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In this course, you will :
- Begin by learning about the history of tableware and food tools, then investigate their form, function, and symbolism.
- Choose the food artefact you want to create and gather references for variations and designs. Then Nicole walks you through a case study about food narratives to help you design your artefact.
- Make a mindmap to help you realise the full potential of your design and connect with it.
- Investigate the brainstorming process further by analysing your mindmap and extracting relevant insights to help shape your design.
- guides you through the process of asking yourself the right questions in order to solve potential design problems
- Create a "iteration grid" to help you develop the transformative narrative of your food artefact. Nicole walks you through the process of drawing out your ideas to give them meaning.
- Explore writing techniques to help encapsulate the depth of your ideas as you finalise the narrative behind your piece.
- After you've defined your ideas and narrative, it's time to create a prototype of your food artefact. Draw its dimensions, proportions, composition, and specifics.
- demonstrates how to build your prototypes by first detailing their dimensions.
Syllabus :
1. The Eating Artifact
- History of Tableware and Food Tools
- Selection and Collection
- Examples
2. Connecting with Your Object
- Mind Map
- Insights
- "How Might We" Questions
3. Narratives
- Customizing Your Iteration Grid
- Drawing Your Ideas
- Defining Your Narrative
4. Prototype and Final Piece
- Prototype Drawing
- Prototype Building
- Final Piece (Artisan)
- Art Direction
