CEED case studies
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CEED, the Common Entrance Exam for Design, is announced by IIT Bombay as the entrance examination for admission to M.Des. programmes at several IITs, design schools and result-sharing institutes. The CEED case studies are 5 cases and about 2,544 words.
1The Overloaded Bus Shelter Poster
A city transport authority wants a single poster for a bus shelter at a busy junction. The shelter's display panel is 1.2 m wide × 1.8 m tall, viewed by pedestrians from 1–4 m and by motorists from 8–15 m.
496 words, about 2 min2The Cafe Chair That Must Not Tip
A designer is developing a lightweight cafe chair for outdoor use on uneven paving. Targets: total mass under 3.5 kg, seat height 45 cm, stackable to at least 6 units, and stable when a 95 kg adult leans back 20° or sits on the front edge.
526 words, about 3 min3The Museum Wayfinding System With Too Many Signs
A small museum has 14 galleries across two floors and a basement. Visitor research shows the average visit is 75 minutes and most visitors get lost at the central stairwell, where four routes converge.
478 words, about 2 min4The App Onboarding Screen Under Deadline
A designer is asked to produce a mobile onboarding flow for a budgeting app in 5 working days. The flow has 4 screens: welcome, account setup, a permissions request for notifications, and a first-budget screen.
496 words, about 2 min5The Exhibition Layout With a Fixed Skeleton
A designer is laying out a 200 m² temporary exhibition in a rectangular hall with one entrance and one emergency exit at the far corner. The brief lists 6 themes that 'should flow logically.' The hall has two structural columns 4 m from the long walls, splitting the space into a central zone and two side aisles.
548 words, about 3 min