An introduction for students to grasp an understanding of critical thinking, conceptual thinking and concept design and the importance of how they all help in problem solving.

1. UNDERSTANDING CRITICAL THINKING, CONCEPTUAL THINKING & CONCEPT DESIGN Rebecca Taylor Spring 2010 MIU Art Institute *ALL IMAGES: THANKS TO GOOGLE, FLICKR, GETTY & ANYONE I DON’T THANK, THANK YOU.

4. WHO ARE YOU ?

6. WHAT WILL YOU BE?

7. + EDWARD DE BONO Thinking Designer ref. http://www.edwdebono.com/

8. + MYERS & BRIGGS Personality Type Specialists ref. http://www.myersbriggs.org/

9. + MEREDITH BELBIN Team Role Theorist ref. http://www.belbin.com/

10. THE VALUE O F A $K£T € HB OO K + to you + to Ai + to clients

11. THE SKETCHBOOK CHALLENGE: + Thrift Store + Sketch + Rip & Stick + Inspiration + Rubric

17. The Brief

35. HANG ON: What happened to Concept Design?

36. CONCEPT DESIGN

37. FROM ‘CONCEIVE’ 1: SOMETHING CONCEIVED IN THE MIND 2: AN ABSTRACT OR GENERIC IDEA GENERALISED FROM PARTICULAR INSTANCES http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concept FROM ‘DESIGNATE’ 1: TO CREATE, FASHION, EXECUTE OR CONSTRUCT ACCORDING TO PLAN 2: TO HAVE A PURPOSE OR INTENT 3: TO DEVISE FOR A SPECIFIC FUNCTION OR END http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/design

39. THE ART OF CONCEPT DESIGN

43. A Game of Consequences