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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Homeschooling by Subject Design Online Enrichment and Resources by Julie Shepherd knapp, copyright 2006 Students who enjoy design can use their skills in many areas -- fashion design, floral design, interior design, industrial design, graphic and commercial design... and there are many specialties within each of these fields. Some design resources and some inspiring websites are included below. Perhaps your student can start a small business to sell things they create? Visit the Diner's Building the Entrepreneurial Spirit section to explore the possibilities! Tribu-Design -- decorative arts and design of the 20th Century, a virtual museum of over 900 designers and manufacturers, time-lines THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM Museum of Architecture and Design Good Design Awards: Industrial / Graphic Design Good Design Awards: American Architecture Canstruction -- a design/build charity competition of the design and construction industry, created by the Society for Design Administration Fashion Design Note that, in general, some fashion design pages may include photos that may be inappropriate for younger children. The websites listed below all appeared to be appropriate (at the time of listing) but -- please -- double check all fashion websites *before* allowing children to click on the links or follow links within a website Fashion Era - covers 200 years of western fashion, lots of resources The Costume Gallery -- designer biographies and galleries Fashion Designers A - Z please check each website/designer for appropriateness (some may have rather revealing "fashions") Charles Frederick Worth -- the "father" of Haute Couture The Tirocchi Dressmakers Project -- an online museum exhibit Draping for Apparel Design a textbook by Helen Joseph Armstrong Basic Pattern Skills for Fashion Design a book by Bernard Zam Patternmaking for Fashion Design a book by Helen Joseph Armstrong Fantastic Fit For Everybody: How to Alter Patterns to Flatter Your Figure a book by Gale G. Hazen -- alter patterns to fit real-life bodies Garment Designer -- clothing design software by Cochenille, just print out patterns after designing virtually Vogue Sewing: Revised and Updated -- a classic how-to manual Sew Subversive: Down and Dirty DIY for the Fabulous Fashionista by Melissa Rannels -- quick and easy techniques for the beginner Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics by Francesca DenHartog -- skirt-making without patterns Sewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry: Proven Methods to Help You Sew Like the Pros a book by Susan Huxley ShoeSchool.com -- workshops and distance learning for how to make shoes and sandals, located in Washington state Fashion Illustration for Designers a textbook by Kathryn Hagen Fashion Design Drawing Course by Caroline Tatham Fashion Templates -- free downloads of silhouettes to use How to Become a Fashion Designer from Fashion Net Majoring in Fashion Design -- the pros and cons Fashion Designer -- career profile The Creative Machine -- a Yahoo! group for creative sewers Furniture Design Arts and Crafts in Furniture Design -- a brief history Eero Aarnio: Pioneer in Plastic Design famous for the "Ball Chair" The Works of Charles and Ray Eames -- mid-century designers A Century of Chairs from the Design Museum of London R 20th Century Design -- mid-century modern designs Vivavi -- contemporary environmentally-sustainable furniture Kim Kelzer Studios -- whimsical and fanciful furniture designs Macek Furniture -- modern-style wood furniture Bike Furniture Design -- actually constructed from bike parts Design Centro Italia -- modern Italian furniture, all sorts Chicago Furniture Designer's Association -- great gallery photos RI School of Design -- undergrad degree in furniture design Savannah College of Art and Design - undergrad in furinture design Sustainable by Design -- what is sustainability in furniture making Furniture Designer and Builder - a job profile Interior Design Living with Kids: Solutions for Family-Friendly Interiors a book by Eugenia Santiesteban No-Sew, Low-Sew Interior Decor a book by Janus Bullis Space Architecture -- interview with designers for NASA Majoring in Interior Design -- the pros and cons Interior Designer -- career profile Graphic Design Tour de Ink -- examples of original hand lettered fonts from Typophile Creating a Billboard Campaign-- interviews with two designers Majoring in Graphic Design -- the pros and cons graphic designer -- career profile Commercial and Industrial Design Majoring in Commercial Art and Advertising -- the pros and cons Majoring in Industrial Design -- the pros and cons Commercial / Industrial Designer -- career profile Environmental Design -- tons of resources for green design and building from the UC Berkley Library Backpack Designer -- interviews designer from Columbia Sportswear Toy Design -- interview with designers from K'Nex Toy Car Design -- interview with a Hot Wheels designer Designing Dolls -- interview with Barbie designers Engineering Faster Bikes -- interview with design engineers Designing Stronger Skateboards -- interview with designer Designing Phones --interviews with designers and engineers Other Resources Design an Arts and Crafts Tile -- free online from the V&A Museum |