Toy Product Design

Two hands holding the MIT Toy Lab Rubik's cube surrounded by fanciful animated creatures.

Separated MIT Toy Lab Rubik's cube. (Image courtesy of Prof. David Wallace.)

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MIT Course Number

2.00B

As Taught In

Spring 2021

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

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Course Description

Toy Product Design is an introduction to the product design process with a focus on designing for play and entertainment. It is a project-centric class offered in the Spring semester. Students work in small teams of 5–6 members to design and prototype new toys. Students will be introduced to various design topics, including: brainstorming; estimation; sketching; graphic design; drawing and marker rendering; sketch modeling; concept development; design aesthetics; prototyping; and written, visual, and oral communication.

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David Wallace. 2.00B Toy Product Design. Spring 2021. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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