Thursday, February 24, 2011

Designing for play

Ever think about designing play structures? (some third years have to) Well, here are some good sites on designing areas of play, or toys, or anything related to playing..

http://www.playatlanta.org/

Playable design - They hold an annual competition on toys, or play structures
http://playabledesign.org/

Playground charity organization?
http://kaboom.org/
read article: http://kaboom.org/blog/summer_play_three_big_problems

Blog about playground design:
http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/

Calgary Playground Review:
http://calgaryplaygrounds.blogspot.com/

Flikr photostream on playspaces
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rethinkingchildhood/

Design for play guide
http://www.playengland.org.uk/resources/design-for-play

Have fun!