Course: History of Design 2

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Course title History of Design 2
Course code KKTS/XDD2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolesár Zdeno, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Jakubíček Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The subject is aimed at the history of graphic and industrial design. It specializes in mechanically multiplied images or products, however, also focuses on individual creations and the overlap between applied and free art.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No specific prerequisites
No specific prerequisites
learning outcomes
To identify and interpret key works of the design history.
Based on the gained historical-theoretical knowledge, the student qualified for solving practical and theoretical tasks.
Based on the gained historical-theoretical knowledge, the student qualified for solving practical and theoretical tasks.
To identify and interpret key works of the design history.
Define the stylish characteristics of movements of the design history.
Define the stylish characteristics of movements of the design history.
Describe the basic principles of the modernist and postmodernism design concept.
Describe the basic principles of the modernist and postmodernism design concept.
Recognise the most important movements and characters of contemporary design.
Recognise the most important movements and characters of contemporary design.
Recognise the basic design strategies for the sustainable development.
Recognise the basic design strategies for the sustainable development.
Skills
Taking into account the design history, approach a combination of industrial and handicraft practices in design.
Taking into account the design history, approach a combination of industrial and handicraft practices in design.
Critically exploit the method "form follows function".
Critically exploit the method "form follows function".
Integrate the semantic level to designers work.
Integrate the semantic level to designers work.
Eruditely evaluate the potential of stylish aspects of design.
Eruditely evaluate the potential of stylish aspects of design.
Apply the principles of sustainable development to one's own creation.
Apply the principles of sustainable development to one's own creation.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
assessment methods
Didactic test
Oral examination
Didactic test
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Dusong, Jean-Duc. Typografie od olova k počítačům. 1. vyd. Praha : Svojtka a Vašut, 1997. ISBN 8071802964.
  • Kolesár, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dějin designu. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2004. ISBN 8086863034.
  • Kolesár, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dejín grafického dizajnu. Bratislava, 2006. ISBN 80-968658-5-4.
  • Meggs, Philip B. Meggs' history of graphic design. 4th ed. Hoboken : John Wiley, 2006. ISBN 0-471-69902-0.
  • Sparkeová, P. Století designu. Praha : Slovart, 1999. ISBN 80-7209-142-5.


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