INDS110C: History of Industrial Design

Category
Industrial Design Technology
Credits 3 Lab/Practicum/Clinical Hours 0 Lecture Hours 3
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Description

Topics in history of industrial design from 1750 to 1945, such as collaborations between art and industry, mass production, changing patterns of consumption, advances in material processes, the social and/or technological impact of industrial design, and the social and/or technological impact of industrial design on transportation, healthcare, consumer goods, domestic space, and the workplace.

  • Understand major design styles and movements, significant designers, manufacturers, design-related companies, and innovations in technology and material use.
  • Understand definitions of industrial design and identify historical antecedents that may have arisen before 1750, as well as more modern, contemporary, and future definitions of the profession.