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1. coursera design certificate tournament
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2. The idea is to create a certificate where the main concept is Coursera. As an environment, Coursera involves
many courses from different universities. So, basically, I played around with the Coursera logo holding a long and
narrow certificate, the left side of the certificate is for the name of the course and the right side for the student
name and information. I only did a printable version to put on the wall, but I believe that the blue logo can be
made out of wood or another material and hold a paper certificate with this element, so this way this "artifact"
can be put over a desk or other furniture.
#1: “Environment Coursera” by C. Cardenas

3. This certificate proposal shows the human
intervention in creation, it includes all the info that
the regular certificate has...You can print it in a regular
letter size piece of paper ( just use a paper kind a little
bit stronger than the usual one)... but here’s the good
news you can put it on your desk and is a useful
object or an ARTIFACT. It folds so it forms a working
table in which the human element is actually working
because he is holding a pencil!!!...You can even use it
to hold and display your business cards. It is a great
conversation starter!!! I hope You all like it!!!! I
registered the whole process from roughs to the
prototype going all the way through the iteration
including some serendipitous findings that I would be
glad to share if I were asked to.
#2: “Certificate Comes Alive” by Carlos Jimenez

4. #3: “Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society” by J-P A Sharp

5. TASK Design a New Certificate for the Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society Course. BRIEF EXPLANATION The idea is to
design/create a conventional paper certificate at A4 size. However, unconventionally, the certificate would be folded in a
specific way to allow it to be displayed/presented at a reduced size in a specially constructed origami picture frame/stand.
MECHANICS OF THE IDEA My submission uses two sheets of Din A4 paper/thin card, one white for the certificate and one
black/coloured for the origami picture frame/stand. THE CERTIFICATE Image 1. Basic Rough Layout of the Certificate Design
The certificate is designed to incorporate the following: * The Penn University logo. * Provision for a brief synopsis/abstract
of the course (top third of the page, under the logo). * Provision for any legal requirements and details (bottom third of the
page, below the central section). * A central section highlighting the nature of the award, name of the candidate and the
course title (the area displayed when folded). * The background consists of a muted section of a prototype engineering
drawing (does not feature in central display area). * The colourful frieze is taken from the existing I.D. of the course. (This
I.D. in my opinion, is eye catching & keeping it would preserve the existing visual continuity of the course). * Dot/dash
engineering drawing lines criss-cross the page and serve to define the display area and act as folding guides. Image 2.
Rationale behind the Certificate Design & Folding Instructions This visual explains the design rationale behind the certificate
design and a brief illustration of how to fold it for inclusion into the origami photo frame. THE ORIGAMI PHOTO
FRAME/STAND The frame/stand is made from a sheet of A4 black, or coloured paper/thin card. Instructions on how to
construct the frame can be found on the Origami Instruction website: http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-photo-
stand.html CERTIFICATE STORAGE, DISPLAY & REPRODUCTION Once the frame/stand is completed, as per the instructions
provided on the website, the folded certificate can be inserted into the frame/stand displaying the award info, candidates
name and course title outwardly (See Visual 3). If a facsimile signature is required it could be placed here with some re-
jigging of the type/info. Conversely, it could be included the lower outside folded portion - there's plenty of space. If the
certificate is needed for photocopying purposes it can be readily removed from the frame/stand, opened out and
reproduced. Once copied it can be folded once more and returned to its frame/stand, or if preferred stored flat in a folder
or placed in a diploma/picture frame. PHOTOS OF THE COMPLETED ARTIFACT Image 3. Front view of the origami
frame/stand with the folded certificate on display Image 4. Back view of the origami frame/stand and folded certificate
Images 5. through 9. Various composite views showing the unfolded certificate & folded framed certificate together
#3 - explanation

6. #4: “Transparent Card” by Marcin Krzanicki
Transparent card with QR Code

7. #5: “Amlo Certificate Design” by Adriana la Rotta
My proposal is based on the idea that the
certificate needs to be a document that
has the same written content that the
original document has, but with a
different structure in terms of distribution,
format and aesthetics. The University of
Pennsylvania wants to give a recognition
to the students that made it though the
course but these document must be very
clear and different from the formal credit
certificates.

8. #6: “Elegant Certificate with Certificate Issuing System” by marinet
I started designing the certificate
for the Design course, but
immediately came upon some
questions: what size should it be?
In which layout should it be? And
for what output format should it
be? This got me thinking of a
Certificate Issuing System where
you log in with the code you
receive upon completion of the
course (see Figure1).
Then you will see a screen with options to change the size of the certificate, the layout and the desired output format
(see Figure2). You will not be able to physically change anything on the certificate, like your name. Ideally it would also
be nice to be able to copy the "badge" and a sentence to whichever social network you'd like to post it to (see Figure3
and Figure4). For instance it could be a new "Life Event" on your Facebook profile, or new Education on Google+. But
for now, hope you enjoy my Certificate design - I can only hope a system such as above will be considered.

9. #7: “Tote Bag Certificate” by watboom
We all have chosen to take this design course
mainly because of the knowledge and skills we
will acquire. At least for me, I do not need a
certificate to hang on the wall. Therefore I
suggest the final certificate to come in eps or
other type of file (which will be free to
produce) and every student will be able to
download it and choose whether to print it
and frame it or print it on a T-shirt or
something else. I would print mine on a canvas
tote bag to carry the 'design skills' and
inspiration always with me:)

10. #8: “Not the Usual Certificate” by unknown

11. #9: “The Graduation Pin” by Lookin
As the solution need not to be a document I think
about creating a graduation pin (badge). It could
be a nice way for students to recognize each other
all around the world. And it could be a good
memory about our class. I use 45 RPM Record
Adapter shape as an element of design of this pin.

12. #10: “The Antikythera Mechanism” by Dorella Rosi
By Dorella Rosi. The inspiration for this design
came from my fascination with an ancient
artifact discovered in the remains of a Roman
cargo ship off the coast of Greece in 1900: "The
Antikythera Mechanism". Although difficult to
date, the strange artifact is thought to be over
two thousand years old, making it one of the
earliest precision geared devices in existence.
The fine teeth of the gears suggested it was
some type of clock mechanism, but the
complexity of the pieces also suggested that it
was designed to do a lot more than just tell the
time of day. Just Google "The Antikythera
Mechanism" to find out more. The image I used
to design this certificate can be used for any
purpose, without any conditions, unless such
conditions are required by law. The copyright
holder of this work, released it into the public
domain that applies worldwide.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antikyt
hera_mechanism.svg#filelinks