The aim of the assignments is to supplement the learners’ understanding by trying to study and develop insights about the various dimensions of design. The focus on South Asian region supplements the overall theme of the course which is global in nature. Thus the three assignments help the learners to apply the ways of thinking to their assignments as well as develop their skills in comprehending design more broadly through specific instances. The three assignments are interlinked together to support a more holistic understanding of the present, past and possible future of the designed entity. The first assignment addresses the current status of the artifact/brand/craft and the students are helped by the instructor to develop the entity from a broader sense of its social, cultural, institutional, and political, among many other dimensions. The student makes an information poster (by hand) for reporting their understanding. In the second assignment, the same artifact/brand/craft from assignment 1 is depicted using styling/motifs from a different era/ culture/ geographical region. The instructor helps the students by prompting and helping in narrowing down the region/style/era for the new assignment 2. For example, an artifact such as Mysore Sandal Soap could be depicted drawing from motifs and advertisements from early 1900s Japan. This juxtaposition enables the student to comprehend the new culture/era/geographical region in assignment 2 as well as revisit the entity from assignment 1 with a renewed understanding. Finally, the entity in assignment 1 is envisioned in a future 100 years from now. In this assignment, the learners try to imagine how the entity could be placed and developed in a future (utopian/dystopian/amongst others). Thus, the three assignments taken together develop the understanding of students about design in a broader sense and supplement the themes and insights from the lecture component of the course.