I share with you my meeting with few Thai wood carver in Bangkok. I hope giving you some TIPS to help you working with suppliers in Asia in general. I actually had similar experience with Chinese suppliers when I used to work there for the shoe industry. In Design school, We learn to draw and create behind a desk. Let me show you how cool it is to...
Archive - February 2016
I am in a taxi from Bangkok on the way to Bang Sue, a road famous for woodcraft. I hope we are on the right way. We have just been dropped off by another taxi at the wrong place. At 1 hour far away from our destination! The taxi pretended we arrived, in fact, he was lost. We were lost… Travel TIP: Show the taxi driver the address written in...
Your first idea often feels like a stroke of genius, but stopping there limits your creative growth. By challenging yourself to explore more options, embracing mistakes, and focusing on research over perfection, you’ll develop stronger ideas and become a more resourceful designer!
Tap into your creative side and learn how to sketch in just five minutes.My easy to follow 4 steps tutorial sketching on a Starbucks napkin! This afternoon,I stop for a while at a cafe Paul to sketch. I am preparing the next week’s course of [Sketch like the Pros]. And I wanna show you that: Anybody can Sketch! Yes!! No exception (Except if...
Hi guys, To keep in touch more often with you, I am experimenting blogging with my phone! I am writing with my Xiaomi (Redmi) phone and the screen is pretty small. I feel like writing an email to you while I actually write an article for the blog. And I like it like that. Why? Because the mindset is different and I feel closer to you. This way, I...
How do you Draw product design from scratch? Learn step-by-step how to draw simple forms and turn them into professional products with this video tutorial for beginner designers. There are 3 easy designs to draw and practice now! Table Of Contents From sketching 3 Simple Forms to Product Design!Step 0 | Download Krita, the sketching appStep 1 |...
See the inspiring transformation of Lucas, a 15-year-old beginner, after just 3 months in the Sketch Like The Pros course. Discover how clear methods, focused feedback, and youthful motivation can lead to exponential progress in design sketching.
How to boost your creativity + productivity as an Industrial designer | 13 TIPS A designer is “like a cow”. He needs to produce new ideas at demand. Some days you feel inspired. Awesome! But some other days, your brain feels flat like a deflated balloon. Totally not awesome if your dead line is coming fast like a bullet train! Yes...
Meet Huang Li-Chung, who boldly transitioned from civil engineering to design at age 47. Huang shares how he rediscovered his love for sketching and overcame self-doubt to pursue his creative dreams.
Chou-Tac
Hello! I'm Chou-Tac, a Product Designer from France.
If the sketching methods I’ve acquired aid me in my life and in my industrial design career, I believe that they can also help you reach your dream goal as a student or professional designer.
Leave a comment in the blog or send me an email at choutac@thedesignsketchbook.com : )
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