Course Name: Design History

Course Code: DT04028

Course Credit: 2

Course Type: Professional Core Course

Applicable Major: Product Design

Course Introduction

Design History is a core foundation course for product design (Digital Cultural Innovation) majors, and its teaching objective is to enable students to understand the evolution of design in human history, especially since the Industrial Revolution, including various design schools, design styles, famous designers and their works. It also aims to help students comprehend the historical conditions and internal driving forces of design development, such as the intricate relationships between design and production, consumption, technology, business, culture, and art. The course focuses on the history of human design, especially the major historical events that have taken place in the past 250 years, as a clue to sort out the significant impact that design has had in the process of national development. The course is divided into 10 chapters, namely: Design and Civilization, Productivity Revolution, Defining the New Aesthetics, Coming Out of the Great Depression, Shaping a New Life, Prosperity of Design, Sharp Tools of Innovation, Manufacturing to Creativity, Social Innovation, and the Future of Design. Design is a key part of a country's cultural soft power. As China promotes economic transformation and independent innovation, design's role in boosting cultural confidence, changing the "Made in China" image, and driving innovation is vital. This helps students grasp the intrinsic motivation and sources of design, and understand its future development.