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3D Design is a broad subject that stretches across fields, including architecture, theatre and set design, contemporary crafts, jewellery, furniture, puppetry, animation, interiors, environmental, product and automotive design.
Every day we interact with objects, spaces and structures which have been designed by someone; some of the best designs are the ones we don’t even notice because they perform their function so well.
3D Design is about problem-solving but it’s also about making our everyday activities enjoyable. Good design can evoke emotion, curiosity and enjoyment for the user; it can also shock and challenge.
Did you know? You can join our community – 3D Design at HSDC Havant has an Instagram account. Follow us – @hsdc3ddesign
Collect 20 images that show your broad understanding of the term “grip” by taking ten photos of your own and finding ten images on the internet. Your photos should be in focus and clearly showing your subject. Some suggestions to photograph are textures of non-slip surfaces; grip handles on tools or products; suction cups; examples of one material gripping another; devices for gripping such as clamps and paper clips; Velcro; discarded chewing gum; there are many more. Look at your surroundings both inside and outside and be creative. Suggestions for found images are natural world examples of grip such as gecko’s feet; animal claws or jaws; coiling vines; innovative design solutions from around the world or usually hidden grips such as a carpet gripper rod. Create a Pinterest Board, call it Summer Study Your Name, invite me to see it by typing in my email address, sarah.radford@hsdc.ac.uk, or save your images to a USB stick and bring it to your first lesson of the term.
There’s more to life than glue! Gather a selection of found objects and materials. This might be stuff from your recycling bin, natural materials, beach finds, broken toys, waste paper etc. Create a series of ten small samples showing different experimental ways to join the items or materials together. Be inventive: consider the many ways you could fix materials together such as binding, stitching, slotting, clipping, threading, tying, tucking, folding, weaving, stapling, coiling. Photograph your samples. Bring them to your first lesson of the term.
Select five of your samples from Activity 2 and draw them. Use line and tone (colour if you want to) to draw five of your samples showing the method you have used for joining.
Get ahead by starting to regularly read design journals. Dezeen is a reputable publication, providing a wealth of information and inspiration. Spend time clicking through the different sections of the website – Magazine, Architecture, Interiors, Design, Videos, Podcasts.
