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How do you start to design a product? Can drawing techniques be learned? And why is modelling such a useful technique? This album introduces the basic skills necessary to communicate ideas on paper, as well as revealing the step-by-step processes for making three-dimensional models of objects, showing perspective in drawings and sketching complex objects. It also features a case study of the Strida folding bicycle, an idea taken from initial drawings to marketed product. This material forms part of The Open University course T211 Design and designing.
- Duration 1 hour 15 mins
- Updated Monday 8th March 2010
- Introductory level
- Posted under Engineering & Technology
Track 1: Design and designing
A short introduction to this album
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Tracks in this podcast:
| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Design and designing | A short introduction to this album Play now Design and designing |
| 2 | Introduction to drawing | Controlling fingers and wrist to draw shapes and letters. Play now Introduction to drawing |
| 3 | Shading and toning | Using pencil shading to show tone. Play now Shading and toning |
| 4 | Modeling a chair | How to make a cardboard model of a chair from a cereal carton. Play now Modeling a chair |
| 5 | Making a cd case | How to make a CD case using simple materials. Play now Making a cd case |
| 6 | Generating ideas through practice | Simple techniques for designing CD cases. Play now Generating ideas through practice |
| 7 | Experimenting with shapes | Making a cardboard mug using different shapes and techniques. Play now Experimenting with shapes |
| 8 | Sketching elevations in design | Learning how to draw different views of a model. Play now Sketching elevations in design |
| 9 | Developing perspective | Using an overlay technique to create designs. Play now Developing perspective |
| 10 | Orthographic views of a vase | How to sketch views of an object. Play now Orthographic views of a vase |
| 11 | Drawing in perspective | How to draw in two perspectives, to create a representation of a 3D object. Play now Drawing in perspective |
| 12 | The vanishing point technique | How to draw tall objects using the vanishing point technique. Play now The vanishing point technique |
| 13 | Creating quick perspective cubes | How to draw cubes without using the vanishing point technique, and how this can be used as a building block to more complex designs. Play now Creating quick perspective cubes |
| 14 | Cubic designs | Using the 'Y' technique to extend cubic designs when creating a projection. Play now Cubic designs |
| 15 | Converting cubes into objects | How to use simple drawing techniques to draw objects. Play now Converting cubes into objects |
| 16 | Practicing hand movements | Controlling your fingers and wrists when drawing ovals. Play now Practicing hand movements |
| 17 | Using ovals in design | Combining drawing techniques to draw cylindrical objects. Play now Using ovals in design |
| 18 | Sketching complex objects | Using the drawing techniques of perspective, ovals, crating and outlining to draw a children's toy. Play now Sketching complex objects |
| 19 | Sketching to communicate | How sketches can be used to communicate instructions or information. Play now Sketching to communicate |
| 20 | Folding bike re-invented | The creative process that led to the design of the Strida bike. Play now Folding bike re-invented |
| 21 | Refining the design | The importance of teamwork when refining a design. Play now Refining the design |
| 22 | The value of sketching | Sketching as a trigger for creative design. Play now The value of sketching |
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