COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE TITLE
Industrial Design
COURSE ID
N1-6010
TYPE OF COURSE
Theory -Laboratory
COURSE CATEGORY
L.S.
HOURS PER WEEK
4 (2 Theory 2 Laboratory)
CREDIT UNITS
4
TYPICAL SEMESTER
6nd
AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the concept of industrial
design, acquire skills related to the design of an industrial object and its
structure analysis.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Theoretical part:
Critical analysis of the structure, form and geometry of an object produced in
multiple copies in industrialized manner, Familiarization with the concepts of
functionality and ergonomics as well as safety issues and the use of costs.
Laboratorial part:
The workshops will include analytical drawing (view, plan, section, side view) of
an industrial product.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOME
By the end of the course students will be able to design and communicate simple
ideas using delicate drawings.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Dorfles Gillo, Εισαγωγή στο βιομηχανικό σχέδιο, ROMA 5 Design, Αθήνα 1988
2. Παρμενίδης Γ., Χαραλαμπίδου Σ., Η μορφή του Σχεδιασμένου Αντικειμένου,
Παρατηρητής, Αθήνα 1989
3. Banham R., Theory and design in the first machine age, 1994
4. Bernadotte S., Industrial Design, 1993
5. Delle arti applicate all industrial design, Bologna 1989
6. Discorso tecnico delle arte, Nistri – Lischi, Pisa 1951
7. Dorfles Gillo, Disegno industriale e la sua estetica, Cappelli 1990
8. Englewood Cliffs, Introduction to Design, 1998
9. Kepes Gy. (editor), The man-made object, H. Braziller, New York 1992
10. Read H., Art and Industry, Horizon Press 1961
11. Singer Charles, History of Technology, E. J. Holmyard & A. R. Hall, 1979