World of Design Topics

Design Careers and Design Thinking

Game On: Board Game Design

In this class, we will dive into board game design! Our mission is to create a board game that teaches players about the wonders of ocean life. We’ll design the game board, cards and pieces, and then challenge each other to play!

Wild Animation: Animation Design

Let’s travel into the woods! We’ll design a storyboard to spread the word about protecting this cool ecosystem! We’ll also make a flipbook to see how film animators connect images to create moving pictures.

Mars Habitat: Architectural Design

Our mission is to design a habitat for a Martian colony. We will explore architectural design to imagine a practical home for people living on Mars. Then, we’ll sculpt our designs to create our own 3-D models.

Picture Perfect: Movie Poster Design

Hooray for Hollywood! We have been challenged to create a poster to promote a movie. We will learn the elements of graphic design to create exciting, eye-catching posters.

Universal Treehouse: Universal Accessible Design

We’re making the rainforest our home for a year! We’ll be designing a treehouse where three scientists will live and work. The mission involves making our treehouse animal-proof and universally accessible for researchers of all abilities!

Comic Book Heroes: Costume Fashion Design

We’re dressing up our very own comic book hero! They look their best when drawn in action poses, with faces that tell their story. We have hero templates and fashion textiles to kick-start the ultimate comic book star!

Pitch Your Product: Practical Product Design

Anyone, at any age, can be a business entrepreneur! We’re learning how to turn an idea into a retail product. Let’s design and build a prototype of the perfect tool that everybody needs.

Futureville: Urban Design

We're designing a city of the future! How will we handle the traffic flow of all those who work and live in the city? Our mission is to create a pop-up vision of a future metropolis whose citizens get around safely on foot, on wheels, and in flight!