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Tips for design entrance exam (Advice from a designer from Amazon)

 Here is the highlight of the conversation between Sanjay Reddy, founder of DesignExStudio, and Prasanna Gadkari, alumini of IISC, Bangalore.

  • If you learn design from an institute, it will help to in your resume as well as y ou will learn the scientific techniques required to stay in the design field.
  • IIT Bombay is superior in terms of branding.
  • Look through the old question papers and try to find solutions.
  • Three months is the ideal amount of time to study and prepare.
  • Set aside a few hours each day to practice aptitude as much as possible.
  • Develop your ability to think and express yourself on paper.
  • If you prepare for ceed, you are already ready for nid.
  • Study aptitude and try to get half or more correct answers in Part A.
  • Rapid sketching is also very important - if you don't get into IITs or NIDs on the first try, try again if you have the time to prepare. If you are unable to do so, look for the curriculum and contact the alumini of the private institutes.
  • Don't get too deep into GK because it only accounts for a quarter of the paper. However, do a lot of aptitude questions, such as IQ and reasoning.
  • Instead of just sketching, solve a problem and have it reviewed by a teacher.
  • Instead of separating ideas, prototypes, sketches, and other solutions in your portfolio, make a harmonious presentation of all of the above stages from a single idea, concept, or product.
  • Improve your mathematical and calculating abilities.
  • Don't just throw random sketches into your portfolio. Your visuals and sketches should convey a designed solution to a problem. Take a problem, look for existing solutions, generate your own concepts, choose the best concept that does the job, and show users feedback.
  • It makes no difference whether you have a digital or paper portfolio. Pay attention to anyone. However, having both types of portfolios will be beneficial in the event that a situation arises.
  • Beware of negative marking. Don't attempt if you are 101% sure.
  • Find a design topic, such as a multifunctional bottle, and try to genreate diverging and converging solutions on paper as quickly as you can. Try this over a period of time.
  • Take things slowly at first. - Read the question, figure out what they want, and then find a solution.
  • Take everyday problems and design them with the user in mind.
  • You can include more finished work in your presentation based on your abilities. However, it is not expected. You'll be just fine without them.
  • Many candidates gets lazy after the first round in the studio test where you must think and do a lot of things. So practice studio test for your desired discipline regularly.
For more tips and advices, visit D Talks.
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