88002 Object and Accessory Design 2: The Cast Object
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 88100 Object and Accessory Design 1: Foundations OR 88000 Object and Accessory Design 1: Foundations
Description
The design of small, low function, high aesthetic products and accessories underlies the start up of many small design-oriented businesses whose main focus is the design of this type of consumer product. Companies such as Fink Design, Mambo, Dinosaur Designs, etc., have successfully built on their understanding of market and manufacture to the point where they have international reputations and market share. Understanding what makes a design attractive, feasible, and economic to manufacture on a low threshold basis is fundamental to success or failure in this endeavour.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
| 1. | Develop the beginning of a personal design aesthetic for low function products |
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| 2. | Engage with several manufacturing processes suited to low volume production |
| 3. | Design for manufacture |
| 4. | Document a design to a level suited to discussion with professional manufacturers |
| 5. | Articulate the economic/strategic realities surrounding the successful development of small, low volume – low budget designed objects. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Effective written and oral communication skills (C.1)
- Effective tangible 3D representation (C.3)
- Demonstration of aesthetic sensibility (I.3)
- Ability to propose, develop and rethink ideas (I.4)
- Industry specific practical and digital skills (P.1)
- Accuracy, rigour and care (P.2)
- Ability to self-manage, including task initiation, allocation of time and realisation of outcomes (P.3)
- Identify and execute research methods appropriate to the project (R.1)
- Analyse complex contexts for design (R.2)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The term CAPRI is used for the five Design, Architecture and Building faculty graduate attribute categories where:
C = communication and groupwork
A = attitudes and values
P = practical and professional
R = research and critique
I = innovation and creativity.
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs) are linked to these categories using codes (e.g. C-1, A-3, P-4, etc.).
Teaching and learning strategies
This subject uses an inquiry-based learning strategy that involves students researching and developing their own solutions to complex design challenges. The subject uses design professionals as studio leaders and lecturers to ensure the design process and strategies taught are relevant to current professional practice in a global context. Students work to develop research-based understandings of product user contexts and experiences, drawing on material developed within and between classes. Individual design propositions that reference these research-based understandings, are iteratively developed by students over the course of the semester.
Studio leaders offer ongoing, in-class support and guidance for the development of these product design propositions. It is therefore imperative that students attend all classes. Regular verbal feedback is provided in class by peers and studio leaders. Formal feedback will be provided by studio leaders in response to student in-class presentations of task-work. This formal feedback will be delivered via the Review Online Feedback System.
It shall be the students' responsibility to record any feedback provided in studio. During presentations students will be expected to actively participate in collaborative peer review feedback exercises. Students will also be supported by the level 2, Faculty Workshop in the construction of presentation models and/or prototypes. Grades, marks and feedback on task submissions will be provided through Review.
Content (topics)
- Introduction to concepts of design for manufacture.
- Introduction to manufacturing processes available.
- Design of object/accessory.
- Design and manufacture of tooling.
- Negotiation and discussion of manufacturing process with manufacturing professional.
- Manufacture of 1 object.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Research into process and history of an object.
| Intent: | To research the process and history of slip casting. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 2, 3 and 4 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): C.1, I.3, P.1 and R.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Report | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 20% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 2: Design and manufacture of an object and tooling
| Intent: | Design and manufacture a specified ceramic product using slip casting process. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1, 3 and 4 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): C.3, I.3, P.1 and P.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Design/drawing/plan/sketch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 50% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 3: Design documentation - Process Book
| Intent: | To produce a detailed Process Book that fully documents the path your design development has followed from beginning to end. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 3, 4 and 5 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): C.1, I.4, P.2 and R.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Report | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 30% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Minimum requirements
The DAB attendance policy requires students to attend no less than 80% of formal teaching sessions (lectures and tutorials) for each class they are enrolled in to remain eligible for assessment.
References
Byars,M. 1998, Products – innovations in design and materials, RotoVision SA, Switzerland
Elam, K. 2001, Geometry of Design - Studies in proportion and composition, Princeton Architectural Press, New York
Hara, K. 2008, Designing Design, Lars Müller Publishers, Baden
Kupetz, A. 2006, Günter Kupetz : Industrial Design, Birkhauser Publishers for Architecture, Bassel
Lockhart, C. 2013, 'Money Box', Cathy Lockhart's Pinterest Page, viewed July 2013, <http://pinterest.com/cannelockhart/money-box/>