Module Descriptors
ART OR DESIGN? - INTERFACES AND EXCHANGES
COST50132
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Heap
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
This will consist of a written assignment of 3000 words.
Module Indicative Content
This module will examine the interconnections between the theories and practices of art and design, presenting case studies where there have been rich collaborative ventures in educational philosophy and production. It will offer a survey of key movements where art and design have had significant joint roles in making the designed environment look the way it does. Indicative topics include: design debates; art nouveau and the Wiener werkstatte; Revolutionary art, design and ideology; the Bauhaus; Art Deco and modernity; Pop art, design and consumerism; Postmodernity and its practitioners.

Module Learning Strategies
Illustrated lectures; audio and visual presentations; seminars; essay advice tutorials.
Module Texts
Catterall, C. (1999) Stealing Beauty: British Design Now. London. Institute of Contemporary Art.
Hillier, B. & Escritt, S. (2003) Art Deco Style. London. Phaidon.
Varnedoe, K. (1986) Vienna 1900: Art, Architecture and Design. New York. Museum of Modern Art.
Waggoner, D. (ed) (2003) The Beauty of Life: William Morris and the Art of Design. London. Thames & Hudson.

Module Resources
Library
Internet access
Blackboard
Design archive