Podcasts by Design for beginners - for iPod/iPhone
How do you create depth and tone on paper? How do you create a cd case from scratch? Steve Garner, Professor of Design at The Open University answers these questions and others in this introduction to design basics. All design begins with translating ideas on to a canvas, and this collection encourages you to begin thinking about design principles from how letters are shaped to creating three dimensional models.
This material forms part of The Open University course U101 Design thinking.
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Transcript -- Shapes of letters from 2011-05-27T05:32:22
Steve Garner uses a newspaper to show how you can observe shapes of letters.
ListenTone in design from 2011-05-27T05:31:23
Steve Garner gives examples of how to create a range of tones.
ListenTranscript -- Tone in design from 2011-05-27T05:31:22
Steve Garner gives examples of how to create a range of tones.
ListenThe overlay technique from 2011-05-27T05:30:23
Steve Garner uses the overlay technique to replicate a picture of a chair.
ListenTranscript -- The overlay technique from 2011-05-27T05:30:22
Steve Garner uses the overlay technique to replicate a picture of a chair.
ListenHow to make a scale model of a chair from 2011-05-27T05:29:23
Steve Garner creates a scale chair from a cereal box.
ListenTranscript -- How to make a scale model of a chair from 2011-05-27T05:29:22
Steve Garner creates a scale chair from a cereal box.
ListenTranscript -- How to make a CD case from 2011-05-27T05:28:22
Steve Garner explains how to make a CD case.
ListenTranscript -- How to make a cardboard mug from 2011-05-27T05:27:22
Transcript -- Steve Garner creates a card board mug using a real mug as a template.
ListenTranscript -- How to make a cardboard mug from 2011-05-27T05:27:22
Transcript -- Steve Garner creates a card board mug using a real mug as a template.
ListenTranscript -- How to make a cardboard mug from 2011-05-27T05:27:22
Steve Garner creates a card board mug using a real mug as a template.
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