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Is it Still Valid to Teach Principles of Two- and Three-dimensional Design?
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- Title: Is it Still Valid to Teach Principles of Two- and Three-dimensional Design?: A Documentation of Design Foundation Courses in European Design Universities
- Author(s): Angela Blachnitzky
- Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
- Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
- Series: Design Principles & Practices
- Journal Title: Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal—Annual Review
- Keywords: Design Basics, Basic Design, Design Education, Design Foundation, Principles of Two- and Three-dimensional Design
- Volume: 5
- Issue: 6
- Date: December 21, 2011
- ISSN: 1833-1874 (Print)
- ISSN: 2473-5736 (Online)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1833-1874/CGP/v05i06/38033
- Citation: Blachnitzky, Angela. 2011. "Is it Still Valid to Teach Principles of Two- and Three-dimensional Design?: A Documentation of Design Foundation Courses in European Design Universities." Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal—Annual Review 5 (6): 19-28. doi:10.18848/1833-1874/CGP/v05i06/38033.
- Extent: 10 pages
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Abstract
This paper presents contemporary teaching positions based on interviews with design foundation teachers in Europe in the context of media- and interaction design, but also within communication- and industrial design. The study was carried out in 2010/11. The main question addressed was: Are design basics (that were taught at the Bauhaus and School of Ulm) such as elementary two- and three-dimensional basics, shape, colour and experimentation with materials still relevant for design education today? The vast majority of participants stated that they are relevant. However, not all of them found that it would still make sense to teach them in depth or in a classic way.
