Fundamentals of Product Design
Fundamentals of Product Design
Core principles of industrial design
Faculty Lead:
Marty Thaler
Students:
Kait Silva Forsythe
Rachel Huvard
Matthew Impola
Sanya Karwani
Esther Lee
Cristina Tarriba
Catherine Wieczorek
Siyan Zhou
This course provides students with key themes and principles underlying the design of products. The application of these principles is useful throughout the students’ course of study at ID. The fundamentals of the product are applied to interdisciplinary projects to tackle contemporary design problems.
Themes and principles are examined each week and students are tasked with demonstrating these themes in their weekly assignment. The intent is to generate a base of knowledge to create a Field Guide to Product Fundamentals. The range of products discussed extends from everyday products (e.g., a toothbrush) to commercial products (e.g., medical CT scanners.)
