Lecture series: Design Dialogues 2011
Wk 1 Introduction, What is design? What is evocation? – set evocation project
Wk 4 No lecture – working week
Wk 5 How to measure – hand in project 1, set design and build project
Wk 6 Prototyping and models
Wk 7 Drawing is the key – tutorials
Wk 8 Principles of Design 2
Wk 9 Understanding requirements – hand in project 2, set Interaction Design project
Wk 10 Ethnographic design research
Wk 11 Clichés and good tricks
Wk 12 Principles of Design 3
Wk 14 Final hand in
The lectures will run along side three short projects
1. Evocation, thinking and drawing
2. Design, creativity, ambition and building
3. Interaction Design – whats your number?
The marking scheme will be based on performance in the project work with the spread of marks being allocated in the following proportions
10 Attendance
40 Project 3
The three projects are designed to promote a deeper understanding of design methods and challanges. The projects will help you develop design skills and will also test your design abilities.