DESIGN 3451: Design Media II for Industrial Design
Intermediate-level digital, three-dimensional modeling and visualization strategies for Industrial Design.
Credit Hours
3
Prerequisite: Admission to Bachelor of Science in Design - Industrial Design program; or permission of instructor.
Overview
This is an intermediate level course on the technologies and applications of Design Media with lecture and laboratory components organized into a studio style course structure. Lecture will focus on established and emerging design media and their use in industrial design practice. Laboratory exercises will augment lecture content primarily through self-directed inquiry structured as making activities. Students will be. able to apply the principles and methods developed in these lectures and laboratory exercises to strategically utilize design media in support of any design effort. Knowledge and skills obtained throughout the course have applications in the field of design
Objectives
By the end of this course:
- Students will understand the essential concepts of design media
- Students will know how to appropriately and strategically integrate various design media into a design effort
- Students will have a personalized design media skill set
- Students will know their own approach learning and sharing a new design media technique in the future
Course Materials
The following online tools are used throughout the semester:
- CarmenCanvas
- Miro
- Microsoft Teams
- Adobe Creative Cloud
Course Organization
This is a 3 credit hour course that meets twice a week for 2:40 each day
Sample Coursework
Type of work students can expect include:
- Lectures, individual and group meetings
- Reading and other assignments
- Presentations and project critiques
Semester(s) Offered:
Spring