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[Design] Assignment 2.3 Visual Expression II – 2D Sketches
Assignment: Watch the video for demonstrations and to practice drawing orthographic projections (2D views of a 3D object) and cross sections of a chair. The goal of this assignment is to build on your basic sketching techniques and to introduce you to orthographic projections and cross sections as tools for visual expression. This assignment is intended…
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[Design] Assignment 2.2 User Needs
Assignment: Interview at least five different individuals who you believe share the gap you are addressing for your course project. These interviews should be done in person, preferably in the person’s „use environment“. Using the methods from the videos on user needs, identify the user needs. Your website should have a blog post titled „Assignment…
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[Design] Assignment 2.1 Design Problem Definition
Assignment: Beginning with the challenge you addressed for yourself last week, refine the definition of the design problem using the five-whys methodology. Some definitions of the problem should be more specific and some more general than the one you addressed last week for yourself. Please note that it is acceptable if your gap changes quite…
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[Design] Assignment 1.4 Design for You
Assignment: Using whatever method you’d like (understanding that we haven’t yet taught you any methods), design an artifact that addresses your gap for you personally. That is, solve your own problem. Create some kind of visual expression of the design (e.g., a sketch, drawing, illustration, diagram). Create some kind of simple prototype of the artifact.…
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[Design] Assignment 1.3 Visual Expression I – Basics
Assignment: Watch the Visual Expression I video and use the techniques you learned to draw a sketch of a chair. The goal of this assignment is to get you comfortable with the basics of sketching to ensure you create a quality output of the visual expression of your design to submit. Create a blog post…