After some brief thought over the past twenty-four hours, I’ve decided to spend the next seven days designing a new vehicle concept.
Given this type of experiment, I am not going to spend a lot of time developing a creative brief because my goal at this point is pure creative focus, and less so on adherence to a specific need (fabricated or otherwise).
This journey will start with some exploratory sketches using traditional media (pencil, markers, etc.) and will ultimately conclude with a final 3D rendering using Modo and Photoshop. While I’ve done several designs and models, these efforts have been separate and distinct – thus, I think it’s going to be a challenge (at least right now) to incorporate both into one project, particularly within such a short duration.
The benefits of this challenge are many. Two that immediately come to mind include the following:
- Be able to independently start and finish a design void of any external forces (clients, instructors, etc.).
- Develop techniques to accelerate creative thinking.
If this experiment proves successful, it’s entirely possible you’ll see other seven day challenges appear on the horizon throughout the year.