Seeds for CEED: Session 3

Seeds for CEEDSession – 3

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• How the tool works• Quick overview of Bridge2Industry platform• Audio/Presentations on various topics


CEED: Common Entrance Examination for Design

Session -1• Master of design course• Market opportunities of the course• CEED – What is it? And for whom?• Are you a right fit?• Prep session: 1, What do I prepare for this? Basics

Session-2• Preparation session:2 • Examination paper walk through (May be CEED2011)• Guidelines on how to go about CEED

Session-3• Preparation session:3• Another walk through of the old examination paper• Things before the CEED Examination


Topics we’ll cover

• User and User traits (Who, what, where, how…)

• 3M: Material, Mechanics, Manufacturing• General knowledge and awareness• Before the examination


User, User Traits• Know your user• Traits: Character, behavior, personality,

age, qualities, knowledge etc.• Think about the traits of some typical

users like Kids, girls, women, men, aged people

• User liking and usual patterns and perception about shape, color, size Imagine spherical mobile, cube shaped tea cup, black doctors operating gown, red color washing machine

• Ensure you add notes about your thoughts


3M: Materials, Mechanics & Manufacturing

• Materials: Know what is used for what, know little detail. Example every kid in town knows plastic and steel. You need to be more specific, know the need and answer

• Mechanics: Engineers know this better, make use of this knowledge. (link mechanisms, rotations, conversions, etc)

• Manufacturing: Know basics of manufacturing processes for plastics, metals and wood like forming, extrusion, injection molding, rolling etc. (Say how do you make coins? How to manufacture a straw)



General Knowledge and awareness

1. Let’s 1st lets understand why is this needed?2. GK and CEED?– This is not must have, but there may be some

questions around this – Ideal is to know who’s who, different key events

across time. – Current and last few years key news articles.


Before the Examination • Do some planning about how you want to answer different questions

Ex. - for a design problem you may think of solution diagram, small 2/3 key points USPs of the design and 2/3 points about key problems your design solves .

• Decide on your own styles• Know that there is a competition and you are not alone.

Good concept with bad sketch Vs average concept with well planned answer and sketch – think what will be picked. So just best idea may not win!

• Have some differentiator with you be it by your drawing, colors, imagination skills, materials you use or can even be a layout of your answers, etc.

• Be little creative and unusual• Keep in mind to explain your thoughts, but do not write pages/essays of

content as CEED is more visual• Do not get overwhelmed or depressed by other CEED aspirants who come

with lots of gadgets and gizmos to the examination• Refer at least one old paper to know what kind of questions you will face


Before the Examination

You may be blank, you may think I have not prepared but do not worry it’s usual.

CEED is not like usual academics where you have to upload tons of data till exam in your head

and download it in exam


Seeds for CEEDBook Index•Understanding the Streams•Future with Master of Design Courses and market-scope•The Essentials•Drawing skills•Imagination and Creativity•Design communication•User understanding•Be different•Interview questions or Trick Questions •Introduction to Materials and Mechanics•What will I do in the Design Course•Final Preparation checklist and Tips•General awareness •Sample Questions•Contributor Profiles

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Seeds for CEED: Session 3