3D Design

3D Design Goals: The 3D Design students will learn about the design process when they create and design different projects. Most projects will focus on certain parts of the design process, but the Cardboard Stool and Puzzle Lamp projects will take the students through the process from beginning to end. I will use the attached poster as a reference chart. Also, students will be able to learn the importance of the principle, "form follow function"; the shape of the object should be primarily based on its primary function or purpose. These are the same concepts that I had learned as an industrial design student at Carnegie-Mellon University, and then practiced as a designer for various companies.

3D Design Projects:

1- Oaxacan Creatures 2- Cardboard Stools 3- Stabiles

4- Puzzle Lamps 5- Whimsical Mugs 6- Package Design

A statement from the Colorado Academic Art Standards:

"Although imagination and intuition drive the artist's work, great art requires established skill sets, dedication, perseverance, and the personal discipline necessary to transform ideas into quality products".

As my students learn to understand and experience the design process, they are acquiring the skills, knowledge and discipline needed to transform their ideas into realized products.

My students will learn to "think" and problem solve specific problems. Sometimes this process opens doors to new ideas that could solve more difficult, multi-dimensional problems. "Design Thinking" is a term that describes such a process of problem-solving. "Design Thinking" was originally adopted for business purposes, by designer David Kelley.

The Design Process chart is attached below.