2.00B | Spring 2021 | Undergraduate

Toy Product Design

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, …
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.
Learning Resource Types
Lecture Notes
Projects with Examples
Videos
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.)