PROD110-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Design Principles

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

Introduction to formal aspects of design practice, including the detailed design brief, important influences and influencers in design throughout history, and the place of design in the context of cultures, nations and users. Critical practical skills, including freehand, technical drawing, as well as prototyping skills using paper, card, and modelling foam.

Restrictions

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 08:00 - 09:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 08:00 - 09:00 A1 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 E8 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
03 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
04 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
05 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
06 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
07 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
08 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
09 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
10 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
11 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Len Lye 101 Design Suite
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Wednesday 13:00 - 15:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
03 Tuesday 16:00 - 18:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
04 Thursday 15:00 - 17:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
05 Tuesday 14:00 - 16:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
06 Thursday 13:00 - 15:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
07 Monday 09:00 - 11:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
08 Monday 14:00 - 16:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
09 Tuesday 12:00 - 14:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
10 Wednesday 08:00 - 10:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
11 Monday 16:00 - 18:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
12 Tuesday 09:00 - 11:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
13 Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
14 Thursday 11:00 - 13:00 Len Lye 101A Maker Space
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Workshop B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 16:00 - 18:00 West 213A
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Friday 11:00 - 13:00 West 214
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
03 Wednesday 11:00 - 13:00 West 214
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
04 Friday 15:00 - 17:00 West 214
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
05 Friday 16:00 - 18:00 West 213A
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
06 Friday 11:00 - 13:00 West 213A
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
07 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 West 213A
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
08 Friday 09:00 - 11:00 West 214
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
09 Friday 09:00 - 11:00 West 213A
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
10 Tuesday 16:00 - 18:00 West 214
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
11 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 West 214
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
12 Wednesday 08:00 - 10:00 West 214
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
13 Monday 16:00 - 18:00 West 214
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

Bahareh Shahri

Course Administrator

Alison Lowery

Lecturer

Wendy Zhang

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Freehand Drawing 10%
Model Making 20%
Technical Drawings 10%
Writing Assignment 10%
Final exam 20%
Toy Design Project 28%
Postcard 2%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,122.00

International fee $6,238.00

* 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 .

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