Based on design perspective and design thinking, students will learn about industrial design procedures and basic methods
with small practice.
This course provides an overview of industrial design. To understand industrial design critically, student should have the view point of design history, material culture and user centered design. Based on this criteria, introducing the structured method to analyze industrial design process.
This course provides an overview of industrial design. To understand industrial design critically, student should have the view point of design history, material culture and user centered design. Based on this criteria, introducing the structured method to analyze industrial design process.
This course aims to give an overview of the history, function, and actual of industrial design, deepen understanding of its
pluralistic functions and meanings.
- Understand the necessity of man - machine system through modern design history and design survey.
- Understanding the significance of design in society, we will be able to choose the way to evaluate design appropriately.
- Understand the methods of industrial design and become able to use technical terms properly.
| Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction - Confirmation of syllabus - Classification of design - Industrial design domain - Design area [Workshop] - Cultural background |
[Preparation] Textbook p5-19 | 30minutes |
| [Review] Cultural background, Who and what is the user?, | 30minutes | ||
| [HW] Three idea sketches for "Breakfast tray" | 150minutes | ||
| 2. | Design from the consumer's point of view - Function - How we can decide function? - Design survey [Discussion] - What is the difficult point when you did this HW? |
[Preparation] Textbook p21-31 2 min. presentation for the three idea sketches on "Breakfast tray" |
60minutes |
| [Review] Function | 30minutes | ||
| [HW]Design survey - Take breakfast photo (or movie) everyday | 150minutes | ||
| 3. | Design from the consumer's point of view - Physical functions - Taste and Aesthetic functions [Discussion] - What did you find with your photo (or movie)? - What did you eat? How many,and how much did you eat? [Workshop] - Classification and making dimension matrix |
[Preparation] Textbook p32-43 2 min. presentation for breakfast photo |
30minutes |
| [Review] Semantics, Analogy, Culture, Custom, Manner, Myth | 30minutes | ||
| [HW] Words for mind map | 150minutes | ||
| 4. | Design from the consumer's point of view - Semantics - Sign functions - Symbol functions - [Discussion] - What did you find with your photo (or movie)? - What did you eat? How did you eat? How did you prepare? How did you clean up and put away? [Workshop] - Classification and making map |
[Preparation] Textbook p44-55 | 30minutes |
| [Review] Semantics, Analogy, Culture, Custom, Manner, Myth | 30minutes | ||
| [HW] Complete mind map | 150minutes | ||
| 5. | Product analysis Design from the manufacturer's point of view - Why DESIGN? - What is "Good quality"? - How we estimate DESIGN? [Workshop] - Check your "Breakfast tray" |
[Preparation] Textbook p58-61, 62-69 | 45minutes |
| [Review] Design as a strategic tool | 30minutes | ||
| [HW] explain your "breakfast tray" on p.59 Function analysis | 150minutes | ||
| 6. | Design as a process - Overview - Criteria for high quality design - PDCA cycle - "Just use" - "Make it visible" |
[Preparation] Textbook p70-83 | 30minutes |
| [Review] Criteria for high quality design | 30minutes | ||
| [HW] 20 idea sketches for "Breakfast tray" Do not think too much, just draw |
150minutes | ||
| 7. | Design as a process - Drafting - breakdown into the ELEMENT - QFD [Discussion] - What is the difficult point when you did this HW? - What did you find? |
[Preparation] Textbook p84-91 | 30minutes |
| [Review]QFD, element | 30minutes | ||
| [HW] Breakdown structure for P.71 Ten criteria for high-quality "Breakfast Tray" | 150minutes | ||
| 8. | Design as a process - Drafting - idea development - effect of visualizing - sketch [Workshop] - Idea sketch - Drafting |
[Preparation] Textbook p92-101 | 30minutes |
| [Preparation] White pencil, A3 paper, COPIC (gray series), Elliptical ruler, Straight ruler, pencils, COPIC Pen | 10minutes | ||
| 9. | Image strategy - Representing Images - Image of shape - Form and shape - Color - Domain color and Color co-ordination [Workshop] - Color - Domain color and Color co-ordination |
[Preparation] Read or watch about product drawing | 60minutes |
| 10. | Material strategy - Materials - Disposal, eco - Consumer, distributor, producer [Workshop] - Form and Shape - Effect of changing shapes - Expression of materials |
[Preparation] Read or watch about product drawing | 60minutes |
| 11. | Modeling - Paper mock - Mock up |
[Preparation] Read or watch about product drawing | 60minutes |
| 12. | Promotion planning - Targeting - Distribution control - Package - Advertising [Workshop] - Catch words |
[Preparation] Read or watch about advertizing | 30minutes |
| 13. | Presentation and discussions | [Preparation] Presentation board, movie | 30minutes |
| 14. | Presentation and discussions | [Preparation] Presentation board, movie | 30minutes |
| Total. | - | - | 1825minutes |
| Report | work | Final presentation | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20% | 0% | 10% | 30% |
| 2. | 10% | 20% | 10% | 40% |
| 3. | 0% | 20% | 10% | 30% |
| 4. | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5. | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total. | 30% | 40% | 30% | - |
Textbook
1) Gerhard Heufler: Design Basics From Ideas to Products, Arthur Niggli (2004), ISBN-13: 978-3721205312
Reference materials[SIT Lib. e-book]
1) Marilyn DeLong and Barbara Martinson : Color and Design, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC(2013) [SIT Lib. e-book]
2) Alex Milton and Paul Rodgers : Product Design, Laurence King Publishing(2011) [SIT Lib. e-book]
3) Abbie Griffin, Charles H. Noble, Serdar S. Durmusoglu, Michael I. Luchs, and Scott Swan : Design Thinking : New Product Development Essentials from the PDMA, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated(2015) [SIT Lib. e-book]
4) Sparke, Penny Routledge: An Introduction to Design and Culture : 1900 to the Present, Routledge(2013)[SIT Lib. e-book]
5) Patricia Graham ; Japanese Design : Art, Aesthetics & Culture, Tuttle Publishing(2014)[SIT Lib. e-book]
6) Bürdek, Bernhard E. : Design : History, Theory and Practice of Product Design, Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2015[SIT Lib. e-book]
7) Waldemar Karwowski, Marcelo Marcio Soares, and Neville A. Stanton: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design : Methods and Techniques, Handbook of Human Factors in Consumer Product Design Ser.(2011)[SIT Lib. e-book]
8) Michael Siebenbrodt and Lutz Schöbe : Bauhaus, Parkstone International(2012)[SIT Lib. e-book]
9) Mienke Simon Thomas : Dutch Design - A History, Reaktion Books, Limited(2008)[SIT Lib. e-book]
Reference materials
1) 101 Design Methods : a structured approach for driving innovation in your organization / Vijay Kumar
2) Product Design and Development / Karl Ulrich and Steven Eppinger -- McGraw-Hill Education; 6 edition , 2015
3) Beautiful thing : an introduction to design / Robert Clay , Oxford ; New York, NY : Berg , 2009
1) Gerhard Heufler: Design Basics From Ideas to Products, Arthur Niggli (2004), ISBN-13: 978-3721205312
Reference materials[SIT Lib. e-book]
1) Marilyn DeLong and Barbara Martinson : Color and Design, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC(2013) [SIT Lib. e-book]
2) Alex Milton and Paul Rodgers : Product Design, Laurence King Publishing(2011) [SIT Lib. e-book]
3) Abbie Griffin, Charles H. Noble, Serdar S. Durmusoglu, Michael I. Luchs, and Scott Swan : Design Thinking : New Product Development Essentials from the PDMA, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated(2015) [SIT Lib. e-book]
4) Sparke, Penny Routledge: An Introduction to Design and Culture : 1900 to the Present, Routledge(2013)[SIT Lib. e-book]
5) Patricia Graham ; Japanese Design : Art, Aesthetics & Culture, Tuttle Publishing(2014)[SIT Lib. e-book]
6) Bürdek, Bernhard E. : Design : History, Theory and Practice of Product Design, Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2015[SIT Lib. e-book]
7) Waldemar Karwowski, Marcelo Marcio Soares, and Neville A. Stanton: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design : Methods and Techniques, Handbook of Human Factors in Consumer Product Design Ser.(2011)[SIT Lib. e-book]
8) Michael Siebenbrodt and Lutz Schöbe : Bauhaus, Parkstone International(2012)[SIT Lib. e-book]
9) Mienke Simon Thomas : Dutch Design - A History, Reaktion Books, Limited(2008)[SIT Lib. e-book]
Reference materials
1) 101 Design Methods : a structured approach for driving innovation in your organization / Vijay Kumar
2) Product Design and Development / Karl Ulrich and Steven Eppinger -- McGraw-Hill Education; 6 edition , 2015
3) Beautiful thing : an introduction to design / Robert Clay , Oxford ; New York, NY : Berg , 2009
- After class and office hours are available. Office hour : spring Mon. 15-16, Fri.12-13
- Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
- Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
| Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable |
|---|---|
| Applicatable | Lecturer worked with design studio GK Industrial Design Co. in 1980's. |
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