2019W
Alison Jane Clarke
Design, Design History and Theory
2020W, scientific seminar (SEW), 4.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S02856
Design For All: Exploring Accessibility in 20th-century European and American Design
*Until further notice this course will be conducted online. Attendance at the first meeting is required. Only registered students may attend the course meetings.
Scientific seminar (SEW), 4.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, 2020W
Faculty:
Prof. Dr. Alison J. Clarke MA (RCA)
Michelle Jackson-Beckett, MA, MPhil
This seminar explores twentieth-century and contemporary themes and discourses around accessibility and design for a range of physical, cognitive, and sensory abilities. Students will engage with themes of access, agency, and activism through a variety of sources, including news media, film, literature, fashion, product design, graphic and UX design, architecture and urban planning. We will examine how popular culture, changing sociopolitical landscapes, universal design and human factors have affected how accessible design has been perceived and consumed over time. Case study examples range from the idealism of Herbert Bayer’s Universal typeface at the Bauhaus, Ergonomi Design Gruppen’s products for limited mobility users, the architecture of Gallaudet University, the first institution of higher education for the deaf and hard of hearing, and the Open Style Lab for adaptive clothing design in New York City. Students will debate the potential merits and disadvantages for end-users in universal design processes, as well as consider the first ever European Standard “Design for All” approach to products, goods, and services introduced in 2019.
(1) A seminar grade requires regular, punctual attendance (5 out of 6 sessions, plus 1 tutorial) and completion of the assignments.
(2) 20% of grade: active oral participation in each session in the form of well-considered comments, questions, and critique of the session readings and content.
(3) 30% of the grade: 5 short written responses of 300-350 words on selected seminar readings. Must be typed and printed prior to each session, submitted at the end of each session for credit.
(4) 50% of the grade: Oral presentation with accompanying reference images and/or audiovisual material. Submission of typed presentation notes and visuals for credit. Presentation topic must be requested by email to the instructor within one week after the first session.
Assessable Tasks:
Learning Outcomes
Students will learn:
08 October 2020, 10:00–12:30 Course meets via Zoom (invitation sent to registered students only)
22 October 2020, 10:00–12:30 Course meets via Zoom (invitation sent to registered students only)
05 November 2020, 10:00–12:30 Course meets via Zoom (invitation sent to registered students only)
19 November 2020, 10:00–12:30 Course meets via Zoom (invitation sent to registered students only)
03 December 2020, 10:00–12:30 Course meets via Zoom (invitation sent to registered students only)
14 January 2021, 10:00–12:30 Course meets via Zoom (invitation sent to registered students only)
From 18 September 2020, 00:00 to 30 September 2020, 00:00
Via online registration
co-registration: possible
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