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Lecturer(s)
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Suchomel Filip, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Patková Lenka, Mgr.
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Course content
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Lectures: 1. Design and the Second World War: crisis of human values, social changes, acceleration of science and technology, new materials, military and political propaganda, Volkswagen and Jeep. 2. - 3. The beginning of the plastic era of the 1950s: American consumer paradise, commercial potential of design in the USA, biomorphic modernism, economic miracle of European countries, the beginning of Scandinavian design, connecting modern expression with national traditions, Kovář's school in Czechoslovakia, establishment Kovotechny, Liberec Plastimat. 4. - 6. Fresh, young, exciting, 1960s: rapid technical progress, "Space Age" style, POP-ART and POP-DESIGN, Hochschule fuer Gestaltung Ulm-rationalist design, Japanese boom, international influence of Italian design (Olivetti), experiments of the British group Archigram, Brussels EXPO 58, dynamics of the Brussels style. 7. - 9. Establishment of postmodernism in the 70s and 80s of the 20th century: Alchimia, Memphis and the personality of E. Sottsasse, neomodernism, high-tech, design aristocrat Bořek Šípek, design proposals by Milan Knížák, Attika group. 10. - 11. New modesty of the 90s of the 20th century: democratization of creation, theme of ecology and ethics, modular systems, mobility, alternative products, green design, hybrid procedures, Jasper Morrison, Karim Rashid, Luciano Paganini, typical home office, Droog Design. 12. - 13. The challenge of new technologies of the first decade of the 21st century: globalization of design and ecology, futuristic visions, the phenomenon of individualism: Philippe Starck, the progress of information technology, miniaturization. 14. Current tendencies: personalities of world design, contemporary Czech design, prognosis of further development. Exercises: Visits to current exhibitions, collections of the North Bohemian Museum in Liberec - applied design and electrical design, design exhibition UPM Prague, NTM Prague, field discussions, presentation preparation, presentation of papers on the selected topic.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Seminár
- Class attendance
- 56 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 30 hours per semester
- Fieldtrips
- 24 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report)
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 16 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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A historical-problem presentation of the history of applied art and design of the Euro-American and Czech circle from World War II to the present. The interpretation of stylistic changes and geographical variants of applied art and design will be continuously accompanied by an analysis of various theoretical topics: economic; the political and ideological context of design in Western consumer society and in the society of so-called real socialism; design in the context of new materials and technologies; proto-ecological and ecological contexts of design; utopian thinking and futuristic themes in design; design for groups of people with special needs etc.
An overview of applied art and design.
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Prerequisites
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Not specified.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Essay, Oral presentation of self-study, Presentation of acquired knowledge via paper
Credit: participation in exercises, oral presentation, written essay on the topic. Exam: oral, defense of semester work.
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Recommended literature
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FAIRS, M. Design 21. století. Bratislava: Slovart, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7209-970-2.
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FIELL, CH. a P. Design 20. stolet., Praha: Slovart, 2003. ISBN: 3-8228-2575-1.
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HUBATOVÁ-VACKOVÁ, L., PAUKNEROVÁ, P., ŘÍHA, C. Tam a zpátky., Praha: VŠUP, 2015. ISBN 978-80-87989-00-5.
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KNOBLOCH, I., VONDRÁČEK R. Design v Českých zemích 1900-2000. Praha: Academia, 2016. ISBN 978-80-200-2612-5.
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KOLESÁR, Z. Kapitoly z dějin design., Praha: UMPRUM, 2004. ISBN: 978-80-86863-28-3.
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PACHMANOVÁ, M., et al. Design - Aktualita, nebo věčnost?, Antologie textů k teorii a dějinám designu. Praha: VŠUP, 2005. ISBN 80-86863-05-0.
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POTTER, N. Co je designér? Věci, místa, sdělen., Praha: UMPRUM, 2018. ISBN 978-80-87989-58-6.
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RICHTER, M., ZÁRUBA, A. CI.CZ. 1990-2007, Praha: CI.CZ, 2008. ISBN 978-80-254-1835-2.
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RILEYOVÁ, N. Dějiny užitého umění. Bratislava: Slovart, 2004. ISBN 80-7209-549-8.
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SPARKEOVÁ, P. Století designu, Bratislava: Slovart, 1999. ISBN 80-7209-142-5.
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STERLING, B. Vytváření věcí, Praha: UMPRUM, 2019. ISBN 978-80-87989-86-9.
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