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Course Description
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Course Name
What is Design? the Fundamentals of an Italian Industry
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Host University
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
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Location
Milan, Italy
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Area of Study
Design, European Studies
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Recommended/preferred: at least two hours in a Design Museum anywhere in the world.
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
This course is far from being a drawing lesson. It is an exercise of uncertainty. Here are a series of questions that will be addressed in the course in order to capture the concept of ?Design?: What is a design brief? How does one complete a design brief? What is the difference between design and style? Is a design evolutionary or revolutionary? How and when does one choose a design approach to implement a product or a line of products? How often does it occur? How strong and effective should our expectations be towards a design product?
Participants in the course will have to do in-depth analysis of products, the design of which have made a major impact or difference. Examples of packaging designs will be studied as marketing tools. And further study will be done on the ?contagion effect? between product and its packaging, form a visual and structural perspective, and based on its shape and graphic corporate elements.
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