Resources

INTERESTING LINKS

 Some links that will help you improve in a short while:

1. Human figures technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJxFgAzWR4
2. Drawing people quickly in perspective : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIBgJgBvga8
3. Easily sketch faces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMEBSQJYaAY
4. Shading tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Nl0LwomrU
5. Fast sketching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmMiJGAKvvU
6. Object drawing and shading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF9FiWdWEqI

This site covers a bit of everything. Good for brushing up. (special thanks to Tania Biswas for pointing out)

Nice sketching basics covered here

 Lots of design book here (special thanks to Shreya Nim for pointing out)

One week cartooning workout here

BBC Design for life documentary here  Special thanks to Rohan Dinde for pointing it out
This series has moved to Vimeo (Thanks to Nilesh Hiremath for the heads-up):
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3

Nice example of cut-away view of an building here

There is an excellent video on sketching exploded views by one of my favorite designer Spencer Nugent here

Lesson on study of light and shade using pencil. Good tutorial here 

A lots of sketching techniques, mainly from architectural perspective here

You can do your final year project at IIT-B. This will give you good exposure to design. See the link here

Solution for spoon in a half filled glass here

Nice tutorial for drawing and shading here 

how to draw ellipses. Easy method here

Nice link to manufacturing processes here

Nice link. Experts explaining what design means. thanks to Rohan Dinde for pointing it out

BOOKS:

• NCERT book on Indian Geography 

  You are designing for India. You must know whom are you designing for! You should get help of this free and wonderful book on Indian geography 

  "Drawing made Easy" by Subodh Narvekar

  Sketching skills are crucial in CEED. Improve them by using this wonderful book. Even if you have never used a pencil in your life, this book will guide you to sketch well! 

  "The Design of Everyday Things" by Don Norman

  While not absolutely essential to CEED. This book will really get you into the designer groove! You will be able to think, act and feel like a designer, and your outlook to world will change forever :)
  
  
   

INTERNET:

• http://www.dcontinuum.com/content/
• http://www.dsource.in/ 
• http://www.red-dot.de/
• http://www.cardesignnews.com/site/home/
• http://www.designsketching.com/PS.htm
• http://www.ifdesign.de/index_e/
• http://www.core77.com/
• http://www.designboom.com/eng/
• http://www.coroflot.com/
• http://www.productdesignforums.com/
• http://www.pilipili.be/
• http://www.creax.com/
• http://www.dsource.in/course/index.php  (thanks to debarati rakshit)
• http://www.dexigner.com/ (Thanks to jaseel)

DRAWING

• http://www.designertechniques.com/
• http://forums.cgsociety.org/
• http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/home.aspx/
• http://www.sijun.com/dhabih/mainscreen.html/
• http://www.goodbrush.com/
• http://www.johnwallin.net/site/main.html/
• http://www.drawthrough.com/index.php/
• http://perso.orange.fr/arth/
• http://www.barontieri.com/
• http://www.vyle-art.com/
• http://www.goodbrush.com/
• http://archive.cardesignnews.com/studio/tutorials/index.php/
• http://www.productdesignforums.com/
• http://www.toyfon.com/
• http://www.mikedesign.se/
• http://www.sydmead.com/v/01/splash/
• http://www.artbyfeng.com/
• http://www.ryanchurch.com/
• http://www.danielforsgren.com/
• http://www.danielsimon.net/