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Creative Research Methods for Design (H6074)

Creative Research Methods for Design

Module H6074

Module details for 2024/25.

15 credits

FHEQ Level 4

Module Outline

This module aims to help students develop a wide range of transferable art and design skills, and an understanding of different techniques and processes in the research, development and the communication of design ideas. Through a series of projects exploring different approaches to design development, students are encouraged to develop an agile, creative mind set. The module projects support originality, independent thinking and critical reflection through the use of journals, sketchbooks and design sheets.

Project assignments aim to develop students creative thinking skills and a critical eye, providing opportunities to expand their skills in visual research, material experimentation and the exploration of different processes to develop, communicate and share design ideas.

Library

No single book covers this wide-ranging course but the following books are a helpful resource:
Thinking Creatively - by Robin Landa
The Art of Looking Sideways - Alan Fletcher
Creative Jolt - by Denise M. Anderson, Rose Gonnella, Robin Landa
Product Design - Paul Rogers + Alex Milton
Elements of Design: The Sturcture of visual Relationships - Gail Gret Hannah
Basics Product Design 01 Idea Searching - David Bramston
Basics product Design 03 Visual Conversations - as above
Sketching: Drawing techniques for Product Designers - Koos Eissen, Roselien Steur
Basics Design: Layout - Gavin Ambrose + Paul Harris
Toothpicks and Logos - design in everyday life - John Heskett
Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form
'You can find inspiration in everything (and if you can't look again)' - Paul Smith
Its Not How Good You Are, Its How Good You Want To Be - Paul Arden
Design Elements a Graphic Style Manual - Timothy Samara
Design Diaries creative process in graphic design - L. Roberts, R. Wright

Module learning outcomes

Use creativity and creative design methods to generate ideas, concepts, proposals and solutions independently and collaboratively

Develop a fluency of thought in the visual communication of ideas and have understanding of visual creativity

Articulate ideas and the outcomes of a project

Apply a range of creative tools to set briefs and as a self initiated activity

TypeTimingWeighting
Coursework100.00%
Coursework components. Weighted as shown below.
PortfolioA1 Week 1 100.00%
Timing

Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.

Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

TermMethodDurationWeek pattern
Autumn SemesterLaboratory3 hours00001100111
Autumn SemesterSeminar3 hours10000011000
Autumn SemesterPractical3 hours01110000000

How to read the week pattern

The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.

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