MODeling for Design Situation & Ideation

MODeling = MODEL + model. How to pose? How do you get the best and most effective photo of your model for coursework? Who should be the photographer (aka the DIRECTOR) and who should be the model(s)?

While it may seem like common sense that the person taking the photographs should be the director and owner of the project. The opposite is actually true. All the time. It is not rare to see students playing the role of the MODEL, modeling their own solution, while their friends take the photographs for them.

More often than not you get very lousy quality photos that does not show well the intention of the activity. The person taking the photo (if not the creator of the solution) will not know the best angle or perspective the photo should be. And will not be able to advice the ‘MODEL’ as so. And will never be able to.

In the video I’ll explain who the MODEL(S) should be and why it should not be the owner of the solution / model. And will attempt to explain to you the best possible types of scenario you should strive for. One that best describes the intention of the action of the model, by the user, in the right context.

Hope you liked the video and learned a thing or two.

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Examination! When do I start Studying or Revising? How do I work that out?

How do I know how to determine when I should start my revision? Should I rely on my teacher’s template or wait for my friends? Am I revising or studying? Should I do it fast or slow? What attitudes should I have? If I don’t understand something or cannot solves problem what do I do?

By the time you hear about examination planning from your teacher, it is usually too late.

In the previous video on “Examination! Everybody’s Anxiety. “Study” or “Revision”? What’s the BEST Strategy? and more…” I mentioned about starting the last subject first. 

But what does it mean? How early is early? How do I know if I have allocated enough time?

All these and more in the video where I elaborate on the topic on ‘how do I know when to start studying or revising’ and many more important tips to help you become more effective.

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(5) Drawing & Sketching Practice - 2D Geometric & Organic Shapes

Drawing 2D Geometric & Organic Shapes; They are just about as fundamental as drawings can get.

What’s the difference between the two? And how do we make the best out of practices?

In the video I’ll explain to you how you can draw various 2D shapes. With lots of just-in-time tips to help you supercharge your progress. I’ll also be explain why I chose to do certain things or draw in a certain way. 

Feel free to “Paused” in between shapes to practice on your own, or create your own variations. You will also find tips on how to create a variety of shapes on your own. 

We end with the finale by interpreting the ‘mess’ from the practices and create cool & fun shapes.

Watch and learn with me about sketching “2D Geometric & Organic Shapes”

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Four-Levels of Responsibilities & Quality Works. What are they? Why are they important life-skills, and more…

This video is perhaps one of the most important ones I’ve created, that is closely related to coursework. It addresses attitudes and motivation towards the coursework and generally about why and how you chose to behave, and do the things you are doing right now.

There is nothing more important than leaving a legacy when you know that potentially one day your voice will never be heard again. 

Before anything else can be meaningfully proposed and executed, the types of Responsibilities you chose to function on, and they definitions of Quality, needs to be understood.

In this video I talked about 

1. “Four-Levels of Responsibilities’ and
2. defined what “Quality Work” means, and described how “Quality Work” looks like. 

The two major principles which I discovered, influenced the way I think and work & teach, and modeled since I first became an educator more than 2 decades ago.

All opinions are mine and mine own. You don’t have to believe or follow them. But take time to listen, think, and make your own conclusions how you wish to live your life.

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Have ideas but cannot sketch fast enough? This video is for you.

It can be very exciting in a design process when ideas keep pouring in. But it can be frustrating if you cannot keep up with sketching those ideas on paper. 

Just because you might not have acquired the competencies, confidences and the speed yet, what can you do to make sure you do not forget or miss out on those ideas, when it is time to sketch them on paper?

If you can identify with the above, this video is for you. In the video I described two ways you can manage this problem,

1) Jotting ideas on paper before drawing them.

2) Using references when you draw.

Watch the video on how the above points are elaborated with examples.

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Stress-Free Coursework is NOT a Dream. Learn more about this and how this can be YOU in this post.

Stress-Free coursework? Yes it is totally possible. But you say the coursework is often stressful and time-consuming for many students, it is time this must change.

In this video I’m going to show you that a stressful coursework need not be so, and how you can achieve a relatively Stress-Free coursework for yourself. 

I will not guarantee a 100% stress-free coursework because there got to be some degree of tension and challenges.

By being stress-free, essentially that meant not needing the unnecessary ‘stress’ like a regular student who does not know what is going on in coursework.

All you need is to understand a few things on how the coursework works. And the objectives of each and every design process steps. Make sure you get your objectives clear and complete, before you move on to the next step or design phase. If you do that I can almost guarantee you a Stress-Free journey.

Learn how you can be Stress-Free in the video above

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Drawing & Sketching Practice “Introduction & Basics”. Watch them before you start any practices!

Here you will find videos and tutorials which you can watch, learn and practice together with me. I will be populating more videos whenever new ones are ready over the next few days or weeks. Make sure you come back to check out new updates.

In the following series of videos of “Sketching & Drawing Practice with Mr Daniel” you will be guided through Warm ups,  Basic 2D and 3D Geometric and Organic shapes and forms practices, and finally One & Two Point-Perspective practices. 

And before we even begin, let me share with you some essential “Drawing Basics” that is absolutely necessary for you to understand before you dive right into the rest of the tutorials and practices.

You don’t have do everything. You may choose one or two areas you wish to learn or develop on. In every video I will be providing you tips and guides on how you can draw more effectively and efficiently. 

But at the end of the day, how well and confidence you will draw, depends on how often you practice. 

First up in this post you will find a (1) Trailer Video, an (2) Introduction to Different Types of Practices and (3) Drawing Basics. Or watch them below:

Videos below:

(1) “Drawing & Sketching with Mr Daniel” (TRAILER)

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(2) “Introduction to Types of Drawing Practices”

Warm Ups, 2D and 3D (Geometric & Organic) Shapes and Forms, One & Two-Point Perspectives, and more…

(3) “Drawing Basics”

Pen or Pencil? What type? How to handle or grip a pencil? Which to use? How to start laying lines? How light or ‘hard’ to draw? When? and more…

All the best. And look forward to your learning with me and your comments.

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MindMap - How to use the Mindmap Strategy to Kick Start a Design Theme Effectively

How to do a mindmap. 

How do I start? How do I end? Should I know the purpose and objective of creating a

I’ll share with you why you should, and much more in this video.

In this video I describe what is the quickest, most effective way to construct a mindmap beginning from a design theme, that will end up with some good genuine practical Design Opportunities.

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*New* Series: “Sketching & Drawing Practice with Mr Daniel” (TRAILER VERSION)

Cannot draw? I know right. But you got start somewhere. These videos will guide and help you kick start your progress from ZERO to HERO.

Sketching and drawing can be a very daunting activity for many people. Too often than not you will always hear people say “I cannot draw.” 

Trust me, everybody can draw. Draw me a square. See? You can.

The only problem is you may not draw them in the right proportion. That is where practice and awareness comes to play. Allow me to guide you through a series of practical drawing practices from warm ups, to 2D shapes and forms, to 3D forms. 

In every video I’ll also be dropping some PRO TIPS on how you can handle your tools and approach to a successful sketch - one that you eventually will tell yourself “I didn’t know I can sketch or draw!”.

However mastery takes practices. Not by the hours. Months maybe. But the really good dudes did it for years. Daily. So if you want to be good, it is not good enough just watching a video like this. You got to go practice. 

So practice with me. You may pause my videos for extra practices in between different techniques, or you may need more time to practice a technique before you move on to the next. 

There is no rule. The point is YOU PRACTICE. And you will surely get better.

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Ideas Generation and Three Broad Areas you MUST note

Why the three broad points to note for Ideas Generation is important in this series of “Design and Coursework Chat’

“What are you doing?” “Why are you doing this now?” “You meant this for a kid 5 year old? You kidding me?” What is going on in this page? “Why is this so tiny? etc. When someone looks at your work and if these are often the questions asked, then this video may really be for you.

The Ideas Generating portion of the coursework is one of the most important part of the coursework. This is where your idea / solution begins; actually this began way before this; the moment you drafted the Design Brief. 

However the Ideas Generation part enables you to document and illustrate the solution(s) visually, communicating the intentions of a solution in the form of graphics and illustrations. 

The idea(s) can be further manipulated and evaluate via a series of modeling, and working iteratively simultaneously on paper.

Today’s chat I listed THREE board areas everybody ought to note:

1) Adding in a “Sub-Title” (i.e. the Design Specification) to your Title (‘Ideas Generation’),

2) Noting without fail the “User and the Environment” every moment of the ideation (and development) attempt, and

3) Including the “User and Hands/Body Parts” in your solutions.

These notes if applied, may make a big difference to the way you present your work. Making them accurate and focus, comprehensible without/minimal external questioning and clarification to find out what is going on, and helps you with sizes, proportions, materials and jointing methods, as early as at the Ideas Generation phase.

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Three-Point Perspective Objects into Simple Manageable 3D Isometric Forms

It is always a challenge for students to copy a real world object especially if these images come in the form of a photograph of a product. Or they might have taken a photograph of an object. The real world is always presented in its natural three-point perspective. 

To reproduce these references onto paper, students often tries too hard to copy the real thing in its entirety realistically. This is not necessary. And it takes up too much time. 

It will be good enough to be able to capture it’s essence, it’s general shape and form. Only later to study it’s function and features. From the simplified version and perspective. 

In this case, we attempt to represent the real thing in simple 3D Isometric blocks. You don’t need to include the minor curvatures and texture and patterns on the real thing.

Omitting these details do not affect the quality of your explorations on their functionality.

Watch the video to find out how you can do this. You may wish to follow the video and practice it on your own. Pause anywhere you wish along the video as you follow through the steps.

Three-Point Perspective Objects into Simple Manageable 3D Isometric Forms

In this video I show you the steps of getting this done with an example of a bar stool chair:

First we interpreted the real world three-point perspective image of the chair by drawing major blocks over the reference. 

Then we present it on 2D Front and Side Orthographic views. 

Finally  we use these references to produce a 3D Isometric version of the real thing.

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‘Practical’ & ‘Luxury’ Innovative Design Directions

“What the heck is that?”

Never mind, I hear you.

I bet you have not heard of anyone talking about “Practical & Luxury” Innovation as Design Opportunities. There is no point presenting to you what every body can tell you. I’ll be nothing more than an echo chamber. 

However I do not purposely create these weird stuffs, so I have something different to tell you.

But they must have its purpose. I’ve consolidated two decades of thinking about this, and came to the conclusion that there may just be two broad categories of Design Opportunities you can think about. And decide which of them you wish to take on, for your Coursework.

Chat on Practical & Luxury Innovations

The former is your typical common good and meaningful value-added function project, combined to an existing product, to it’s primary function. To create an innovation.

The latter is a solution to an existing function; but the difference is that this innovation; “Luxury”, is luxury, because it is really not needed. It’s WANT, rather than NEED. It’s designed primarily for fun and entertainment. Not really enhancing or adding useful practical functionality. For the sake of being different or offering an alternative way of functionality. Nothing really wrong with that. It can be a very challenging design challenge. And very fun to work on. And it’s not an easy challenge compared to the ‘Practical’ innovation type of design. But this direction can be very fulfilling.

Hear more about this in the video.

The previous video I talked about earlier on in the chat here: https://youtu.be/b5wN6B5di-M

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