ID221 HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
| Course Code: |
1250221 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Lecturer FÝGEN IÞIK |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Survey of the period from pre-industrialization to late 19th-century industrialization. continuing with the 20th-century modernization period and the significantly changing political-economic and social dynamics affecting design. up to contemporary developments. Historical transformations and their socio-economic consequences influencing the emergence of industrial design as a recognized profession during the first quarter of the 20th century in the West. Developing a critical perspective on key issues and concepts related to the historical transformation of production systems. production relations. their political-economic and social consequences. and the resulting changes in design and industrial design.
