The Creative Process: Prototyping Lab
The goal of today’s class is to think differently about design. There are two
processes:
Divergent – brainstorming, don’t critique, generate as many ideas as
possible. This is a process where you should not be afraid to say
ideas, nothing is thrown out.
Convergent - critique, narrow down, throw some out, maybe narrow
from 50 to 10 ideas.
Some ideas are good enough to not throw out right away – they might have
potential. In the end, if there are no good ideas, you go back to
brainstorming or look again at some you threw out.
Today we will work with many different materials. We will try out some
different things you can use to build your ideas. Kurt works in steel faster
than in CAD, it is part of his creative process. He has a friend who works in
watercolor before doing any drawing, to set up the mood before the form.
You should try out your creative process and find a medium you are creative
in.
Lab Practice
What should you make? Anything. Be creative, do what you want -- but
you have to explain it when you’re done. Do not work with your regular
group. You can mix mediums. You will have 15-20 minutes at a station, and
2-3 people per station.
Here are the stations:
• Foam - cut w/ hot wire, glue together
• T square, drafting – if you have your design when you go to a country,
you may discover they do not have the material you designed for, and
you may not have access to CAD
• Legos
• Watercolors
• Clay
• Nuts, bolts, popsicle sticks
• Cardboard, duct tape
• Bendable wire and paper clips
• CAD/Solidworks
Switch stations and repeat the process. You can continue working on the
thing you started with, or you can move on to something new.
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