Advanced Industrial Design Studio I

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Design language, motivation and inspiration, form exploration sketching, rough form study mock-ups, form development, and presentation. Product redesign. Students create new design language proposals for an existing product and redesign the product based on one of these languages. Provides instruction and opportunities to understand product design language and how to redesign existing products with different design guidelines. Results include evidence of concept development (sketches, drawings, models); functional development; human factors and ergonomic considerations; materials and process specifications; sustainability recommendations; and appearance visual materials and models (virtual and physical). Project-based course includes readings, presentations, critical analysis, discussion and the public exhibition and presentation of design work.