IDE1102

Industrial design studio 2

6 points
* 12 hours per week, including 6 hours studio contact and 6 independent study hours
* Second semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: IDE1101 and IDE1501

Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should understand and enjoy the challenge of designing consumer objects geared to mass production; have an appreciation of the practical and theoretical nature of industrial design, in particular the intimate relationship between rational processes and inspirational factors in design; have an appreciation of user-centred design criteria; be able to identify, analyse, and interpret the general characteristics of design tasks; understand simple models of the design process and their applications; plan for and efficiently undertake simple three-dimensional projects with regard to functional, technical, structural and aesthetic design criteria.

Synopsis This subject provides an overview of studio practice in industrial design. It outlines the design process with particular reference to creative idea formulation, information searching, problem-solving, and incorporation of two and three-dimensional design principles in terms of form development. Products are discussed from the user's point of view and a critical awareness of their appeal is fostered. User-centred design models are considered in terms of cultural, physical, logical and semantic constraints, mapping relationships, standardisation, control and feedback factors. Methods of design communication and presentation are explored and applied.

Assessment projects: 100%

Recommended texts

Donald N Design of everyday things Double Day, 1988
Wallschlaeger C and Busic-Synder C Basic visual concepts and principles Brown, 1992