How do Ideas Grow
GrowthofConceptsintoIni1alIdeas
GrowthofIni1alIdeasinto
DetailedIdeas
GrowthofDetailedIdeasintoFullyDevelopedFinal
Solu1on
Concepts Ini1alIdeas
Ini1alIdeas DetailedIdeas
DetailedIdeas FullyDevelopedFinalSolu1on
• Whatifmindmaps• ThinkingOutsidetheBoxMind
Maps• DrivenfromResearch(Theme,
Consumerprofile,Exis1ngProducts)
• Sketches• QuickCAD• SketchModels
• DetailedCADmodels• DetailedPrototypesmadefrom
cardorappropriatematerialstotestthevalidity,func1on,manufactureofideas.
• Sketches• QuickCAD• SketchModels
• DetailedCADmodels• DetailedPrototypesmadefrom
cardorappropriatematerialstotestthevalidity,func1on,manufactureofideas.
• ExactscaledrawingsandorCADmodels
• 2Ddrawing(plan,side,front)Orthographic
• CuOngPlans
How do Ideas Grow
■ Keep the drawings simple.
■ Make the drawings large.
■ Only use colour when it is important.
■ Use notes that ...
◆ ask questions
◆ describe things
◆ suggest materials
◆ given reasons.
NO idea is a BAD idea If you draw an idea and you don’t thinks that it is a good idea then you should still present it in your paper work regardless. Why?
- It shows development of ideas = Higher Marks
- Elements/Parts of that “Bad” idea may spark inspiration for another idea.
- How can I improve that idea.
How do Ideas Grow
Initial Ideas - Communication
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If you were an Architect, which Sketch would you use to present your idea of the Sydney Opera House to a panel of Judges?
Jorn Utzon
There is a lot of VALUE in every Sketch, GOOD or BAD. Sketches are simple and communicate an idea.
Initial Ideas Method 5: Morphing
Initial Shapes Morphed designs Refined shapes
Morphingisadesignstrategywhereyougraduallychangetheshapestepbystep.
Initial Ideas Method 5: Morphing
Initial Shapes Morphed designs Refined shapes
Morphingisadesignstrategywhereyougraduallychangetheshapestepbystep.
