University of Northampton 3D Blog

Clearing 2017

If you would like to discuss an opportunity to study with us, get in touch! Interior Design: Susan Jacobs: Susan.jacobs@northampton.ac.uk Vicki Thomas: Vicki.thomas@northampton.ac.uk Peter Kokins: Peter.kokins@northampton.ac.uk Product Design: Steve McGonigal: Steve.mcgonigal@northampton.ac.uk Friedemann Schaber: Friedemann.schaber@northampton.ac.uk Architectural Technology: Peter Kokins: Peter.kokins@northampton.ac.uk #ProductDesign #ArchitecturalTechnology #InteriorDesign

New Designers 2017

From 5th to 8th July our Product Design and Architecture Technology students are participating in a annual exhibition in London. The exhibition brings together graduating students around the country from various disciplines to showcase the best of their work. We are proud that our Product Design course has been a participant for several years running and since 2016 they have also been joined by our Architectural Technology students. We hope to see all those who are interested

Royal Society of Arts Student Design Awards 2017 – building on our success

3D Design students at the University of Northampton have exceptional success in the internationally prestigious RSA Student Design Awards. http://sda.thersa.org Building on the winning successes of the last two years design student Antonia Lowe has won, in answer to the Beyond Borders brief, the Marketing Trust Award of £2,000 with her Culture Connects board game. http://sda.thersa.org/en/blog/designing-our-futures-announcing-the-2017-rsa-student-design-award-winners The RSA

Degree show 2017

This years degree show will be held on the 9th of June. The official start is at 19:00 The 3D department will however hold its own ceremony to recognize its current graduates and this will be held at approximately 20:00 in MB14. Maidwell building. We hope to see all of our previous graduates, current students as well as prospective students in this day of celebration. Prospective and existing employers are also, as always, very welcome. #ArchitecturalTechnology #ProductDesign

School visit

On 01 of March we had the pleasure to host students from Halesowen School. The students were engaged in a task which combined the three programs we teach in the 3D department. The students were therefore to build a structure from given materials. The objectives were to build a structure that can hold a balloon, keep it as high as possible, use minimum amount of material and create a sense of enclosure for the model human. All of the teams finished the task but some structures

Working with Industry

Two of our Product Design 2nd year students have had the opportunity to work with Lord Design, a local design consultancy. They were asked to finish and paint large scale models for the BFG Monopoly game tokens. The objective was to achieve a good finish on the models to give them a similar appearance to that of the actual pieces. This was achieved through intricate sanding to keep the model details sharp and then using metallic effect spray paint. #ProductDesign

School Visit

On 22 of February we had the pleasure to host students from Morphet School in London. The students were engaged in a task which combined the three programs we teach in the 3D department. The students were therefore to build a structure from given materials. The objectives were to build a structure that can hold a balloon, keep it as high as possible, use minimum amount of material and create a sense of enclosure for the model human. Four concepts were made in a very short per

STEAM Event

On 8th of February, we took part in a STEAM event, which involved 15 local schools bringing groups of 8-year-old girls into the university. The children engaged in a variety of activities aimed to encourage girl to into science, technology, engineering, art and maths. Product Design hosted an activity called "Scrambled for Time", where the objective was to build a ramp out of K'Nex to roll an egg as far as possible for the chance to win a 3D printed prize of 'Norman the egg.'

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The courses Architectural Technology, Interior Design and Product design are all part of 3D department in the Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology. Whilst each of our subject specialisms have distinct differences we strive to promote a collaborative studio culture sharing ideas and experiences. Our intimately sized studio groups are perfect for such collaborations and allow students to not only make friends with future graduates of other industries, but also to open their view horizons to potentials and development. This page is about the joined story of our student journey.

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06/06/17: Adrem portfolio surgerues

09/06/17: 3DD degree show

05/07/17-08/07/17: New Designers exhibition London

13/07/17-16/07/17: Free Range exhibition London

Clearing 2017

New Designers 2017

Royal Society of Arts Student Design Awards 2017 – building on our success

Degree show 2017

School visit

Working with Industry

School Visit

STEAM Event

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