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Product Design 101 introduces the key-fundamental hands-on approaches towards creative and systematic product specification and design with fully-finished prototypes. Creative design-challenges will parallel fundamental principles of the design process, with case-studies of successful commercial Product designs and analysis of best-practice. Individual and also team-based open-ended product design and prototyping projects which explore real-life scenarios - will be the focus of the 2nd Semester within each of the 3 School of Product Design Majors. Students will will create hands-on prototypes related to their Degree Major, using techniques such as hand-tool and machine operations (Industrial Product Design), software and game engines (Immersive Applied Game Design), or mixing, blending and grinding operations (Chemical Formulation Design).
• Engage with group-brainstorming, ideation and analysis sessions, to deliver product design solutions within given specifications for specified user-groups.• Have had experience working in a team.• Give both positive and negative examples of product performance and acceptability in the context of cultural norms and end-users, including indigenous groups and issues of cultural acquisition (colonisation) and the Treaty of Waitangi.• Have hands-on experience in product design prototyping methods, refinement and presentation of final concepts to a high level, relevant to the major being studied.• Use a variety of approaches to communicate product concepts, through hand drawn sketches, written descriptions and production methods / block diagrams.• Describe and leverage the stages involved throughout systematic product design and development: research, brief and specification, concept ideation, design development, detailed design, prototyping, presentation and digital communication.• To produce a professional portfolio / report that outlines product concept development from start to finish, against original design analysis and specifications.• Describe and critically discuss the major influential designers, styles and noticeable design innovations throughout history, including contemporary Māori design.
PROD110 or ENGR101
Thomas Woods
Alison Lowery
Domestic fee $1,884.00
International fee $9,325.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Product Design on the departments and faculties page .