TRY THIS for Design Students
Here are some things you can try as an design student to make for an interesting critique.
5 THINGS DESIGN STUDENTS CAN TRY:
1- Students can critique the designs of another class using the "praise and polish" technique. They can leave a post-it note w/ their initials on each design. The designers benefits from critics who do not know the assignment.
2- Students can critique their own designs to a younger class, using very simple language that a younger sibling or neighbor would understand.
3- Students can divide large groups of designs into sub-categories, this can promote careful looking and noticing of subtleties. How are they alike? Different? Which belong together and why?
4- Students can interview others from different grades about their designs. They should ask, "What has influenced the designer, and what direction might they take in the future?"
5- Students can examine a design as historians would, while pretending to be scientists from far in the future. Ask them to look for influences of culture on the designer, and to explain any references.
5 THINGS DESIGN STUDENTS CAN TRY:
1- Students can critique the designs of another class using the "praise and polish" technique. They can leave a post-it note w/ their initials on each design. The designers benefits from critics who do not know the assignment.
2- Students can critique their own designs to a younger class, using very simple language that a younger sibling or neighbor would understand.
3- Students can divide large groups of designs into sub-categories, this can promote careful looking and noticing of subtleties. How are they alike? Different? Which belong together and why?
4- Students can interview others from different grades about their designs. They should ask, "What has influenced the designer, and what direction might they take in the future?"
5- Students can examine a design as historians would, while pretending to be scientists from far in the future. Ask them to look for influences of culture on the designer, and to explain any references.
