Course: Contemporary Design 2

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Course title Contemporary Design 2
Course code MUMM/3SOTD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jakubíček Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- New view of world design - New technologies and materials - traditional and alternative - Ecologic view of design - Recycling - New technological procedures - decreasing costs for production and exhalations in production - Using current local material sources - Other contemporary tendencies in the world design - Contemporary world design and designers

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
General overview of the history and development of design. KTS/STD1
General overview of the history and development of design. KTS/STD1
learning outcomes
The student has an overview of contemporary world design and its tendencies. The student is able to create own sophisticated opinion in the current world design.
The student has an overview of contemporary world design and its tendencies. The student is able to create own sophisticated opinion in the current world design.
The student has an overview of contemporary world design and its tendencies. The student is able to create own sophisticated opinion in the current world design.
The student has an overview of contemporary world design and its tendencies. The student is able to create own sophisticated opinion in the current world design.
describe the development of a broad stream of tendencies from postmodernism to the present
describe the development of a broad stream of tendencies from postmodernism to the present
identify important personalities of world design and characterize their work
identify important personalities of world design and characterize their work
name important global manufacturers and describe the work of designers who work with them
name important global manufacturers and describe the work of designers who work with them
can explain the differences in design practice over the last decades (from traditional methods to parametric design)
can explain the differences in design practice over the last decades (from traditional methods to parametric design)
define concepts such as critical or sustainable design
define concepts such as critical or sustainable design
Skills
independently orientate oneself in the current developments in the world of design
independently orientate oneself in the current developments in the world of design
critically evaluate the current state of world design and define its main themes
critically evaluate the current state of world design and define its main themes
analyse the boundaries of free art and design/applied art
analyse the boundaries of free art and design/applied art
to critically evaluate the work of a selected designer and its changes over time
to critically evaluate the work of a selected designer and its changes over time
identify sustainable or ecological design strategies and distinguish them from greenwashing
identify sustainable or ecological design strategies and distinguish them from greenwashing
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Lecturing
assessment methods
Written examination
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Fairs, Marcus. Design 21. století : nové ikony designu : od masového trhu k avantgardě. V Praze : Slovart, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7209-970-2.
  • FIELLOVI, Charlotte & Peter. Design - Ikony (20. století). Slovart, Taschen, 2006. ISBN 80-7209-560-9.
  • HERRIOTT, Luke. Design pro 21. století. Slovart, 2007. ISBN 80-7209-970-1.
  • Oliveti, Chiara. Design. Praha : Slovart ; Warszawa : Solis ; Budapest : Vince kiadó, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7391-330-4.


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