Bev Facey Community High

DES3170: Future of Design

Students explore new possibilities in design, including the role of the designer and the challenges that are faced by designers.

Assignment 1: Identify future challenges designers will face

  1. describe the role of designers in the future and some of the challenges they will face
  2. indicate how this role and these challenges differ from those currently faced by designers

Assignment 2: create a design solution; e.g., model, drawings, rendering or animation

  1. Write a design brief detailing a possible future problem to be solved; e.g., environmental, societal
  2. identify and structure a possible design solution by:

    • researching the future of design and applying what is learned to the design solution
    • using new and emerging technology or techniques in the solution
  3. provide analysis and/or research supporting the design solution
  4. produce the solution

Assignment 3: include the design solution in a portfolio

  1. participate in a final critique
  2. use appropriate terminology within the context
  3. include examples of the solution in a portfolio