Design Strategies

The Design Strategies course is a lecture series to introduce theory, method and practice relevant to the minor topics and the design assignment. We aim to provide a framework of reference across the multiple fields of expertise that play a role in the design of interactive environments. Students are expected to research the topics beyond the material presented in the lecture.

This framework will give the students the possibility to include the topics in their individual work or the groupwork in the other courses of the minor. The lectures will be delivered by the minor staff, colleagues from the Delft University of Technology or invited guests. Example topics are: multi disciplinary collaboration, persuasive design, amorphous computing, 3D printing and experience design.

Assessment is based on an individual essays (two sides of an A4). The essay should answer questions like the following. Did you use a design strategy in the design process you are going through? Did it serve you well? Did it lead you astray? Would you suggest that other people use it? How would you present it? How would you change it? An essay is a text that tries to convince someone of a point, it is not plain narration, in particular it is not a case study.

Criteria for assessment are the quality of the thinking and the clarity of expression. In other words, the essay should be about good ideas, beautifully written and in a way that makes it a pleasure to read. The English should be as correct as possible. One small image or diagram is allowed.