Lesson #6: Transforming sketches into a proposal-part 3
Part of the unit: Two-Dimensional Furniture Design |
LESSON
Materials
Scissors, glue, the same selection of drawing materials used in previous lessons; all student drawings, models, and materials; and paper large enough to accommodate collaging of these design drawings and materials, as well as additional text.
Resources
A selection of proposal drawings and brochures. i.e. from:
- Design for Life-Drawing of Henry Dreyfuss design of Polaroid Automatic 100,Seat for Electra 100 airplane;
- Eames furniture brochures at www.loc.gov/exhibits/eames/furniture.html,
- Promo photos of Argentin Batti's Placentero chair.
1. Distribute students' proposal drawings, models, and materials. Have them begin by cutting out their proposal drawings and experiment with layout of their drawings on larger paper.
2. When students have arrived at a layout that works for them, using collage and a selection of drawing materials, students will complete their design proposals.
3. While they are working, encourage students to treat the entire page like a canvas and "keep the viewer's eyes in mind." Encourage them to use the guiding questions on the board as a checkpoint for themselves and their progress.
View one or two students' completed proposal drawings along with their initial sketches and three-dimensional models. Discuss their thought process and the visual impact that their proposal drawings create.
- What is the most attractive feature in his/her design? How can you tell?
- What sort of name can you give your chair to target your audience?
- What sort of name would match the function and form of your design?
Have students come up with a name for their concept chair. Give them guidelines:
- Name should be related to their concept, function, and form of their chair.
- Name should also target the needs of their targeted audience.