There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

On this module you will explore the relationship between design and international mass production processes and the limitations and opportunities these give to the design process. You will examine the economics and branding of international trade and manufacture and its affect on the local design and retail community. In this context, you will investigate the balances and trade-offs inherent in sustainable product design and manufacture.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Apply methods of precedent and critical interpretation in relation to contemporary design practice, with an emphasis on speculative design and consumer desire.

LO2: Design and present an informed, imaginative response to thoroughly researched self-originated briefs.

LO3: Model and represent graphically, inventive, original design proposals for a given context.

LO4: Initiate, develop, and control a design project.

LO5: Initiate and compile a product brief to meet researched, identified and prioritised requirements.

LO6: Critically appraise the design process through visual and verbal presentations, and via group critiques.