Parametric thinking


Before you begin, grab a piece of paper and a pen. Or whatever tools you choose to noodle with. Get ready to put the outside world on pause for the next 15 minutes.

Hit play and we'll guide you through your practice. In today's pursuit of achieving flow through creativity we’re going to design a jacket.

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Parametric thinking
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0:00 - 2:15 an introduction to parametric thinking


2:15 - 3:30 introducing jacket


3:30 - 5:30 flow: brainstorm jacket attributes. List properties, thinking about different categories, such as fit, look, feel and features.


5:30 - 6:45 select your sliders


6:45 - 8:00 instruction: designing your jacket


8:00 -14:00 flow: design your jacket by exploring the ranges of each slider. Take each attribute to the extreme. Explore how they interact with each other.


14:00 - 15:00 wrap up