Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2017
 
TMKT58 Create and Understand 3D, 6 ECTS credits.
/Formgivning och formseende/

For:   DPU  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 52
Rec. self-study hours: 108

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering, Product Development

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
The course shall give a deeper knowledge in designing industrial made products, by doing own experiment and study how other designers have gone about it. The ability of using different visualizing techniques in 2D and 3D are the most important ingredients.
The student will after completed course;
  • being able to develop the ability to create and visualize in 2D and 3D, pictures and models by using various visualization techniques.
  • increased the ability of versatility in using different ideas.
  • have in depth knowledge about form and color theory
  • developed the capability of independently analyzing form and gained the basic knowledge how to create an artistic formula.
  • show a reflective approach towards the variations of aesthetic expressions.
  • being able to analyze and judge the quality of the design.


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)


Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
Lectures and seminars treat important parts of the course. Though the most important parts are tutorials and individual or group based work. During the course vocal, written and visual presentation of results. Laboratory tutorials treating aspects of form and visualization techniques. The greater parts of the course is focusing on developments of ideas and variations on designs.
The course runs over the entire spring semester.


Course contents:
Sketching, views, free hand perspectives. Preparation of pictures for presentations. Models. Theory of the visual language. Form theory and design aesthetics. Chromatics and principles of color composition. Product semantics. Studies, analysis and experiments with form and color synthesis. Analysis of industrial design products. Historic examples of style and design. Graphic design.

Course literature:


Examination:
Project assignment
Assignment
Assignment
4 ECTS
1 ECTS
1 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Mikael Axin
Examiner: Mats Nåbo
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 02/07/2017