Lesson #4: Transforming sketches into a proposal-part 1
Part of the unit: Two-Dimensional Furniture Design |
LESSON
Materials
ebony pencils, erasers, rulers, Sharpie markers, watercolor paper
Resources
What is Design? poster
Patent Room: Art of Industrial Design at www.patentroom.com
Doodles, Drafts and Design: Industrial Drawings for the Smithsonian at www.sil.si.edu/exhibitions/doddles.
1. Distribute students' chair models and sketches. Have them spend a moment looking and choosing points of view to draw from.
2. Post the following guiding questions on the board for students to refer to:
- Which angle(s) will best show your chair's function?
- What can you add to show your chair's function?
- Which angle(s) will best show your chair's form?
- How will you show the size of your chair?
- How many angles do you need to draw to show the overall "feel" of your chair?
- Will you outline your chair with Sharpie markers or leave it as is?
Choose two or three students' drawings that show their chair design's function, form, and scale. View along with their sketch models and discuss:
- What kind of function does this chair have? How can you tell?
- What do you think it's like sitting on it? How can you tell?
- What did he/she do to show the scale of the chair?
- What kind of material or color do you think would best attract your targeted audience? Why?
Have students derive ideas from their environment by being extra aware of the materials that everyday products are made of. Have them write down ideas for materials that their chairs can be made of, while keeping their targeted audience in mind.