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Industrial Design Atelier 1

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Course Unit Code330-7009/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated10 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZVO0027doc. ak.soch. Miroslav Zvonek, ArtD.
Summary
Introduction to Industrial Design Theory. Overview of well-known personalities of industrial design and introduction to the designer's methodology. When designing a simple product design, it instills the basic attributes of industrial design and encourages the emergence of necessary habits, thought processes, and basic skills.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Ensure understanding of the disscused topics. To teach students to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in design practice.
Course Contents
1-2. Introduction to Industrial Design
3. – 4. Design functions - technical, ergonomic, aesthetic, physical, social, economic and psychological
5. – 6. Design Views - Designers, Design Examples
7. – 8. Design Work Methods - Design Analysis
9. – 14. Simple product design solution, research search, presentation and defense of semester project
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BRAMSTON, David. Basics Product Design 01: Idea Searching. AVA Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9782940373765
HAUFFE, Thomas. Design. Köln: Du Mont, 2002. ISBN 3770133889
HUDSON, Jennifer. Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture. 2. Laurence King, 2011. ISBN 9781856697255.
BRAMSTON, David. Basics Product Design 01: Idea Searching. AVA Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9782940373765
HAUFFE, Thomas. Design. Köln: Du Mont, 2002. ISBN 3770133889
HUDSON, Jennifer. Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture. 2. Laurence King, 2011. ISBN 9781856697255.
PELCL, Jiří. Design: od myšlenky k realizaci = from idea to realization. V Praze: VŠUP v Praze, c2012. ISBN 978-80-86863-45-0
Recommended Reading:
MILTON, Alex a Paul RODGERS. Research Methods for Product Design. 2. Laurence King, 2013
CROSS, N. Engineering Design Methods, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1989, 230p.
MILTON, Alex a Paul RODGERS. Research Methods for Product Design. 2. Laurence King, 2013
CROSS, N. Engineering Design Methods, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1989, 230p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminars, Individual consultations, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51