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Industrial Design Studio 5

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 340-0440/01
Abbreviation APD5
Course title Industrial Design Studio 5
Credits 8
Coordinating department Department of Machine and Industrial Design
Course coordinator MgA. Rostislav Zapletal, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the course organization, general requirements for project development, examples of previous projects, and clarification of project topics and objectives.
2. Assignment of a basic industrial or product design project, including analysis of the selected product and research into the relevant product category.
3. Concept sketches, outlining initial ideas and possible solutions.
4. Review, refinement, and selection of concept sketches.
5. Advanced design sketches. Initial development of 3D models of selected concepts to assess their feasibility as physical products.
6. Selection of the final design concept.
7. Development of the selected virtual 3D model.
8. Evaluation of the model's ergonomic parameters, design adjustments, and approval of the final version or recommendations for further modifications.
9. Pre-production consultation regarding the physical model.
10–12. Production of the final physical model, refinement of details, and project submission.
13. Project presentation and defense.

Literature

DREYFUSS, Henry. Designing for people. New York: Allworth Press, 2003. ISBN 1581153120 .
NORMAN, Donald A. Emotional design: why we love (or hate) everyday things. New York: Basic Books, 2005. ISBN 0-465-05136-7 .
PELCL, Jiří. Design: od myšlenky k realizaci = from idea to realization. V Praze: VŠUP v Praze, 2012. ISBN 978-80-86863-45-0 

Advised literature

KOLESÁR, Zdeno. Kapitoly z dějin designu. V českém jazyce vyd. 2., dopl. a rev. Přeložil Kateřina KŘÍŽOVÁ, přeložil Lucie VIDMAR. V Praze: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2009. T. ISBN 978-80-86863-28-3 .
Reis, Dalcacio. Product Design in the Sustainable Area. Koln, 2010. ISBN 978-3-8365-2093-5 .
Designing the 21st century = Design des 21. Jahrhunderts = Le design du 21e siecle. Köln : Taschen, 2005. ISBN 3-8228-4802-6 .