(en)Katalog ECTS

Design history

(en)Pedagog: dr Józef Mrozek, dr Agata Szydłowska

(en)Pole (en)Opis
Course type Compulsory, Theoretical Subject Group
Didactic methods

Classes will take the form of a lecture with elements of discussion, workshops and group work. Classes will be held online on the Google Meets platform.

Language of lecture polski;
Prerequisites

Successful completion of semester IV.

Final requirements

1. Writing a term paper during the 5th semester.
2. Activity during the classes.
3. Preparation and submission of homework assigned during the semester.
4. Attendance in class (unexcused absence allowed: 4 hours).

The form of passing the course (assesment methods and criteria)

1. evaluation of the activity during classes and independent drawing conclusions and presenting and justifying their own opinions
2. evaluation of the level of mastering the material from the first semester on the basis of the semester paper
3. evaluation of the substantive level of homework

Teaching goals (program content, subject description)

The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental issues related to the history of design in the context of social, cultural, political and technological change. As a result, students will be able to understand the multiple connections of their own discipline to social life and find the historical sources of contemporary practice.

Compulsory literature used during classes

P. Sparke, Design. Historia wzornictwa, Warszawa 2012.

C., P. Fiell, Design. Historia projektowania, Warszawa 2015.

Additional literature recommended for the student's self learning

The Design History Reader, red. G. Lees-Maffei, R. Houze, Oxford-New York 2010.
P. Korduba, Ludowość na sprzedaż. Towarzystwo Popierania Przemysłu Ludowego, Cepelia, Instytut Wzornictwa Przemysłowego, Warszawa 2013.
Rzeczy niepospolite. Polscy projektanci XX wieku, red. C. Frejlich, Warszawa 2013.
G. Beegan, P. Atkinson, Professionalism, Amateurism and the Boundaries of Design, „Journal of Design History” 2008, Vol. 21, No. 4.
D. Crowley, Finding Poland in the Margins. The Case of the Zakopane Style, „Journal of Design History” 2001, Vol. 14 No. 2.
D. Crowley, National Style and Nation-State: Design in Poland from the Vernacular Revival to the International Style, New York and Manchester 1992.
C. Dilnot, The State of Design History. Part I: Mapping the Field, „Design Issues” 1984, Vol. 1, No. 1.
C. Dilnot, The State of Design History. Part II: Problems and Possibilities, „Design Issues” 1984, Vol. 1, No. 2.
K. Fallan, Design History. Understanding Theory and Method, Oxford, New York 2010.
A. Findeli, Design History and Design Studies: Methodological, Epistemological and Pedagogical Enquiry, „Design Issues” 1995, Vol. 11, No. 1.
G. Julier, V. Narotzky, The Redundancy of Design History, http:// www.designculture.info/reviews/ArticleStash/GJVNRedundancy1996.pdf.
E. Klekot, Samofolkloryzacja. Współczesna sztuka ludowa z perspektywy krytyki postkolonialnej, „Kultura Współczesna” 2014, nr 1.
G. Lees-Maffei, The Production-Consumption-Mediation Paradigm, „Journal of Design History” 2009, Vol. 22, No. 4.
S. McKellar, P. Sparke, Interior design and identity, Manchester, New York 2004.
J. Woodham, Resisting Colonization: Design History Has Its Own Identity, „Design Issues” 1995, Vol. 11, No. 1.
C. E. Schorske, Thinking with History. Explorations in the Passage to Modernism, Princeton, Chichester 1998.
A. Midal, Design by Accident. For a New History of Design, Sternberg Press, Berlin 2019.
J. Gimeno-Martínez, Design and National Identity, London 2016.
P. Sparke, The Modern Interior, London 2008.
W. Rybczyński, Dom. Krótka historia idei, Kraków 2015.
A. Forty, Objects of Desire. Design and Society since 1750, London 1992.
N. Pevsner, Pionierzy współczesności. Od Williama Morrisa do Waltera Gropiusa, Warszawa 1978.

A. Midal, Design by Accident. For a New History of Design, Sternberg Press 2019.
The Design Culture Reader, red. B. Highmore, Routlege 2008.
Piękni XX-wieczni. Polscy projektanci graficy, red. J. Mrowczyk, 2+3D, Kraków 2017.
Widzieć/Wiedzieć. Wybór najważniejszych tekstów o dizajnie, red. J. Mrowczyk, P. Dębowski, Karakter, Kraków 2015.
P. B. Meggs, A. W. Purvis, Meggs’ History of Graphic Design, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken 2012 (lub inne wydanie).
S. J. Eskilson, Graphic Design: A New History, Yale University Press 2007 (lub inne wydanie).
R. Kinross, Modern typography. An essay in critical history, Hyphen Press, London 2004.
A. Frutiger, Człowiek i jego znaki, d2d, Gdańsk 2007 (lub inne wydanie).
L. Blackwell, Twentieth century type and beyond, Laurence King Publishing, London 2013.
J. Tschichold, Nowa Typografia, Recto Verso, Łódź 2011.
P. Rypson, Nie gęsi. Polskie projektowanie graficzne 1919-1949, Karakter, Kraków 2011.
R. Poynor, No More Rules. Graphic Design and Postmodernism, Laurence King Publishing, London 2013.
Z. Kolesár, J. Mrowczyk, Historia projektowania graficznego, Karakter, Kraków 2018.

Learning outcomes
SkillsKnowledgeSocial competences

Upon completion of the course, the graduate student will know and understand:

- history and contemporary phenomena in the field of visual arts and design (K_W03)

Description of the requirements for the studio, workshop or teaching aids

- specialized library;
- computer with internet access, camera, microphone and speaker

The weekly number of hours of classes or lectures, the number of ECTS points assigned to the subject and information on the form and completion of the subject are included in the study program and Course Cataloque (information is displayed in Akademus system)


(en)Lista studiów

(en)studia status (en)czas[h] ECTS (en)forma pass
Design / product and visual communication design s.5 (en)o 30 3 lecture 30h
lecture [exam]
lecture [pass]


(en)Semestr 2020/21-WS (en)(Z-zimowy,L-letni)
(en)Kod kursu: #38.13426