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Many profeshanal designers use cardboard to make quick prototypes. Dyson, the vacume cleaner company use it as a regular stage of prototyping.
 * The process starts off with the idears being sketched out || [[image:brief1.jpg width="372" height="183"]] ||
 * From the sketchs, a more detaled drawing is created || [[image:idea3.jpg width="369" height="192"]] ||
 * using the drawing a paper and card model is made || [[image:idea0.jpg width="366" height="192"]] ||
 * After the model is made, changes and alternitive idears can tryed out || [[image:idea4.jpg width="366" height="195"]] ||
 * when everyone is happy with the paper and card model, work starts on foam to achive the bits that have curves. || [[image:idea7.jpg width="368" height="143"]] ||
 * the foam+card model is used to make a model out of cheep plastic || [[image:idea5.jpg width="370" height="173"]] ||
 * eventuly the real vacume cleener is made and testing starts. || [[image:evaluation3.jpg width="368" height="182"]] ||

Dyson have a web sight that contains further information including resorces for teachers and a "make your own cyclone" (i have a copy of it here in my " Things to make out of card " page ). Dysons' webpage can be found [|here]

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