Course: Product Design

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Course title Product Design
Course code KAPD/D1PDK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Surman Martin, doc. MgA. ArtD.
Course content
Professional consultations aimed to define a specific topic which will be processed by the doctoral student with focus on conceptual originality and realization methods. The student presents the result not only by model methods but also by virtual outputs. The aim is to create a complex concept of a designer solution with focus on the product´s semantic relations and quality perceived by prospective users.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activities related to graphics and visual arts
prerequisite
Knowledge
Graduate knowledge of history of design. Ability to study foreign literature sources. Knowledge of trends and corresponding technological social connections. Ability to orally interpret scientific texts. Convincing presentation of a 3D designer artwork.
Graduate knowledge of history of design. Ability to study foreign literature sources. Knowledge of trends and corresponding technological social connections. Ability to orally interpret scientific texts. Convincing presentation of a 3D designer artwork.
learning outcomes
to describe the stratification of consumer and user groups
to describe the stratification of consumer and user groups
to perceive the semantic dimension of a product in terms of both its function and its symbolic meaning
to perceive the semantic dimension of a product in terms of both its function and its symbolic meaning
to define key design approaches
to define key design approaches
to distinguish between basic technological processes
to distinguish between basic technological processes
to characterise trends in technology and market preferences
to characterise trends in technology and market preferences
Skills
to compare individual works in the field of design, finding their common features and differences
to compare individual works in the field of design, finding their common features and differences
to infer trends and directions in technology, market preferences, including individual user preferences
to infer trends and directions in technology, market preferences, including individual user preferences
to create and modify the communication relationship between the designer - product - user
to create and modify the communication relationship between the designer - product - user
to apply the acquired knowledge in their creative work
to apply the acquired knowledge in their creative work
to distinguish the specifics of the semantic dimension of the product
to distinguish the specifics of the semantic dimension of the product
teaching methods
Knowledge
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Recommended literature
  • Adorno, T. Estetická teorie. Praha, 1997.
  • Agamben, G. Prostředky bez účelu. Praha, 2003.
  • Barnard, Malcolm. Art, Design and Visual Culture. Basingstoke, 1998.
  • Filipová, M., Rampley, M. (eds.). Možnosti vizuálních studií. Brno, 2007.
  • Hesket, J. Industrial Design. Thames & Hudson, 2001.
  • Kesner, L. (ed.). Vizuální teorie, 2. vydání. Praha, 2005.
  • Margolin, V. (ed.). Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism. Chicago, 1989.
  • Margolius, I. Automobiles by Architects. Wiley-Academy, 2000.
  • McLuhan, M. Člověk, média a elektronická kultura. Brno, 2000.
  • Pachmanová, Martina (ed.). Aktualita a věčnost. Praha, 2006.
  • Papanek, Victor. Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change. New York, 1971.
  • Pye, David. The Nature and Aesthetics of Design. London: The Herbert Press, 1978.
  • Stibral, K. Proč je příroda krásná? Estetické vnímání přírody v novověku. Praha, 2006.
  • Sutnar, Ladislav. Visual design in Action. New York, Hastings House, 1961.
  • Tjalve, Eskild. Projektowanie form wyrobów przemyslowych: Zasady postepowania. Warszawa: Arkady, 1984.
  • Venturi, R. Složitost a protiklad v architektuře. Arbor Vitae, 2003.


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