Design and Designing - for iPad/Mac/PC
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 years ago - ★★★ - 32 ratingsHow 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.
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Transcript -- Design and designing
March 08, 2010 02:55 - 18.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A short introduction to this album
Introduction to drawing
May 21, 2008 00:04 - 2 minutes - 24.5 MB VideoControlling fingers and wrist to draw shapes and letters.
Transcript -- Introduction to drawing
May 21, 2008 00:04 - 20.4 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Controlling fingers and wrist to draw shapes and letters.
Shading and toning
May 21, 2008 00:03 - 2 minutes - 31.7 MB VideoUsing pencil shading to show tone.
Transcript -- Shading and toning
May 21, 2008 00:03 - 20.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Using pencil shading to show tone.
Modeling a chair
May 21, 2008 00:02 - 2 minutes - 29.4 MB VideoHow to make a cardboard model of a chair from a cereal carton.
Transcript -- Modeling a chair
May 21, 2008 00:02 - 20.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How to make a cardboard model of a chair from a cereal carton.
Making a cd case
May 21, 2008 00:01 - 1 minute - 15.6 MB VideoHow to make a CD case using simple materials.
Transcript -- Making a cd case
May 21, 2008 00:01 - 19.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How to make a CD case using simple materials.
Generating ideas through practice
May 21, 2008 00:00 - 1 minute - 18.6 MB VideoSimple techniques for designing CD cases.
Transcript -- Generating ideas through practice
May 21, 2008 00:00 - 19.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Simple techniques for designing CD cases.
Experimenting with shapes
May 20, 2008 23:59 - 3 minutes - 42.8 MB VideoMaking a cardboard mug using different shapes and techniques.
Transcript -- Experimenting with shapes
May 20, 2008 23:59 - 21.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Making a cardboard mug using different shapes and techniques.
Sketching elevations in design
May 20, 2008 23:58 - 4 minutes - 43.2 MB VideoLearning how to draw different views of a model.
Transcript -- Sketching elevations in design
May 20, 2008 23:58 - 21.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Learning how to draw different views of a model.
Developing perspective
May 20, 2008 23:57 - 1 minute - 15.1 MB VideoUsing an overlay technique to create designs.
Transcript -- Developing perspective
May 20, 2008 23:57 - 20.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Using an overlay technique to create designs.
Orthographic views of a vase
May 20, 2008 23:56 - 2 minutes - 27.3 MB VideoHow to sketch views of an object.
Transcript -- Orthographic views of a vase
May 20, 2008 23:56 - 19.4 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How to sketch views of an object.
Drawing in perspective
May 20, 2008 23:55 - 2 minutes - 30.6 MB VideoHow to draw in two perspectives, to create a representation of a 3D object.
Transcript -- Drawing in perspective
May 20, 2008 23:55 - 20.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How to draw in two perspectives, to create a representation of a 3D object.
The vanishing point technique
May 20, 2008 23:54 - 3 minutes - 32.7 MB VideoHow to draw tall objects using the vanishing point technique.
Transcript -- The vanishing point technique
May 20, 2008 23:54 - 20.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How to draw tall objects using the vanishing point technique.
Creating quick perspective cubes
May 20, 2008 23:53 - 3 minutes - 31.7 MB VideoHow to draw cubes without using the vanishing point technique, and how this can be used as a building block to more complex designs.
Transcript -- Creating quick perspective cubes
May 20, 2008 23:53 - 20.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How to draw cubes without using the vanishing point technique, and how this can be used as a building block to more complex designs.
Cubic designs
May 20, 2008 23:52 - 2 minutes - 33.2 MB VideoUsing the 'Y' technique to extend cubic designs when creating a projection.
Transcript -- Cubic designs
May 20, 2008 23:52 - 20.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Using the 'Y' technique to extend cubic designs when creating a projection.
Converting cubes into objects
May 20, 2008 23:51 - 3 minutes - 42.5 MB VideoHow to use simple drawing techniques to draw objects.
Transcript -- Converting cubes into objects
May 20, 2008 23:51 - 20.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How to use simple drawing techniques to draw objects.
Practicing hand movements
May 20, 2008 23:50 - 2 minutes - 27.2 MB VideoControlling your fingers and wrists when drawing ovals.
Transcript -- Practicing hand movements
May 20, 2008 23:50 - 35.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Controlling your fingers and wrists when drawing ovals.
Using ovals in design
May 20, 2008 23:49 - 2 minutes - 23.4 MB VideoCombining drawing techniques to draw cylindrical objects.
Transcript -- Using ovals in design
May 20, 2008 23:49 - 31.9 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Combining drawing techniques to draw cylindrical objects.
Sketching complex objects
May 20, 2008 23:48 - 6 minutes - 73 MB VideoUsing the drawing techniques of perspective, ovals, crating and outlining to draw a children's toy.
Transcript -- Sketching complex objects
May 20, 2008 23:48 - 39.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Using the drawing techniques of perspective, ovals, crating and outlining to draw a children's toy.
Sketching to communicate
May 20, 2008 23:47 - 2 minutes - 26.3 MB VideoHow sketches can be used to communicate instructions or information.
Transcript -- Sketching to communicate
May 20, 2008 23:47 - 20.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How sketches can be used to communicate instructions or information.
Folding bike re-invented
May 15, 2008 23:47 - 11 minutes - 129 MB VideoThe creative process that led to the design of the Strida bike.
Transcript -- Folding bike re-invented
May 15, 2008 23:47 - 72.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The creative process that led to the design of the Strida bike.
Refining the design
May 15, 2008 23:46 - 1 minute - 11.2 MB VideoThe importance of teamwork when refining a design.
Transcript -- Refining the design
May 15, 2008 23:46 - 19.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The importance of teamwork when refining a design.
The value of sketching
May 15, 2008 23:45 - 44 seconds - 8.2 MB VideoSketching as a trigger for creative design.
Transcript -- The value of sketching
May 15, 2008 23:45 - 19.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Sketching as a trigger for creative design.