Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : PA3912 : Theory of Design { 3-1-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Deepanjan Saha
Syllabus
Module I: What is Designing? The Designers' Objectives and Challenges Is Designing an Art, a Science or a Form of Mathematics?
Module II: Evolution of Design History of Design Methodology.
Module III: Design process – design as a process, different school of thoughts and processes, philosophies and approaches to design and its methodology, stages of design (divergence, transformation and convergence) systematic search (decision system approach, logical certainty) selection of strategies and methods (linear, cyclic,
branching, adaptive, incremental, random search) and others.
Module IV: KISS principles (Kelly Johnson) Affordance (Gibson, Don Norman) Usecentered design (John Flach and Cynthia Dominguez) User-centered design (UCD) HCI (Human-computer Interaction) Human-centered design (HCD).
Module V: Seminars/ Assignments/ Practical
Course Objectives
- To study various Theories of Design and Process and its applications.
- Understanding and appreciation of principles and percept's of issues related to design in theory and practice.
- Appreciation of architectural spaces and things with respect to man and his behavior.
Course Outcomes
1. An ability to design and conduct inquiries, and to analyze and interpret data. <br />2. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs such as aesthetic, economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability. <br />3. An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
Essential Reading
- Jones, J. C., Design Methods, Wiley
- Norman, D., The Design of Everyday Things, Basic Books
Supplementary Reading
- Jormakka, K., Schurer, O., and Kuhlmann, D., Basic Design Methods, Birkhauser Verlag AG
- Cross, N., A History of Design Methodology, Kluwer Academic Publishers , Design Methodology and Relationships with Science pp 15-27