Product Design: Experiment with Color, Material, and Shape

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Product Design: Experiment with Color, Material, and Shape provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Product Design: Experiment with Color, Material, and Shape is taught by Lex Pott. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $12.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Explore form, function, and color with a series of materials to create a framework for designing your own products

    • Introduction
    • Ideation
    • Experimenting
    • Making It to Design
    • Final project
    An object that has been thoughtfully conceptualized, designed, and crafted has the power to lift a room with style and harmony. Product designer Lex Pott describes his self-titled design studio as a mad scientist lab, where he explores and experiments with simple raw materials using a hands-on approach.

    Dive into product design by exploring the properties of raw materials like wood, wax, polyester, and synthetic clay. Use simple tools and materials to explore colors, values, and intensities to create your own materials library. Ready to transform materials into your own interiors products with simple DIY techniques?

Syllabus
    • About Me
    • Influences
    • Defining the Relation of Color and Materials
    • Material Properties
    • Tonality, Color Blocking and Color Transitions
    • Experiment 1: Clay and Color 1
    • Experiment 1: Clay and Color 2
    • Experiment 2: Metals and Color 1
    • Experiment 2: Metals and Color 2
    • Experiment 3: Wood and Polyester 1
    • Experiment 3: Wood and Polyester 2
    • Experiment 4: Wax
    • Analyse and Reflect
    • Developing Products: Craft vs. Design
    • How to Go Further and Make your Designs Come To Life
    • How to Communicate Your Work
    • Product Design: Experiment with Color, Material, and Shape