We skipped the year end project last year, but it's back again this year. While previous years we've focused on graphic design-related things, this year it's "industrial design".
Industrial design, you say? Does this mean we'll be drawing a factory?
No, industrial design is the design of any item that's mass-produced. From toothbrushes to toilets, from chairs to cars, from blenders to telephones. Industrial designers are the people who sketch, model, and make these items.
For now, we're thinking of the project being design a piece of furniture. It can be either futuristic or fun, but it should be something that no one's ever seen before. (ie, don't just draw the chair you bought at the store.) The key is to make it unique, while still making it usable. A chair just isn't a chair unless it can be sat on.
You'll be drawing the item you imagine from the front, the side, and the top.
Should you start now? No. Maybe brainstorm some ideas, but don't start all-out on it, until we've had some slideshows of cutting-edge industrial design, and more importantly firmed up the concept. There's nothing worse than doing an assignment that isn't going to be assigned.
