Weekly schedule.
DesignBasics
§ Pleasantries and Warm-up
a. Distribute booklet 1 on schedule
b.Distribute materials for work
c. Sketch your dream product
d.Presentation of sketch with introduction
§ So what is design then?
a. Brainstorm on a common defenition
§ How to show your idea
a. Mediums of design
§ Language of a designer!
a. Sample of concept sketches
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§ PD/ID and the design horizon in general
a. difference between art & design?
b.Fields of design
c. Design as a career
§ A Video presentation on ID
§ Leisure Assignment: Research on PD/ID
a. What are the different fields of design?
b.Where can i study design?
c. What is your area of interest in design?
d.Sites to visit & learn
§ Basics of sketching – lines & circles
a. Elements of design
b.Line quality & weights
c. Geting Circles right
§ Assignment: select an existing product to redesign
a. Sample design plan
b.Explain target customer & typical usage
c. Collect images [magazines, internet, etc] - important
d.Create design plan n presentation format – explain USP
ConceptDesign
§ So what have you learnt last week?
§ Review of assignments – selection of product
§ Introduction to perspectives
a. Drawing simple shapes & forms
b.Drawing a product in perspective
§ Sketch your product
a. How to Generate concepts
b.Sketching side views of concepts
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§ Sketch your product
a. Creating front & perspective view of the product
§ Assignment: Collect Product sketches related to your product
ProductRendering
§ Review of assignments – refinement pointers
§ Introduction to rendering
a. Light effects
b.Differentiating Material
§ Assignment:Single light source rendering
a. Render product in single light source
b.Occlusion and shading
§ Advanced rendering Techniques
a. Creating front & perspective view of the product
b.Colour and reflection theory
c. Composition and Background
d.Introduction to Digital media
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§ Render your product for final presentation
§ Assignment: Preparation of powerpoint slides for presentation
a. Required slides in presentation
DesignPresentation
§ Review of assignments– refinement pointers
§ Introduction to Design prototyping
a. Why protyping is essential?
b.Soft and hard media of prototyping – video Presentation
§ Creating your portfolio
a. Pointers for effective Portfolio preparation
b.Presentation pointers
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§ Final Presenting about your product
a. Feedback
§ Workshop Conclusion
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
1. Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger, Product Design and Development,
Tata-McGraw-Hill, India
2. Workshop booklets
a. Schedule
b. Sketching
c. Rendering theory
d. Creating Porfolio
Arun Kumar Francis. Arun is a graduate of Center for Product Design and Manufacturing, IISc Bangalore. Presently, he is a Industrial Designer at TVS Motors Design Studio working on next generation automobile concepts. Arun's other passions are vintage bikes and Music.
