To achieve these results, the course is divided into lectures, general theoretical communications,
and design exercises.
In particular, the course will be characterized by the continuous relationship and correspondence between the cognitive analytic moment and the experimental one.
The theoretical lessons will deal with topics that from a general approach will lead to more topics
specific to prepare the student to face the actual design phase and which will end with the
product system design. By product system we mean elements with the same formal, material and production language. Topics on the modularity of the system will then be introduced.
The course includes a series of intermediate deliveries of papers which will contribute in content and form to the elaboration of the final project and to the exam.
In particular, during the course the students will carry out the project in three successive phases:
CONCEPT: the elaboration of an initial project concept, in which the scenario of behaviors, interactions and services will be indicated;
PROTOTYPING: the iterative development of the specific design solution through the generation of digital and physical prototypes, sketches, operating diagrams, and technical drawings;
FINAL PROTOTYPE: the definition of the final project in the technical, material and functional specification.

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D. Norman, Il design del futuro, Apogeo, 2008


Juliu Panero, Martin Zelnik, Spazi a misura d’uomo. Manuale delle misure utili alla progettazione, BE Ma
editore, 1989;
F. Tosi, Ergonomia & Design, design per l’ergonomia, Franco Angeli, 2018


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