ID365 COLOR IN PRODUCT DESIGN
| Course Code: | 1250365 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer ECE YALIM |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objectives are;
*A step toward understanding the relationships having to do with color and its important role in design process.
*To make students aware of the power of color and its methods of application in design process
*To make them able to respond creatively to design concepts with their own point of view.
*To provide the students to built their own methods of uniting color and light with form / space in the design process.
*To give them the ability to respond creatively to design concepts with innovative ideas for color, light, form and space.
Course Content
The course aims to make students aware of the power of color and its methods of application in design process and to make them able to respond creatively to design concepts with their own point of views. Since color is the sensation caused by certain qualities of light, color and light inseparably, their psychological, physiological, visual, aesthetic and technical aspects will be covered by the course.
Course Learning Outcomes
As designers apart from all subconscious information , aesthetic information you can manipulate consciously gain more importance at the point of ‘designing for others’. At the end of this course, student will discover the realities of color , to build their own point of view in design process. It is expected them to discover their own subjective forms and colors, to discover themselves colorwise and use color knowledge in their design consciously.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Creative problem definition, developing solution-oriented ideas, critical thinking and creating solution proposals by synthesizing the knowledge gained | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Planning, managing and conducting the design process | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Planning and carrying out design-oriented research and transferring the results to the design process | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Thinking with basic design and visual organization elements and principles and being able to apply ideas in two and three dimensions | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Identifying the user's needs, predicting their expectations and integrating them into the design process | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to work individually and to conduct team-work | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Understanding the relationship of the Industrial Design field with different disciplines and being able to carry out interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Ability to communicate in international mediums using a foreign language and follow the professional agenda | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Developing an independent, lifelong learning approach by being aware of the ever-changing contexts of design | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being aware of the socio-cultural, socio-economic and environmental context in design and considering the benefit of society and the environment | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to interpret the issues related to art and culture affecting the historical development of industrial design on the local and global scale | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Having knowledge about business models, ethical principles, and laws and regulations that should be followed in professional practice | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Knowing the materials and production technology within the scope of Industrial Design and using them in the design process | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Having command of technological developments in the field of industrial design, being able to use the necessary technological tools | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Being able to present design ideas and solutions with relevant communication tools and methods | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution