BA (Hons) Product Design

School of Fashion, Textiles &

3 Dimensional Design

Birmingham City University

Product Design: Level 4 – First Year

• DES4001 – Design Methods & Visualisation (30 Credits) • DES4002 – Design Evolution (15 Credits) • DES4003 – Design Roots (15 Credits) • DES4004 – Form, Function & Feeling (30 Credits) • DES4005 – Global Trends (15 Credits) • DES4006 – Material Technologies (15 Credits)

DES4001 – Design Methods & Visualisation

Workshop Activity: Visual Notebook

Studio Activity: Experimentation with Mixed Media

DES4002 – Design Evolution

Team Presentations: Assessed Exercise linked to Module Lecture Series

DES4003 – Design Roots

Lecture Series Examples

DES4004 – Form, Function & Feeling

Sketch Renders: To design an alarm for Apple using ceramic slip casting moulds

DES4005 – Global Trends

Magazine Article: Editorial task relating to specialism

DES4006 – Material Technologies

Studio based Exercise: Create 1:1 scaled model of household object

Product Design: Level 5 – Second Year • DES5005 – Design Communication (30 Credits) • DES5002 – Design Ethics (30 Credits) • DES5003 – User Needs & Experience (30 Credits) • DES5004 – Design Principles & Processes (30 Credits)

DES5005 – Design Communication

DES5002 – Design Ethics

Natural History Museum Project: Social and Cultural Issues

DES5003 – User Needs & Experience

Laptop Table Pad with storage

DES5004 – Design Principles & Processes

Technical Drawing Detail

Product Design: Level 6 – Third Year • DES6001 – Competition & Collaboration(30 Credits) • DES6002 – Signature Project (Contextual Research & Analysis - 30 Credits) • DES6003 – Signature Project (Development & Realisation - 60 Credits)

DES6001 – Competition & Collaboration

Petainer: European Bottle Design Competition

DES6002 – Signature Project (Contextual Research & Analysis)

Slide Examples from Viva Presentation

DES6002 – Signature Project (Development & Realisation)

Presentation Board Examples of Final Major Projects