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2016-03-06 00:29:17 Post No. 2429209
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2016-03-06 00:29:17
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I'm a industrial design student and I'm having a tough time with the aesthetic part of the profession.
My approach to product design is mostly needs-oriented, and my creativity comes from finding solutions to problems. However, in order to land a nice job I will need a portfolio, and employers give a huge importance to sketching skills and the WOW factor.
My skills are passable. I know my perspective and can depict complex forms like the ones you learn to do in S. Robertson's How to Draw or construct the human figure from reference like in Figure Drawing Design and Invention.
My problem lies in coming up with appealing forms, proportions and other aesthetic elements in the things I design. Seriously, it's like I'm missing the understanding of why things look interesting to the public. I can differentiate good and bad aesthetic design but when I try to come up with my own aesthetic solutions, everything I do is either derivative (a blatant copy) of some other work or super bland.
I did J. Park's Foundation first and second terms, pic related, in order to go over this hurdle but there's no theory behid it, just the guy showcasing his ideation skills by drawing warriors and tanks that look cool.
Any help with this? Do you know of any resources that teach this kind of thing?
