Object, Space and Communicate: An introduction to Design

 Jurgen Bey: Work Sofa PROOF, 2008.

United Colors of Benetton, Advert, 1996.

Tejo Remy: 'You Can't Lay Down Your Memory' Chest of Drawers,1991 (Droog Design)

Aitor Throup: 'On the Effects of Ethnic Stereotyping' (AKA '22 July 2005'), Spring/Summer 2013 Collection.

Neasden Control Centre: http://neasdencontrolcentre.com/

[DESIGN] Rationale

This introductory project will broaden your awareness of contemporary design practice and help you to think conceptually in response to a given theme. Design is a very broad term. It covers a diverse range of fields from Product Design to Architecture, Applied Arts and Crafts (Glass/Metal/Ceramics) to Interior Design, Graphic Communication Design and Packaging to Fashion Design, Interactive Design and New Media. All design follows a similar process, a principle of solving problems by using appropriate and varied media determined by the brief.

In all these specialist areas there are certain skills that are universal:

–      They are visually creative activities

–      They address human needs and often have a social agenda

–      They require problem solving and lateral thinking

–      They should challenge convention and develop tradition

–      They require a good understanding of materials and process

–      They involve communication and working with other people

–      They often address design briefs set by others

–      They require strong verbal and visual presentation

–      They often consider form and function in equal measure

Student sketchbook and design development work: Seating/Furniture Project.

Resources

Craft knife, steel rule, paper, card, masking tape, digital camera and a selections of other materials for 2D and 3D work. A newspaper and a magazine - to be used for collage.

Research

If you have time, you can begin some research into the following processes, themes and design outcomes:

Score – Cut – Crease – Fold – Pleat  – Hinge – Loop – Slice – Balance – Unfold – Twist – Flex – Comfort – Shelter – Contain ­– Scale ­– Domestic – Environment – Consume – Space – Message – Package – Product – Garment – Architecture – Advert – Interior/Exterior – Accessory – Furniture...