Description
Introduction to Product Design Online Course (10 weeks)
- Course Code: 480391
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Schedule: Wednesdays, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Location: Online (Zoom)
- Start Date: 12th February 2025
About the Course:
- This 10-week online course introduces Deaf learners to the exciting world of product design. It is suitable for beginners and people who want to refresh their skills.
- You will learn about the basics of product design and complete fun, practical tasks. These include a mini project to improve an everyday object and a final project where you will design a small chair using simple materials.
- The course will take place on Zoom, using clear, visual teaching methods with captions provided.
What You Will Learn:
In this course, you will:
- What is product design? Learn about product design and why it is important in everyday life.
- The design process: Understand the steps to create a new product, from ideas to the final design.
- Designing for people: Learn how to make products that are useful, easy to use, and comfortable.
- Materials and sustainability: Discover how to choose the right materials and why being sustainable is important.
- Creative ideas: Use brainstorming and mood boards to develop your ideas.
- Making prototypes: Learn how to make simple models to test your designs.
- Presentation skills: Practice showing your design ideas to others.
Topics Covered:
- Introduction to product design
- The design process
- Designing for people
- Materials and sustainability
- Brainstorming and mood boards
- Prototyping and testing
- Presentation skills
Who can Join?
This course is for beginners and people who want to refresh their product design skills. You do not need to have any experience before starting.
What’s Next?
After this course, you will:
- Understand the basics of product design.
- Be able to create and share your own design ideas.
- Be ready to take more advanced courses on topics like computer-aided design (CAD) or industrial design.