish and fishes are usually not as thick. ||
 * ** Basic Color (Shades, i.e. Black or White) ** || The phone is glossy black. But what would have been better is if was colorful like a fish or it had some sort of pattern on it. ||
 * ** Light (Weight),no heavier than 120g ** || I can’t weigh the design but I think that it won’t be as heavy maybe around 120g. ||
 * ** Durable without a cover ** || Both of the screens have a coating on top to protect the screen, the coating is water proof so water can’t get into the screen and ruin the LCD. The phone itself has a light layer of plastic on the outside to protect the actual thing from getting scratched but the plastic can still get scratched so it’s not really as effective. The plastic is also just like an extra layer so it is just adding weight to the phone. ||
 * ** Light Materials (i.e., plastics, thin rubber) ** || Light Layer of plastic. Normal Phone plastic. But again it depends on the amount of material used for each part of the phone. ||
 * ** 12.2cm Length ** || Yes, the phone is this length. But I think that the phone should be small. Like I said the design should be small, but it goes against this specific specification. The width can be 6.9cm but the height is too much. ||
 * ** 6.9cm Width ** || Yes, the phone is this width. ||
 * ** Design: 4 ** ||||  ||
 * ** Specifications ** || ** Yes/No ** ||
 * ** Fit in Schoolbag ** || The phone can fit in a school bag, especially school bags that have small pockets and pencil holders. It can fit in side-pockets and pencil cases. ||
 * ** Between Medium and Big Size ** || The phone is Medium-Big. The dimensions that are in the specifications I got from averaging the size of medium and big phone. ||
 * ** Buttons & Touch Screen ** || The phone has a keypad (only a with letters, numbers are touch), end call/ switch off button, answer call, Up/Down, Left/Right arrow keys and a touch pad. The screen is touch. ||
 * ** Big Screen ** || The screen I big, so touch is not a problem. It is very wide so the things on the screen would be spread put and more things can fit on the screen. It is also clear. ||
 * ** Qwerty Keypad ** || Yes, this design includes a qwerty keypad, all the letters have their own button but the numbers are not buttons they are touch and are digital. ||
 * ** Buttons are big enough to type easily ** || No. The buttons on this phone are not really as big. They are quite squashed and are close together. There is not much finger space. ||
 * ** Slim, not more than 2 cm thick ** || The phone is 1 cm thick. Which I think is a good size for this design. So the thickness is perfect. ||
 * ** Basic Color (Shades, i.e. Black or White) ** || The phone has basic colors and the color scheme suits the design. ||
 * ** Light (Weight),no heavier than 120 g ** || I can’t really determine and verify that the phone is not more than 120 g. ||
 * ** Durable without a cover ** || The phone I would have to say is not really that durable. Because this particular design does not include any protective layer or anything like that. I would have to say it is not a very durable phone. Also because for this design not much material is going to be used so it is not very strong. ||
 * ** Light Materials (i.e., plastics, thin rubber) ** || Yes, light plastics are included in the design. But these are not very strong materials. ||
 * ** 12.2 cm Length ** || Yes
 * ** 6.9 cm Width ** ||^  ||   ||

Justification: I chose design 2 for my final design/product. I chose it because this design has all the specifications included. One thing that really made me think that this design is the best is that it is the most durable. Durability of a phone is really important because once the phone breaks then that is it, you ca get it fixed but it won't be as good as it was when it was bought. If it can last a fairly long time then it is better because a phone can operate without one thing like (the screen or buttons i.e. a touch phone) but without the chip or the mother board or something internal the it can't operate. So if it snapped in half then it means no phone. So I think that the most important thing about a phone is how durable it is. Also the dimensions. if the dimensions of the phone were changed it wouldn't really affect the phone. The shape of it is good because it is circular, it wouldn't really affect the design. Whereas with the other designs the screen would have to be re-designed or the buttons and keypad would have to be sized again. It can fit in a school bag, in a safe place in a school bag and be safe. It would not get scratched by things in a school bag. The shape of the phone suits a size that is in between medium and big. You can hold it properly as in you can grip it,especially because of the rubber so dropping it is minimized and rubber is not slippery. So it is even more durable. This phone design can be thick or really slim, so if the product's thickness is altered it wouldn't affect the design, even the slipperiness of the phone because the rubber is still there for grip and protection. The screen of the phone is big enough for a touch phone, there is enough finger space. The buttons are not too small you can press what you want with no problem. The amount materials needed according to the dimensions would not make the phone too heavy because the materials in this design are light and the phone is not too thick so the outer rubber cover would not make it too heavy.
 * ** Design: 5 ** ||
 * ** Specifications ** || ** Yes/No ** ||
 * ** Fit in Schoolbag ** || Yes, the phone design can fit in a school bag. The dimensions of the phone are a good size to fit in a good/safe place in a school bag. ||
 * ** Between Medium and Big Size ** || The phone's dimensions are between a medium and big size, the phone is easy to hold and is a good size. It is not too small or too big. ||
 * ** Buttons & Touch Screen ** || The phone has buttons, the keypad, end/answer call buttons, arrow keys and the touch pad. The screen is touch and all things displayed on the screen. ||
 * ** Big Screen ** || The screen of the phone is not really as big for a touch phone. I don't think that it is good size. It is a good size for a phone that is just buttons and a normal screen. It can't really fit that many apps onto it. Or to click on different things it could be hard because everything would be sort of squished onto the screen or icons would be small and not as clear. ||
 * ** Qwerty Keypad ** || The phone has a full qwerty keypad, without buttons for the numbers. The numbers are touch. ||
 * ** Buttons are big enough to type easily ** || The buttons on the keypad are not big enough they are too small and squashed together. Because of the specified dimensions of the phone, the keypad has to be that size, for this specific design. The buttons could be spread out but they would have to be made even smaller, or is the buttons were enlarged then they would have to be even more squashed together. ||
 * ** Slim, not more than 2 cm thick ** || For this particular phone design it would have to be 1.5 cm thick, because the round back board would have to be about 1 cm thick to fit everything (Motherboard, Battery, Screen, etc.) and then the keypad 0.5 cm thick. This would also be a problem because the phone would be quite heavy, and it could weigh more than 120 g which goes against the specification that the product must not weigh more than 120 g. ||
 * ** Basic Color (Shades, i.e. Black or White) ** || The phone is black, white and silver. But these colors are not really colors that represent or are what peopl 11-15 would want or like. They are not spontaneus enough. ||
 * ** Light (Weight),no heavier than 120 g ** || Like I said before because of the thickness of the phone and the amount of materials that would be needed to achieve the design would make it quite heavy and maybe even heavier than 120 g. But again I cannot really say whether it weighs more than 120 g. ||
 * ** Durable without a cover ** || The keypad and the screen of the phone are protected when the owner is not using the phone. Because it flips up and is closed things like dust are not able to get in. However the phone can still get scratched or cracked. ||
 * ** Light Materials (i.e., plastics, thin rubber) ** || The materials are light but the quantity of materials is what is a problem. ||
 * ** 12.2 cm Length ** || The phone's length is 12.2 cm. ||
 * ** 6.9 cm Width ** || The width of the phone is 6.9 cm but because of these dimensions the screens are not as big so it doesn't really follow the specification- the phone's screen should be a big size. ||

=**Create Stage**= This is a picture of the phone with dimension 1000 x 1000 pixels.
 * This is my final product**

This photo of the phone is what the phone looks like with the correct dimensions, well what it roughly looks like, the picture's dimension were changed when I uploaded it, because of the browser.

Pictures I used: http://www.mymoaccessories.com/Mobile_phones.aspx?cID=ca5fc64f-54ac-4ca1-a9ed-517c882d7fba

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Evaluation Stage

Test 1 The phone can fit in an appropriate place in a bag The buttons on the phone are too small. The width of the buttons are okay, there is not problem with them, but the height they are too flat and squashed. What I could have done when designing was pick specific sizes for the buttons, because I did not do this and I found myself just fitting the buttons in anyhow. The Alt, Sym, Space-bar and Enter buttons are just too small, you could easily press the other buttons when you are trying to use them. The volume control buttons are also too small, you have to use the tip of your finger to press the button. The phone was supposed to be easy to manage. The phone is between medium and big size, but it is squashed the shape of the phone does not match the size it is. I think that a phone shape like this suits a smaller more circular size. Also if it was like that the buttons would be more evened out and square, so that you are pressing the buttons that you want, not the one above, below or next to it. The phone has touch screen and it also has physical buttons. This is okay for the phone. The screen is spacious, it can fit a lot of the averaged sized apps on the screen, but having a cluttered screen is not always good because navigating around is hard, with everything in the way. The phone does have a qwerty keypad. The phone is not more than two centimetres thick and this suits the phone, this phone design can even be 0.5 centimetres thick and it won't look bad and because it has rubber on the outside, it prevents you from dropping it. The phone has basic colours, but this is sort of boring, especially for the target audience, children aged 11-15. Again I cannot really test the weight of this phone, so I don't think that this specification was necessary, even if I did do the test that I thought of, card board is lighter than rubber, so my results wouldn't be accurate. Also if we said that the phone has no contents it is just the outer shell, it is not logical because a person buys a phone with all the programming, motherboards and stuff inside. Not just an outer shell, so it wouldn't prove anything. The phone is pretty durable without a cover, the rubber on the outside, prevents dropping it, and also if it were dropped then it would break the fall, and stop the screen getting scratched and things inside from moving. The phone does include light materials. The dimensions of the phone do not suit this design, the phone looks to squashed and because of this the buttons are forced to be squashed. But it is comfortable to hold. The phone is actually 12.2 cm in width and 6.9 cm in length (or tall), because when it was 12.2 tall and 6.9 thick it looked very awkward, and in this we have to think about the presentation of the phone, so I just swapped them. The phone is basically on its side.
 * Specification |||| Yes/No ||
 * Fit in a school bag, in an appropriate place in the bag |||| Yes ||
 * Between Medium and Big (size) |||| Yes ||
 * Buttons and a touch screen |||| Yes ||
 * A big screen, so that clicking on things is easier (because of the touch screen) |||| Yes ||
 * Qwerty Keypad |||| Yes ||
 * Buttons that are big enough to type easily |||| No ||
 * Slim, should not be more than 2 cm thick. |||| Yes ||
 * Basic Color, Shades, .i.e. Black or White |||| Yes ||
 * Light (weight), no heavier than 120 g || Cannot test this ||  ||
 * Durable without a cover |||| Yes ||
 * Light Materials || Yes ||  ||
 * 12.2 cm tall. || Yes ||  ||
 * 6.9 cm wide. || Yes ||  ||

__Investigation Stage:__ This was my best stage, and second favourite stage in this unit. It is usually the one that I hate doing because it takes so long. In this stage I found quite a lot of information on phones, enough to solve my problem or design a phone easily. I think I did pretty well in this stage, because I got a lot of information and it was easy to do the work. It was better than the work I did in the last unit, because I understood it better and I started it earlier. One thing was that people didn't give in their surveys early (before the end of Friday), so I had to do it as quickly as I could because of the lack of time and it was hard to gather information and analyse it and then come up with ideas because I did not get many back. I think that I did really well in this stage. Also I finished this stage early __Design Stage:__ This was the hardest stage, because I couldn't think of any designs. Even though I had all my specifications and I had done all that research. But in the end I think that my design were not too bad, they were okay. Most of the ideas came towards the end of this stage, so I was set back because I finished late, and then I started the next stage late. It was hard to make sure that all the specification were included in the design. I think that I evaluated the designs really well, I did not find it that hard, because as I was designing I was making sure that the specifications were there, so I had ideas as to what I would say for each specification. I think that I justified why I chose my design fully and clearly.

__Create Stage:__ This was my favourite stage, because I found Gimp 2 quite easy to use. I kept making improvisations when I couldn't do something. I think that in the end the phone came out good and it looked like the design. There are different ways of doing many things and having the same outcome or a similar outcome that does not look to different to the design. Even though we did not have a plan for this unit, it was easy to create the design.

I did better in this unit compared to the last again because I really understood what we had to do for each stage. I think If I could improve the design, I would change the specifications about the dimensions and change the dimensions, because the phone looks weird, the shape does not suit the dimensions and the buttons are forced to be that shape (squashed). I think for future reference I should try to start things early and not leave things till the last minute where I am in panic and can't do as quality work because of time.