Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0181 - Intro to Industrial Design: The Design of Everyday Objects

Virtually every object we interact with in our daily lives was, in some way, designed by someone. In this studio design course, students will explore the theory and practice of industrial design-the design of everyday objects. We will explore the tactics of human-centered design, design processes from concept to fabrication, and the craft of executing a final product. Students will tackle an array of small skill-building projects, working toward a final piece-in most cases, a functional object and/or prototype. We will explore various means of fabrication from manual and traditional crafts to digital tools for rapid pr9:00am 11:50am ototyping. Keywords:design, furniture, product design, industrial design, fabrication

Media and Technology Lab/Materials fee:$50 Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time