Useful resources for design students

 Some apps and free Web 2.0 tools that Design Essentials students shared were:  

Stumble Upon to help with researching products/interests: http://www.stumbleupon.com/

Pintrest - keep track of your internet searches with your own pins and look at other peoples pins - try a search for chairs and see what you get! http://www.pinterest.com/

Flipboard for ipad to collate log books, make magazines. https://flipboard.com/



OU T217 Saturday School

Fantastic day on Saturday October 5th with students starting T217. Modelling and Sketching

Very creative modelling with plasticine. Inspired by the words, fun, warm and aggressive, everyone got down to modelling their first shapes.

Next - more shapes inspired by the word fluid

Then combining the shapes and a bit of remodelling inspired new designs for chairs

After a discussion we realised we had several ranges including the


Cocoon Range