Course: Interpretation and Critique of Design

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Course title Interpretation and Critique of Design
Course code KKTS/DXICD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolesár Zdeno, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic topics: - technical, artistic and economic criteria for evaluating design outputs, - critical examination of different interpretations of the essence and meaning of design, - evaluation of specific projects in the broader perspective of societal needs, - design methodology, - use of acquired knowledge to conceptually define one's own design projects.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
  • Preparation for examination - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Completed Master's degree in relevant study programs.
Completed Master's degree in relevant study programs.
learning outcomes
The student is qualified for quality elaboration of the dissertation thesis.
The student is qualified for quality elaboration of the dissertation thesis.
teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Essay
Essay
Recommended literature
  • CASTELNUOVO, E. History of Industrial Design. Milan, 1990.
  • Cross, N. Developments in Design Methodology. London, 1984.
  • ERLOFF, M. - MARSHALL, T. (Eds.). Design Dictionary. Perspectives on Design Terminology. 2008.
  • ESKILSON, S. J. Graphic Design. A New History. London, 2007.
  • Margolin, V. (ed.). Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism. Chicago, 1989.
  • Meggs, Philip B. Meggs' history of graphic design. 4th ed. Hoboken : John Wiley, 2006. ISBN 0-471-69902-0.
  • SELTMANN, G. - LIPPERT, W. (Eds.). Entry Paradise. New Worlds of Design. 2006.
  • THACKARA, J. Design After Modernism. London and New York, 1988.
  • WALKER, J. Design History and the History of Design.. 1989.
  • WOODHAM, J. M. Twentieth Century Design. Oxford and New York, 1997.


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