Here are some examples of the student work, we are developing at the Art Toy unit.
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Prototype demo video
Prototype demo videos are short videos that demonstrate our ideas. Here are some examples: If your prototype does not explain itself, you can use your voice to guide the process.
Art Toy Areas
In order to help you research and clarify ideas, we are defining a few areas you can choose. 1. Food Thailand and Japan have a tradition of making food miniatures that can inspire you. You can also look at the work of Aaron Martinez. 2. Horror If you prefer horror films, you could create creepy… Continue reading Art Toy Areas
Maslow’s hierarchy
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory of motivation which states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual’s behavior. When you are designing, it is important to know what need you are trying to meet. Here is the graphic we discussed in class. What need category is your product trying to solve? Image source.
Blind Box Toys
This comes from the Pop Mart website: “BLIND BOX” is a type of sealed packaging that keeps what’s inside a mystery until you open it. Every design of the figures in the series will be displayed on the side of the box, and you will be getting one of them once you open the box. Some are rarer… Continue reading Blind Box Toys
African & Greek Masks
Introduction to African Masks Here you will find an african mask encyclopedia Idea for a paper collage african mask. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsE0d0FMNx8&t=100s Ideas to draw an african mask easy Ideas for recycled materials masks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ycovf5F87Y Introduction to Greek masks I found this interesting definition in Greek High Definition. Ancient Greek Theatre Masks The use of masks in… Continue reading African & Greek Masks
Lettering and caligraphy
Different options for your next exercise I am interested in hand lettering 2. I am interested in title lettering 3. I interested in turning words into Doodles
Typography
Session 1. Word as image What is typography? Intro to Serfif & Sans Serif Session 2. Helvetica trailer 5 facts about Helvetica you may not know Food typography Nice typography: Session 4 History of typography
Paper engineering
Paper mechanics has to do with the ways you fold and cut the paper to make it 3D. Instead of adding elements to make the card 3D, you work with the paper to create 1. Tower of Babel. You can find the instructions here. 2. Accordion. You can find the instructions here. 3. City skyline.… Continue reading Paper engineering
Mood boards
Today we will be making mood boards. In this moodboard you will be showing visually all the thing your audience likes. You already talked to them while you were researching, so now it is a matter of “showing visually” what you learned. 1. Let’s have a look at some examples: 2. What is a Moodboard?… Continue reading Mood boards