Product Design

Students are asked to design and carry out their own design in the form of a prototype. They are asked to judge their work as well as the work of their fellow students with the emphasis now on the form of the final product and whether it serves the purpose for which it was designed. This course helps deepen students’ knowledge of available materials, raw materials and modern manufacturing methods of industrial products. Concepts that preoccupy today’s designers are discussed in depth, such as their role in society, the importance of timeless design, social design, and even their contribution to shaping culture in the country in which they live.

Key learning outcomes:

• They distinguish and evaluate issues related to modern industrial design, product design, furniture design.
• They build products and manage its graphic/multimedia capabilities for 3D product composition.
• Design simple constructions from their own space but also test new technologies that are available in Cyprus.
• They discuss and criticize issues such as consumerism, timelessness in design, design with a view to protecting the environment, Recycling, Upcycling, etc.
• They recognize the need to be in constant contact with the happenings of the space in the rest of the world and propose solutions as new designers and evaluate wider economic, environmental, technical constraints and recommend new ideas through the manufacture of their own product.

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