Course: Contemporary Czech Design

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Course title Contemporary Czech Design
Course code KKTS/SCD
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
1. Introduction - the development of existing and the emergence of new educational institutions for designers since the 1990s 2. Important personalities of Czech design from the 1990s to the present 3. The oldest generation of designers previously active in the Czech Republic and abroad and their importance for the development of design pedagogy and practice (Eva Jiřičná, Jan Kaplický, Bořek Šípek, Jiří Pelcl, František Burian) 4. The middle and young generation of designers and design studios since the 1990s (Olgoj Chorchoj, Rony Plesl, Jan Čapek and others) 5. From national enterprises to privatization and the creation of new companies - domestic manufacturers cooperating with designers and characteristics of their production 6. The most important producers in the field of Czech design and companies cooperating with designers in various fields from furniture design to glass design (TON, Tescoma, mmcité/egoé, Lasvit, Preciosa and others) 7. Presentation of design currently in the domestic environment (Designblok, Biennial Brno (b. Graphic Design), Zlin Design Week) 8. Challenges for contemporary Czech design in the field of ecology and sustainability

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
  • Participation in classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 62 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisities are not set.
Prerequisities are not set.
Skills
Prerequisities are not set.
Prerequisities are not set.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the differences in the organisation of designers' work before and after 1989 (or in the state-controlled economy and capitalism)
explain the differences in the organisation of designers' work before and after 1989 (or in the state-controlled economy and capitalism)
describe the main milestones in the development of Czech design from the early 1990s to the present
describe the main milestones in the development of Czech design from the early 1990s to the present
recognise the specifics of Czech design development
recognise the specifics of Czech design development
identify personalities actively influencing the shape of Czech design from the 1990s to the present and characterize their work
identify personalities actively influencing the shape of Czech design from the 1990s to the present and characterize their work
name important Czech manufacturers and describe the work of designers who cooperate with them
name important Czech manufacturers and describe the work of designers who cooperate with them
Skills
independently orientate oneself in the current trends in Czech design
independently orientate oneself in the current trends in Czech design
critically evaluate the current state of Czech design
critically evaluate the current state of Czech design
distinguish design approaches from industrial to conceptual design or art design and define their specifics
distinguish design approaches from industrial to conceptual design or art design and define their specifics
identify sustainable or ecological design strategies and distinguish them from greenwashing
identify sustainable or ecological design strategies and distinguish them from greenwashing
is knowledgeable in the field of the main presentations of Czech design today and can name their different formats
is knowledgeable in the field of the main presentations of Czech design today and can name their different formats
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Lecturing
Lecturing
assessment methods
Knowledge
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Essay
Essay
Recommended literature
  • BRAMSTON, Dave. Design výrobků: hledání inspirace. Brno: Computer Press, 2010. ISBN 9788025129142.
  • FAIRS, Marcus. Design 21. století: nové ikony designu; od masového trhu k avantgardě. Praha: Slovart, 2007. ISBN 9788072099702.
  • FIELL, Charlotte a Peter FIELL. Design - Ikony (20. století). Praha: Slovart, Taschen, 2006. ISBN 80-7209-560-9.
  • HERRIOTT, Luke. Design pro 21. století. Praha: Slovart, 2007. ISBN 8072096192.
  • HUBATOVÁ-VACKOVÁ, Lada, ed., PAUKNEROVÁ, Pavla, ed. a ŘÍHA, Cyril, ed. Tam a zpátky: současný design, architektura a urbanismus. Vydání první. Praha: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2015. ISBN 9788087989005.
  • HUBATOVÁ-VACKOVÁ, Lada, PACHMANOVÁ, Martina a PEČINKOVÁ, Pavla, ed. Věci a slova: umělecký průmysl, užité umění a design v české teorii a kritice 1870-1970. Brno: Moravská galerie, 2015. ISBN 9788086863696.
  • HUBATOVÁ-VACKOVÁ, Lada, PACHMANOVÁ, Martina a RESSOVÁ, Jitka. Zlínská umprumka (1959-2011): od průmyslového výtvarnictví po design.. Vydání první. Praha: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2013. ISBN 9788086863658.
  • Iva Knobloch, Radim Vondráček. Design v českých zemích 1900 - 2000. Academia, 2016. ISBN 978-80-200-2612-5.
  • JAKUBÍČEK, Vít, KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Designéři v českých zemích a československý strojírenský průmysl 1918-1992.. Zlín, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7678-125-2.
  • KOLESÁR, Zdeno, ed. et al. Art dizajn. František Burian a študenti. Bratislava: Slovart, 2017. ISBN 9788055627410.
  • KOLESÁR, Zdeno et al. Design ve službách trvale udržitelného rozvoje. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati, Fakulta multimediálních komunikací, 2017. ISBN 9788074546471.
  • KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dějin designu. Praha: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2009. ISBN 9788086863283.
  • KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dejín grafického dizajnu. Bratislava: Slovenské centrum dizajnu, 2006. ISBN 8096865854.
  • KOUDELKOVÁ, Dagmar et al. Atika 1987-1992: emoce a forma = emotion and form. Brno: ERA, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7366-087-1.
  • MEGGS, B. Philip; PURVIS, W. Alston. History of Graphic design. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2016. ISBN 9781118772058.
  • MIRZOEFF, Nicholas. Vizuální aktivismus in: Jak vidět svět. ArtMap, 2018. ISBN 978-80-906599-5-7.
  • OLGOJ CHORCHOJ, HUBATOVÁ-VACKOVÁ, Lada, KORYČÁNEK, Rostislav, ed. OCH! Olgoj Chorchoj: logika emoce. Vydání první. Praha: UMPRUM, 2016. ISBN 978-80-87989-24-1.
  • PACHMANOVÁ, Martina, ed. et al. Design: aktualita, nebo věčnost? Antologie textů k teorii a dějinám designu.. Praha: Vysoká škola umělecko-průmyslová, 2005. ISBN 8086863050.
  • PAULY, Jana a HULÁK, Jiří. Český průmyslový design 1990-2010. Roztoky u Prahy: Signum, 2010. ISBN 9788090353107.
  • PELCL, Jiří. Design: od myšlenky k realizaci = from idea to realization. Praha: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze, 2012. ISBN 9788086863450.
  • VELČOVSKÝ, Maxim. Maxim Velčovský: vše za 39. Brno: Moravská galerie, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7027-297-8.


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