PRODUCT DESIGN SUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS AND TEENS
A unique enrichment experience for elementary and middle school students, Product Design offers students an appreciation for the creative process and what it takes to envision and make happen a new product. Budding product designers will get to conceptualize their ideas, plan their designs and assemble a practical and usable product. Be it a desk organizer or a clock - student’s explore the product's form and function and its connection to themselves. Primarily using wood, students also have fun experimenting with a range of other materials from plastics to acrylic. Most importantly though, they will bring home the priceless feeling of empowerment that they can make THEIR ideas happen!
Product design i:
Our budding product designers and engineers create their own organizers while learning to balance ‘form’ with ‘function’. They will apply knowledge of shapes, proportion and scale as they plan and visualize in 3Dimensions. Developing confidence with tools like hammer, nails and saws they will NAIL their skills into a finished product.
YOUR CHILD WILL:
Learn to recognize man-made products around them, understanding the context and evolution for some of them
Be introduced to 3D sketching, learning to measure and draw somewhat to scale
Learn to mark materials based on their ‘blue print’, appreciate the iterative process in engineering a product. Value of measuring twice and cutting once
Learn the importance of safety around tools and work spaces. Learn safe use of tools
Spend time applying finishing touches to improve the ‘Form’ of their products
PRODUCT DESIGN II
A higher level course in Product Design, our budding but somewhat confident product designers create their own everyday products adding a higher level of complexity in scope. They will continue to learn the balancing act between ‘form’ and ‘function’ in everyday products. They will apply knowledge of shapes, proportions and scale as they plan and visualize in 3Dimensions. Developing confidence and independence with power tools like saws and drills.
YOUR child WILL:
Learn to recognize man-made products around them, understanding the context and evolution for some of them
Hone their 3D sketching skills, learning to measure and draw to scale
Learn to mark materials based on their ‘blue print’, appreciate the iterative process in engineering a product. Value of measuring twice and cutting once
Learn to make trade offs and find creative solutions as they encounter numerous problems during making
Spend hours improving the ‘Form’ of their products as they experiment with various wood finishing techniques
Learn the importance of safety around tools and work spaces. Learn safe use of tools
Appreciate the value of patience and build resilience as they encounter challenges during making
WHAT PARENTS AND KIDS ARE SAYING ABOUT PRODUCT DESIGN
Instructor Feature
Ricky Yue
Professional Product Designer, with a passion for designing Toys, has this to say:
“The reason I love design is because it gives me the ability to innovate and solve problems through visuals.”
Note: DesignX instructors are often working professionals that are thoughtfully selected to lead our classes. As such, instructors for any given class may change based on their availability.