Design for the FUTURE
︎Explore ‘the future’ as a design tool:
Design is all around us, the buildings that we live and learn in and the seats we are sitting in, these often commonplace items are the result of not only aesthetic decisions but also practical solutions for everyday problems such as the need for shelter, the urge for comfort and the desire to acquire knowledge.
Proving that inspiration is all around us, our daily world will offer up prompts, ideas and themes to ultimately identify a solution to an everyday problem. Through this process we will explore the concept of speculative design, how imagination feeds the design process and how these design investigations can impact society.
My name is Tammy and I will be leading the Design for the FUTURE project with you. Please follow along with me in the different design processes as we embark on a journey of design and creativity. These videos will hopefully help you to better understand the design processes used in industry as I take you through my own way of working.
︎CLICK HERE if you would like to access the text only version of this session
This is what we’ll be covering today:
︎Intro
︎Research
︎Develop
︎Define
︎Final Outcome
︎Intro
︎Research
︎Develop
︎Define
︎Final Outcome
To take part in this session you need:
︎Paper
︎Drawing materials
︎Glue stick
︎Research content e.g. photocopies of images from books, webpages and galleries
︎Paper
︎Drawing materials
︎Glue stick
︎Research content e.g. photocopies of images from books, webpages and galleries
︎Intro
Join me as I take you through my design ethos for my most recent project, inspired by the structure of the human skeleton with a focus on biomimicry and sustainability.
︎Task 1
Discuss the following
︎What do you think a world of the future will be like?
︎How will things like fashion or architecture adapt amid climate change?
︎How can clothes help us to maintain a social distance?
︎What type of transport will people use in the future?
︎How will people communicate on a daily basis?
Use the case studies below to stimulate ideas.
︎Case Study 1︎Tobias Truebenbacher
PAPILIO is a wind powered streetlamp with an insect friendly light spectrum. The energy it produces is climate-neutral, reducing the consumption of unrenewable energy resources that are having an increasing impact on humans and nature in the modern world. The lamp is aesthetically pleasing, enriching public spaces as well as providing a non-polluting energy source.
︎CLICK HERE to see more of Tobias’s work
︎ Case study 2
︎ Michael Pawlyn
This biorock pavilion is a conceptual design for an ampitheatre-like event space that could be grown underwater. The design is an example of biomimicry, as it draws inspiration from the form of a shell. It adheres to the Fibonacci mathematical sequence that is constantly observed throughout nature. The main structure of the pavilion would be a network of very thin steel rods, which would be immersed in a solution of minerals. An electric current would then run through the steel skeleton, allowing the rest of the structure to ‘grow’ as minerals calcify on top of the main structure.
︎CLICK HERE to see more of Michael’s work
︎Case study 3
︎ M. Pokorný and P. Šelc
In the wake of new technological and industrial advancements, more buildings are being built in the natural habitat of insects. This is a problem as insects are responsible for a large amount of the most important processes that take place in nature to keep the ecosystem running. These sculptures act as ‘insect hotels’, allowing for any insects in the surrounding area to carry out their processes in a concentrated space without any disruption from human activity.
︎CLICK HERE to see more of M. Pokorný’s and P. Šelc’s work
︎Research
Watch this video as I explain the importance of primary and secondary research and how this can be applied within your work.
I will also walk you through some drawing exercises, these include:
︎Drawing for 10 seconds
︎With non-dominant hand (30 seconds)
︎ Continuous line (60 seconds)
︎Two different drawing instruments (60 seconds)
A few others you could try drawing:
︎Upside down
︎Only the negative space from the image
︎A small section of the image in great detail
︎Define
During the define stage it is important to shortlist the range of researched you have collated and decide what really defines your project as a whole.
︎Task 3
In this stage it is expected that you create a moodboard to stimulate your initial ideas ready for development. Use collage and mixed media to create a storyboard which sums up your research and drawing so far.
︎Develop
Following on from the define stage, you will be developing a range of ideas stemming from your initial ideas enabling you to eventually produce a final outcome. I’m going to show you how I work through this stage through paper sculpture and maybe you could also develop your own way of working to facilitate making your final design more interesting.
︎Final outcome
At the final stage of the design process it is important to explore every avenue of your ideas. This relates to scale, colour scheme and any final design decision you might like to make. Watch the video to see how I used my development and research to feed my idea for the final outcome.
︎Now that you have watched me talk through my design process it’s down to you.
Use your research and mixed media work to create a story board which communicates your idea. Draw your idea or build a 3D model. Name the parts, label and annotate.
︎What problem does your design solve?
︎What materials would you need to realise your design?
︎Does all of the technology currently exist?
Use your research and mixed media work to create a story board which communicates your idea. Draw your idea or build a 3D model. Name the parts, label and annotate.
︎What problem does your design solve?
︎What materials would you need to realise your design?
︎Does all of the technology currently exist?
︎Celebration Event
We’re really looking forward to seeing the work you created for this section.
Scan the QR code or CLICK HERE to share your images and take part in the UWE Celebration Event.
Please submit project work by the 7th of July and make sure you type in the name of your school, your first name and your year group before you press post.
The pictures will be posted on the padlet site and will be shared on the Outreach Project website from 12th July.
We’re really looking forward to seeing the work you created for this section.
Scan the QR code or CLICK HERE to share your images and take part in the UWE Celebration Event.
Please submit project work by the 7th of July and make sure you type in the name of your school, your first name and your year group before you press post.
The pictures will be posted on the padlet site and will be shared on the Outreach Project website from 12th July.
