Course: Current tendencies in design II

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Course title Current tendencies in design II
Course code KKTS/STDE2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
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
Course content: 1. Introduction, generation of designers who shaped the postmodern movement (Ettore Sottsass, Alessandro Mendini) 2. The convergence of postmodern and neo-modern tendencies from the 1990s to the present (Philippe Starck, Ron Arad) 3. The younger generation of international designers (Jasper Morrison, Marc Newson, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec) 4. The use of new technologies in the practice of international designers 5. The impact of technical innovation on design (James Dyson) 6. Ornament, nature and new technologies (Tord Boontje) 7. Parametric design (Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher) 8. Important global companies working with designers and characteristics of their production (e.g. cf. IKEA, Knoll, Vitra; Apple - Jonathan Ive and Braun - Dieter Rams) 9. Critical design (Anthony Dunne, Fiona Raby) 10. Design that helps / design for disadvantaged groups, inclusive design 11.-12. Ecology and the concept of sustainable design and its relevance to current trends in global design vs. greenwashing

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
  • Participation in classes - 13 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of general history and history of art on a secondary-school level.
Knowledge of general history and history of art on a secondary-school level.
learning outcomes
The student is able to practically apply the acquired advanced knowledge, critically review and formulate theoretical concepts.
The student is able to practically apply the acquired advanced knowledge, critically review and formulate theoretical concepts.
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
able to define concepts such as critical or sustainable design
able to define concepts such as critical or sustainable design
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)
defines concepts such as critical or sustainable design
defines concepts such as critical or sustainable design
define concepts such as critical or sustainable design
define concepts such as critical or sustainable 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
is able to 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
is able to critically evaluate the current state of world design and define its main themes
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
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Bramston, Dave. Design výrobků : hledání inspirace. Vyd. 1. Brno : Computer Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-251-2914-2.
  • Fairs, Marcus. Design 21. století : nové ikony designu : od masového trhu k avantgardě. V Praze : Slovart, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7209-970-2.
  • Fiellovi, Ch. a P. Design pro 21. století. Praha : Slovart, 2004. ISBN 80-7209-619-2.
  • FIELLOVI, Charlotte & Peter. Design - Ikony (20. století). Slovart, Taschen, 2006. ISBN 80-7209-560-9.
  • HERRIOTT, Luke. Design 21. století - nové ikony designu, od masového trhu k avantgardě. Slovart, 2007. ISBN 80-7209-970-1.
  • HUBATOVÁ-VACKOVÁ, Lada, ed., PAUKNEROVÁ, Pavla, ed. a ŘÍHA, Cyril, ed. Tam a zpátky: současný design, architektura a urbanismus.. Praha: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2015.
  • KNOBLOCH, Iva, ed. a VONDRÁČEK, Radim, ed. Dějiny českého designu 20. století: instituce moderního designu.. Praha: Academia, 2016.
  • KOLESÁR, Zdeno et al. Design ve službách trvale udržitelného rozvoje. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati, Fakulta multimediálních komunikací, 2017.
  • KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dějin designu. Praha: UMPRUM, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86863-28-3.
  • Oliveti, Chiara. Design. Praha : Slovart ; Warszawa : Solis ; Budapest : Vince kiadó, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7391-330-4.
  • Philip B. Meggs, Alston W. Purvis. Meggs'History of Graphic Design. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2006. ISBN 978-0-471-69902-6.
  • Sparke, Penny. Století designu. Slovart Praha, 1999. ISBN 80-7209-142-5.
  • Zdeno Kolesár. Kapitoly s dejín grafického designu. Slovenské centrum dizajnu Bratislava 2006, 2006. ISBN 80-968658-5-4.


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