The first four classes of this course have been interesting and entertaining. The first class provided an opportunity for all students to get to know each other in a different way. It was interesting to see people try to describe and introduce another student from a 10 minute conversation. It seems you can learn a lot about a person in a short amount of time!
The lecture on history of design not only gave an overview of the past history of design but also showed some interesting connections in the evolution of design throughout the world. For example Industrial Revolution seemed to have inspired designers all over the world to come up with new ideas to manipulate the new “machine” and I think that in some way it lead to the recognition of world renowned designers. However, I am very interested in the World Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago and believe that it affected design and designers in many ways. I wish the lecture had at least introduced the Exposition and its significance both to the American designers and others around the world.
The fieldtrip to the Fine Arts Library and the Architecture Library was in some ways a follow up to the history of design lecture. We had a firsthand look at the history of design and architecture on the OSU campus as we walked from the classroom to the libraries and were told about building designed by architects such as Peter Eisenman and Philip Johnson. We also got to see examples of designs from the Bauhaus school of though/design which was interesting.
The last lecture on the three disciplines of design offered through the OSU school of design was informative. It provided a clear overview of what each program involved and how they are connected in some ways. I’m personally interested in Interior Space Design and would like to hear more about how the curriculum is setup.
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