Advanced sketching, presentation & communication

For this phase in developing your skills you will: produce some 2D sketches using weight of line; sketch in 2 Point perpsective; learn how to present a 'composition' of an idea using 2D and 3D sketches; use markers at an Advanced level; digital sketching; foam modelling; CAD modelling; Hard foam modelling.

Before you start you need to research or else you won't know what to design or why. 

Firstly, decide on who you are designing the Table Lamp for. What design styles to they like? Could you make the ideas look like a particular company in terms of design i.e. a Table Lamp for Dyson; a Table Lamp for Aston Martin; a Table Lamp for Bang & Olufsen etc. etc. Also think about the materials that you may want to use and how you can combine / join these materials together. 

Secondly, you should conduct some initial research into current styles of Lamps and get ideas by conducting Google Images searches.

Lastly, you could use an AI software image generator (DreamStudio, Dalle, Midjourney etc.) to generate some initial concepts based on your criteria (key words). These could help give you starting points for sketches.

Components

Typically you would use bought in components like the example below (www.distinctiveobjects.co.uk) which include an On / Off button, LED's (colour changing) wires and a circuit board along with a power supply. You can of course use traditional light bulbs, edison style bulbs (old fashioned), LED strips etc. etc.

The initial concept design ideas sheet below is for Earpod headphones. Note how many sketches there are to begin with. 

The initial concept design ideas sheet below is for a Mist Diffuser. Note how many sketches there are to begin with. 

Add fine line pen (keeping it 'sketchy') Add a little shading in fine len pen (0.3) to show where light may hit or areas of shadow. You may wish to scan in your design sheet at this stage so that you have a copy ready to take into digital sketching.