Course: Contemporary World Design

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Course title Contemporary World Design
Course code KKTS/SSD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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 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 international 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. Ecology and the concept of sustainable design and its relevance to current trends

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
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)
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
analyse the boundaries of free art and design/applied art
analyse the boundaries of free art and design/applied art
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
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.
  • FIELL, Charlotte a Peter FIELL. 100 ideas that changed design. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2019. ISBN 9781786273437.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • MEGGS, B. Philip; PURVIS, W. Alston. History of Graphic design. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2016. ISBN 9781118772058.
  • NEWSON, Alex a SUGGETT, Eleanor a SUDJIC, Deyan. Designer maker user. London: Phaidon Press Design Museum, 2016. ISBN 9780714872520.
  • 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.


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