Admission requirements
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master of Design
- Master of Design
Course description
Design Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow is an advanced course in industrial design dealing with challenge of products expected to last longer. Not only as a technical quality aspect but also to fulfill our emotional and functional needs in the future.
The emotional connections needed to make us take care of products for a longer time will be addressed. The project will address discussions on sustainable aesthetics.
Design for manufacturing needs to be balanced with design for maintenance, repair, reuse and recycle.
The course builds on the legacy of industrial design both in Norway and Scandinavia, aesthetic approaches are explored in a cultural context within a sustainable frame. This is approached through extensive iterations.
In the studio the students work with different approaches and methods to achieve a variety of results when it comes to innovation levels and sustainability
Aesthetical values that can build trust and desire for longevity will have a focus in this course.
The outcome will be physical products, visual presentation and a written report.
Learning Outcome
Knowledge: By the completion of the course the student shall have knowledge about:
- Knowledge about a variety of approaches in design processes for different purposes with targeted outcome, so that the students can better plan, design and direct their process towards a valuable, desired outcome.
Knowledge about manufacturing tends and standards in a circular context with relevant tools and methods so that they can do informed and responsible choices in their design processes.
Skills:
By the completion of the course the student shall have the ability to:
- Be trained in working by different approaches in design, achieving the experience of how this can generate various results and enable them to choose methods according to specifications in a design project.
- Have worked with tools and methods within sustainability, so they know how and when design decisions affect the final solution and thereby how to make sustainable choices in design.
- Have knowledge on the impact design choices have on a products sustainability score in EPD and other relevant measuring methods.
- Been trained in the use of innovative methods such as Peer Creative development, back-casting and possibility driven design, so that they increase their capacity to design for a complex changing future.
Extensive training in core industrial design skills as, sketching, mock-up building and CAD, enabling them to work efficiently, choosing the right tool and deliver at an accurate professional level throughout the process.
General competence:
By the completion of the course the student shall:
The student should have obtained a more complete understanding of their role and responsibility as designer, by improved skills and deeper understanding of manufacturing, sustainability and approaches in design.
They should be able to suggest an approach and plan a design process for a desired outcome.
Teaching
Workshops, lectures, individual and in groups. Peer feedback is a core method in the course.
Excursions related to project topics may be arranged and will be confirmed at semester start.
Attendance
The students are expected to attend lectures and tutoring at AHO and work at their assigned studio space throughout the semester.
Examination
Form of assessment: Project Assessment
Grouping: Individual
Grading scale: Pass/fail
Comment: The course has 2-3 project deliveries. Each project will have a delivery of a physical objects supported with visuals and presentations. A reflective text (1500- 2000 words) is a part of the course delivery. Group delivery/assessment may occur in part of the course.