期刊名称：Design and Technology Education: an International Journal
印刷版ISSN：1360-1431
出版年度：1999
卷号：4
期号：1
语种：English
出版社：Design and Technology Education: an International Journal
摘要：This paper aims to encourage educators to approach design projects using a variety of methods. Design activities are described which should appeal to students of all ages, skills and backgrounds. The paper describes curriculum development of the industrial design and technology undergraduate programmes at Loughborough University, UK. Product design project work to introduce undergraduate students to the subject of product semantics is discussed. The design project described provides a novel pedagogical approach to introduce students to the subject of visual meaning in products. Product semantics is that area of design knowledge concerned with the visual meaning or language of products; meaning which designers attempt to imbue and users perceive primarily from the visual appearance or look of a product.Successful, integrate
