Department of Product Design
In this department, students study the tools of daily living.
Object range from things used in ordinary families and through things used in hobbies, leisure, in the office, factory, store, education, medical care, transportation, and areas relating to public facilities.
Design is required to devise forms for things in all these object areas, but study in this department goes further: design is conceived as establishing 'patterns' for living and involves solving problems arising in the department of daily living. Study themes are taken from other fields; students create scenarios for lifestyles of the near future; and developing comprehensive theme proposal leads naturally to product design.
COURSE CALENDAR 2002
Introduction to Product Design
TADA Narumi
1st yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Students study the significance of product design in the context of its role for people and society in the future.
Elementary Living Ware Design
OTA Syosaku
1st yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course introduces the basic tools and implements of daily life. Via practice caring for our primary tools and learning how to use them, students are trained in technical knowledge and develop interest.
Introduction to Interior Design
SANO Hirozou
1st yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Students acquire a rudimentary knowledge of interior design based on the living environment.
Multimedia Design and Contents
HIRANO Kotaro
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Texts, images, and voices make up multimedia, which has become a useful tool in daily life, coupled with modern technology's progress in information communication. In this course, students will study the basic idea of multimedia and its application techniques, and will implement modern multimedia system technology along with creativity of multimedia contents.
Creativity (seminar)
TANI Sadao
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Good ideas lead to the new design values that are necessary for every design process. This course asks, "What is an idea?" and, "How can we come up with new ideas?" learning theory and practice in various methods and acquiring a basis for creating new ideas useful for daily design work.
CG Presentation (seminar)
FUJITA Tsugio
2nd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
This course studies the basics of two-dimensional graphics application software as well as computer use for basic design presentations.
CADECG (seminar)
ITSUMI Kenjiro
3rd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Students study the utilization of CAD/CG for product design, using CAD/CG software.
Studies of Interior Equipment and Planning (seminar)
AKAMATSU Takehiro, HIRAKAWA Yoshihiro,
SANO Hirozou
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
This course aims to provide knowledge of general facilities necessary for creating interior design, and to study ways of expression.
Technical Drawing and Graphical Presentation Seminar I
SAKATA Takehiko
1st yr. 2nd sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Students learn advanced techniques for product design, visual design, lettering, sign design, etc.
Technical Drawing and Graphical Presentation Seminar II
AIZAWA Takashi
2nd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Students learn the basics of lettering, sketching, perspective drawing, technical drawing, etc. for product design.
Color Design
TOYAZAKI Mitsuo
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
While it is possible to widen one's knowledge of colors, how can one cultivate color sensation?
In this course students will examine countless photographs in order to promote better understanding of colors. They will also gain practical experience in techniques of color design.
Industrial Drafting
FUJITA Takahiko
1st ~ 4th yr. 1st sem. Sem. 3-u. Sel.
Visual images are considered as necessary tools and an international language to help correspond with various forms of communication, to make that communication more clear and more accurate. This course aims at having students acquire "drafting skills," as well as "perspective drafting skills" which require more draftsman's originality under ISO (JIS) standards.
History of Product Design
MORIYAMA Takayuki
1st yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course focuses on the history of product design throughout Europe, America, Scandinavia and Japan from aesthetic, social economical and technological points of view. Students will be encouraged to understand history and develop their own ideas from past theory and practice.
Nature and Design
SAKIYAMA Tohru
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
The shapes of most physical elements of the living environment arise from necessity. This course explores the relationship between nature and design in shaping elements of the human environment.
Commodity Psychology
OKAMOTO Masaaki
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Human beings select products according to their psychologies. This course introduces ways to develop products from a psychological standpoint, considering consumer's preference and structure of product values.
Theory of Product Planning
TADA Narumi
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Students study important factors and procedures for product planning, learning about the role of product design, which has become wider and more varied within the field of product development.
Theory of Industrial Design
ITSUMI Kenjiro
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Students study the principles and the methods of industrial design, learning about product value, ergonomics, form and color, ornamentation, the design process and technical skills, materials and production methods.
Theory of Interior Design
AKAMATSU Takehiro
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course covers basic study of design thinking, processes, and ways of expression necessary for interior design planning. Practical study is also included.
Theory of Living ware Design
OTA Syosaku
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course involves various types of production systems, such as mechanical production versus craft production systems, and mass production versus small-lot production systems.
Theory of Universal Design
SAGARA Jiro
1st yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
"The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for any adaptation or specialized design"is the philosophy called "Universal Design," as described in the words of Ron Mace, who first coined the phrase. Universal Design is likely to become basic design policy in the 21st Century. Students will learn this new idea through a wide range of models.
Statistical Evaluation Practice
SAGARA Jiro
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Students will study the statistical evaluation method as a basic idea, one which is necessary in product design, and will practice on the computer for processing technologies that are useful for practical application.
Product Design Special Lecture
MITSUHASHI Shinichi and others
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Lectures by visiting specialists who are distinguished in a variety of design fields including transportation, sports, multimedia, and display.
Lighting Design (seminar)
AIZAWA Takashi
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
This course is an introduction to the study of lighting design. Students learn the fundamental properties of lighting, for example, interior lighting, outdoor lighting, etc.
Interior Design Planning Exercise I
SANO Hirozou
3rd yr. 1st sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Students acquire basic skills in interior designing and planning through lecture and related practice with it.
Interior Design Planning Exercise II
HIRAKAWA Yoshihiro
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Sem. 2-u. Sel.
Through lecture and exercises, this class will focus on basic techniques of interior design planning (for commercial spaces, public spaces, etc.). Exercises will involve investigation and field observance, in order to grasp the concept of realistic space.
Theory of Interface Design
SAGARA Jiro
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Recently, computers and Information Technology have increased interaction between humans and machines. Advanced technology has made our lives rich and convenient; however, it has also produced the "digital divide." In this course, we will study user features and how to design systems to be more user friendly and accessible, with the goal being to understand the process called Human Centered Design.
IT Software Design Theory
SUGAHARA Kazunori
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
The programming language Java was originally produced to describe control programs for home electronic appliances, but recently has spread widely, not only to Internet applications but also to general Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications. In this course, starting from basic Java grammar, the approach of the Java language will be studied through the development of programming examples.
IT Software System Theory
Not offered in 2002
Theory of Commodity Production
HAYASHI Kumio
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Organizations for industrial production are studied from the standpoint of engineering. New production methods are explained scientifically. -Factory automation (FA), quality control(QC), organization and people, and computer integrated manufacturing (CIM).
Interior Design - Material and Construction Method
HIRAKAWA Yoshihiro
3rd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
In this course, students will study the fundamentals of material used for interior floors, walls, ceilings, openings, fittings, etc., and construction methods.
Ergonomics in the Product Design
HATTORI Tousaku
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Information technology faces a wide range of complex physical and psychological (perceptual) problems in the human-environment system. This program introduces how to optimize product design. Therefore the design of human interfaces in the man-task-information environment system is made to optimize the human characteristics and design procedures by the application of ergonomics. These design procedures include historical tradition, planning and the evaluation stage of product design.
Kansei Engineering
KOGA Shunsaku
2nd yr. 1st sem. Lec. 2-u. Sel.
Basic anatomy and functions of the human sensory systems are studied from the standpoints of physiology and Kansei engineering. Emphasis is placed on measurements of the human body as the basis of ergonomics and design, and on study of physiological strain, comfort and the senses.
Product Design - Basic Practice I
AKAMATSU Takehiro, SAGARA Jiro, SANO Hirozou
1st yr. 1st sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
To start, students will study basics necessary for pursuing design studies. All students will receive the same theme regardless of pre-university experience in design work. It is important that students do their best in their own way to achieve success in the given tasks.
Product Design - Basic Practice II
HIRAKAWA Yoshihiro, AIZAWA Takashi, SANO Hirozou
1st yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
The first half of the course has students study various investigation methods which provide important basic design procedures. In the latter half, students realize the basic elements in product design.
Practice in Product Design - Materials
HAYASHI Kumio, OTA Syosaku, ITSUMI Kenjiro
2nd yr. 1st sem. Prac. 4-u. Com.
In this course, students will develop their creative sense and ability by processing not only a wide range of real materials, such as wood, metal and plastics, but also virtual material, such as web contents.
Practice in Product Design - Basic Planning
HAYASHI Kumio, HIRANO Kotaro,
AKAMATSU Takehiro, ITSUMI Kenjiro,
SAGARA Jiro, OTA Syosaku, AIZAWA Takashi,
HIRAKAWA Yoshihiro
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 4-u. Com.
Students engage in projects designed to give them an understanding of the process of establishing a concept and coming up with a form. Students also learn modeling and drawing skills.
Practice in Industrial Design I
TADA Narumi, HAYASHI Kumio, ITSUMI Kenjiro
3rd yr. 1st sem. Prac. 4-u. Com.
Students develop projects designed to foster understanding of the process of establishing a concept and creating a form. They are expected to develop their abilities in product planning and in research-based concept-formulation.
Practice in Industrial Design II
TADA Narumi, HAYASHI Kumio, ITSUMI Kenjiro
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 4-u. Com.
As in "Practice in Industrial Design I", students work on projects designed to foster understanding of the process of establishing a concept and creating a form. However, they are expected to develop their concept-to-form abilities by using CAD/CG software and by model-making.
Practice in Industrial Design III
TADA Narumi, HAYASHI Kumio, ITSUMI Kenjiro
4th yr. 1st sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
Students develop self-initiated programs for their graduation projects or research work under their personal faculty advisors.
Practice in Interior Design I
AKAMATSU Takehiro, HIRAKAWA Yoshihiro,
SANO Hirozou
3rd yr. 1st sem. Prac. 4-u. Com.
Students will learn the essence of design by mastering skills in interior design technology. It will be important to fully utilize what is obtained in lectures and design study exercises, and to express as a theme the concept of practical work.
Practice in Interior Design II
AKAMATSU Takehiro, HIRAKAWA Yoshihiro,
SANO Hirozou
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 4-u. Com.
This course is a continuation of Interior Design Practice I.
Practice in Interior Design III
AKAMATSU Takehiro, HIRAKAWA Yoshihiro,
SANO Hirozou
4th yr. 1st sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
Following each seminar's conceptual theme, the course will proceed in conjunction with studies for the students' graduate work.
Practice in Living Ware Design I
OTA Syosaku, AIZAWA Takashi
3rd yr. 1st sem. Prac. 4-u. Com.
Students develop their creative sense and abilities, employing a wide range of materials, including wood, metal, plastics and paint.
Practice in Living Ware Design II
OTA Syosaku, AIZAWA Takashi
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 4-u. Com.
Students specialize in their selected field projects in design. They are expected to develop their abilities in product planning and in research-based concept-formulation, and to focus on the aims and objectives of the final project in living design.
Practice in Living Ware Design III
OTA Syosaku, AIZAWA Takashi
4th yr. 1st sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
Students develop self-initiated programs for graduation projects or research work under their personal faculty advisors.
ID Representation (seminar) I
FUJITA Tsugio
3rd yr. 1st sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
This course focuses on the basics of two-dimensional graphics application software as well as computer use for design presentation.
ID Representation (seminar) II
FUJITA Tsugio
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
Using two-dimensional graphics application software in practical application, students learn how to express design ideas through sketches and presentations for communication purposes in industrial design.
Interior Drawing I
MEGURI Haruyo
2nd yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
This course focuses on interior design drawing and drafting practice.
Interior Drawing II
MEGURI Haruyo
3rd yr. 1st sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
This is a practical course to obtain methods for thinking about interior design and ways of expressing ideas.
Presentation Technique for Living Ware Design I
Presentation Technique for Living Ware Design II
MATSUMOTO Tomoko
3rd yr. 1st sem. 2nd sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
This course explores the function of communication in the realm of Graphic Design. The objective of this course is to study the basics of graphic design, format and layout in the process of editing. Students will learn how to present their work and plans more effectively.
Practice on IT Design I A
Practice on IT Design I B
HIRANO Kotaro, SAGARA Jiro
3rd yr. 1st sem. Prac. 4-u. 2-u. Com.
These days information technology is developing very quickly. To meet the demands of present society, students in this course practice how to use the Internet, proceeding from beginner to applied levels.
Practice on IT Design II A
Practice on IT Design II B
HIRANO Kotaro, SAGARA Jiro
3rd yr. 2nd sem. Prac. 4-u. 2-u. Com.
Through hands-on training in this course, students will learn user interface design for making electronic devises easier to use, concept design for using computers for specific purposes and multimedia systems and design.
Practice on IT Design III
HIRANO Kotaro, SAGARA Jiro
4th yr. 1st sem. Prac. 2-u. Com.
This course is for students choosing IT Design as their graduation research work. The research theme will be concept and design planning using latest techniques in the field of multimedia and information technology.
Off Campus Design Seminar
All faculty
1st yr. 1-yr. Sem. 1-u. Sel.
Students discuss design with their teachers through various off-campus experiences.
Design Survey
All faculty
3rd yr. 1-yr. Sem. 1-u. Sel.
This program is linked to "Practice in Product Design". Students learn methods, techniques, and how to produce reports. They also make field trips to exhibitions and factories.
Interdepartmental Project
All faculty
1st yr. 1st sem. 2nd sem. Prac. 2-u. Sel.
Students work on joint projects under assigned themes with students of other departments.
Graduation Research
All faculty
4th yr. 1-yr. Prac. 10-u. Com.
Students develop self-initiated projects or research work. This program is subject to the faculty advisor's approval and monitoring.
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