The Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTWD) organizes an open day every year to give interested students an insight into the offered courses. For the University Information Day on January 10, 2024, an information stand designed by me was selected and built by the HTWD.
– A work with Prof. Dipl.-Des. Marcus Keichel and Prof. Dipl.-Des. (FH) Christian Scholz –
Draft Phase
The information stand was created using an iterative method: A first draft is evaluated and improved step by step until the final result is achieved.
The final model
For my model, I wanted to focus on the topic “UpCycling”. That’s why I used existing elements from the Design Faculty. My choice fell on an aircraft container. Such containers are used within the faculty for the students to store their materials. The basis of the information stand consists of Euro pallets, which are usually left over from deliveries. An acrylic plate upgrades the upcycling product into a high-quality information stand. This plate is held by six letters that form the word “DESIGN”. An iMac should be placed on a pedestal to the right on which works and elements from the study courses can be shown.
Decision of the Design Professors
A total of 7 teams developed a draft for an information stand. Out of all of them, my design was chosen by the professors. For implementation in the workshop, my information stand went through a final development step. Prof. Christian Scholz supported me in this. This time the design was created as a 3D model in Fusion 360.
Changes to the First Design
In the final development step, the Euro pallets were replaced by bars made of MDF boards. The bars have a variable length and are partially perforated to enable a varied and material-saving design. The aircraft container was replaced by another presentation surface. In addition, a tilting box made of acrylic glass was attached to the iMac table. This offers place e.g. for business cards.
Construction of the Information Stand
The information stand was built in the university workshop.
The letters were printed using the workshop’s FDM 3D printers; the individual parts of the bars were sawn using a miter gauge. A special thanks goes to the workshop managers Michael Eberlein and Volker Mahn for the excellent collaboration in implementing my design!
The University Information Day
On January 10, 2024, the time had finally come: The information stand was used for University Information Day.
Videos from the last work exhibition were presented via the iMac and we showed models and prototypes from student works using the additional presentation space.
Take a look further down for more impressions of the University Information Day (photos by Crispin-Iven Mokry).
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