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coursera design certificate tournamentdesigns with the top 10 votesnames shown are what was inputted into the system


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The idea is to create a certificate where the main concept is Coursera. As an environment, Coursera involvesmany 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 Cristobal Cardenas - Chile


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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 heres the good

news you can put it on your desk and is a useful

object or an ARTIFACT. It folds so it forms a workingtable 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 beglad to share if I were asked to.

#2: Certificate Comes Alive by Carlos Jimenez J. - Colombia


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#3: Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society by Jean-Pierre Sharp - UK


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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 certificatedesign 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


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#4: Transparent Card by Marcin Krzanicki - Poland

Transparent card with QR Code


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#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 creditcertificates.


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#6: Elegant Certificate with Certificate Issuing System by Marinet Vorster South Africa

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+. Butfor now, hope you enjoy my Certificate design - I can only hope a system such as above will be considered.


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#7: Tote Bag Certificate by Bilyana Pancheva - Bulgaria

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 orother 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:)


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#8: Not the Usual Certificate by Vladimir Kornilov - Russia


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#9: The Graduation Pin by Alexander Lukin - Russia

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.


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#10: The Antikythera Mechanism by Dorella Rosi - Italy

By Dorella Rosi. The inspiration for this design

came from my fascination with an ancientartifact 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 copyrightholder of this work, released it into the public

domain that applies worldwide.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antikyt

hera_mechanism.svg#filelinks

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