Week - 1 |
Course introduction
Curriculum and expectations
Introduction to Form and Meaning in Design |
Week - 2 |
Overview of Theory and Processes |
Week - 3 |
Communication Process and Basic Concepts
Culture and Cultural Codes |
Week - 4 |
Top-Down and Bottom-up Theories
Product Affordance Theory
The Product as a Functional Stimulus |
Week - 5 |
Product as a Communication Medium
Theory of Product Semantics |
Week - 6 |
Usefulness, Usability, Desirability
Product as an Emotional Trigger
Product Emotions |
Week - 7 |
User Experience Design
Cognitive Processes in Product Perception |
Week - 8 |
Object Recognition
Multi-Sensorial Design |
Week - 9 |
Introduction to Semiotics
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Week - 10 |
Semiotics Analysis
The Relationship between Semiotic Analysis and Design Process |
Week - 11 |
Concept of Identity and Corporate Identity
Product Graphics
Icons,Pictograms, typology |
Week - 12 |
Design Elements and Principles
Deconnotation-connotation
Meaning Shifts in Design |
Week - 13 |
Application |
Week - 14 |
Application |