Courses in the FIG:
UGST 109 FIG Seminar
Tuesday/Thursday | 9:00-9:50 | 15413 | OR Tuesday/Thursday | 9:00-9:50 | 15414 | 1 Credit
The journey to a career in Product Design starts here…. This course will help you navigate the first term of this rigorous academic program and prepare for the transition into the core studio courses. You will
- Build community with fellow Product Design majors.
- Work with the College of Design’s Portland based Advisor
- Build support network at UO.
- Connect and learn about student and program clubs on-campus
- Build potential academic and career plan.
- Prepare for the studio courses.
- Enhance a tolerance for ambiguity.
- Learn about Product Design based tools, vocabulary, opportunities.
PD 223 Beginning Design Drawing
Schedule Option 1: Monday/Wednesday | 8:00-10:50 | 14278 | 4 Credit |
Schedule Option 2: Monday/Wednesday | 12:00-14:50 | 14279 | 4 Credit
Focuses on perspective, line weight, construction with primary shapes, and shading in the creation of three-dimensional objects.
PD 101 Introduction to Product Design
Tuesday/Thursday | 16:00-17:20 | 15719 | 4 Credits
The process of design that results in the generation of meaningful, functional and beautiful objects that improve our daily lives, requires a wide variety of problem solving and creative thinking skills. Product Design involves understanding the diverse nature of human needs, how cultural context can change these needs, and how creative thinking and aesthetic choices can aid in meeting these needs. Successfully designed objects influence our everyday lives through improved function, form, usability and environmental considerations. We all have the experience of owning a favorite mug, and how sad it was when it broke, or being late for an early morning meeting because of an incorrectly set alarm clock. A product reflects not only the people who designed and made it, but also reflects on us: how we behave as users, consumers and members of society. Design is an expression of ourselves, and the objects we choose to surround ourselves with communicate who we are to others in a multitude of ways. Designers uncover the needs of society and generate solutions that are often taken for granted. They employ research methods and processes to pinpoint cultural needs and address solutions through concept and idea generation, prototyping, and testing. In this course, you will learn about the influence product design has on our society, culture, environment, and technological development. You will be introduced to different processes and methods of how designers practice in the various fields within product design and how they approach different problems. You will also be introduced to perspectives on what constitutes ‘good designs’, to observe the products surrounding us more critically, and to make smarter choices to create a better environment.
Academic Team:
Anthony Tatangelo (atatange@uoregon.edu)
FIG Seminar Instructor
Tessa
FIG Assistant
Lily
FIG Assistant