Week 1
Monday 8/21
Ice breaker
Class overview/syllabus
Tools and Supplies Checklist
Assign Sketching Exercises
Preview Website / Watch Video
Sketch Boxes
Assign Product Analysis
END at 3:50 for all college event
Homework
Bring Product(s)
Continue Sketching
Class overview/syllabus
Tools and Supplies Checklist
Assign Sketching Exercises
Preview Website / Watch Video
Sketch Boxes
Assign Product Analysis
END at 3:50 for all college event
Homework
Bring Product(s)
Continue Sketching
Wednesday 8/23
Sketching (boxes)
Product Analysis Example
Small Group Product Share
Shop Training (Prof. Lin’s Section)
Remember to bring insurance information, wear close-toed shoes, no loose clothing or jewelry, and wear hair ties if necessary.
User Observation Part 1 (inexperienced)
User Observation Part 2 (experienced)
Homework
Product Research (Context and Function)
Product Analysis Example
Small Group Product Share
Shop Training (Prof. Lin’s Section)
Remember to bring insurance information, wear close-toed shoes, no loose clothing or jewelry, and wear hair ties if necessary.
User Observation Part 1 (inexperienced)
User Observation Part 2 (experienced)
Homework
Product Research (Context and Function)
Friday 8/25
Sketching (milk carton)
Product Analysis
Individual Feedback
Shop Training (Prof. Ladwig’s Section)
Remember to bring insurance information, wear close-toed shoes, no loose clothing or jewelry, and wear hair ties if necessary.
User Observation Part 1 (inexperienced)
User Observation Part 2 (experienced)
Homework
Product Research (Users and Opportunities)
Product Analysis
Individual Feedback
Shop Training (Prof. Ladwig’s Section)
Remember to bring insurance information, wear close-toed shoes, no loose clothing or jewelry, and wear hair ties if necessary.
User Observation Part 1 (inexperienced)
User Observation Part 2 (experienced)
Homework
Product Research (Users and Opportunities)
Week 2
Monday 8/28
Sketching (milk carton due)
Presentation Design Review
Small Group Feedback (content)
Individual Feedback (content)
Assign Abstract Forms
Homework
Product Analysis Content and Presentation
Presentation Design Review
Small Group Feedback (content)
Individual Feedback (content)
Assign Abstract Forms
Homework
Product Analysis Content and Presentation
Wednesday 8/30
Sketching (cones and cylinders)
Small Group Feedback (presentations)
Shop Demos for Abstract Forms
Homework
Product Analysis Presentation
Small Group Feedback (presentations)
Shop Demos for Abstract Forms
Homework
Product Analysis Presentation
Sketching (Funnel and Aluminum Can)
Product Analysis Due
Product Analysis Presentations
Homework:
Abstract Form Padlet Share
https://padlet.com/sladwig2/abstract-forms-5z9na5iemif2q73r
Product Analysis Due
Product Analysis Presentations
Homework:
Abstract Form Padlet Share
https://padlet.com/sladwig2/abstract-forms-5z9na5iemif2q73r
Week 3
Monday 9/4
Labor Day
Wednesday 9/6
Sketching (Funnel and Aluminum Can Due)
Abstract form Discussion (rate forms)
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Homework
Reading 1
Form Experimentation
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Homework
Reading 1
Form Experimentation
Friday 9/8
Sketching (Toothpaste Tube)
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Reading 2
Form Refinement
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Reading 2
Form Refinement
Week 4
Monday 9/11
Sketching (Toothpaste Tube Due)
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Wednesday 9/13
Sketching (abstract forms)
Form Refinement in Shop
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Refinement in Shop
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Friday 9/15
Sketching (abstract forms)
Form Refinement in Shop
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Refinement in Shop
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Week 5
Monday 9/18
Sketching (Abstract Forms due)
Abstract Form Exercise Due
Full Class Review
Assign Salt and Pepper Grinder
Homework
Bring S&P Grinders
S&P Product Analysis
Abstract Form Exercise Due
Full Class Review
Assign Salt and Pepper Grinder
Homework
Bring S&P Grinders
S&P Product Analysis
Wednesday 9/20
Sketching (Sphere and Rounded Cubes)
S&P Product Analysis (small groups)
User Observation
End at 4:20 for Lecture Series
Homework
S&P Padlet Share
S&P Product Analysis (small groups)
User Observation
End at 4:20 for Lecture Series
Homework
S&P Padlet Share
Friday 9/22
Sketching (Toaster)
S&P Product Analysis Prep
S&P Ideation (sketching)
Individual Feedback
Homework
S&P Product Analysis
S&P Product Analysis Prep
S&P Ideation (sketching)
Individual Feedback
Homework
S&P Product Analysis
Week 6
Monday 9/25
Sketching (Toaster Due)
S&P Product Analysis Discussion
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
End at 4:20 for Lecture Series
Homework
Form Refinement
S&P Product Analysis Discussion
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
End at 4:20 for Lecture Series
Homework
Form Refinement
Wednesday 9/27
Sketching (Stapler)
Form Development in Shop
Form Development Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Development
Form Development in Shop
Form Development Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Development
Friday 9/29
Sketching (Stapler)
Form Development in Shop
Form Development Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Development
Form Development in Shop
Form Development Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Development
Week 7
Monday 10/2
Sketching (Stapler Due)
S&P Mid-Crit
Homework
Form Development
S&P Mid-Crit
Homework
Form Development
Wednesday 10/4
Sketching (Tape Measure)
Individual Feedback
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
End at 4:20 for Lecture Series
Homework
Form Refinement
Individual Feedback
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
End at 4:20 for Lecture Series
Homework
Form Refinement
Friday 10/6
Sketching (Tape Measure)
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Week 8
Monday 10/9
Sketching (Tape Measure Due)
Individual Feedback
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Homework
Form Refinement
Individual Feedback
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Homework
Form Refinement
Wednesday 10/11
Sketching (S&P Renderings)
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Friday 10/13
Sketching (S&P Renderings)
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Week 9
Monday 10/16
Sketching (S&P Renderings Due)
Salt & Pepper Model Due
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Homework
Process Book and Presentation
Salt & Pepper Model Due
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Homework
Process Book and Presentation
Wednesday 10/18
Salt & Pepper Due
Full Class Review W/ Formal Presentations
Assign Internal External Exercise
Homework
Get Long Lighter
Full Class Review W/ Formal Presentations
Assign Internal External Exercise
Homework
Get Long Lighter
Friday 10/20
Sketching (Long Lighter)
Lighter Product Analysis
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Lighter Product Analysis
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Week 10
Monday 10/23
Sketching (Long Lighter)
Form Refinement in Shop
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Refinement in Shop
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Wednesday 10/25
Sketching (Long Lighter)
Form Refinement in Shop
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Refinement in Shop
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Friday 10/27
Sketching (Candle Lighter Due)
Internal External Exercise Due
Assign Electric Kettle
Homework
Bring Kettle
Kettle Padlet Share
Internal External Exercise Due
Assign Electric Kettle
Homework
Bring Kettle
Kettle Padlet Share
Week 11
Monday 10/30
Sketching (Candle Lighter Due)
Internal External Exercise Due
Assign Electric Kettle
Kettle Product Analysis (small groups)
Homework
Kettle Product Analysis
Internal External Exercise Due
Assign Electric Kettle
Kettle Product Analysis (small groups)
Homework
Kettle Product Analysis
Wednesday 11/1
Sketching (Bluetooth Speaker)
Kettle Product Analysis Discussion
User Observation
Kettle Ideation (sketching)
Homework
Form Exploration
Kettle Product Analysis Discussion
User Observation
Kettle Ideation (sketching)
Homework
Form Exploration
Friday 11/3
Sketching (Bluetooth Speaker)
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Experimentation in Shop
Form Experimentation Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Week 12
Monday 11/6
Sketching (Bluetooth Speaker Due)
Form Development in Shop
Form Development Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Development
Form Development in Shop
Form Development Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Development
Wednesday 11/8
Sketching (Wagon)
Form Development in Shop
Form Development Sketches
Mid-Crit Prep
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Development
Form Development in Shop
Form Development Sketches
Mid-Crit Prep
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Development
Friday 11/10
Sketching (Wagon)
Kettle Mid-Crit
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Kettle Mid-Crit
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Week 13
Monday 11/13
Sketching (Wagon Due)
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Small Group Feedback
Individual Feedback
Homework
Form Refinement
Wednesday 11/15
Sketching (Open Sketch)
Individual Feedback
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Homework
Form Refinement
Individual Feedback
Form Refinement in Shop
Form Refinement Sketches
Homework
Form Refinement
Friday 11/17
Sketching (Open Sketch Due)
Electric Kettle Model Due
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Assign Sketching Portfolio
Electric Kettle Model Due
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Assign Sketching Portfolio
Week 14
11/20-24 Thanksgiving Break
Week 15
Monday 11/27
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Sketching Portfolio Prep
Homework
Process Book, Presentation, and Sketching Portfolio Refinement
Sketching Portfolio Prep
Homework
Process Book, Presentation, and Sketching Portfolio Refinement
Wednesday 11/29
Sketch (Electric Kettle Rendering)
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Sketching Portfolio Prep
Homework
Process Book, Presentation, and Sketching Portfolio Refinement
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Sketching Portfolio Prep
Homework
Process Book, Presentation, and Sketching Portfolio Refinement
Friday 12/1
Sketch (Electric Kettle Rendering Due)
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Sketching Portfolio Prep
Homework
Process Book, Presentation, and Sketching Portfolio Refinement
Process Book and Presentation Prep
Sketching Portfolio Prep
Homework
Process Book, Presentation, and Sketching Portfolio Refinement
Week 16
12/4-8 Electric Kettle Due
(final critique date TBA)
(final critique date TBA)
Finals Week
12/11-15 Studio Cleanup
(final cleanup date TBA)
(final cleanup date TBA)
