DESPX 220

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Intro to Physical Product Design

Design College of Fine Arts and Communications

Course Description

Opportunities to explore, present, and critique geometric and organic form through physical form creation, and the development of sketching and visualization skills to develop and communicate ideas culminating in an introductory physical product design project.

When Taught

Winter

Min

3

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

6

Fixed

0

Other Prerequisites

Product & User Experience Design Pre-BFA status students or Design BA majors only.

Title

Understand

Learning Outcome

Students will: Understand the basic principles of perspective drawing, form construction, and simple shading.

Title

Apply

Learning Outcome

Students will: Sketch using perspective and rapid visualization principles to present basic forms and simple product concepts.

Title

Evaluate

Learning Outcome

Students will: Compare their work to the work of their peers and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of different sketching techniques during in-class critiques.

Title

Create

Learning Outcome

Students will: Produce basic sketch-based drawings for product concept communication. Use sketching as a tool for thinking and presentation.