Research on Multi-Purpose Portfolio

KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF ART

DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATED RURAL ART AND INDUSTRY

GROUP 14

MULTI-PURPOSE PORTFOLIO FOR ART STUDENTS

GROUP MEMBERS

* ADU SARFO DAVID 5522411

* AMUZU ERNEST KWAME 6255311

* ASAMOAH AGYEI JUDE 6256411

* DONKOR JOHNSON OPOKU 6259811

* ASARE ISAAC 6257211

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

As artists in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology, it is quite disheartening to be involved in the tedious work of carrying a portfolio, a bag and a drawing board to class almost always. There are times when students need to go about their daily activities briskly but find themselves locked up among the three items mentioned above. Sometimes also, students forget to pick important items needed or even find the load exhausting and therefore the need to cut them to size.

This research aims at coming up with a multipurpose portfolio which will at least eliminate the task of having to carry a bag and drawing board in addition to the current portfolios in use. The new portfolio also has the ability to withstand some harsh weather conditions due to the material used for production.

DEFINITION OF KEYWORDS

* Portfolio as defined by the free dictionary is a portable case for holding materials such as loose papers, photographs or drawings. Another definition for a portfolio is, it is the materials collected in such a case especially when representative of a person’s work. Our research makes use of the first definition such that our final product will serve as a case for storage.

* Multi-purpose means having multiple uses. For example, our multi-purpose portfolio has three uses. The uses are:

1. Used for storage of papers, photographs, drawings, pencils, colours, etc.

2. Our portfolio also has an in-built drawing board compartment...