design and making

DesignandMakingDr.CliffordChoy

AssistantProfessorSchoolofDesign,TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity

[email protected]

3Jun2016

PolyU Design

www.sd.polyu.edu.hk

PolyU Design

• Bachelorprogrammes• AdvertisingDesign• CommunicationDesign• EnvironmentalandInteriorDesign• ProductDesign• InteractiveMedia• DigitalMedia• Art&DesigninEducation

• Masterprogrammes• MScinMET,MDes,ExecutiveMaster

• Researchprogrammes• MPhil,PhD

WhatisDesign?

• “Designisthecompetencetochangeexistingsituationsinpreferredones.Designthen,isthehumancapacitytoservetheneedsofpeopleandgivemeaningtolifethroughobjects,communications,environmentsandsystems.”

• “Everyonedesignswhodevisescoursesofactionaimedatchangingexistingsituationsintopreferredones.”

• “…design…makesideastangible,it[design]takesabstractthoughtsandinspirationsandmakessomethingconcrete.”

• Designersthinkthroughmaking

JohnHeskett

(MatHunter,2014)

(Herbert Simon,1981,ascitedbyJohnHesket,2009)

Heskett, J.(2009).Creating Economic ValuebyDesign.International Journal ofDesign,v3,n1.Retrieved from:http://www.ijdesign.org/ojs/index.php/IJDesign/article/view/477/243Hunter, M(2014)WhatisDesign andWhyitmatters?Retrieved on5May2015fromhttp://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/uk-creative-overview/news-and-views/view-what-is-design-and-why-it-matters

MakerFaire HongKong2015(28-29Nov2015)

MakerFaireHongKong(28-29Nov2015)

FabFest Boston(8-9Aug2015)

Youth in Innovation, San Mateo Innovation Week 2016, 19 May 2016

“making”

TheExperiential Learning Cycle [KolbandKolb,2005]

Kolb, A.,Kolb, D.(2005, May15)TheKolbLearning StyleInventory– Version3.12005 Technical Specifications. Retrieved fromhttp://learningfromexperience.com/media/2010/08/tech_spec_lsi.pdf

http://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/uk-creative-overview/news-and-views/view-what-is-design-and-why-it-matters

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Analysis-Synthesis Bridge Model (Dubberly and Evenson, 2011)

Dubberly, H., Evenson, S. (2011) Design as Learning - or 'Knowledge Creation' - the SECI Model. Interactions. Jan+Feb 2011, pp 75-79. Retrieved from https://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/january-february-2011/design-as-learning-or-knowledge-creation-the-seci-model1

“making”

https://sheilapontis.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/design-thinking-revised/

“making”

Making

• Turningideasintotangible/perceivableform

• Materials,Tools,Processes• Notmerelyaboutproductionandfabrication,butalsoinvolvesself-learning,problem-solving,exploration,experimentationandcriticalthinking

• Learn,create,share• Do-it-yourself(DIY)withothers

• Notjustinlocalcommunitiesinolddays,butthroughInternettocollaboratewithpeoplearoundtheworld

• Do-it-yourself(DIY)withtechnology• Notjustwithhandtools,butwithdigitally-enabledtools

Make=DIYwithTechnology

• Onlineplatformsforlearning,sharingandacquiringresources


• Personalanddigitalfabrication


• Materials,components,modules,systems

http://www.engadget .com/2012/03/08/softkin etic-brings-depthsense-range-sensor-to-gdc-hopes-to-put/

MakerMovement

• Growing culture of hands-on making, creating, designing and innovating

• Despite its diversity [in makers’ interests], the movement is unified by a shared commitment to open exploration, intrinsic interests and creative ideas

• When I talk about the maker movement, I make an effort to stay away from the word “inventor” – most people just don’t identify themselves that way. “Maker”, on the other hand, describes each one of us no matter how we live our lives, or what our goals might be.

Peppler, K., Bender, S. (2013) Maker movement spreads innovation one project at a time. Kappan, v95, N3, pp22-27. Retrieved from http://www.kyliepeppler.com/Docs/2013_Peppler_Maker_Movement.pdf

Dougherty, D. (2012). The Maker Movement. Innovations, v7, n3, pp11-14

http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/faq-for-maker-portfolios

Executive Office of the President, The White House, Washington (2014, June) Building a Nation of Makers: Universities and Colleges in Pledge to Expand Opportunities to Make. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/building_a_nation_of_makers.pdf

MeaninginMaking

• “Making”shouldbebasedonintrinsicinterests• Howtomakeitmeaningful tostudents whenmaking?• Howtodevelop theirabilities to“empathize”?

• Moremeaningfulifmakingisassociatedwithpeople,notjustmakingforthesakeofmaking

• FourLevelsofMaking:• Making forself

• Fun,self-use,solveyourownproblem,…• Making forsomeone you arefamiliar

• Foryourbestfriend,foryourparents,…• Making forothers

• Foryourclassmates,foryourneighbors,…• Making forsocial good

• Fordisadvantagedgroup,forlocalcommunity,forsustainability,forchange,….

STEM/STEAM

• KnowledgefromScience,Technology,Engineering,ArtandMathematics(STEAM)tosupportmaking

• Science– e.g.understandingofpropertiesofmaterials• Technology– e.g.availabilityoftools(hardware,software,…)andprocesses• Engineering– e.g.programming,electronics,CAD• Art– e.g.aesthetics,form,shape,culture• Mathematics– e.g.simulations,algorithms

• “Making”providesanengagingwayforindividualtolearnandapplySTEAMknowledge

Howtomake?Whatcanbemade?

Whattomake?Whytomake?

DesignandMaking

• Knowingpossibilities withpersonalanddigital fabrication technologies (strengthandlimitations witheach”technology”,whatcanbedonebycombiningmultipleofthose)

• Develop tacitknowledge inusingdifferentmaterials, tools,processes

• Understanding“users”,identifyingopportunities• Evaluate, identifyissuesandimprove

STEM/STEAM

Design

ComputerGames(1)

ComputerGames(2)

HowToBeaBetterDesigner?

• Becurious, lookaround,playaround,experience around• Trysomethingyouhaven’tdonebefore• Learnsomethingyoudon’tknow• Understandhowaproduct/service works• Understandhowotherthinksaboutaproduct/service• Playwithdifferenttypesofmaterials, toolsandprocesses• Makesomething,eveniftheymaybestupid• Documentyourfailuresandsuccesses• Understandwhyyoufailed• Shareyourworkandgetfeedbacks• Workwithothers

• Readmore!!! Learnscience!!!

MakerFaire

• Afamily-friendlyfestivalofinvention,creativityandresourcefulness• Formakerstogather,showwhattheyhavemadeandsharewhattheyhavelearned

• Todemonstratewhat ispossible• Toexchangeknowledgeandideas• Toinspire

• Partofsciencefair,partoffunfair• Youcanperform/demonstrate“crazy”things

• NOT“BookFair”,“ComputerFair”,“Animation-ComicandGameFair”inHongKong• NOTatradefairdominatedbytraditionalsalesandmarketing

• NOTaninventionshow,NOTatechnologyexpo• NOTacompetition

MakerFaire

• FirstlaunchinBayArea,USA,in2006• In2014,119independently-producedMiniand14FeaturedMakerFaires aroundtheworld,includingTokyo,Rome,Detroit,OsloandShenzhen

• 215,000peopleattendedthetwoflagshipMakerFaires intheBayAreaandNewYorkin2014

• PromoteSTEAM(Science,Technology,Engineering,Art,Mathematics)education

WhatdoyouexpectinMakerFaire?

• Makersshow-and-telltheirworks/projects• Presentation• Demonstration/Performance• Hands-onactivities• Workshops

www.makerfairehongkong.com

MakerFaireHongKong2015(28-29Nov2015)

SupportsThreeBroadStagesofMakers

• ZerotoMaker• Arouseinterestofthosewithnoexperienceinmakingtobecomeamaker• InMakerFaire: Throughhands-onactivities,throughworkshops,throughinspiringtalks,throughinspiringworksfromothermakers

• MakertoMaker• Sharingofknowledgebetweenmakers• Collaborateandaccesstoothers’expertise• Worktogetheronsharedplatforms• InMakerFaire: Throughshow-and-telltheirprojects,throughofferinghands-onactivitiesandorganizingworkshops,throughinteractwithvisitorsandothermakers

• MakertoMarket• Somecreationsofmakershavecommercialappealandgetintothemarket• InMakerFaire: Throughpresentingtheirjourneytoothermakers,throughcollectingfeedbacksfromvisitorsontheircreations

Hagel, J. Brown, J,, Kulasooriya, D. (2014) A Movement in the Making. Deloitte University Press. Retrieved from http://dupress.com/articles/a-movement-in-the-making/

SomeFactsonMakerFaireHongKong2015

• www.makerfairehongkong.com

• Morethan200makersparticipated• Morethan170exhibits/activities/workshops/talksshow-cased/delivered• Estimated15,000perdayonaveragevisited

• 4localprimaryschools,8localsecondaryschools,and1internationalschoolparticipated;moreschoolsareinterestedandwilljoinnextyear

• MakerscomefromHK,Taiwan,mainlandChina,Japan,France,Barcelona,UK

• Fromembroiderytorobotics,fromamateur/hobbyiststoprofessionals

Whatareyougoingtomake?

Questions?

Thanks

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