Ted radio hour gives us a series of talks about how design impacts our everyday lives.
1.Designing for a better experience? How can I experience the world better? Learning to become a designer.by the inventor of the Ipod, Tony Faddell
Lesson ideas: "Ease a Frustration" Over the next 2 days, make notes of anytime you noticed something that was even slightly annoying to you and write it down. Looking for a minimum of 10 things. Think about those 10 things, why were they bothersome? Write that down. Now, how could that problem be solved by a redesign? How could it be solved by an entirely new concept? Discuss, choose one to work on in your sketchbook.
2. Marc Kushner: How Do Buildings Make Us Feel?
Consider Traditional architecture vs. Innovative and experimental architecture. How did Bilbou change how we feel about architecture? How did social media effect architectural design?
Lesson ideas: Do a social media experiment. Post your ten ideas on social media and see what responses you get. How can you overcome the biases expressed from respondents? Are some of their ideas inspirational? How can they be used to improve an idea?
3.Joe Gebbia: How Do You "Design" Trust Between Strangers?
Why is the use of Duct tape an opportunity for design? Air B&B struggles to become a company that changed they way people travel. Design overcomes a social bias of "Stranger=Danger".The right amount of disclosure, the right color palette,
Lesson idea: "Getting People On-board" Take the lessons learned from Air B&B to get people to want to invest in your new idea. What are some of the ways you can get people to trust in your product/idea?
4.Alice Rawsthorn: Are The Best Designers Rebels?
Remember the Dread Pirate Roberts from Princess Bride? How did real pirates use design to become successful logo designers and communicators of their Brand? How do we design ourselves everyday?
Lesson Ideas: "Re-make your Brand" What is the opposite of how you are perceived by people who barely know you? How would you change your image to pull off a new identity?
5.Janine Benyus: What Can Today's Designers Learn From Nature?
How would nature solve this? Bio-mimicry. teaches people that other organism are designers. What if engineers had to take biology classes? Will this product allow life to continue?
Lesson ideas: Taking the idea of "How would nature solve this", imagine one of your 10 grievances being dealt with by another species.Without tools, how do you fix the problem?
Lesson ideas: "Ease a Frustration" Over the next 2 days, make notes of anytime you noticed something that was even slightly annoying to you and write it down. Looking for a minimum of 10 things. Think about those 10 things, why were they bothersome? Write that down. Now, how could that problem be solved by a redesign? How could it be solved by an entirely new concept? Discuss, choose one to work on in your sketchbook.
2. Marc Kushner: How Do Buildings Make Us Feel?
Consider Traditional architecture vs. Innovative and experimental architecture. How did Bilbou change how we feel about architecture? How did social media effect architectural design?
Lesson ideas: Do a social media experiment. Post your ten ideas on social media and see what responses you get. How can you overcome the biases expressed from respondents? Are some of their ideas inspirational? How can they be used to improve an idea?
3.Joe Gebbia: How Do You "Design" Trust Between Strangers?
Why is the use of Duct tape an opportunity for design? Air B&B struggles to become a company that changed they way people travel. Design overcomes a social bias of "Stranger=Danger".The right amount of disclosure, the right color palette,
Lesson idea: "Getting People On-board" Take the lessons learned from Air B&B to get people to want to invest in your new idea. What are some of the ways you can get people to trust in your product/idea?
4.Alice Rawsthorn: Are The Best Designers Rebels?
Remember the Dread Pirate Roberts from Princess Bride? How did real pirates use design to become successful logo designers and communicators of their Brand? How do we design ourselves everyday?
Lesson Ideas: "Re-make your Brand" What is the opposite of how you are perceived by people who barely know you? How would you change your image to pull off a new identity?
5.Janine Benyus: What Can Today's Designers Learn From Nature?
How would nature solve this? Bio-mimicry. teaches people that other organism are designers. What if engineers had to take biology classes? Will this product allow life to continue?
Lesson ideas: Taking the idea of "How would nature solve this", imagine one of your 10 grievances being dealt with by another species.Without tools, how do you fix the problem?