Yr 2 Design Practice

Ken Garland - Design for toys & games (10T)

2009-05-04T07:11:00.000-07:00

A set of toys and games designed by Ken Garland & associates from 1964-1972. The following toys and games are: Upside-Down Jigsaw, Connect Game, Anymals Game and Fizzog Game.

Tetrius Fridge Magnets (10T)

2009-05-04T06:46:00.000-07:00

Tetrius Fridge Magnets available at www.designmuseumshop.com
Designed by Art Lebedev, 2009 (www.artlebedev.com).

Puzzlus (10T)

2009-05-04T06:41:00.000-07:00

Puzzlus is a puzzle-looking jigsaw puzzle. The actual pieces do not, of course, match those drawn. 11.4″×16.1″ (29×41 cm) 260 pieces. Avalibale to buy at http://store.artlebedev.com.

Designed by Stanislav Akinfi.

ShapeMaker Wooden Blocks Game (10T)

2009-05-04T06:13:00.000-07:00

Sold by the Design Museum Shop (www.designmuseumshop.com):

ShapeMaker is a stunning set of 25 colourful, geometric design, hand printed, environmentally friendly, rubber wood blocks that can be excitingly arranged to create a menagerie of thousands of surprising creatures and tons of sparkling, imaginative, engaging images that guarantee to delight children from 4 yrs and upwards.

The blocks perfectly illustrate millergoodman’s commitment to combine function with the highest design principles, producing beautiful, sensitive New Classics in the children’s market.

Globally recognised for silence, their long established, groundbreaking visual research inspiration service for the advertising, fashion and creative industries, since 2004 David & Zoe have enjoyed an exciting, innovative collaboration with The Tate in the UK, producing three children’s books and a portfolio of accompanying products.

Cubed Electronic Puzzle Game (10T)

2009-05-04T05:58:00.000-07:00

Cubed (for short) is composed of four electronic cubes. Each one is surrounded on four sides by magnetic connectors, and each displays 1/4 of the puzzle on its LCD screen. Now, you just have to figure out how the pieces connect together as you connect the cubes via their magnets. There are even two separate games you can play: you can make pictures and icons by forming a square shape, or you can form words in a rectangular shape. All 600 puzzles are shown in the instruction manual, but when you hear the timer beeping down, there isn't enough time to cheat. Get ten puzzles solved in a row and you win. Fail and you are (well, we won't tell anyone...just keep trying until you win)! (http://www.thinkgeek.com).

Tokyo Puzzle (10T)

2009-05-04T05:35:00.000-07:00

1000 pieces | Size: 26.7×18.9inches, 680×480mm. Design by eboy (http://hello.eboy.com/eboy/)

Blockbob Eater! (10T)

2009-05-04T05:31:00.000-07:00

Designed and manufactured by eBoy. Made out of Swiss maple wood, 8.5" tall and limited to 70 pieces. Toy designed by eboy (http://hello.eboy.com/eboy/).

78rpm – mp3 (78rpm)

2009-05-04T05:03:00.000-07:00

1: Why have you chosen it? - What interests you about it?

• Open to interpretation
• Never attempted to interpret song lyrics typographically
• A challenge
• Typographic

2: What do you want to get out of it? - What opportunities does it offer you in terms of skills development, possible-working methods etc.

• I want to become more efficient in my use of Adobe Illustrator
• Opportunity to combine illustrated typography with computer generated design

3: How does this relate to your broader design practice? - How do you work and how does this relate to your brief.

• This brief will provide me with the opportunity to explore what I could do with experimental typography.

10 Things you should know about . . . (10T)

2009-05-04T04:59:00.000-07:00

1: Why have you chosen it? - What interests you about it?

• Educational
• Typographic
• A challenge

2: What do you want to get out of it? - What opportunities does it offer you in terms of skills development, possible-working methods etc.

• I want to expand on what I have learned during my type sessions
• Opportunity to become much more potent in the application of multiple amounts of information.

3: How does this relate to your broader design practice? - How do you work and how does this relate to your brief.

• Editorial design is the area within design I want to learn more about, I have designed and made by hand small books during my time on the course.

Faber & Faber Brief (FF)

2009-05-04T04:36:00.000-07:00

1: Why have you chosen it? - What interests you about it?

• It is an open brief
• Typographic

2: What do you want to get out of it? - What opportunities does it offer you in terms of skills development, possible-working methods etc.

• I want to become more efficient in my use of Adobe Illustrator
• Opportunity to combine illustrated typography with computer generated design

3: How does this relate to your broader design practice? - How do you work and how does this relate to your brief.

• I have worked previously on designing the contents of a book and would like to build on that and design the front cover
• Faber & Faber have a history of sleek book covers which is the kind of design I aspire to and want to produce

Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift. Issue 3

2009-03-01T07:28:00.000-08:00

I have downloaded the recent issue of Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift as a PDF from their website, www.ctrlaltshift.co.uk. This issue is dedicated to gender and power (one of the optional issues we could have covered on the brief). Although it doesn't contain any information on HIV as such, it does show the identity of the charity and how it uses colour and type to distribute its message.

Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift. Brief

2009-03-01T07:08:00.000-08:00

I have chosen to work with Claire on the Ctrl+ Alt+ Shift brief from the list of 25 live briefs presented by YCN (www.ycnonline.com). We chose it because we want to raise awareness of HIV. Through design and the methods of distribution we use, we want to engage with a young audience in an attempt to remove the stigma that comes with having HIV.

Design Practice Brief (Part 2)

2009-03-01T05:41:00.000-08:00

This is the brief for the second part of the design practice module. For some reason we are doing the second part of the brief first and the first part second.