EÜT319

School of Architecture and Design \ Industrial Design

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Compulsory

English

EÜT 218

Industrial Design Undergraduate Program

This course examines the transformation of modern design from the early 20th century to the digital age. Starting with movements like Bauhaus and Art Deco, it explores the socio-economic and cultural developments of design, extending to movements such as Pop Art, Postmodernism, and the digital revolution in the late 20th century.

Primary Sources:

Fiell, C. and Fiell, P., 2013. The Story of Design. Goodman Fiell.
Gorman, C., 2003. The Industrial Design Reader. Allworth Press.
Recommended Sources:

Droste, M., 2002. Bauhaus, 1919-1933. Taschen.
Margolin, V., 2015. World History of Design: Volumes 1 and 2. Bloomsbury Academic.
Raizman, D., 2023. History of Modern Design, 3rd ed. Lawrence King.

The aim of this course is to enable students to critically evaluate modern and contemporary design movements and how these movements have been influenced by social, cultural, and technological factors. The course aims to develop students' skills in analyzing the impact of design ideologies on society and interpreting the contribution of artistic movements to current design practices.

1. Can produce sustainable solutions that serve social benefit, considering social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors in design.
2. Understand and interpret the historical development of industrial design on both local and global scale with its artistic and cultural reasons.

Week 1: Sharing the course syllabus and general introduction to the course
Week 2: Reductionism, Expressionism, and Rationalism
Week 3: Art Deco and Modernism Interpretations
Week 4: The Great Depression and the Modernist Style
Week 5: World War II and Military Designs
Week 6: The American Dream and Good Design
Week 7: Post-War Design: Italy and Germany
Week 8: Post-War Design: Japan, UK, and Scandinavian Approaches
Week 9: Pop Design and Counterculture
Week 10: Rationalism vs Craftsmanship
Week 11: Postmodernism and Beyond
Week 12: Final Evaluation

• Participation 10 %
• In-class Opinion 20 %
• Midterm Assignment 30 %
• Final Exam 40 %