Challenge: Public Park Design
Design Fields: Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Public Works
Level: Beginner
Autodesk Software: AutoCAD
The Challenge:
Parks provide people with a place to get together, play, or just escape into nature and relax. On a deeper level,
parks revitalize communities, drive economic growth, promote community safety and engagement. Overall, parks
support smart growth and the health and wellbeing of the community.
You are challenged to create a public park design for your local community. Your design needs to provide
community members of multiple age groups with spaces to gather and play. Your park should be no larger than
10 acres.
Your design must include the design elements listed below. Make sure to consider sustainability and
environmental impacts of your design. As a designer, think about how you can use these traditional park
elements in a creativity and innovative way that takes into consideration sustainability and environmental impact
in addition to the community needs.
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Trees and Plantings
Water Feature
Benches
Walk-Jog-Bike Paths
Lighting
Drinking Fountain
Trash and Recycling
Restrooms
Parking
Bike Racks
Concert or Art performance area
Community Garden (optional)
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Concept sketches
Printed AutoCAD site plan: 1/16” = 1’-0” scale. Label all site elements and include a north arrow.
Design title and statement: Describe your design intent and ideas for your park in 100 words or less.
Challenge: Remote Control
Design Field: Industrial Design
Level: Intermediate
Autodesk Software: AutoCAD
The Challenge:
The evolution of televisions over the last several decades has been slow and steady. Every year, as true as the
seasons, TVs have gotten bigger and more complex. Unfortunately, so have the remotes that come along with
them. Your challenge is to design an easy to use TV remote controller that incorporates a simple design without
compromising the required functionality.
As a designer, you incorporate universal design and design thinking principles to design a remote controller that is
simple in form and function and easily understood by the customer.
Design Criteria:
 Must be able to operate a TV
 Power button
 Change the channel
 Adjust the volume
 Mute
 Guided Help
 Minimum center-to-center distance for each bottom 0.4 inches
 Controller body to consist of 2 pieces
 Battery operated
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Concept sketches (top view and side view)
Printed AutoCAD drawing (orthographic view) Label all elements.
Rendered AutoCAD drawing (optional)
3D printed model (optional)
Design title and statement: Describe your design intent and ideas for your remote control device in 100
words or less.
Project: Portable Speakers
Design Field: Industrial Design
Level: Advanced
Autodesk Software: AutoCAD
The Challenge:
When you think of speakers, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? While many are used to visualizing
speakers as cumbersome, boxy sound-producing devices, that perspective might just have to change as more
compact speakers are being introduced to the market. Today’s industrial designers are creating design solutions
that stretch the limits of a speaker set in terms of portability and aesthetic values. From portable slim desktop
designs to speakers inspired by sculptures, soda cans and even balloons! The sky is the limit.
Design Criteria:
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Can consist of 1 or 2 separate pieces
Wireless
On/Off control
Adjust volume
Grill
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Grips
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Linetypes
Inquiry
Adding text
Adding Dimensions
Hatch Objects
Tool Palettes
Design Center
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Concept sketches
Printed AutoCAD drawing (orthographic views)
Rendered AutoCAD drawing (optional)
3D printed model