Workshop - Spatial Design Studies (FSI-YZ2)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: doc. akad. soch. Ladislav Křenek, ArtD.  
Supervising institute: ÚK all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of the subject is to get students acquainted with possibilities of content understanding of a topic as a basis of industrial design in the form of workshops. The activities are based on 3D studies focusing mainly of shape and its meaning.
Learning outcomes and competences:
The subject allows students developing knowledge needed for creation and analysis of 3D objects. Deepening the experience with basic techniques, equipment and habits for creating 3D studies from basic materials (clay, plaster, polystyrene sheets, hard PVC).
Prerequisites:
Drawing of geometric bodies in perspective is a prerequisite. Experience with designing composition studies including 3D models and ability to work with basic materials (clay, plasticine). Orientation in art and design history is important.
Course contents:
The subject it deals with introduction to industrial design from the perspective of building volume in space. Practical workshops on general topics are an introduction to the work on individual assignments. 3D studies emphasize the relationships inside and outside 3D objects (importance of content and form, importance of proportional relationship, connection of the whole and detail), plaster, polystyrene sheets, clay, hard PVD and other materials are used for modelling.
Teaching methods and criteria:
Creative work in ateliers.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Graded course-unit credit requirements: attendance in lessons, meeting assigned projects deadlines, oral presentation of projects.
Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on projects. In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is F "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Compulsory attendance at seminars. Education runs according to the week schedule. The way of compensation of missed seminars is specified by the tutor.
Type of course unit:
    Labs and studios  13 × 3 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Labs and studios 1. Assigning 1st task /3D studies on general theme/, theme analysis, drawing sketches
2. Drawing sketches, three-dimensional sketches
3. 3D sketches, model creation
4. Making the model, work on a poster
5. Evaluation of 1st task /analysis of strengths and weaknesses in individual works/, assigning 2nd task /3D studies on general theme/, theme analysis
6. Drawing sketches, three-dimensional sketches
7. 3D sketches, model creation
8. Making the model, work on a poster
9. Evaluation of 2nd task /analysis of strengths and weaknesses in individual works/, assigning 3rd task /3D studies on general theme/, theme analysis
10. Drawing sketches, three-dimensional sketches
11. 3D sketches, model creation
12. Making the model, work on a poster
13. Evaluation of 3rd task /analysis of strengths and weaknesses in individual works/, analysis of the whole semester
Literature - fundamental:
1. Pipes, A.: Foundations of Art and Design. Laurence King Publishing, Second edition, London 2008
2. Wong, W.: Principles of Form and Design, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York 1993
3. Gorman C.: The Industrial Design Reader, Allworth, New York 2003
Literature - recommended:
1. Wong, W.: Principles of Form and Design, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York 1993
2. Eissen, K.; Steur, R.: Sketching the Basics, Bispublishers, Amsterdam 2013
3. Sparke, P.: Století designu - průkopníci designu 20. století, Slovart, Praha 1999
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B3A-P full-time study B-PDS Industrial Design -- GCr 3 Compulsory 1 2 W