COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN TRAINING Our framework of tools and methods helps teams use computational design to tackle all aspects of product creation. Our training programs are hands-on, field-tested, and immediately applicable to real-world design issues.
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WHY SHOULD I TAKE A TRAINING CLASS?
skills needed to streamline creativity, elevate
We are in the midst of a paradigm shift, and teams must understand the nature of this shift in order to
production.
Since 2008, Mode Lab has been at the forefront of computational design training and innovation. We provide startups, established brands, and design professionals with the knowledge and design, and more fluidly transition concepts into
design for it. With advances in technology occurring at an exponential rate, continuing education is a crucial component in keeping up. Developing skills and knowledge is critical to cultivating a culture of
Our multidisciplinary team continuously collects
continuous learning and personal and professional growth for teams and individuals.
insights and examines emerging technologies for the potential to support product development’s
WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE?
rapid evolution.
A scalable framework provides an approach to solving design challenges that scales across tools and teams. Field-tested technical workflows to solve computational geometry problems and address best
ABOUT MODE LAB
practices for data management. Hands-on instruction provides participants with hands-on training
Mode Lab is an advanced product creation
alongside expert instructors. Real-world case studies that are immediately applicable to product
consultancy specializing in computational design.
design and development challenges. With services spanning Design Sprints, tools and
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
methods research, product design, full-stack
ENTERPRISE TRAINING
GENERAL PUBLIC TRAINING
design partner dedicated to helping your teams
IN-HOUSE WORKSHOPS
OFF-SITE TRAINING
development, and training, we are an end-to-end
Train a team on-site with our hands-on
Get hands-on experience alongside
workshops delivered by a certified Mode Lab
computational design experts in a fast-paced,
instructor.
fully immersive learning environment.
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ONLINE TRAINING
8-10 week collaborative product development
Learn computational design tools and
labs incorporating in-person Design Sprint
workflows through online courses at your own
activities, weekly check-ins, and on-site
pace.
working sessions. MODE LAB ACADEMY A 3-4 week blended course incorporating online courses, in-person exercises, and weekly video calls with a dedicated mentor.
WHAT IS THE OUTCOME? Upon completing a Computational Design Training class with us, you will advance your conceptual knowledge, technical capability, and confidence in order to further explore and apply Computational Design methods and workflows in your daily work within product development.
thrive in a rapidly changing world.
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COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN TRAINING: Computational Design Immersive Develop innovative products that transform businesses by leveraging data and algorithms to re-imagine what is creatively possible. During this Immersive, you’ll develop an innovative prototype using Mode Lab’s field-tested framework of computational tools and methods.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
TOPICS EXPLORED
LEARNING OUTCOMES
“How can we use data to make better performing
Over five days, you’ll dive deep into algorithm
At the end of this class, participants should be able
products?” “How will advanced manufacturing
design and development using visual
technologies like 3D printing impact our business in the
programming tools that enable data-driven
are amenable to computation, break down
next 2-3 years?” As product development has become
product creation. You’ll also learn how to
complex problems into manageable parts, apply
to understand which aspects of a design challenge
increasingly complex and distributed, answering
generate, iterate, and evaluate concepts
computational strategies to creatively generate
questions like these will require tools and workflows
utilizing a mix of divergent and convergent
concepts, use visual programs, and prototype and
that defy convention.
thinking techniques.
evaluate a concept using additive manufacturing.
OUR APPROACH
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
A scalable framework provides an approach to solving design challenges
Creative directors, engineers, software developers, and design practitioners
that scales across tools and teams. Field-tested technical workflows to
who are interested in using data, algorithms, and a streamlined process to
solve computational geometry problems and address best practices for
tackle complex product development challenges. Prior experience in 3D
data management. Hands-on instruction provides participants with hands-
modeling is recommended, but not required.
on training alongside expert instructors. Real-world case studies that are immediately applicable to product design and development challenges.
ABOUT MODE LAB Mode Lab is an advanced product creation
DURATION
CLASS SIZE
5 days
15 participants
LET’S CONNECT http://modelab.is
consultancy specializing in computational design. hello@modelab.is With services spanning Design Sprints, tools and methods research, product design, full-stack development, and training, we are an end-to-end design partner dedicated to helping your teams thrive in a rapidly changing world.
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COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN TRAINING: Grasshopper Foundations for Industrial Design Consumers are demanding personalized products at an incredible pace, and designers require tools that automate repetitive tasks and maximize design time. This class will introduce designers to parametric modeling workflows that unlock levels of precision, differentiation, and creativity unattainable with conventional design tools.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
TOPICS EXPLORED
LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of this class, participants should be able
Our Grasshopper Foundations for Industrial Design
Specific topics covered in this class will
class will provide an in-depth look into computational
include an introduction to associative
to understand how to effectively navigate the
design with Grasshopper, a visual programming
modeling concepts and data-driven design,
Grasshopper modeling environment, create an
environment for Rhino3D. We will use data, algorithms,
the Grasshopper interface and navigation,
associative model in Grasshopper using visual
and a streamlined development process to explore a
how to input and output data, explicitly
programming, rapidly iterate on patterns and
consumer product use case.
defining geometric properties, creating
textures, influence geometric properties using data,
dynamic patterns and textures, and best
and apply best practices for designing, developing,
practices for visual programming.
and sharing visual programs.
OUR APPROACH
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
A scalable framework provides an approach to solving design challenges
This class is aimed at industrial designers with basic Rhino3D knowledge
that scales across tools and teams. Field-tested technical workflows to
who are new to Grasshopper and want to learn its concepts and technical
solve computational geometry problems and address best practices for
features in an instructor-led environment.
data management. Hands-on instruction provides participants with handson training alongside expert instructors. Real-world case studies that are
DURATION
CLASS SIZE
immediately applicable to product design and development challenges.
3 days
12 participants
ABOUT MODE LAB Mode Lab is an advanced product creation
LET’S CONNECT http://modelab.is
consultancy specializing in computational design. hello@modelab.is With services spanning Design Sprints, tools and methods research, product design, full-stack development, and training, we are an end-to-end design partner dedicated to helping your teams thrive in a rapidly changing world.
+1 (347) 788-0570
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COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN TRAINING: Rhino3D Foundations for Industrial Design Industries are converging on a set of tools and methods to accelerate research and design. This class will explore the modeling workflows necessary to iteratively and creatively solve today’s product development challenges.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
TOPICS EXPLORED
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Our Rhino3D Foundations for Industrial Design class
Specific topics include the Rhino interface
At the end of this class, participants should be able
provides an in-depth look at 2D and 3D tools and
and navigation, Rhino3D object types and
to navigate the Rhino modeling environment,
methods with Rhino3D, a NURBs surface modeling
properties, creating and editing 2D and 3D
create, edit, and modify curves, surfaces, and solids,
software. In this class, we will systematically work
geometry, procedural modeling, automation,
precision model using coordinate input and object
through Rhino3D’s core features, using them to model
transforming geometry, Rhino modeling best
snaps, use transformation and universal deformation
the various components of a consumer product.
practices, freeform vs. precision modeling, and
tools, and apply best practices for layer management
exporting geometry.
and model annotation
OUR APPROACH
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
A scalable framework provides an approach to solving design challenges
This class is aimed at industrial designers who are new to Rhino3D and
that scales across tools and teams. Field-tested technical workflows to
want to learn its concepts and technical features in an instructor-led
solve computational geometry problems and address best practices for
environment.
data management. Hands-on instruction provides participants with handson training alongside expert instructors. Real-world case studies that are
DURATION
CLASS SIZE
immediately applicable to product design and development challenges.
3 days
12 participants
ABOUT MODE LAB Mode Lab is an advanced product creation
LET’S CONNECT http://modelab.is
consultancy specializing in computational design. hello@modelab.is With services spanning Design Sprints, tools and methods research, product design, full-stack development, and training, we are an end-to-end design partner dedicated to helping your teams thrive in a rapidly changing world.
+1 (347) 788-0570
REGISTER TODAY Icons by Maxim Basinski CC 3.0 BY