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13:55

Design Thinking And Visualisation Skill Development Using Popsicle Packs


What A pack of 100 ice cream sticks or ‘Popsicle’ as they are called can do for your Design Thinking Skills


If you put your mind to it, you can come up with plenty of creative ideas for using everyday things and items in new and interesting ways.

For example, did you know you can use the humble pack of Popsicle sticks to generate design ideas through prototyping and model creation?  And not just that…There are lots of interesting and innovative things you can make with these simple items if you really start thinking creatively.

The various permutations and combinations that can be used to create 2D and 3D designs using ice-cream sticks are innumerable. You can create design prototypes, working science models, art and craft models and much more using various sets of permutations and combinations by grouping the ice-cream sticks in an interesting manner. With creative designs from your imagination, you can make as many projects with these as you can think of.

Sometimes students/designers get so caught up in the physical prototyping that they forget about the thought process that goes into fashioning the idea and then creating it. To allow the design students to sit down and think about the process and to encourage them to come up with innovative ideas, ice-cream sticks are a good way to enable ‘Low Tech Prototyping.


Here are some ideas found on the vast ocean of ‘internet’ to invoke you to think creatively and create some new designs.









21:06

Spreading hope through the arts


Serendipity Arts Festival launches a new digital experience: 
SAF 2020 x You

April 24, New Delhi:  Serendipity Arts Festival is launching a new digital experience for all those who are braving the pandemic in quarantine and living in lockdown. SAF 2020 x You, a digital initiative, starting from the 25th of April, will be evenly spread across 5 - 6 days and will be hosted on the different social media platforms of the Festival, supported by a new, specially designed webpage.

The new webpage will carry the essential details about the daily offerings of this digital collaborative festival. The virtual festival will be bringing a range of multi-disciplinary experiences, from a cross section of the arts in the form of archived and aggregated content from the past and present. The offerings will see a diverse mix of content presented through webinars, performances, readings and workshops. People can expect to be a part of special sessions by the likes of Bickram Ghosh, tabla virtuoso and percussionist, Ranjit Barot, Drummer & Percussionist and curator of the music discipline from the Serendipity Arts Festival 2016, Sneha Khanwalkar, music director and curator to the Serendipity Arts Festival. Along with messages and special presentations by notable artists and curators who have been associated with the Serendipity Arts Foundation & Festival like Vidya Shivadas, Rahaab Allana, Ravi Agarwal, Veeranganakumari Solanki, Anuja Ghosalkar, Niketan Sharma, Astad Deboo and many more. Much like the annual festival the digital experience will also package elements for people of all ages. Ranga Shankara Theater, envisioned by Arundhati Nag, actress, theater personality and curator, will do special readings and storytelling sessions for children from fables and children’s literature. The programming will also include several workshops on theater, music and culinary arts for everyone to participate in and rejoice from the comfort of their homes. 

Speaking about SAF 2020 x You, Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal, Founder Patron, Serendipity Arts Foundation, said, Over the years,  Serendipity Arts Festival has become known as a people’s festival. We wholeheartedly support creative inclusion, and have worked hard these past few years to remove the hurdles and barriers that exist between the arts and people. At a time when people across all nations are hurting, and lives have been disrupted, the arts brings us together and helps us stay connected. SAF 2020 x YOU celebrates the human spirit, the ability to support each other, and to come out on top of any crisis with the human spirit and humanity intact. We hope this will brighten your day and give you reason for joy.”

The official hashtag of the digital festival would be #SAFeFestival, and its daily programming would be offered through the digital platforms of the Serendipity Arts Festival. Both the aggregated and original content is bracketed into four segments namely Exhibitions, Performances, Workshops and Readings/Resources. The content put up in these brackets would be shared by the partners and affiliates, past and present curators and artists from previous editions, along with a combination of popular content available from public sources, with due credit to the publisher.

 Speaking about the initiative Ms. Smriti Rajgarhia, Director, Foundation and Festival mentioned, “At Serendipity Arts Foundation, we have been inspired by the resilience and strength of the arts community, in offering kindness, hope and faith through the arts to the wider public, even as we collectively experience these strenuous times. We would like to thank the arts community for their efforts in keeping the arts alive and roaring, through this rough patch and bring some comfort to people.” 

For more information and the daily schedule please visit www.serendipityartsfestival-safxyou.com 

About Serendipity Arts Foundation
Serendipity Arts Foundation, a Munjal initiative for creativity, is a not-for-profit arts and cultural development Foundation that fosters cultural development and supports emerging artists across South Asia. The Foundation aims to promote new creative strategies, artistic interventions, and cultural partnerships which are responsive, addressing the social, cultural and environmental milieu of South Asia. The Foundation’s programmes are designed and initiated through innovative collaborations with partners across a multitude of fields, impacting education, promoting social growth via community development programmes, and exploring interdisciplinarity across the arts.

About Serendipity Arts Festival
The Foundation's primary initiative and largest project, Serendipity Arts Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts event held annually every December in Goa. Curated by a panel of eminent artists and institutional figures, the Festival is a long-term cultural project that hopes to instigate positive change across the arts in India on a large scale. Spanning the visual, performing and culinary arts, the Festival’s programming includes music, dance, visual arts, craft, photography, film and theatre. The Festival addresses pressing social issues such as arts education and pedagogy, cultural patronage, interdisciplinary discourse, and accessibility to the arts. Serendipity Arts Festival’s intensive programme of exhibitions and performances is energized by spaces for social and educational engagement.

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**Universally, this pandemic has taught us to come together and rally around the greatest strength we possess - the human spirit. Through all this, we at SAF are re- emphasizing what is most important - our audience, our team members and our beloved community. 

As we sit at home, checking the news countless times to see how the vaccine for COVID-19 is progressing, our perception of time changes. Distances have changed, the value of a hug has altered, the importance of friends, family, and community is stronger than before. The things we took for granted have been made abundantly clear. Everything we knew “before Covid” will be redefined by philosophers and poets, historians, environmentalists, and economists in years to come. Our team has been working tirelessly and thinking about the ways in which we could
both engage and support the human spirit. Our team has been putting together newsletters which include recommendations on film, music, books, online courses etc. https://saf-newsletter.squarespace.com/

We are, however, particularly fortunate to be at a point in time where technology allows us to explore and experience the arts like never before. From the comfort of your home, you can virtually travel to see / hear /experience / participate in a range of exhibitions, concerts, performances and workshops, all just the click of a link
away! We would like to thank the arts community for their efforts in keeping the arts alive and kicking! In this vein, we invite you to SAF 2020 x You. From April 25th onwards, join us to experience a multi-disciplinary cross section of the arts, both regional and international, in an online festival of sorts. In the spirit of collaboration, join us on this journey travelling, learning, and spreading joy through the arts. The show will go on!

#StayHome #StaySafe

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14:56

Online Mock Tests For B.Arch and B.Des Exams


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The tests for #NATA Examination is based on previous year's NATA actual test papers which are available in our institute.

We also have actual and sample test papers for NID, NIFT, UCEED & CEED which can be taken in our studio by taking an appointment for the tests. 

UCEED previous year's paper discussions are held every Saturday from 10.30-1.30pm . Please pre-book your session by paying Rs 1500/- ( one session of 3 hours ) by Paytm or NEFT (ask for details) and informing us (9818541252). ( We are in South Delhi)

The tests mentioned below costs Rs 500/- each and has 50 questions per test. Please mail your personal details as given below at icreativesciences@gmail.com alongwith your payment details. Please mention the name of the test you want to take and we will send you the password for the tests . 

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12:13

Use Of Tangrams In Design Thinking Skill Invocation & Improvement

'Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that integrates the needsof people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for businesssuccess.'

Design thinking is a planned and structured methodology used by designers to develop and deliver products, services and experiences that address potential human human needs. By espousing design thinking principles, designers  can develop low cost working prototypes for various needs and test them in real time. Design thinking can be also be applied to intricate problems that are difficult to untangle. Using design thinking, we can transform our cultures to become more innovative and creative.

What is a #tangram and what is the purpose of a #tangram?

Tangrams are ancient, very interesting Puzzles of Chinese origin which are made up of seven different loose geometrical shapes in a set. Using these shapes one can create thousands of depictions and designs.

There are certain restrictions while creating the designs and this is what makes it truly challenging and fascinating , invoking your Design Thinking Skills. The purpose of this puzzle is to use all seven pieces or tans to create a picture or design. The ancient rules dictate that the pieces must lie flat, they must touch and they are not allowed to overlap.


The imposed restrictions challenge your brain to think creatively and in an innovative manner to get a solution ( which is the design here). These exercises with Tangrams help develop visualisation skills for designers too.

Another activity is to solve tangram puzzles .Here you may  take a tangram picture/image and figure out how the shapes were placed to create that image . You may think it to be simple ...!! But try it out, it is really a challenging activity.

Students aspiring to take design examinations should definitely use Tangrams to improve their visualisation and innovative thinking skills.

What does a tangram teach?

Like building blocks, tangrams can teach students about spatial relationships. They help to learn geometric terms, and develop stronger problem solving abilities. They even help students perform better on tests of logic and reasoning.


Using tangrams gives students an opportunity to use a manipulative set to construct understanding of geometric ideas. Using tangrams can help students develop spatial skills. They can move the pieces around to note the relationships, and learn about flips, slides and turns (reflections, rotations, and translations). 


TANGRAM SHAPES

The tangram consists of 7 geometrical shapes - 5 triangles (small, medium and large), 1 Square and 1 parallelogram, all cut from 1 perfect square.

Let us show you how to make a #Tangram, with or without a template - it is very simple.

What do you need to make a #tangram?

A #tangram can be made of thick cardboard, felt, foam sheets, magnetic sheets, wood and more, the choice is yours. 

You need a square sheet of the material you choose to use: 12 x 12 cm is fine, a marker and a scissor. You may make them from 30cm x 30 cm or 60cm x 60cm boards too if you need bigger sizes to work with. 

The Chinese made them from these ordinary materials as well as precious metals, mother of pearl or ivory.

Here are some pictures for you to get started with your design thinking activities.

You may attend our Design Thinking Workshops for more skill development activities.













22:37

London Design Festival Visit


Day I; 15th September

The British Airways flight was on time and we reached Heathrow, London at 3pm from where we took a taxi to reach our hotel at Ibis, Earl’s Court by 5pm. After a brief rest we set out towards Tower Bridge area. We took the tube from West Brompton station which was a 4 minute walk from our hotel and took the metro to Tower Hill. Today we visited ‘The Gherkin’, an commercial building designed by Architect by Sir Norman Foster. The building looked awesome by night light and we walked around the area soaking in the atmosphere and looking up at the modern architectural marvels in the vicinity.


We could see ‘The Shard’, from a distance and walked towards it. It is the other prominent commercial building in the area which was designed by Italian Architect Renzo Piano . It is also the tallest building in the European union and the sixth tallest building in Europe. The Architectural style of ‘The Shard’ ( meaning a piece of glass) is called ‘Neo-futurism’.

We reached the Tower Bridge by following the Google maps [which is by the way very confusing and we really had a tough time] and enjoyed the beautiful sights walking besides  River Thames and listening to the laughter and chirping of other walkers and visitors.

The tower bridge was beautifully lit up and all the tall buildings alongside the Thames were lit up too. We enjoyed the sights and thereafter went back to our hotel.

Day II:16th September: 

Today it was cloudy and a bit of chill was there in the air. We had reached around 10.30am at the Imperial wharf station from West Brompton as it was a convenient to take the Tube which was just a 4 minute walk from the hotel. 

The morning near the Chelsea Harbour area required a thin rain cum wind jacket. Inside the Design Centre was however comfortable and did not require any jacket. It was a truly amazing show at Focus 2019.

The Design centre was teeming with visitors, both trade and consumer. We were registered and given our badges. We wandered from dome to dome with 4 floors at each dome ( North, South , Centre and East) and each floor with multiple studio cum shops which flaunted awesome products. It took us 6 hours to see the place but still a few studios were left. If we want to really check out each studio it would take 2 days. We also attended a few talk-shows and workshops and interacted with the designers and their teams. [We plan to go one more day later.]

The London Interior Show at Chelsea Harbour Hotel (which was located just at the back of The Design Centre) was somewhat of a disappointment. It was a small show of mostly home furnishings. The TOIDX show at Taj Palace Delhi was so much more awesome!

The night air was cold and a thin sweater and a light jacket was required.
Reminder to self :- bring better walking shoes next time.
Overall it was an awesome day.

Day III- 17th September:

It is a sunny day today with a mild chill in the air.Today we took the bus (430) towards South Kensington for the Science Museum and V&A ( Victoria & Albert) museum. The red double-decker London bus has entered popular culture as an internationally-recognised icon of England and it was a beautiful ride to our destination. [ The London Buses network and its branded services, the Red Arrow and East London Transit systems are managed by TfL through its arms-length subsidiary company, London Buses Ltd. As a result of the Privatisation of London bus services in the mid-1990s, bus operations in London are put out to competitive tendering and routes are operated by a number of private companies]

We walked from the South Kensington Stop/ Station towards the Science Museum . On the way we crossed the 'Brompton Design District' and visited the participating outlets of the London Design Festival.

We reached the Museum around 11 and after a look at the 'American Oak' installations outside the science museum, which was also a part of the London Design Festival. As we were hungry and did not have breakfast yet, we sat for a breakfast to start with. The Dates and banana yogurt which was very fluffy in texture, butter croissants, brownies chips and coffee made us ready to check out the Museum .( a ‘Night at the Museum’ event was going on which I was very tempted with and would have loved to attend , but…)

The Science Museum was overwhelming with so much to offer. As a Designer, I was mainly interested in ‘The Challenge Of Materials’ on the 2nd floor and the ‘Interior Architecture’ of the Mathematics Gallery by Zaha Hadid on the 3rd Floor. The various products made of various materials were on dislay. I loved the awesome spread of glass products and also the explainations of the life-cycle of a product from Raw-materials to the finished goods.

The Design of the Mathematics gallery was really beautiful and was fully a reflection of Zaha Hadid Designs with flowing curvy lines. The mathematics gallery was interesting too in terms of imparted knowledge regarding mathematics of various subjects.

After a brief exploration of the Space Gallery we started for the V&A museum just opposite to Science Museum at around 1pm. 

We wanted to take the 2pm tour of LDF19 installations at the museum and we took a look around the place before the start of the tour from the main entrance. (We did a bit of shopping from the V&A shop)
(Resting a bit now as I complete the diary before the start of the #ldf tour) 
3.45pm- tour done.. it was hectic.. but good, it would have been difficult to find the installations by ourselves. Our tour guides explained everything in detail and in an interesting manner. The tour guides of the museum are Volunteers and they were volunteering for the #LDF19 Tour too. We left the V&A museum with happy memories and a decision to come back in my next trip(hopefully) to London.
[The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, as well as sculpture, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. ]The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. As with other national British museums, entrance is free.

4-30: sitting at Le Pain Quotidien restaurant eating smoked salmon and sippng rose wine . 

Took the South Kensington metro to Bond Street and landed at Oxford- South Molton street and had a look at the beautiful Walala Camille lounge and street furniture. The whole South MOlton road was lined with exotically designed seating furniture by Camille Walala, a French Artist-Designer. 

Day IV 18th September 2019:

We took the Royal Day Out Tour Of Buckingham Palace. The highlight was ‘Leonardo Da Vinci, A Life Of Drawings’ from his practice notebooks. Leonardo was a student of life and studied Science ( Maths, Biology, Technology ) and Art ( Design, Architecture, Fine Arts) equally well. As a Science and Design student I had been an ardent admirer of Leonardo Da Vinci and it was really exciting to see his draft notebooks which led to original famous masterpieces.

Marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the exhibition brings together more than 200 of the Renaissance master's greatest drawings in the Royal Collection, forming the largest exhibition of Leonardo's work in over 65 years.

Drawing served as Leonardo's laboratory, allowing him to work out his ideas on paper and search for the universal laws that he believed underpinned all of creation. The drawings by Leonardo in the Royal Collection have been together as a group since the artist's death in 1519. Acquired during the reign of Charles II, they provide an unparalleled insight into the workings of Leonardo's mind and reflect the full range of his interests, including painting, sculpture, architecture, anatomy, engineering, cartography, geology and botany.

After the Queen’s gallery we visited the Royal Mews and saw the horses, the exotic carriages (buggies) and cars of the Royal Family. The Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace is responsible for all the road travel arrangements for The Queen and members of the Royal Family.

Next was a 2 hour walk through the staterooms which was truly amazing.

The walk to the exit was through the  gardens which was more of a semi-jungle, the usual English style garden . We had ice-cream on the way sitting on a garden bench which was being made in the Royal bakery and sold.

We took back the tube from Victoria station after having food from the food terrace at the Victoria station. It is a good idea to take the metro / bus as you can visit any Design Festival Installations on the route and inside the stations too.

#victoriaspalace @royalcollectiontrust


Day V, 20th September:

Today we planned to visit the Design Exhibition ‘100%Design’ . We pre-registered the night before as Trade Visitors , got our tickets printed at the hotel reception and we took the tube from West Brompton To Olympia.The train dropped us  just in front of Olympia exhibition centre  at 10.30am .

100% Design was one of the stand out trade shows during London Design Festival and provided us with the perfect opportunity to visit and checkout latest trends and products of international exhibitiors (architects and designers). The area was vast and we looked around till 2.15 interacting with the Designers, checking out products and appreciating the new emerging trends.

After a small lunch in the exhibition hall , we walked to St Barnabas Church bus stand to catch Line 49 bus to Kensington Palace.(2.40pm) . Such walks to through the city gives you an insight to the various experiences that the area has to offer and I love to look around while walking and soaking in the local atmosphere of the place.

Kensington Palace in London is a working Royal residence. Of great historical importance, Kensington Palace was the favourite residence of successive sovereigns until 1760. It was also the birthplace and childhood home of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria was born and brought up in the Palace and news of her accession in 1837 was brought to her there by the Lord Chamberlain and the Archbishop of Canterbury; however Victoria chose to reign from Buckingham Palace.

We reached Kensington Palace around 3pm and took the tour of the staterooms and other things on display. (£23.50) : sitting at cafe now at 5.15pm drinking tea and eating biskut ( no raspberry ripple icecream for me - can’t have- caught cold yesterday ). We walked outside through the Kensington Gardens after clicking some pictures of the lake and the ducks and the garden views.

Our next destination was Harrods to check out the Decor section and we took the transport from Royal Albert Hall stop to Knightsbridge . The Harrods visit was as usual a good experience and we browsed through the new and trendy decor collection.

Day VI, 20th September

Design Junction Visit: booked tickets as Trade visitors: found 50% promocodes on net DJ100 
Took the Tube from West Brompton to Earl’s Court and from there from platform 5 ( not 9 3/4 ) to Kings Cross. 11.15am

Walking Towards Coal Drops Yard, the venue of the Exhibition through King’s Cross Design District - it was a good decision to come here as the whole Kings Cross Design District could be visited apart from Design Junction. 

Visited Samsung lounge(must visit otherwise too) .. its a different kind of experience, superb. One LDF19 installation was here too(the colourful sofas) by Idiosincrato, Martino Gamper , Disco Carbonara (carbonara name came from coal drop yard). (Check Alpi wood image) The retail therapy at kings cross is a must visit .

Reached Design Junction main hall and entered with the ticket. It was a much smaller exhibition than 100%Design but the products were really offbeat. 

Kings Cross District is otherwise an exciting design district and the Junction can be given a miss by students as it has a £15 ticket

1.50pm now and we are starved.. had an exotic lunch of white onion soup and duck roast salad while partner had the usual but yummy fish and chips meal. Plan is to roam around some more and go to Oxford street for shopping by 4pm.

On way down to the station saw the ‘Rado Young Designers Awards’ products displayed along the path to station. The products designed by the young designers were really innovative and it was obvious that they had been taught good 'Design Thinking' skills.

Took Victoria Line to Oxford Circus stop. 

Shopping and coffeeing done. Back on the exotic red double decker number 74 to West Brompton (Empire State Building) .

Day VII  - 21September
Visit To St Paul’s Cathedral:
  
To take tube from West Brompton to Mansion House ( be careful and don’t get on the South Kensington branch) : Check the train going towards Upminster. 

St. Paul's Cathedral has had an eventful history. Five different churches were built at this site.
In 1665 Christopher Wren designed a plan for the renovation of the St. Paul's Cathedral, which was starting to fall into decay. But disaster struck again on the night of September 2, 1666, when the Great Fire of London destroyed four fifth of all of London, wiping 13,200 houses and 89 churches, including the St. Paul's Cathedral off the map. In 1669, three years after the fire, Christopher Wren was appointed 'Surveyor of Works' and was tasked with the construction of a new church to replace the destroyed Gothic cathedral.

The Baroque Interior is just as imposing as the exterior of the church. The mosaics on the ceiling were added in 1890 by William Richmond after Queen Victoria complained that there was not enough color in the cathedral. The baldachin above the altar was rebuilt in 1958 after it was damaged by bombardments during World War II. The design is based on a sketch created by Wren. The only monument in the church that survived the fire of 1666 is the tomb of John Donne, from 1631.

Several famous people are entombed in the cathedral's crypt. Most notable are the tomb of the Duke of Wellington - who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo - and the tomb of Admiral Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar. There is also a tomb of Christopher Wren himself and a number of important artists are buried here as well.

St Paul’s visited - towards Portobello Market now via St. Paul Stn To Notting Hill .(2pm)

Awesome market, must visit !! A must must visit, the Portobello Road is the world’s largest antiques market with over 1,000 dealers selling every kind of antique and collectible. Visitors flock from all over the world to discover one of London’s best loved landmarks which contains the most extensive selection of antiques in Britain.

It is Saturday today so there is a special Flea market stretched out. Portobello is really several markets in one, Saturday being the day when all are in full swing. Then you can experience a mile of hustle, haggle, colour and energy. The feature of Saturdays is the opening of hundreds of antique and specialist shops and stalls. There are some talented and bizarre street performers to be spotted too.( We spotted the Drummers J )

Day VIII ; 22nd September
Back to Delhi.. Plane got late by an hour as there was some technical issue with the wing lights. From entering the terminal (5) to the plane is a long walk through 2 elevators, a train and then 2 elevators and another elevator after boarding and a long walk through the arm leading to the plane.( The exotic shops at duty free slows you down too J )

LDF19



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