ID521 CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF DESIGN
| Course Code: |
1250521 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr DAMLA TÖNÜK KRUITHOF |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Definition of design as a cultural phenomenon. with a focus on industrial design. Identification of disciplinary frameworks for analyzing design activity. designed products. and their contexts through various paradigms. Introduction to modes of interpretation and analysis of products as material culture. Development of critical observation and interpretive skills in both the design process and everyday encounters with products.
