| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
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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 some fashion design pages may have photos that are not appropriate for younger children -- please double check all websites *before* allowing children to click on the links Fashion Era - covers 200 years of western fashion, lots of resources 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 Sewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry: Proven Methods to Help You Sew Like the Pros a book by Susan Huxley Fashion Illustration for Designers a textbook by Kathryn Hagen The Costume Gallery -- designer biographies and galleries Fashion Designers A - Z (please check each website for appropriateness) How to Become a Fashion Designer from Fashion Net Fashion Design Drawing Course by Caroline Tatham Fashion Templates -- free downloads of silhouettes to use Zuss Fashion Design -- rubber clothing (for cool people) Majoring in Fashion Design -- the pros and cons Fashion Designer -- career profile ShoeSchool.com -- workshops and distance learning for how to make shoes and sandals, located in Washington state 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 Majoring in Interior Design -- the pros and cons Interior Designer -- career profile Graphic Design 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 Libbrary Other Resources Design an Arts and Crafts Tile -- free online from the V&A Museum |