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Product Design II

Code 12725
Year 2
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 8
Workload OT(15H)/TP(75H)
Scientific area Design Industrial
Entry requirements Not applicable.
Mode of delivery daytime
Work placements not applicable
Learning outcomes 1- Knowing how to link the different phases of a project: research, concept development, sketch design, technical design, mock-up, 3d modelling, prototyping and communication.
2- Knowing how to apply research on the user to the particularities of the project: sociocultural response, approach to movements and trends, identity and expression.
3- Knowing how to apply technical knowledge to the execution of the project: constructive functionality, ergonomic concepts, structure of materials, properties.
4- Knowing how to adapt and be coherent in the identity and communication of the developed product, regarding usability and user.
5- Develop group work skills and practical application of knowledge.
Syllabus 1- Implementation and scheduling of the different phases of the project: research, concept development, sketch design, technical design, mock-up, 3d modeling, prototyping.
2- Research on the particularities of the project, such as user identity, user needs, cultural context, case studies, geographic and industrial contexts and research on current trends (authors and product design ateliers).
3- Research on technical knowledge in bibliography and analysis of case studies on the concept of constructive functionality, ergonomics, material structure and other properties.
4- Reading of bibliography and analysis of case studies on usability, user identity, product communication. and holding an internal exhibition
5- Group work, within the scope of the EINSTUDIO platform, made up of international teams of professors and students from 3 Universities: UBI, U. Gazi and U. Alicante.
Main Bibliography Terstiege, G. (2009). The Making of Design. Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag.
Sudjic, D. (2009). Tha Language of Things. London: Penguin Books
Mau, Bruce (2004). Massive Change. Phaidon Press Limited. London.
Hecht, S., & Colin, K. (2005). Industrial Facility: Product as Landscape. London: Industrial Facility.
Koivu, A., Bouroullec, R., & Bouroullec, E. (2012). Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Works. London: Phaidon Press.
Thomé, P., King, E., Picchi, F., Sudjic, D., & Zanot, F. (2014). Sottsass. London: Phaidon Press.
Hara, K. (2010). White. Baden: Lars Muller Publishers.
Kries, M., & Lipsky, J. (2014). Konstantin Grcic: Panorama. Weil am Rhein: Vitra Design Museum.
Baudrillard, J. (2005). Le Système Des Objets. London: Verso.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria BRIEFING
Project 1 - February 26
Project 2 - 25 March

Project 2:
INVESTIGATION
Collection of information on existing products, benchmarks, brands, designers and products.
Summary, research conclusions, object definition and work strategy.
6 SLIDES - the last slide should consist of a text of about half a page explaining the conclusions of the investigation.
PDF DELIVERY
APRIL 15

CONCEPTS
Quick selection of product alternatives, selection of versions to explore
Execution in manual, analogical drawing on paper or digital in sketchbook, procreate or others
6 to 8 SLIDES
PDF DELIVERY
APRIL 29

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Definition drawings of the models (two) chosen in the previous delivery
Detail drawing
Realistic design of selected model (one)
6 to 8 SLIDES
PDF DELIVERY
MAY 13

MODELING AND COMMUNICATION
Hits and changes
Final renders and image post-production
Communication poster design, A2 in HiRes (254)
4 to 6 SLIDES
PDF DELIVERY + POSTER
3 JUNE
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-06-15

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