The Industrial Product Design Studio II course covers different approaches to product design, creating product usage scenarios, the application of basic materials and structural knowledge in product design, and the use of simple mechanisms in design solutions. In this course, students will not only experience existing products but will also be able to develop products by considering the user and defining problems and projects.
There is no primary textbook for this course. However, students can benefit from the following books for Industrial Product Design II:
Product Design Styling (Peter Dabbs)
The Form of Design: Deciphering the Language of Mass-Produced Objects (Josiah Kahane)
Research Methods for Product Design (Alex Milton & Paul Rodgers) Additionally, websites like Core 77, Coroflot, idsketching, Dezeen, Yanko Design, and Designboom can be followed.
1. Design Process: Learn the product design process through assigned projects. By experiencing all stages from start to finish, they develop the skills to manage design projects.
2. Generating Alternatives: Analyze existing products and create alternative designs. By producing numerous sketches and working on structural solutions, they enhance their creative thinking skills.
3. Three-Dimensional Thinking: Develop three-dimensional thinking skills through models. They visualize and refine their design ideas using sketches and models.
4. Detail Analysis: Examine details in design projects by questioning materials, production methods, and component relationships. They finalize their products and prepare them for presentation.
Week 1:
Project 1: Group Work: Students will familiarize themselves with a home-use iron, learn about its history, differences across countries, periods, and cultures, understand product development, and research various aspects such as potential users, usage processes, existing products in the market, upcoming products, and technological advancements. The group will explore concepts such as materials, interfaces, energy use, and ecological concerns. Six groups will be formed and will focus on different historical periods (1890-1904, 1905-1919, 1920-1934, 1935-1949, 1950-1964, 1965-1979) and geographical regions (Middle East-North Africa, East Asia-India-Japan-China, Northern Europe-Finland-Netherlands-Russia-USSR, North America, South America, Eastern Europe-Balkans). Each group will be responsible for specific research tasks. In the second class, groups will present their research roadmap.
Week 2:
Electric appliances (old and new) will be disassembled and analyzed. Technical drawings will be made, and students will begin designing stands for the disassembled products. Each student will also continue working on their individual project.
Week 3:
All groups will deliver their first presentation, including group tasks (e.g., product disassembly, theoretical research, and presentation). The individual students will also present their theoretical work on the period product.
Week 4:
Project 2: Period and Regional Iron Design: Students will design a product appropriate to a chosen period and region. The focus will be on "retro" and "vintage" concepts, approaching past designs. Students will begin the design process with sketches and models, focusing on textile changes, trends, styles, lines, technology, and production limitations.
Week 5:
Daily sketch work will continue, and students will receive critiques during studio sessions.
Week 6:
Students will finalize their designs, receiving critiques on their presentations. The second project jury will evaluate the designs based on how well students have captured the technology, user, production, and design perceptions for their chosen region and period. The evaluation will consider contemporary design standards, rather than historical perspectives.
Week 7:
Project 3-Final: Re-designing the Iron for 2030+: Students will re-design the product for the near future, considering its analysis, parts, user characteristics, and overall design. The focus will be on creating a grounded, well-defined design for the future.
Week 8:
Students will continue product design work, focusing on internal and external relations, material details, and styling for the near future.
Week 9:
User interface decisions will be made, with a focus on ergonomics, real weights, design cross-sections, and finalizing internal and external relationships.
Week 10:
Mid-term jury presentation: A nearly complete model and presentation boards will be evaluated to understand the progress of the student’s project, clarify decisions, and identify missing elements. Students must prepare thoroughly for this stage.
Week 11:
Final revisions will be made based on the mid-term feedback, focusing on details, textures, and the designer's final touches. High-quality models will be prepared.
Week 12:
Final preparations for the presentation and jury. At this stage, no new ideas will be introduced; the focus will solely be on the presentation.