Some CEED Part A materials

1. Evolution of objects

Evolution generally mean product cycle from past to present. So, you are generally required to observe and identify the everyday use items (say TV) from old to new generation.

check the details in downloadable (Pdf) from here>>

2. Illusions and Perception: Improve Observation skills with Illusions -  here>>

Second list of illusions - here>>

leisure time reference

A very good guide on Art Perception

All about - Aesthetics

3. Materials and Manufacturing process

I had detailed and categorized materials as well as manufacturing processes with examples of day-to-day products. 

You may check - Material and manufacturing process >>

1. Every day materials - here
2. Plastic materials and manufacturing process - A very good guide for household plastic materials and their manufacturing process. You may not go through manufacturing process, just note for what material, what particular manufacturing process is employed - here
3. Tips for selecting plastic materials - here
4. Top sculptors - here
5. Top Indian stone and rock carvings - here
6. Famous bronze sculptures - here

4. General Knowledge

• List of logos - here>>
• All about Indian culture; A very good website detailing all about India - cultureindia.net
• Famous artists - totallyhistory.com
• Top painters list - iloveindia.com
• Indian artists list - wikipedia

5. Color Selection

Let us now see some pdf files, which may help you choose color at different occasions

• Shades of colors - wiki page - complete list of color and template shades 
• Psychology of color by Painters of Louisville from - nowsorcing.com
• Colors by gender from blog.kissmetrics.com

Something about - Prototype making from MIT, Cambridge

Product Design Open course free PDF's - MIT Product Design open courseware




6. Other IQ tests and exercises

• Analogy online exercise
• A very good guide for Mental ability and picture type questions -
• Mental Ability Test samples
• Logical arrangement of words sample practice

Learn the basics and terms of 'Design for the environment' - with general practices, products, regulations, best practices etc by goinng through this wiki page

Leisure time study - Design for social impact

• Eco-friendly products
• Eco products official directory - (just give a overview in free) (not imp)
• Some basic mechanical principles
• Working principles
• home appliances working with explanations (not imp)

7. Perception and Aesthetics

A very good guide on Art Perception

All about - Aesthetics

Materials and examples for Logo making - Visual Communication

Hi,

this is a bit late but still, but I hope this will be crucial for your exam especially for those who are planning to give Visual communication (logo design) part of CEED exam. I'm giving links to the pdf as well as online pages that would leave you some idea. I'm also leaving some images taken from the web for your reference. Just go through them and understand what process that they followed.

Let me write some tips here

1. 

If possible make mind map (bubble map) showing the flow of your ideas, the important keywords that you considered from the questions, what factors are linked and related to that issue for which you are designing the logo etc. An example is shown below

2. 

Usually, you need to make three or more than 3 alternative ideas. So in each page, plan to show roughly your design process (Brainstorming of ideas) on how you come up with the idea, like showing separately the various elements (symbols, words etc) of the final logo and how you clubbed them. Also give written statements to give a note of what it represents. 

source : Pinterest

3. 

At the end of each individual rough design, write in brief (note the no. of words that they ask) about the logo, covering the following questions

• why you considered those individual factors with their importance
• What would they (individual elements) communicate
• Something about your logo (combination of individual elements) outcome and the reason why you chose them.  

4. 

After you're done with rough logos ideas, you have to make a final logo out of your alternate ideas. Follow the same procedure of showing the rough construction of the logo with individual designs along with several other alternate ideas for the same design as shown in below image.

Picture source

5. 

Make your final logo eye-catching taking very good care (you may consider using ruler/scale, but mostly prefer hand if your hand draws straight lines very well). If possible, color them.

6. 

Show (very) rough sketches of how the logo looks in different places like on certificates, web-site, apps, vehicles, posters/boards etc

7. 

Give brief note about your final design, what it communicates and which factors/elements it covers giving a note on why you choose those colors or wordings.

Downloadables

Logo design process - From Pencil to pdf - shows mind map, brainstorming of several logo ideas for an example

Some examples - quickly go  - Logo basics and media works

Online Resources 

sketch process for an example online - 

Inspiring Examples of logo sketching

some examples online - famous logo process making

Free time study - quickly go through - six theories of Visual communication

Some samples from internet

source: rageyart

source: Andrewkelsall

source: webxtreme

source: jliwong

source: graceberrydesigns

In the next couple of days, I will try to solve a previous paper CEED VC question (if possible) or share online materials if I find something. Anyway, the above materials might have given you some idea.


Good luck :)

Answers to some everyday design questions from Sameer

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One of our friend named Sameer Sapre, (connect with hin in FB) came forward and wished to share few of his works with you all, so that you would be getting some insight into the design questions. The works are really great and covers most of the questions from this blogs Everyday design practice post. Thank you Sameer for the initiation. You may want to save these pictures to enable zoomed and rotated views.

Design solution for Cistern type toilets

Design solution for Wheel chair for disabled

Some creative ideas for used Ice cream bowl 

Poster showing Child education and welfare

Design of a Home Geezer 

Design solutions for problems at Indian Govt. Hospitals

UI Design for the 'new mobile OS question'

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