Introduction to 3D Design

Course information

Course description

Introduction to 3D Design is a three-day making course that will explore a number of methods and processes, focusing on the importance of thinking through making, material experimentation, and introducing the fundamentals of 3D design. We will engage in a series of process-based workshops, introducing new skills covering areas such as idea generation, model making, material craft and structural exercises. The results of each workshop will come together to form a larger scale, collective body of work.

Each workshop will celebrate and respond to your own thoughts and ideas, and we will both individually and collectively make a lot of stuff! Throughout the course we will engage in group discussion, and explore opportunities to work collaboratively, as well as individually. This short course will act as an introduction to the experimental approach to making and broad range of practical skills that you can expect from a 3D practice at Foundation level.

Example course structure:

• Day 1: Around the Dinner Table – Today we will study, document, and question daily eating rituals and social behaviours. Participants will investigate and dissect the tools we use, environments and objects synonymous with food and the social conduct we (sometimes!) maintain. Through these studies participants will explore the potential to design and create alternative approaches, tools, and settings for eating.
• Day 2: Material Testing & Making – Starting with the discoveries of yesterday, participants will develop ambitious material testing and making skills through a series of skills-based workshops.
• Day 3: Re-lay the Table – Participants will continue to build on skills developed to finish their new dining tools, objects, and equipment. The end of the day will culminate in the group 'laying the table' to celebrate and discuss their new set of collective dining tools.

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Course tutors

The course is taught by current KSA Foundation lecturers, who are professional creatives currently working within their specialism.

What to bring

A basic list will be sent to you a week in advance of the course start date. All other materials are provided by Kingston School of Art (KSA).