Course: Ceramic Design 2

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Course title Ceramic Design 2
Course code KDU/MGKD2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 11
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vach Gabriel, Doc. MgA.
  • Kalivodová Markéta, MgA.
Course content
Students of master's program can enroll in this course as in so-called second studio. Weeks 1 - 13 - Dining set - sets of trays, bowls, solution to the composition of central composite set in material. - Atypical dining set - concepts such as friendly set for 2-4 persons, pots, cups, bowls, ashtray, vase, textiles, glass, in the material. - Introduction to the content and scope of work in the semester - assigning the main semestral project. Preparatory drawings. - Continuous production, corrections and consultation about the given project and all seminar tasks. - Based on drawing sketches, selection and verification of solutions in clay. - Implementation of a plaster model (blank form, casting the model, retouching). - Main form, casting, retouching, glazing, firing. - "Structure" - a relief print, enlarging. - Designing color patterns. - Graphic print. - Final focus on decor. - Photo documentation, presentation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Project-based instruction, Instruction based on dialogue, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Individual study, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 130 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 60 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
structuring and processing search reports about drawing procedures and shaping sketches technical and technological procedures of the final artifact production designing variants with respect to correctly linking the function and aesthetic criteria of the product
Skills
writes and equips visualization of the product search in the given thematic area, sketches the design variants of the produced product with respect to its technical functionality and aesthetic qualities, chooses the most appropriate variant with regard to the task (style and target group), choose the appropriate technological process for the production of a ceramic or porcelain set, creates a model and final product in the ceramic design discipline on a simple task
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
structuring and processing search reports, about drawing procedures and shaping sketches, technical and technological procedures of the final artifact production, designing variants with respect to correctly linking the function and aesthetic criteria of the product, about ways of communicating with the sponsor in order to identify his/her requirements
Skills
writes and equips visualization of the product search in the given thematic area, sketches the design variants of the produced product with respect to its technical functionality and aesthetic qualities, chooses the most appropriate variant with regard to the task (style and target group), choose the appropriate technological process for the production of a ceramic or porcelain set, creates a model and final product in the ceramic design discipline on a simple task, his/her proposal and selection submits to the contracting authority and explains it with regard to the assignment and the established requirements
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Interactive lecture
Seminar classes
Skills
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Project
Practical exam
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Kybalová, Jana. Kamenina v Čechách a na Moravě. 1. vyd. Praha : Panorama, 1993.
  • Peterson, S. The Craft and Art of Clay.
  • Rada, Pravoslav. Jak se dělá keramika. Praha : Mladá fronta, 1963.
  • Rada, Pravoslav. Keramika. 2007. ISBN 978-80-86858-45-6.
  • Rada, Pravoslav. Slabikář keramika. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 1997. ISBN 80-7169-419-3.
  • Rada, Pravoslav. Techniky keramiky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Aventinum, 1995. ISBN 80-85277-47-6.
  • Valenta, Ladislav. Keramická příručka. 2., V Silikátovém svazu 1., dopl. a upr. vyd. [Praha] : Silikátový svaz, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86821-49-8.


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