Automotive Design Camp Agenda

Monday
8:30 - 9 a.m.   Welcome
                       Introduction to the design project

9 a.m. - Noon   Design Studio Session I: Project Design Development 
                         Introduction to automotive design, thumbnail sketches, basic profile
                         ideation, including front- and rear-perspective sketches. Sketch ideation.

Noon - 1 p.m.   Lunch

1 - 5 p.m.   Design Studio Session I: Project Design Development 
                  Individual critiques. Basic car rendering using marker and chalk.
                  Reference material and its use as a design guide.

5 - 6 p.m.   Dinner

6 - 8 p.m.   Continue Individual Design Development
                  Focus on three-dimensional qualities. Begin implementing section
                  lines on front and rear sketches.

Tuesday
8:30 a.m. - Noon  Design Studio Session II: Focusing the Design 
                             Further ideation and design development focusing on 
                             marker use.
                             Introduction to presentation format and neatness. Initial presentations.

Noon - 1 p.m.   Lunch

1 - 5 p.m.   Design Studio Session II: Focusing the Design 
                  Individual critiques. Continued focus on final design.
                  Develop profiles: front fascia, rear fascia, side, and plan view.

5 - 6 p.m.   Dinner

6 - 8 p.m.   Continue Individual Design Development 
                  Discussion of two-dimensional design implementation into 
                  three-dimensional models. Design video.

Wednesday
8:30 a.m. - Noon  Design Studio Session III: Clay Lab
                            Apply clay to design buck. Basic modeling techniques.
                            Tool description and use techniques.

Noon - 1 p.m.   Lunch

1 - 5 p.m.   Design Studio Session IV - Guest Designer 
                  Introduction of Camilo Pardo, designer of the Ford GT. 
                  Individual critiques.
                  Rendering demonstration.

5 - 6 p.m.   Dinner

6 - 8 p.m.   Continue Individual Design Development 
                  Implementation of critiques into the design. 
                  Continued sketching and rendering.

Thursday
8:30 a.m. - Noon  Design Studio Session V - Guest Master Modeler 
                            Introduction to automotive modeling. Demonstration.
                            Modeling session.

Noon - 1 p.m.   Lunch

1 - 5 p.m.   Design Studio Session V - Clay Lab
                  Modeling session.

5 - 6 p.m.   Dinner

6 - 8 p.m.   Individual Clay Model Critiques
                  Proportion. Graphics and cut lines. Craftsmanship.
                  Translation from two-dimensional design to a three-dimensional
                  clay model assessment.

Friday
8:30 - 10 a.m.   Design Studio Session VI 
                         Individual assessment of student progress in design and model. 
                         Determination of needed focus for final presentation.

10 a.m. - Noon   Design Studio Session VI 
                           Final presentation preparation. Drawing selection, presentation note
                           cards, final model touches.

Noon - 1 p.m.   Lunch

1 - 5 p.m.   Final Presentation