Line Plane Volume
An exploration of form and a tradition of the ID foundation program
Faculty Leads:
Marty Thaler
Jeremey Dumm
Teaching Assistants:
Matt Impola
Jiani Sapathy
Class:
Introduction to Objects & Artifacts
Students:
Aamena Ansari
Samar Anwar
Rodrigo Dyer
Samar Elhouar
Lizzy Engele
Jessie Gao
Hugo Hsiao
Noah Keppers
Evija Kristopane
Eddie Kure
Shinichiro Kuwahara
Stephanie Meng
Anand Nagapurkar
Veronica Paz Solden
Zack Schwartz
Faye Sun
Pukka Tackie
Julian Walker
Alison Yang
Minyi Zhang
The goal of this exercise is to gain an understanding of how composition, scale and proportion affect the clarity and integrity of an object (even one without a useful purpose). There is simply no formula for arriving at formal solutions that embody these qualities. This exercise encourages experimentation, discovery, and trains the designer to make judgments concerning these issues. Affectionately known by foundies as “LPV,” it is a three-week exercise culminating in a critique where outstanding compositions are selected through a collective vote.
The ID Foundation program at the Institute of Design welcomes students with no design background. Students take Foundation classes in Communication, Product, and Interaction Design, together with Photography, to become versatile, well-rounded, designers.
