Design: Designed Inventions Camp

Transform everyday obstacles, frustrations, or opportunities into new objects, products, or ideas. Think of the trampoline, magnetic locker wallpaper, popsicles, T-Pak, and Algae Mobile- all invented by kids! In this exciting new camp, students use the process of invention (i.e., solving problems) to explore the fundamental principles of design, using both traditional and digital methods. From sketches to paper mock-ups to 3D modeling to package design, students experience the design process in the same way professional designers do. This camp also serves as an introduction to the Adobe Creative Suite software, using programs such as Illustrator and/or Photoshop. Students learn firsthand from contemporary design while visiting the vast collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and observing examples of design in the urban environment of downtown Chicago.