Design basics – form and signs

Overall workload: The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods

Lecturer based learning
Workload hours	Type of teaching	Media implementation	Concretization
30	Seminar		-
30	Laboratory activity		-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hours	Type of teaching	Media implementation	Concretization
30	Preparation/follow-up for course work		-
20	Reception of other media or sources		-
40	Creation of examinations		-

Graded examination

Ungraded exam

Literature

Anderson Feisner, Edith & Reed, Ron (2013): Color Studies (3rd Ed.), Fairchild Books
Bense, Max (1971): Zeichen und Design – Semiotische Ästhetik, Agis
Blackwell, Lewis (1995): David Carson – The end of print, Bangert
Frutiger, Adrian (1998): Signs and Symbols – Their Design and Meaning, Watson-Guptill
Gros, Jochen (1983): Grundlagen einer Theorie der Produktsprache, Heft 1 (Einführung), Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main
Gros, Jochen (1987), Grundlagen einer Theorie der Produktsprache, Heft 4 (Symbolfunktionen), Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main
Kapitzki, Herbert W. (1980): Programmiertes Gestalten – Grundlagen für das Visualisieren mit Zeichen, Dieter Gitzel
Lowgren, Jonas & Stolterman, Erik (2007): Thoughtful Interaction Design, MIT Press
Lupton, Ellen & Cole Phillips, Jennifer (2015): Graphic Design – The New Basics (2nd Ed.), Princeton Architectural Press
Monö, Rune (1997): Design for Product Understanding – The Aesthetics of Design from a Semiotic Approach, Liber AB
Norman, Donald (2004): Emotional Design – Why we love (or hate) everyday things, Basic Books
Vihma, Susann (1995): Products As Representations – A Semiotic and Aesthetic Study of Design Products, University of Art and Design Helsinki
Wertheimer, Max (1923): Untersuchungen zur Lehre von der Gestalt. II., Psychologische Forschung, Vierter Band, Springer

Applicability in study programs

Media & Interaction Design

Person responsible for the module

Teachers