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DESGN-6660-1: Design Research/Materials

Fall 2020

Subject: Graduate Design
Type: Seminar
Delivery Mode: Online
Level: Graduate

Course Dates: September 02, 2020 — December 15, 2020
Meetings: Wed 8:00-11:00AM
Instructor: Marty Marfin

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 5/15

Description:

Materials will develop ways of researching material and technological conditions and constraints as a design investigation. Technology is a material instigation for design, and this section will develop methods of jumping off into design with technology and fabrication as a starting point. Design Research is a foundational course focusing on methods of incorporating research into practice for designers. Research is used to establish territories, address user groups, investigate new technologies, and speculation futures for design. In this course, students will develop an understanding of specific methods for investigating, synthesizing, and narrating design. Each section - Marketing, Speculation, and Technology - will focus on a use for design research and take a deep dive into specific processes and methodologies. Students will investigate this topic through precedents, personal explorations, and method studies, developing compelling cases for new directions in design.

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