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designing experience with physical objects
(Product Design Basics)

Exercises

Support

Lecturers:

  • Verena Ziegler
  • Florian Wille
  • Karmen Franinovic

Schedule:

  • For an up to date schedule please consult the google calendar 

  • Room: Seminarraum ZT 5.K01

Description

In this course, we will explore how the choices of form and material affect our senses and interactions. Perceptual approaches to design consider form as something that affords a sensory-motor experience. We combine such approaches with traditional product design methods such as sketching of object's geometrical form and constructing physical prototypes. We use simple materials such as paper to explore the potential of the three-dimensional forms. You will learn how to study and to design physical objects so that they trigger a sensory experience.


Key Topics:
  • Design Affordances
  • Sketching for Interaction Designers: Objects and their Use, Storytelling and Storyboards, Technical Drawing ( Section, Plan, Axonometric drawing, Perspective )
  • Patterning > Paper modelling
  • Product Design Werkstatt Introduction, Z-Tech course ( laser-cutting etc.)  
  • Concept and design of tangible interactive prototype ( Sketching, Photo Series, Text )

Deliverables:

In addition to attendance and active contribution for the duration of the course, students are assessed based on the following deliverables at the end of the course:

    • Documentation of all exercises in pdf format using the provided template
    • 2 material library examples

Exercise "light as matter":

    • presentation of the concept and prototype

    • The final prototype / mock-up

Under "Project Documentation" you'll find guidelines for naming of folders and files.
As you are working in teams make sure that the presentation of "light as matter" is in your personal folders. 


Final Presentation:

Friday 14th  of October at 13:00 || Seminarraum ZT 5.K01
Time per presentation: max. 10min & 5min discussion 

Structure:

- Discover (research, inspiration )  // 2-4 slides
- Design (initial idea, prozess, iterations,…) 2-4 slides
- Deliver (final concept) // 4 slides

What to document:

The process and outcome of the following exercises

  • sketching
  • modules
  • cube expressions
  • material library
  • light as matter

What will be assessed:

Over all

  • commitment

  • progress / improvement

Exercises

  • sketching
  • modules
  • cube expressions
  • material library
  • light as matter
    • concept
    • process
    • model building
    • outcome

Documentation

For positive grading, a minimum attendance 80% is required.