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Subject 'History of Design'

Name in Estonian: Disaini ajalugu

Year:   2018/2019    2019/2020    2020/2021    2021/2022    2022/2023    

State codeDD.07.02
Study languageEstonian
ChairDepartment of General Subjects
Credit points 2 ECTS
Grading method Nondistinctive

General description

• Design disciplines
• Overview of the design history
• Design process and product development
• Design brief
• The development of design methods
• Ergonomics, universal design and functionality
• The semantic turn.

Aim

• To introduce the main developments in the design history and different design disciplines, including the service design.
• To provide the comprehensive knowledge of the design process and the development of design methods.
• To provide the knowledge of the product development for the work with design assignments.
• To introduce the principles of ergonomics, universal design and product functionality used in the product design.
• To provide the basic information about the sign system related to the built environment and the semantic turn.

Study outcome

Upon completion, students will
• have the knowledge of the main aspects of the design history;
• comprehend the design disciplines, process and methods;
• considers the logic of the design process when performing the product development projects;
• comprehend the principles of ergonomics and universal design and when creating products, considers their functionality;
• comprehend the sign systems related to the products.

Is taught in following curricula

2019: 2267  2268  2275  
2018: 2267  2268  2275  
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