Design Culture and Society (11044.1)

Availability

• UC - Canberra, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2020	Semester 2	MR   Gowrie   WATERHOUSE	(Ph: +61 2 62012595 )	ONLINE
  2020	Semester 2	MR   Gowrie   WATERHOUSE	(Ph: +61 2 62012595 )	ON-CAMPUS
  2021	Semester 2	MR   Gowrie   WATERHOUSE	(Ph: +61 2 62012595 )	ONLINE
  2021	Semester 2	MR   Gowrie   WATERHOUSE	(Ph: +61 2 62012595 )	ON-CAMPUS

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Syllabus

In this unit students will recognise design as an integral part of culture and society through recent history, contemporary practice and futuristic visions. Through analysis of case studies from the most critical and cutting edge designs and technologies of different disciplines in crucial periods in time (since the industrial revolution to our days) we will discuss how design professions and practice have evolved to a contemporary multidisciplinary practice. Key examples of designs and designers in different media (including, but not limited to books, magazines, films and websites) will also be analysed and contextualised. The unit will explore past, present and futuristic roles of design in society, by understanding movements, trends and lifestyles through analysis and discussion of influences and relationships between design 'products' (including graphics, objects, environments and digital outcomes, among others) and different people within multiple cultures and contexts.

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Identify key periods in the history of design;

2. Compare and contrast design works from notable designers in their field; and

3. Articulate past, present and future roles of design in society in relation to culture.

Assessment Items

Contact Hours

One 1 hour lecture and one 2 hour tutorial on-campus per week.

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Incompatible Units

None.

Equivalent Units

9483 Design History.