In this course, students are introduced to the basic tools and practices of prototyping for product design, with a special focus on alternative outputs and products as storytelling devices. This may include a combination of physical products, accessory design, and fine art applications. Students will be introduced to the work of designers who occupy spaces at the intersection of product design, art, jewelry design, and the constructed environment. While exploring basic tools, materials, and practices associated with prototyping, students will begin by sketching their initial ideas in analog and physical form. The sketches will be developed into prototypes by incorporating a variety of processes, including simple sewing, woodworking and metalworking, ceramics, and 3D printing. Students will be asked to experiment with a range of materials and methods to build prototypes. Students will create a final prototype for a designed product that incorporates the key components and methods of storytelling, technical design, and structural form.

In this course, students are introduced to the basic tools and practices of prototyping for product design, with a special focus on alternative outputs and products as storytelling devices. This may include a combination of physical products, accessory design, and fine art applications. Students will be introduced to the work of designers who occupy spaces at the intersection of product design, art, jewelry design, and the constructed environment. While exploring basic tools, materials, and practices associated with prototyping, students will begin by sketching their initial ideas in analog and physical form. The sketches will be developed into prototypes by incorporating a variety of processes, including simple sewing, woodworking and metalworking, ceramics, and 3D printing. Students will be asked to experiment with a range of materials and methods to build prototypes. Students will create a final prototype for a designed product that incorporates the key components and methods of storytelling, technical design, and structural form.