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Design Aerobics

  • March 9th, 2005

http://www.designboom.com/aerobics/transformer.html
http://www.designboom.com/aerobics/

Italian eZine on design with online classes. They have articles and competitions and these classes…

Why: Ethos here is that design is process that must be kept up. Must keep your hand in the game or it wears out. I can but that… my drawing these days SUCKS ASS…. I’m sorry, was I shouting?
Differences: Series of classes. Charging for it … 59.00 for 2 month course. In the context of bigger publication. Theme is “keeping your hand in” Instructors
Ideas: How much history/context/back up are you really going to do? Is each week a mini site? 35 excercises of 2 months… wonder how they decided that? SO the past 2 have had interaction with people in either a public posting/moderated kind of way, or with instructors. Books don’t have that…. the importance of the final format once again rears its ugly head.

Excerpts & Notes

Transformer Chair Lesson Plan (40 Lessons)
http://www.designboom.com/aerobics/transformer.html

  • history part (10 lessons)
    context
  • basic design exercises (10 lessons)
    training practise
  • points of view (10 lessons)
    *design theory / comments by well known designers
    selected on the basis of their professional credentials and practical experience.
  • final design / individual project (10 lessons)
    the fun of designing a transformer chair !

Urban Lighting Plan(Newer format, 35 Lessons)
http://www.designboom.com/aerobics/easy.html

basic lessons
(15 lessons)
please read and practise at your own pace !

  • context (7 lessons)
  • design + society (4 lessons)
  • creativity skills / general training practise (4 lessons)

specific lessons
(20 lessons)
work on progress, please respect deadlines of homework !

  • aerobics exercises (6 lessons)
  • words of… (3 lessons)
    *design theory / comments by well known designers
    selected on the basis of their professional credentials and practical experience.
  • case histories (7 lessons)
    *design products by well known designers and newcomers
  • results / participants work (4 lessons)
    *** final design / the fun of designing an urban lamp !

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