Rapid Design Skills - Prototyping pedagogy

Teaching industrial design can be prototyped just as well as a product.

Last week during a Monash University short course I explored the potential of 3D printers in a classroom context. I am particularly interested in using these new tools in the Master of Industrial Design program in China.

Students in the course had been asked on Day 1 to create a 3D package for a 'cookie' using card.

At 9.00am on Day 2 I chose a design concept and by 2pm presented it back to the class as a rendering, CAD model, technical drawing and a 3D print in ABS. We even shared the image of all this on Facebook.

The capacity to 3D print design concepts at your desk is now a reality and is changing the way we teach and learn industrial design.

Thanks to Vincent C for his creative PACMAN concept.

Rendering, CAD model, tech drawing 1:1 and rapid prototype.

Original creative PACMAN packaging concept by Vincent C.

3D print file preparations.

MakerBot 3D printer begins PACMAN prototype.

OPEN DAY - Monash University

Monash University Industrial Design Program director Selby Coxon discusses the program on Open Day 2012.

Industrial design concept sketching demo by Kou Hei Kawakami.

Industrial design concept sketches by Kou Hei Kawakami.

Monash University industrial design student Queena Le demonstrates automotive clay modelling on Open Day.

OPEN DAY 2012

Sunday 5th August

Monash University

Industrial Design

Caulfield Campus

Building G

10am-4pm

Mobi by Jack Martinich - Open Day

Monash University Open Day industrial design

Wacom Lab Monash University industrial design

Monash University Industrial Design

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Tate Anson - SOYA

Melbourne Movement member and RMIT alumnus industrial designer Tate Anson has entered the Spirit of Youth Awards for 2012.

I would encourage all to support emerging talent and vote in the people's choice for these awards.

Driven by the potential for new technology to reinvent and reinvigorate traditional furniture making Tate is emerging as a design talent and winning this award would greatly support his career.

An amazing twelve month mentorship from Marc Newson is on offer.

Good luck Tate.

To vote for Tate click link below and like his entry.

http://www.soya.com.au/entrants/10161281

Designer Tate Anson in Milan at the Salone Satellite 2012 pictured explaining the innovation of the Tryst stool to one of the hundreds of intrigued visitors.

Tate Anson with Melbourne Movement director Ian Wong at Salone Satellite 2012. 

www.tateanson.com

Ken Cato - Design Education agIdeas

The DIA Victorian branch Design Education Practice Group (DEPG) will conduct a forum for Victorian design educators with DIA Hall of Fame graphic designer Ken Cato on Thursday July 12th 5pm RMIT Building 55 (AMP) Cnr Queensberry & Cardigan streets.

The forum will celebrate and discuss the influence, impact and outcomes of agIdeas International Design Week on Victorian design education over 21 years.

Ken Cato

www.agideas.net

Booking: Trybooking. DIACATO

World Industrial Design Day - Melbourne

World Industrial Design Day drinks at the Mountain Goat Brewery in Richmond was a huge success with more than seventy designers and students gathering on a cold night for a cold one. Attendees included industrial designers from consultancies Outerspace Design Group, Ideation, Charlwood, Sprocket, Design+Industry, Jones Chijoff, Diadem, CP Design, staff designers from GM Holden, Ford, O-I, Neo Products, Buzz Products and Quest, along with students and staff from Monash, RMIT and Swinburne Universites. The event was organised by Mike Chijoff and the DIA Industrial Design Practice Group. A great night with industrial design tragics like yours truly shown the door at closing.

Mountain Goat Brewery - Richmond

World Industrial Design Day

World Industrial Design Day - Melbourne 2012

Industrial designers Mike Chijoff, Matt Lewandowski, Nik Hadaway, and John Neilsen celebrate World Industrial Design Day at the Mountain Goat Brewery.

Mandy Lau, Mark Bergin, Dominic Russo and Vincent Moog. 

http://www.dia.org.au/

Monash University - Automotive Clay Studio

Monash University industrial design students from the automotive clay studio elective Transport 3  presented speed form concept models to GM Holden Design on Friday 29th June. Michael Simcoe - Executive Director General Motors International Operations (GMIO) Design congratulated the students on their work and presentations.

'arachnid' speed form clay model by Monash University industrial design student Kai-Yu Chung.

Lecturer Mike Chester and Michael Simcoe - Executive Director General Motors International Operations (GMIO) Design discuss Kai-Yu Chung's 'arachnid'  speed form clay model. 

GM Holden - Head of Exterior Design Guy Burgoyne discusses the concept and development sketches  for the 'arachnid' speed form with Kai-Yu Chung.

Monash University 'aileron' speed form automotive concept by Andrew Van der Merwe.

Monash University student Andrew Van der Merwe presents his speed form clay model concept to Sharon Gauci - Chief Designer Color and Trim GM Holden.

Speedform 'Mantis' automotive concept by Fred Dallmeyer

Lecturer Mike Chester, Fred Dallmeyer and Michael Simcoe - Executive Director General Motors International Operations (GMIO) Design pictured in the Monash University industrial design automotive clay studio.

Speedform model by Grace Kim.

Sharon Gauci - Chief Designer Color and Trim GM Holden discusses concepts with Grace Kim.

Speedform automotive concept by Queena Le

Student Queena Le presents to designer Michael Simcoe

Speedform silver starship automotive concept by Dominic Dowling.

Speedform automotive concept by Andrew Godin.

GM Holden designers Mike Simcoe, Guy Burgoyne, and Sharon Gauci during presentations of speedform automotive concept models in the Monash University industrial design automotive clay modelling studio.

Mike Chester and Michael Simcoe - Executive Director General Motors International Operations (GMIO) Design congratulate students on speedform presentations in the Monash University industrial design automotive clay modelling studio.

www.monash.edu

MONASH UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY 2012

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

CAULFIELD CAMPUS BUILDING G

Sunday 5 August, 10am - 4pm

Ian Edgar - Kriesler Radio

This early injection moulded Kriesler radio by industrial designer Ian Edgar popped up recently.

Detail with Australian Kriesler Radio branding.

Kriesler Radio logo.

Australian Kriesler radio designed by industrial designer Ian Edgar. 

RMIT Mace - Australian survey 1854-2012.

Australiana magazine has recently published, over two issues, a comprehensive survey by Christine Erratt  - Ceremonial maces of Australian universities. The survey chronologically covers each mace beginning in 1854 with the University of Sydney and providing details of the yet to be completed Charles Darwin University. RMIT alumni dominate the list of designers with Stuart Devlin ( Melbourne University and La Trobe University) Helmut Luekenhausen (Swinburne University) Ray Stebbins (Victoria University) and Ian Wong (RMIT University) all receiving commissions.   

RMIT University ceremonial mace designed by industrial designer Ian Wong

Ceremonial maces of Australian universities article in Australiana magazine by Christine Erratt

Ceremonial maces designed by RMIT alumni Ian Wong, Ray Stebbins and Helmut Luekenhausen shown in article in Australiana magazine.

Melbourne University mace designed by RMIT alumnus Stuart Devlin AO. 1966

LaTrobe University mace designed by Stuart Devlin. 1969

http://lueckenhausen.com

IMAGES BY CHRISTINE ERRATT

www.parkerpressbooks.com.au

ICSID - Kyoto 1974

Design Australia has long been an important reference journal for my research. My recent visit to the shelves of Monash University library provided another opportunity to scan the issues and I was delighted to recognise for the first time a young John Westwood on the cover of the January 1974 issue. John was my lecturer at RMIT University industrial design and gave me my first job at John Westwood Design Associates.

Victorian industrial designer John Westwood in Kyoto, Japan, 1974.

The article in Design Australia Issue 23 features the experiences of sponsored industrial design students from Victoria, John Westwood - Gordon Institute, Ross Whitehead - RMIT, and others during their visit to Kyoto for the ICSID conference.

Design Australia journal, Issue 23 January 1974.
ICSID Kyoto

This extract below from the ICSID website outlines the significance of Kyoto and also explains why John is pictured in the streets of Kyoto on a bicycle.

In 1973, international collaboration reached a new high for Icsid with the Kyoto Congress and General Assembly, hosted by the Japan Industrial Designers’ Association. The event, based on the theme ‘Soul and Material Things’, was revolutionary for Icsid as it brought the western and Asian design worlds together for the first time on Asian soil. One of the more innovative elements of the congress was the involvement of the city and community of Kyoto. The organisers implemented a programme where 1000 bicycles were provided for use by participants to commute from the hotels to the congress Hall and to discover for themselves the way of life of the Japanese people. From this time onwards, Icsid’s place as a worldwide voice for industrial design was solidified.


http://www.icsid.org/about/about/articles33.htm