A course explore design solutions to everyday problems. Students will work individually and in groups, following principles of AGILE and SCRUM, in the areas of industrial design, architecture, user experiences, front end web development, and data visualization. Students will first learn about each area in successive units and then spend the rest of the semester working on independently created projects. All projects will follow the design process: Define the Problem, Do Background Research, Specify Requirements, Brainstorm Solutions, Choose the Best Solution, Do Development Work,Build a Prototype, Test and Redesign
Unit – intro
- VIDEO: porcine problem solving
- syllabus
- expectations
- GRADING info!!!!!
- VIDEO: design that makes a difference
- VIEW: what is design?
- Objectified Trailer
- other examples
- Jonathan Ive
- Macbook
- the design process
- portfolio needs
- VIDEO: innovation veggie peeler example
- Preparing for the class
- Start Agile/Scrum process in the classroom
- Sign up for Trello
- INTRODUCTORY ASSIGNMENT: polar bears
- VIDEO: advice for designers
- DISCUSS: swiffer design process and Hippo water containers
- ACTIVITY: make a class list of safety and clean up procedures. view available prototype materials.
- VIDEO: advice for designers
- ACTIVITY: in 15 minutes build something that will make life better for someone using only spaghetti and marshmallows
- SLIDES: ideation advice
- VIEW: Osborn’s checklist for transforming ideas also HERE
- VIDEO: using the checklist
- VIDEO: mind mapping
- VIDEO: more advice about creativity
- VIEW and DISCUSS: getting your ideas on paper
- VIEW: Design Thinking infographic – Vietnamese example
Architecture Units
Unit – Technical/Perspective Drawing and Architecture
- learn about six methods of creating space here
- examples of linear and atmospheric perspective, and combining
- aerial/atmospheric and contrast
- examples and here
- instructions
- roof instructions
- intro to architecture video
- VIDEO: architecture in Chicago
- Thinking like an architect
- ASSIGNMENT 4– Architectural drawing in 2 point perspective
- You must have at least 5 boxes touching each other
- You must use at least 3 architectural details from the handout
- isometric drawing and orthographic projections
- technical drawing packet
- isometric graph paper
- class test
Unit – Architecture History
- examples
- Boston examples
- assign
- rubric
- sketchup bootcamp
- Bill Nye on Architecture
- space and light video
- VIDEO: Moshe Safdie
- VIDEO: building with bamboo
- in class critique
- architecture fails 1 2
Unit – Architecture Refugee
- FULL ASSIGNMENT HERE
- katrina cottages
- 101 prefab
- current prefab
- tumbleweed house
- tiny house blog
- video
- VIDEO: flat pack housing
- rubric
- in class critique
Unit – Front End Web Development
- VIDEO: How the internet works
- Intro to HTML
- Best Practices
- html very basics
- html elements, nested elements, closing tags, and empty elements
- try it editor
- Code Academy
- color resources: adobe, 0to255, colourlovers, encycolorpedia, webcolordata, design seeds from photos
- Intro to CSS
- Box Model
- clearfix hack
- design aspects
- Harmonious Design
- 10 principles of design
- project
Unit -Industrial Design – furniture
furniture
- Principles and Elements in chairs
- assign
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- aesthetics
- Aesthetics and Pleasure type -what elements of aesthetics or pleasure type does your product incorporate? Listing of them HERE
- ergonomics 1 2 3
- materials
- more materials
- joints
- Kagan
- video: iDesign
- timeline/designers
- presentation
- VIDEO: flat pack light and chairs and more
- ACTIVITY: research different schools that offer industrial design programs, including what you need to include in a portfolio. list HERE
Unit – Infographics and Data Visualization
- What is Data Visualization?
- Intro to Illustrator
- Characters made with Illustrator: panda, penguin, reindeer, octopus, owl, monster, bunny,mechanic
- slideshow
- Cool Infographics and examples of infographics on Pinterest
- Exercise: evaluate the following Ebola Infographics. Which is the bet and why? what are the best and worst features of each? HERE
- infographics about infographics
- The LATCH principle: video and explanation
- Layout advice and Dos and Donts
- color resources: adobe, 0to255, colourlovers, encycolorpedia, webcolordata, design seeds from photos
- ASSIGNMENT
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- Choose a topic of study from something you have learned this year in one of your classes That is your main idea / thesis.
- Research your topic and try to seek out differences, statistics, and data. Infographics aim to allow the reader to draw conclusions
- Compile all data. Data should support main idea / thesis.
- Draw a wireframe (rough sketch) of the infographic
- Use piktochart to create
- Include at least 2 images that you made in illustrator
- Include at least 3 charts showing statistics
- Each area/point should have a graphic with it. Graphics enhance and support the data.
- Flow of data should make sense (inverted pyramid or chronological or other method)
- The layout and design have a purpose; organize the graphics and text to communicate ideas effectively
- All the elements are lined up and the infographic shows deliberate choices in design, layout, and neatness.
- Make sure to cite all sources! They must be in small type at the bottom of the infographic.
- Correct grammar
- Rubric
Unit -Industrial Design – lamp or transportation
- lamps
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- examples
- abstract emotions
- aesthetics
- Aesthetics and Pleasure type -what elements of aesthetics or pleasure type does your product incorporate? Listing of them HERE
- planning sheet
- IDEO
- -materials: materials and more materials
- -joints and fixings: joints, more joints, even more joints
- -ergonomics: 1 2 3
- video: id at CCA
- video: iDesign
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transportation
EXAM INFO: make a model and a poster ( including the following ) and present at exam
- Written paragraphs/bullet points/images where you:
- Define the Problem you are solving
- Do Background Research (materials, design techniques, other stuff)
- Specify Requirements (size or other factors)
- Brainstorm Solutions (your thumbnail sketches)
- Choose the Best Solution (your final sketches:drawn and in sketchup (at least 2 views of each))
- Do Development Work (talk to others/critique/write down comments and your reflection and response)
- Build a Prototype (make a 3-d model)
- Test and Redesign (write about any changes you made during this process)
- Give verbal presentation about your industrial design project
- rubric will be HERE and Checklist for poster HERE
Unit – UX
- What is User Experience Design?
- Anthropology bootcamp
- wireframing
- Dining Hall recycling problem
Unit – whole class project – School Nurse Suite
- Assignment:
- Children’s Hospital Design Grows Up
- Healthcare Design Magazine
- Nationwide Children’s Design
- Shepley Bulfinch healthcare projects
Choice of Independent Project
- info coming soon
Possible Independent Projects
Unit – re-design
Unit – solve problem
- examples
- assign
- planning sheet
- enviro issues
- rubric
- in class critique
- video: iDesign
Unit – adaptive
- examples
- assign
- planning sheet
- rubric
- video: ___
- video: dean kamenand here
- in class critique
- video
Unit – Public Buildings and Landscapes
- Governer’s Island
- High Line 1 2
- Mill. Park 1 2 3 4 5
- LandscapeArch/FLO
- skate parks 1 2
- Dubai 1 2 3 4
- UNITY & VARIETY
- rubric
- in class critique