Academic Catalog

ID736 OPEN DESIGN AND DISTRIBUTED CREATIVITY

Course Code: 1250736
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Industrial Design
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. NAZ AYÞE GÜZÝDE Z. BÖREKÇÝ
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Investigation of open-source and maker movements. open design principles and DIY 2.0 practices in design. Exploration of models of open knowledge sharing. open-source licensing. and the Design Global Manufacture Local (DG-ML) approach. Examination of city-level circular economies and cosmolocalism as frameworks for distributed and sustainable design.