Children Designing for Children
Children Designing for Children incorporates Industrial Design and Design Thinking. Under the creative direction of Director Margaret Vega, Assistant Director Isabel Blanco, Designer-in-Residence and dedicated Industrial Design student volunteers, middle school students from Southwest Community Campus accept a design problem in an actual space. Focused on empathy, students research its potential, then develop it with Kendall College of Art & Design Industrial Design student mentors using tools and design thinking skills to make a functional design.
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SPRING 2020
FALL 2019
In collaboration with Steelcase, a working prototype of the winning design from Fall 2018 session was installed in the lobby of the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.
For more information on the installed piece, click here. |
FALL 2018
SPRING 2018
2018 DESIGNER-IN-RESIDENCE
Fernando Ramirez
SiteStudio Designer-in-Residence KCAD Industrial Design Alumnus |
"From the outside we are teaching design to children, but when you look deeper it's about teaching them to solve any problem with a process. My approach to design is heavily focused on the empathy and emotion of design. That paired really well with the children and the end results show an understanding of how form, function, and emotion solve for the end user” |
We would like to thank all of our guest instructors, mentors, and volunteers!
FALL 2019
Brett Kincaid Instructor of Industrial Design Lindsey Dellinger Junior, Industrial Design Bethany VanOeffelen Junior, Industrial Design Joshua Plaunt Senior, Industrial Design Bella Canzano Junior, Industrial Design Jarod Lawrence Junior, Industrial Design |
FALL 2018
Jon Moroney Professor of Industrial Design Tom Edwards Professor Emeritus, Industrial Design Aiden Wysocki Senior, Industrial Design Parker Wonser Junior, Industrial Design Colton Grant Senior, Industrial Design Kiernan McKay Senior, Industrial Design Fabiola Zarate Senior, Industrial Design |
SPRING 2018
Jon Moroney Professor of Industrial Design Travis Dusendang Junior, Industrial Design Aiden Wysocki Junior, Industrial Design Josh Montoya Senior, Industrial Design Jon Morrow Junior, Industrial Design Emily MacDonald Senior, Illustration |