Course detail

Fundamentals of Design

FSI-YDFAcad. year: 2011/2012

Design - Introduction to the theory of industrial design, and visual communication design.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. arch. Jan Rajlich

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic orientation in industrial and visual communication design.
Successfull accomplishment of the subject is a part of selection of applicants for the Industrial design branch studies (Product Design, and Visual Communication Design specializations).

Prerequisites

General interest in the field is supposed.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit requirements: attendance in lessons, meeting assigned projects deadlines in a sufficient quality, passing the final test.
The quality of the output and the attendance to the course will be taken in account when evaluating the talent examination to the Industrial Design branch.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of this course is to explain the principles of design, its meaning and scope, to verify the knowledge in the area of imaging objects.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The attendance in lectures is recommended. The attendance in workshop education is controlled. Students have to be present at scheduled hours in the schoolroom, work on given projects and wait for consultation, unless a lecturer gives other individual plan. The excuse of absence is possible only due serious reasons, e.g. illness.
Absolving the course (Graded course-unit credit) is a requirement for acceptance to the Industrial Design branch.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

HUDSON, Jennifer. 1000 New Designs 2 and Where to Find Them. Laurence King, 2010. ISBN 978 1 85669 643 2.
MILTON, Alex a Paul RODGERS. Research Methods for Product Design. 2. Laurence King, 2013. ISBN 9781780673028.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B3A-P Bachelor's

    branch B-PDS , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B3S-P Bachelor's

    branch B-STI , 1. year of study, winter semester, elective (voluntary)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Jan Rajlich

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the design education at the FME;
2. Term "design", industrial design, basic terms of the theory of design, branches of design, definition of design;
3. Philosophies of design 1-15;
4. Philosophies of design 16-30;
5. Functions of design - technical, ergonomic, aesthetic, physic, social, economical and psychological;
6. Organizations of design, design schooling;
7. Design competitions, excellent product of year;
8. Aspects of designer’s work, industrial designer, professional behaviour of designers, interdisciplinary and team work;
9. Methods of design work - design analysis, procedure of work on design , design project – from idea to prototype (sketch, drawing, modelling, draft, treatment on computer;
10. Views on design – Czech designers, examples of design 1;
11. Views on design – Czech designers, examples of design 2;
12. Design-management - importance of design for marketing and management;
13. Information about the Industrial Design studies (Product design, Visual Communication Design)in the 2nd and the 3rd years of study.

labs and studios

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Eva Fridrichová, Ph.D.
Ing. Róbert Machálek
Ing. Jakub Novák
doc. Ing. arch. Jan Rajlich
Ing. David Škaroupka, Ph.D.
Ing. Veronika Tomášková

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the workshops - basic principles of industrial design;
2. Fritz doom - proportion of human body;
3. Exercise of imagination: compilation of figure motive from dedicated faces;
4. Continuation of working on the task;
5. Graphic components transferred into the square grid with the same visualization expression;
6. Continuation of working on the task;
7. Design of a teaser in the scale from dedicated components for given topic with a working model;
8. Continuation of working on the task;
9. Type in axonometry, colour and technical illumination;
10. Continuation of working on the task;
11. Garnish by pattern - conversion into another scale or size.
12. Continuation of working on the task;
13. Finishing and handing over work, awarding course-unit credits.