A career that you can pursue with the skills you are learning in this course within the design field is a product or industrial designer. These are the people that design everything we use in our everyday lives from the shoes we wear to the cars we drive. Before any product is actually made, a designer creates concept art to allow the people that will ultimately produce this product get a clear idea of what it will look like and how it would be used. 

The designer must think about the client the product is intended for when creating their designs. Who will actually be using this product influences everything about the design of the item. For example a product intended for children will appear vastly different from a product intended for an adult. 

In addition to drawings of the product from varying angles, designers also include something called "call outs". Call outs are text next to a certain area of a design, drawing attention and further description for important parts of a product that the designer wants the manufacturer or investor to know about. 

​Lets examine the examples below by answering the following questions together....

1. What is the product? 
2. Who is this product intended for? What makes you say that?
3. What call-outs (if any) does it have? Why are those call-outs important for the product?
   

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​Assignment # 1-
​Product Design Questions

Full instructions on google classroom:

1. What is a product designer?
2. What do they do?
3. What is a call-out?
4. Why are they important?
5. What is the product you chose from the project page? 
6. Who is this product intended for? 
7. What about the design makes you say that?
8. What call-outs does it have?
9. Why are those call-outs important for the product?

**I usually show this full documentary above in class. Since we are remote, please watch it on your own at home. 

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youtu.be/_OdQJFUoFLQAssignment # 2- Sneaker Theme Mood Board

You are to create a collage of 10 images that have to do with your shoe theme. Look up images that you can use for reference when you design your sneaker! I want to see your inspiration!

Example to the right: Beach theme

Tutorial: 
​youtu.be/_OdQJFUoFLQ

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Assignment # 3- Sneaker Design

You will be designing your own sneaker/shoe and present it as a product designer would. It must include the following:

1. This will be drawn in your sketchbooks using pencil and your sharpie markers.
2. It must be shaded in using your pencil or your pen using cross hatching. (think back to our value scales) If you have crayons, markers or colored pencils at home please color it in!
3. At least 3 call outs, describing the most important parts of the design. 
4. A title for your design, what company/client this product was designed for. (ex: Title: Pacific Wave, Company: Nike) 
5. Evidence of good work ethic and EFFORT!

Tips for how to trace a shoe on your chromebook tutorial below:

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