Design Thinking Assignments

MUST READ:

Design Thinking—what is it?
design-thinking— our class definition
Design Thinking Presentation Guidelines—what you should cover in yours
Design Thinking Research Paper Guidelines—what you should cover in yours
Research Writing Guidelines—general guidelines for any research paper
Keywords—definitions and examples of terms and important concepts

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Design History.Org—information and images on important designers
RIT Design Library–information and images on important designers
AIGA Design Medalists—archive of important designers
Master Designers—listing of major designers

Graphic Timeline—visual timeline of events
Historic Typefaces—development history of major typefaces
Readings—additional resource readings

Each assignment page will contain Powerpoint slide shows of select images to supplement our discussions in class. We will be referring to topics presented in these powerpoint presentations, but not reading each entirely on its own. It is expected that you will revisit these in class powerpoints on your own outside of class. Use them as sources of background information, and a means to more fully understand the context or zeitgeist influencing specific assigned topics.

Click to download the ppt. file to your computer. Then open the downloaded ppt file in PowerPoint. (You must have PowerPoint already installed on your computer to see the images.)

In addition to the Powerpoints, each assignment will also contain Keyword/concept files related to each topic with accompanying images to aid in your understanding of some of the more esoteric terms associated with different design accomplishments, people or styles.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Incunabula and Gutenberg

2. Industrial Revolution

3. Design Renaissance

4.Avant Garde

5. Final: Applied Design Thinking Innovation Hire

Charles and Ray Eames

Raymond Loewy

Frank Loyd Wright