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The design of everyday things by Don Norman
The Design of Everyday Things is considered essential product design reading. He is excellent at introducing concepts and painting them with examples that make them easier to understand. He shares useful tips that can help you design more usable products.
Product Design by Alex Milton
This design book introduces the reader to the field of product design and the crucial role of a product designer within it. It provides a rich overview of influential design movements, with examples from prominent product designers.
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Watching tasks:
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Listening tasks:
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Writing tasks:
Product Review
Imagine that you are a design journalist. Write a review of two different products that you use everyday.
Pencil Case Task
Choose a product from your pencil case. Imagine that you are that product.
Write a story about your life-cycle.
A Product That's Changed the World
Write about an innovative product that you feel has changed the world.
Creative thinking tasks:
Creative thinking tasks:
Reaching for the Stars
Find out about the different space craft that have helped humans reach for the stars by building scale models of them.
Nets and templates can be found on the STEM website.
Brand logo redesign
Graphics: Redesign a existing chocolate brand logo.
What would you change?
Think about the font, design, colour, theme and images used.
Read this article about Dieter Rams' 10 principles of good design.
Design a product that meets as many of these rules as possible.
Visiting/virtual visiting tasks:
Visiting/virtual visiting tasks:
Visit John Lewis especially the lighting, furniture, electrical and homeware departments to help with your future projects.
The Design Museum in London is a great place to see lots of modern, iconic products in one place.
One of the world largest collections of objects from fashion to furniture.
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