SKILLS ACTIVITY Look at a product that is near to you right now. Sketch it on a piece of paper. Choose one of the SCAMPER strategies above to develop the product. Repeat the exercise for a range of SCAMPER strategies and see how your initial product could be developed. Random shapes When generating ideas, designers initially start with the overall shape or form of the item they are designing. They then start looking at the smaller aspects of the design. Ideas can be sketches, detailed views or renderings. Use the ‘Let your pencil do the walking’ technique for shapes. Draw random lines on a sheet of paper. Pick out interesting shapes that could form the basis of a design.
◁ An example of rough lines that are highlighted to create interesting shapes. They can be used to form the basis of design.
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Freehand sketches Initial freehand sketches are a great way of generating and recording initial design ideas.
∆ Here, a student has used freehand sketches to put their design ideas onto paper and show the development of their ideas.
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