ART 2358 - PRODUCT DESIGN I

credits: 3.0
Students will design and create functional products from a variety of materials and sources. Students will learn the use of hand and power tools, as well as many techniques, to transform materials through cutting, joining, laminating, welding, plasma cutting, laser cutting, fabricating and carving. Emphasis is placed on originality, individual concept and product design, while working three-dimensionally. Students will be strengthening their inventiveness and creative thinking which are essential to their learning experience. Work will be discussed and reviewed in a critique forum upon completion of each assignment. Supplementary handouts will assist students in providing the necessary information for each assignment. Students will learn how to incorporate true sustainability in new products, how to select the right materials and processes for a product in order to minimize its environmental impacts (using green chemistry principles, sustainable sourcing of materials, certifications for raw materials to promote conservation, etc.), how to get the most sustainable features and save costs when creating new designs, how to build prototypes in an inexpensive and sustainable way. Objectives: A) Demonstrate and employ the ability to communicate ideas through creating three-dimensional designs and functional objects; B) To demonstrate and employ the ability to use drawing as a tool for thinking, forming ideas and gathering information; C) The ability to use a variety of tools and machinery for performing specific tasks and techniques, while using your head and hands; D) Demonstrate and employ the ability to deal with criticism and learn how to criticize both orally and in written form; E) The ability to broaden your knowledge of art; F) Demonstrate and employ the ability to make Art, and more specifically to make Sculpture; G) To document student’s own finished art through digital media. Method of Instruction: Class lectures and demonstrations, group and individual critiques, readings, handouts, digital image lectures and course projects. Method of Evaluation: Fulfillment of the project objectives-Fulfillment of requirements (attendance, work, critique, etc.); Level of raft-Craftsmanship-Skill in techniques; Conceptual and material inventiveness-Originality and creativity; Physical investment: the Sweat and Effort factor- (time, discipline, and work in the sketchbook); Overall aesthetic and conceptual quality of the work-Improvement and growth (intellectual, artistic, technical). Course Fee: $75.00.