Comments on: Ted Youngkin http://deansgarage.com/2009/ted-younkin/ Yesterday’s Look at Tomorrow Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:50:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Walter http://deansgarage.com/2009/ted-younkin/comment-page-1/#comment-815 Walter Thu, 20 May 2010 23:06:22 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/?p=1890#comment-815 Yeah, Ted Youngkin's rendering class was my first class at Art Center; Monday, February 7th, 1975. He walked in wearing his usual coat and tie (most other instructors didn't wear a tie), welcomed us, and then proceeded to tell us that two of us would drop out within the first two semesters, and went on to let us know that almost half of us wouldn't graduate. He then told us what paper we needed to use, what brand of charcoal, and if he saw any fingerprints on our presentation renderings that he would flunk us! This certainly woke us up! He did speak of designing a toilet and how he called Joe Farrer in the middle of the night to let him know that the model he built for him was slightly off; water would splash on the user! Some time during that first semester he did show us a rough concept drawing for a production line for canning some sort of product that he was working. The drawing had all kinds of belts and wheels all perfectly drawn in perspective, and like Gary, didn't seem like the kind of work we all hope to one day be working on! And oh, two students did drop out after the second semester with another one switching majors to something "easier"! Yeah, Ted Youngkin’s rendering class was my first class at Art Center; Monday, February 7th, 1975. He walked in wearing his usual coat and tie (most other instructors didn’t wear a tie), welcomed us, and then proceeded to tell us that two of us would drop out within the first two semesters, and went on to let us know that almost half of us wouldn’t graduate. He then told us what paper we needed to use, what brand of charcoal, and if he saw any fingerprints on our presentation renderings that he would flunk us! This certainly woke us up!

He did speak of designing a toilet and how he called Joe Farrer in the middle of the night to let him know that the model he built for him was slightly off; water would splash on the user! Some time during that first semester he did show us a rough concept drawing for a production line for canning some sort of product that he was working. The drawing had all kinds of belts and wheels all perfectly drawn in perspective, and like Gary, didn’t seem like the kind of work we all hope to one day be working on!

And oh, two students did drop out after the second semester with another one switching majors to something “easier”!

]]> By: bouldoukian http://deansgarage.com/2009/ted-younkin/comment-page-1/#comment-784 bouldoukian Wed, 12 May 2010 09:26:38 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/?p=1890#comment-784 Hi, The first class I had at art center on a sunny spring morning was with Ted Youngkin. At the time I was not aware that I was in the same room with a legend, and on top of that, I was being educated by this legend. He scared the hell out of me as he explained to us, what took us about a week to confirm, that from 9.00 o'clock that morning on we had to leave our previous lives behind and eat and breath only design until the moment we graduated. His speech, with very funny interludes and anectodes was an eye opener. Speaking about eye openers, he asked us on another occasion whether we would scream in pain if he stuck a sharpenned drawing pencil in one of our eyes. Five seconds later the whole class burst into laughter. I loved his classes and I realy tried my utmost not to disappoint him. Few people have had such a long lasting impression on me, and Ted is the most important. It was a real honor and privilege to have known the man and to have been educated my him. Hi,

The first class I had at art center on a sunny spring morning was with Ted Youngkin. At the time I was not aware that I was in the same room with a legend, and on top of that, I was being educated by this legend.

He scared the hell out of me as he explained to us, what took us about a week to confirm, that from 9.00 o’clock that morning on we had to leave our previous lives behind and eat and breath only design until the moment we graduated. His speech, with very funny interludes and anectodes was an eye opener. Speaking about eye openers, he asked us on another occasion whether we would scream in pain if he stuck a sharpenned drawing pencil in one of our eyes. Five seconds later the whole class burst into laughter.

I loved his classes and I realy tried my utmost not to disappoint him. Few people have had such a long lasting impression on me, and Ted is the most important. It was a real honor and privilege to have known the man and to have been educated my him.

]]> By: Nick Bentivegna http://deansgarage.com/2009/ted-younkin/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Nick Bentivegna Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:50:58 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/?p=1890#comment-431 Heidi, Very sorry to hear of your father's passing. I graduated from ACCD in 1987, and had him for several classes, including one where we designed ride-on toys for small children. Ted was famous for his drill sergeant demeanor, but, from the very first day, everybody knew he was a nice guy. His disciplined approach was very effective in the Introduction to Drawing class, of course, but he really came into his own in the product design class, where he took a personal interest in each student's developing design. Ted was both an artist AND a designer. Even at ACCD, not everyone was good at both. Nicholas Bentivegna Ebensburg, PA Heidi,

Very sorry to hear of your father’s passing. I graduated from ACCD in 1987, and had him for several classes, including one where we designed ride-on toys for small children.

Ted was famous for his drill sergeant demeanor, but, from the very first day, everybody knew he was a nice guy. His disciplined approach was very effective in the Introduction to Drawing class, of course, but he really came into his own in the product design class, where he took a personal interest in each student’s developing design.

Ted was both an artist AND a designer. Even at ACCD, not everyone was good at both.

Nicholas Bentivegna
Ebensburg, PA

]]> By: Heidi Youngkin http://deansgarage.com/2009/ted-younkin/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Heidi Youngkin Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:51:30 +0000 http://deansgarage.com/?p=1890#comment-275 The port-a-potty renderings are long gone, but I'm sending you a photo of one of the several final products from that project. I remember the life-sized models sitting in my dad's studio ... He liked doing this project a lot, as I recall, and the client was very happy with the results. My dad was always quick to point out that this particular project meant he was the "head" designer. Typical. <img src="http://deansgarage.com/wp-content/uploads/TY-E15.jpg"</a> <em>Ted Youngkin's Port-a-Potty</em> The port-a-potty renderings are long gone, but I’m sending you a photo of one of the several final products from that project. I remember the life-sized models sitting in my dad’s studio … He liked doing this project a lot, as I recall, and the client was very happy with the results. My dad was always quick to point out that this particular project meant he was the “head” designer. Typical.


Ted Youngkin’s Port-a-Potty

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