Product Design: Game, Time, Chance, and Matter
A course by Isidro FerrerDesigner and Illustrator
A course by Isidro Ferrer, Designer and Illustrator
Design a line of products from the visual identity to the packaging
Alongside two-time National Design Award winner Isidro Ferrer, learn the creative process to tackle any new product design project, no matter how complex it may be, including one with no briefing, directions, or limits from the client.
In this online course, Isidro guides you through designing the visual identity of a company and its new line of products, from sketching and modeling the idea, to the volumetric work and the final reflections of the client himself.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 11 downloads
Pleasures
10 minutes, 7 seconds
Luzifer and His Philosophy
3 minutes, 16 seconds
Birth of the Project
2 minutes, 16 seconds
The Game, Time, Chance and Matter
6 minutes, 19 seconds
Wood as a Material
3 minutes, 35 seconds
Sketches
6 minutes, 17 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by getting to know designer and illustrator Isidro Ferrer, how he got to where he is now, and his thoughts on the profession.
Discover his references and the work he has done in terms of brand image, packaging, signage, set design, illustration, animation, etc.
Learn to analyze the details of a new project and discover the four most important elements when starting any creative process: time, play, chance, and matter.
Isidro gives you some guidelines for working with wood and tells you about his experience with the help of a turner and a master woodworker in bringing his work to life.
Once the product is made, it's time to share it! Learn to design the visual identity for the different communication formats (catalogue, invitations to fairs, calendars, etc.) and develop a line of related products and packaging.
Who is this online course for?
Product designers and any designers in general who are interested in illustration, graphics, and plastic arts who want to experiment outside the usual confines of the profession.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is necessary, just the desire to learn and get excited.
Reviews
- 11 days ago
Excelente
- 5 months ago
Como me gusta este curso, mi cabeza está llena de ideas , ya estoy trabajando en ello. gracias
- 1 year ago
Muy recomendable
- 2 years ago
Este curso propone una mirada cercana a todo el proceso de recreación de un branding, con un fuerte acento en los aspectos lúdicos y casuales que deben estar presente en cualquier acto creativo. Bien articulado y graficado, el curso es visualmente muy bello.
- 2 years ago
Curso incrível
Among the awards he has received throughout his career include the National Design Award in 2002 and the National Award for the best illustrations for children and youth of the Ministry of Education and Culture by A house for the Grandfather in 2006.
In addition to his outstanding career as a designer, poster designer and illustrator, Ferrer has developed audiovisual works for Volkswagen's New Beetle or several continuity screens for Canal +, awarded in 2000 with the AEPD Prize (Spanish Association of Design Professionals).
Content
- U1
Introduction
- This Is How I Got to Do What I Do
- Influences
- Pleasures
- U2
Presentation of the Company and the Brand
- Luzifer and His Philosophy
- Birth of the Project
- U3
Important Elements
- The Game, Time, Chance and Matter
- U4
Phase 1 - Working with Matter
- Wood as a Material
- Sketches
- Modeling
- Naked Forms
- Assembling
- U5
Phase 2 - Communication
- Animals, to the Graphic!
- Marketing of the Characters
- Funny Farm
- U6
Phase 3 - Change of Scale
- Explaining the Process of Change of Scale
- Contributors
- Interview with the Client
- Reflection
- FP
Final project
- Product design: game, time, chance and matter
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FAQs
This course explores creative processes in handcrafted design and illustration, covering everything from sketching and contextual analysis to product creation, visual identity, and techniques with wood and paper.
The course is intermediate level, perfect for those who already have basic knowledge of design or illustration and want to deepen their understanding of creative processes and artisanal techniques.
You’ll need basic drawing supplies, notebooks, paper, cutting tools, wood, and materials for illustration and layout. Access to both handcrafted and digital materials is recommended.
You’ll learn how to conceptualize and design products, create both analog and digital illustrations, work with wood, develop visual identities, and apply creative strategies in multidisciplinary projects.
The course covers sketching, contextual analysis, children’s illustration, theatrical design, handcrafted packaging, signage processes, brand creation, woodworking, animation techniques, and press layout.
You’ll be able to create cultural posters, illustrated characters, handcrafted lamps, company branding, original packaging, and graphic pieces with their own identity, using collaborative and experimental processes.
Prior knowledge isn’t essential, but having a basic background in illustration or design is recommended to fully benefit from the artisanal techniques and processes taught.