Design Studies

Base Knowledge

N/A

Teaching Methodologies

6.1 TEACHING METHODS
The methodological options leading to the fulfillment of the curricular unit program will focus on the following pedagogical strategy:
– Oral presentation focused on the expected contents;
– Study and reflection on theories, works and reference authors;
– Development of works under teaching guidance.

6.2 EVALUATION METHODS
The assessment in the curricular unit will take place, at the student’s option, in the following modalities:
– Continuous evaluation;
– Exam.

The evaluation in those modalities will obey criteria that will be explained in the briefing and/or other elements presented, according to the following components and weights:

CONTINUOUS EVALUATION
– Exercise 1 – 20% weight in the global assessment;
– Exercise 2 – 30% weight in the global assessment;
– Exercise 3 – 50% weight in the global assessment.

EXAM
– Theoretical component – 40% in the overall assessment of the exam;
– Practical component – 60% weight in the overall assessment of the exam.

Learning Results

3.1 Develop critical reflection skills on contemporary subjects and designers;
3.2 Recognize the cultural role of design in the contemporary world;
3.3 Analyze and recognize reference cases in the design area;
3.4 Develop evaluation skills in design studies.

Program

4.1 Authors and contemporary works of reference
4.1.1 Design classics
4.1.2 Design and 21st-century designers
4.1.3 Brands and manufacturers
4.2 Contemporaneity and Design
4.2.1 Design and craft
4.2.2 Arts, Technics and technology
4.2.3 Production systems
4.3 Design and reference cases
4.3.1 Design, strategy and thinking
4.3.2 Texts analysis and interpretation
4.3.3 Documentaries and exhibitions
4.4 Design study
4.4.1 Project analysis and evaluation
4.4.2 Analysis and evaluation of a product or a context
4.4.3 Problematization and redesign process

Curricular Unit Teachers

Grading Methods

Examen
  • - Practical component - 60.0%
  • - Theoretical component - 40.0%
Continuing Evaluation
  • - Exercise 2 - 30.0%
  • - Exercise 1 - 20.0%
  • - Exercise 3 - 50.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Antonelli, P. (2022). Design Emergency: Building a Better Future. Phaidon press limited
Burdek, B. (2015). Design: History, Theory and Practice of Product Design. Birkhauser
Clark, H. & Brody, D. (2009). Design Studies – A Reader. Nova Iorque: Berg.
De Moraes, Dijon (2010). Metaprojeto : o design do design. São Paulo : Blucher. 228 p.
Dupon, Olivier (2011). The new artisans : handmade designs for contemporary living. London : Thames & Hudson. 319 p.
Faggiani, Katia (2006). O poder do design : da ostentação à emoção. Brasília : Thesaurus. 136 p.
Flusser, V. (2010). Uma filosofia do design: a forma das coisas. Lisboa: Relógio D´Água.
Lupton, E. (2017). Design is Storytelling. Cooper Hewitt
Millman, D. (2021). Why design matters: Conversations with the world’s most creative people. Harper collins USA
Smith-Jackson, T., Resnick, L. & Johnson, K. (2019). Cultural ergonomics : theory, methods, and applications. Boca Raton : CRC Press.
Vilar, E. (2014). Design et al. Alfragide: Dom Quixote.