INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DESIGN
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
DES1001 Basic Design Fall 2 6 5 11

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor INGI FERNANDEZ
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor MURAD BABADAĞ
Instructor AHMET SEZGİN
Instructor SİNAN POLVAN
Assoc. Prof. MEHMET BENGÜ ULUENGİN
Instructor FERHAN EGEMEN OKUTUR
Instructor MERİÇ KARA
Prof. Dr. HAMİDE ELÇİN TEZEL
Recommended Optional Program Components: Model workshop is actively used to realize the projects.
Course Objectives: This introductory studio will expose the students to the skills required to undertake design project
courses and introduce basic material, design elements, prinsiples to be used in the following design studio courses of the Industrial Design undergraduate program.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Describe basic design principles and elements in visual construction techniques
2. Debates on understanding of line, shape, form and color theories
3. Apply the basics of design process
4. Relate design elements to construct an orderly composition
5. Practice formal experiments working with models and drawings
6. Propose concepts for the development of design projects
7. Evaluate design compositions according to given criteria.

Course Content

The course is an introduction to the skills and processes of industrial design; including drawing, sketching and making as an aid to design (including technical drawing), the basics of line and shape, ideation and visualization, use of product drawing and presentation techniques, an introduction to basic model-making practices and equipment, and an introduction to the design process.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Point, Line, Shape Studiowork: Exercise on drawing Exercise on drawing
2) Elements of Design / Shape, Form, Volume Studiowork: Shape Analysis Exercise on shape analysis
3) Elements of Design /Light, Depth and Transparency 3D exercise on depth and transparency
4) Elements of Design / Proportion and Scale Balance Abstraction by different materials
5) Elements of Design / Proportion and Scale Texture&Pattern Metamorphosis of an object
6) Elements of Design / Volume, structure, proportion, scale Color wheel
7) Elements of Design / Color Abstraction with color
8) Elements of Design / Color (continued) Coloring
9) Principles of Design / Order in contrasting concepts 3D exercise on selected theme
10) Principles of Design / Order in rhythm 3D exercise on rhythm
11) Form Generation / Geometrical abstraction Drawing and coloring
12) Form Generation / Geometrical abstraction Drawing and coloring
13) Form Generation / Geometrical abstraction Model making
14) Form Generation / Geometrical abstraction Model making

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Wallschlaeger, C. & Busic-Snyder, C., Basic Visual Concepts and Principles, McGraw Hill, 1992.
References: 1) Ching, Francis D.K., Architecture: Form, Space and Order, New York:Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996.
2) Lawson, Bryan, Design in Mind, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1994.
3) Wucius Wong, Principles of Three Dimensional Design, New York:Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981.
4) Scott R.G., Design Fundamentals, McGraw Hill, 1959.
5) Smithies, K.W., Principles of Design in Architecture, New York:Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981.
6) Coudil, William Wayne, Architecture and You, New York:Whitney Library of Design, 1978.
7) Arnheim, Rudolf, The Dynamics of Visual Form, Berkley, Los Angles: University of California, 1977.
8) Argil, Isaac, Aproach to Architectural Design, Butterworth, 1971.
9) Itten, Johannes, Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus, New York: Reinhold, 1964.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Application 14 % 50
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Application 14 6 84
Study Hours Out of Class 15 10 150
Final 1 8 8
Total Workload 270

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Having the theoretical and practical knowledge proficiency in the discipline of industrial product design 1
2) Applying professional knowledge to the fields of product, service and experience design development 1
3) Understanding, using, interpreting and evaluating the design concepts, knowledge and language 1
4) Knowing the research methods in the discipline of industrial product design, collecting information with these methods, interpreting and applying the collected knowledge
5) Identifying the problems of industrial product design, evaluating the conditions and requirements of problems, producing proposals of solutions to them 1
6) Developing the solutions with the consideration of social, cultural, environmental, economic and humanistic values; being sensitive to personal differences and ability levels
7) Having the ability of communicating the knowledge about design concepts and solutions through written, oral and visual methods 3
8) To identify and apply the relation among material, form giving, detailing, maintenance and manufacturing methods of design solutions 1
9) Using the computer aided information and communication technologies for the expression of industrial product design solutions and applications
10) Having the knowledge and methods in disciplines like management, engineering, psychology, ergonomics, visual communication which support the solutions of industrial product design; having the ability of searching, acquiring and using the knowledge that belong these disciplines when necessary. 2
11) Using a foreign language to command the jargon of industrial product design and communicate with the colleagues from different cultures 2
12) Following and evaluating the new topics and trends that industrial product design needs to integrate according to technological and scientific developments