Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The Art institute of Portland Events Website

It's here! This brand new site is your link to our schools events!

http://ab3810.aisites.com/

Bikeoff...Designing Out Crime Case Study

The link...

www.designcouncil.org.uk/en/Case-Studies/All-Case-Studies/Bikeoff/


Design can be used not only to reduce the risk of products being stolen, it can also be a way of encouraging more people to use a product if they think it is secure. This case study shows how the design process has made bike stands more secure because it involved watching how people used bike stands, how criminals abused bike stands and how secure locking practices could be made easier.

Build something

Here is the link...
http://students6.autodesk.com/?nd=challenge_ind


Here is the info...

Challenge extended – entries accepted through June 15th!

Do you dream of creating sleek new tech toys that outdo even today’s most stylish cell phone and MP3 players? Enter the Industrial Design category of the Autodesk Student Design Challenge where you get the opportunity to win great prizes, while building designs for your future career portfolio. Take a product that is currently on the market and redesign it with an enhanced look and feel (new lines and edges, better colors, etc.) and a design that improves the overall functionality using Autodesk AliasStudio™ software.

The Autodesk AliasStudio™ product line provides a comprehensive set of tools for conceptual design and design realization. AliasStudio provides industry-leading surface description capabilities supported by best-in-class sketching and visualization tools that let you capture and communicate design intent. AliasStudio streamlines consumer product and transportation design workflows, maximizing your productivity to deliver successful products without impeding creativity.