Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
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1. | Introduction - Confirmation of syllabus - Classification of design - Industrial design domain - Design area [Workshop] - Cultural background |
[Preparation] | 30minutes |
[Review] Cultural background, Who and what is the user?, | 30minutes | ||
[HW] Three idea sketches for "Breakfast tray" | 150minutes | ||
2. | Research, brief, and specification - Function - How we can decide function? - Design survey [Discussion] - What is the difficult point when you did this HW? |
[Preparation] | 30minutes |
[Review] Function | 60minutes | ||
[HW]Design survey - Take breakfast photo (or movie) everyday | 30minutes | ||
3. | Research, brief, and specification - 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] | 30minutes |
[Review] Semantics, Analogy, Culture, Custom, Manner, Myth | 30minutes | ||
[HW] Words for mind map | 150minutes | ||
4. | Research, brief, and specification - 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] | 30minutes |
[Review] Semantics, Analogy, Culture, Custom, Manner, Myth | 30minutes | ||
[HW] Complete mind map | 150minutes | ||
5. | Concept design Design from the manufacturer's point of view - Why DESIGN? - What is "Good quality"? - How we estimate DESIGN? [Workshop] - Check your idea sketch |
[Preparation] | 30minutes |
[Review] Design as a strategic tool | 30minutes | ||
[HW] explain your "breakfast tray" on p.59 Function analysis | 150minutes | ||
6. | Concept design - Overview - Criteria for high quality design - PDCA cycle - "Just use" - "Make it visible" |
[Preparation] | 45minutes |
[Review] Criteria for high quality design | 30minutes | ||
[HW] 20 idea sketches Do not think too much, just draw |
150minutes | ||
7. | Concept design - Drafting - breakdown into the ELEMENT - QFD [Discussion] - What is the difficult point when you did this HW? - What did you find? |
[Preparation] | 30minutes |
[Review]QFD, element | 30minutes | ||
[HW] Breakdown structure | 150minutes | ||
8. | Concept design - 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 | 60minutes | ||
9. | Concept design - 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. | From manufacture to market - Materials - Disposal, eco - Consumer, distributor, producer [Workshop] - Form and Shape - Effect of changing shapes - Expression of materials |
[Preparation] Read or watch about product drawing | 600minutes |
11. | From manufacture to market - Paper mock - Mock up |
[Preparation] Read or watch about product drawing | 60minutes |
12. | From manufacture to market - Targeting - Distribution control - Package - Advertising [Workshop] - |
[Preparation] | 30minutes |
13. | From manufacture to market | [Preparation] | 30minutes |
14. | End term examination | [Preparation] | 300minutes |
Total. | - | - | 2565minutes |
Work | Examination | Total. | |
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1. | 0% | 10% | 10% |
2. | 30% | 20% | 50% |
3. | 20% | 20% | 40% |
Total. | 50% | 50% | - |
Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable |
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Applicatable | Class teachers have been involved in design research and planning and concept planning at design company. In the class, students will understanding of the broad functionality of design by explaining the importance of concepts gained through practical experience and the role of designers in connecting manufacturers and consumers. |