This 6-credit Advanced Design studio category offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to continue their focus on various curricular topics including innovative product design through production and fabrication; innovation through socially responsible, humanitarian and sustainable design; and innovation through science and technology. These studios are designed to strengthen the student's ability to conduct research, ideation, material exploration, presentation, and concept validation. The course develops student's ability and confidence towards professional practice and entrepreneurship within the industrial design field. This studio will meet two days per week.
ID juniors and seniors are required to take a total of 24 advanced studio credits (Six of those should be as 3-credit Advanced Design: special topic studios taken during junior year). Three, 6-credit Advanced Design studios are required, one of which may be taken outside the department. A 6-credit course taken during Wintersession or in the summer cannot fulfill an Advanced Design studio unless previously approved by the department head of Industrial Design Placement for student's enrollment in Advanced Design studios is assigned by lottery at the beginning of each semester.
Major requirement; ID majors only, unless specified by the instructor and/or department head. Registration of Industrial Design department studio courses is not available via web registration. Some advanced studios have a fee for course supplies or field trips. The fee is announced during the department's registration lottery.

Turning an idea into a sustainable reality requires a fundamental understanding of business, but the frameworks that guide business principles overlap, complement, and enhance design principles.
This course seeks to educate students to understand business as a critical design factor-- a defining constraint or liberating perspective?along the same lines that other design principles are taught.
The guiding principle is that design and business are inextricably linked: ? Design work is intrinsically linked to business and will always be at the service of business, fulfilling the need for an enterprise (profit or non-profit) whose business model is critical to its survival * Design will find new channels, new outlets, through a more complete understanding of business needs and how businesses see opportunity * Design can and should be considered as critical strategic input for business
The objective of Business Principles: Design and Entrepreneurship is for students to understand basic business vocabulary, to explore how design vocabulary and design processes overlap, complement and enhance business vocabulary, and to understand how design thinking skills can be used to identify and execute business opportunities.
This course will consist of a series of lectures, readings and case studies from the Harvard Business School
Major elective ID majors only

This course is an introduction to conceptual and manual skills that represent necessary steps in design evolution. Students strengthen skills by completion of several processes and exercises. Critical thinking and concept generation is a primary focus, drawing and model making activities help to establish this process. Throughout the course each student will focus on improving communication skills and the ability to project or sell ideas.
Estimated cost of materials: $15.00
Major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

In this course, you will use the NURBS modeling program Rhinoceros to develop 3D digital models and also produce photo realistic renderings of your designs. A variety of modeling techniques and geometry types will be explored with an emphasis on manufacturing ability and communicating design intent.
You must have Rhino installed on a computer running Windows for the very first class. A choice of rendering plug-ins is available for Rhino and these options will be covered during the first class. Estimated cost of materials: $200.00

This course will provide students with the necessary skills for preparing a digital portfolio for the web. Graphic layout/presentation, photo documentation, typeface, interface, content and editing will all be covered. Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign will be the core software packages utilized in addition to HTML, CSS, and basic Javascript for web production.
Major elective; ID majors given preference, open to all

This seminar will examine issues arising from the study of design history. It is the first in a two part seminar experience designed to establish a social and professional framework for the thesis project. With the guidance and support of the instructor, graduate students will survey the landscape of significant movements in design history, and discuss their relevance to current design challenges. The seminar serves the dual role of developing broader perspectives on the relevance of graduate study to a larger social context, and strengthening the frame of reference for the discourse in group critiques.
Graduate major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

The execution of two assigned design projects provides the framework for a thorough examination of the design process. This structured and intensive studio will focus on the relationship between the implementation of sound design methodologies and successful problem solving in the design process. This first studio experience is intended to provide the methodological infrastructure for the remainder of the M.I.D. thesis experience.
Graduate major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

The third studio experience in the MID program shifts further toward self-determined design direction for the student project work and constitutes the primary research component of the Thesis Project. It is at this time that students are required to assemble an advisory panel for their thesis work and outline the direction and schedule for the Thesis investigation.
Graduate major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

The course is divided into three parts:
(1) Current issues in the historiography of the field
(2) Topics in history of industrial design from 1750 to 1945 - such as collaborations between art and industry; mass production; changing patterns of consumption; industrial design and corporate imagery; the social and/or technological impact of industrial design and corporate imagery; the social and/or technological impact of industrial design on transportation, the domestic interior, and the workplace
(3) Individual research in an aspect of design since 1945. Extensive readings, lectures, discussions, two papers and materials that currently are defining this pivotal field.
Major requirement; Art History credit for ID majors
Liberal Arts elective credit for nonmajors

This course will acclimate new graduate students to the shop environment of the Industrial Design Department. The Metal, Wood and Model Shops are invaluable resources, clarifying pragmatic aspects of the design process from general feasibility of manufacturing to the challenges of translating concepts into tangible objects. This course covers excerpted information from both undergraduate courses Wood I and Metals I and emphasizes safety in the utilization of shop facilities.
Graduate major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

This course introduces the students to methods, materials, and manufacturing processes that translate design activity into finished goods. A significant portion of downstream design activity is devoted to manufacturing issues - the techniques by which materials are selected, shaped, and then assembled. Students will be evaluated based upon success of weekly field study reserach assignments and a final exam.
Major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

This course gives the student a hands-on opportunity to develop design skills through the interaction with industrial materials that have strictly defined properties. Experimenting with these materials and the processes by which they are manipulated and formed promotes innovative thinking, problem solving and idea development. Students will achieve a more precise, professional and sensitive approach to design while broadening their technical skill base.
Major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

The objective of this course is to develop a more precise, professional and sensitive approach to design while broadening the student's technical base. Precision machine tools such as metal lathes, millers and grinders will be introduced. Logical design and set-up approaches will be discussed. Outside design work will be required with emphasis on engineering drawing and sequence of operations. There will be a strong emphasis on experimenting with the material in order to promote innovative thinking and problem solving. Major elective. ID majors only (FALL/WS/SPRING)

This 3-credit Advanced Studio: special topic category offers juniors the opportunity to focus on various curricular topics including innovative product design through production and fabrication; innovation through socially responsible, humanitarian and sustainable design; and innovation through science and technology. Each studio is designed to strengthen the student's ability for research, ideation, material exploration, presentation, and concept validation. This studio will meet one day per week.
Juniors are enrolled in two Advanced Design: special topic studios during either fall or spring semester to earn a total of 6 credits. The studios must be taken during the same semester in order to fulfill one of the four advanced studios required for the Industrial Design degree. Placement in the studio is by lottery at the beginning of the semester. A 3-credit course taken during Wintersession or in the summer cannot fulfill an Advanced Design: special topic studio unless previously approved by the department head of Industrial Design. Major requirement; ID majors only; Permission required for non-majors. Registration of Industrial Design department studio courses is not available via web registration. Some studios have a lab fee for materials and field trips. The fee is announced during the department's registration lottery.

Philosophically, the ID Department believes that students become better designers when they have an intimate knowledge of a range of natural and synthetic materials. In this course, students will learn about the properties of natural wood and engineered wood-based materials, investigate the related technical processes, and evaluate how this information is both connected to and influenced by the design process. Students will work with materials directly and master skills needed to manipulate these materials. They will develop projects that allow them to engage in the design and development process, promote creativity, problem solving, and the correct use of materials. Facility procedures, safety, and care and use of tools and equipment will be stressed.
Major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

This course will deal with advanced woodworking processes, including milling and machinery use, laminate and steam bending, plywood and veneer. Techniques in using natural and synthetic materials connected with furniture will be covered.
Major elective; ID majors only

Students of each discipline will travel to galleries, studios and factories in Turin, Milan, and Florence, learning traditional and hi-tech design processes that apply to Shoe Design. The goal of the course is for students to practice techniques of shoe design as a product that exists midway between the realms of Apparel and Industrial Design. They will also experience the intersection of creative perspectives and approaches from each discipline. The rich design culture of Italy, and Da Vinci's seven principles of creativity, will serve as inspiration and guide. Each student will actively explore their observations and nurture their evolving design process through journaling and interactive dialogue. Students work will be professionally photographed, and the course will conclude at RISD with a final Exhibition/Crit. Note: The course will spend the first and last weeks at RISD, with the other 3 weeks spent throughout Northern Italy. Dates of Travel: Week 2,3, & 4 of WS 2013.
Permission of instructor required
Estimated travel cost: $3,975.00 Estimated material cost: $100
Also offered as APPAR-3052. Register in class for which credit is desired
***Off-Campus Study***

This interdisciplinary course offered through the departments of Apparel Design and Industrial Design will focus on creating innovative solutions for manual dexterity in extreme environments, such as in the vacuum of space. Although NASA has worked hard to improve the glove for its astronauts, the basic underlying design for the glove has not changed significantly over the last 40 years. Students will explore the technical constraints imposed by the external environment while also considering the human hand as an instrument capable of remarkable motion and dexterity. Although the hand is incredibly adaptable, gloves that meet required levels of protection in these situations place extreme limitations on the ability to accomplish even simple, straightforward tasks. Given the results of NASA's past efforts, any significant improvement on existing designs will require exceptionally innovative and creative new approaches in glove design.

Students will be exposed to innovative materials and technologies and challenged to create glove prototypes. Studies of the anatomy of the hand, general engineering, life sciences, physics and technology principles will be explored to overcome the challenges of dexterity outside of earth's atmosphere.

ID majors only(br> This class is jointly taught with APPAR, and also offered as APPAR-3117 for APPAR majors. Students outside these two majors must have approval for enrollment by the instructors.

In this product design studio, we will dissect an existing product, analyze a market segment, and redesign the product to fit the described market. The methodology used to complete this task will be accelerated, giving students an overview of a typical industrial design process. Students will be exposed to design drawing techniques, foam modeling methods, and the concept of designing for consumers.

The objective of this course is to develop a more precise, professional and sensitive approach to design while broadening the student's technical base. Precision machine tools such as metal lathes, millers and grinders will be introduced. Logical design and set-up approaches will be discussed. Outside design work will be required with emphasis on engineering drawing and sequence of operations. There will be a strong emphasis on experimenting with the material in order to promote innovative thinking and problem solving. Major elective. ID majors only (FALL/WS/SPRING)

How does the act of looking to nature enable artist's, designer's, and engineer's process of discovery? What modes of inquiry facilitate creative learning? What is the motivation and benefit of looking to nature for design inspiration? This course will address these questions, using art and design history as the lens for investigation, demonstrating how humans are inspired by nature's design innovation, learning from nature's problem solving method, and applying the lessons through research, observation, making, testing, and problem-solving - critical investigations involved in the process of developing and creating art, products, furniture, architecture, and systems applications. Each student will coalesce the learning experience by developing, designing, and modeling an exhibit about nature-inspired design innovation. Topics: Nature, Biomimicry, Bio-engineering, Problem-Solving, Sustainability, Design History, Exhibit Design Format: Lecture, reading, topical research, written reports, drawing + writing investigations, oral + visual presentation, scaled model building, reflections, revisions, and critiques.

Packaging sells the product. Packaging is not only the physical box but also the communicative graphics that help to inform the user of what they are buying. In this course we will explore and develop both skills, approaching packaging design from both industrial design-form prototyping, dimensioning, feasibility, and manufacturing; and graphic design-branding, communication graphics, typography, color, and inserts). We will cover the use and price points of traditional packaging versus emerging sustainable materials and effective packaging for in-store versus web retail. Students will move between material and form exploration, and graphic development to create striking, well-thought, and appealing packaging for their unique products.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00
Also offered as GRAPH 3106

The course goal and focus is intended to strengthen students' ability to develop photography necessary to document work and achieve quality imagery towards portfolio and marketing purposes. Topics will include working with camera and post-production work in Photoshop.
Exercises will be designed to give students hands-on experience with the digital camera using the camera's manual settings. Emphasis is also put towards using Photoshop's advanced options for additional manipulation and enhancement. Reviews are held to discuss success of technical results of imagery along with composition, artistic license and photographic scenarios.

Graceful compound curves in sheet metal have long indicated the work of master level designers and craftsmen - from the shapes of pre-war exotic European classic cars, to the sleek experimental air craft of the 40s and 50s, to the exciting metal forms found in architecture and sculpture today. Traditional metal shaping skills provide an excellent foundation for designers and research and development professionals. This course explores these skills using the English Wheel, Bead rollers and Hammers and forms, etc. Students can expect to learn the basics and create a project of their own design. Approximately 40% of class time is lecture and demonstration with 60% hands-on. A great deal of time is spent addressing the problems of getting concept into reality, and the complexities of working as a creative person.

What is green, what is sustainable? Over the past fifty years the environmental movement has offered trenchant critiques of the faith in technology that defines so much of contemporary culture. During that same period, designers have questioned their contribution to consumer culture. The concerns raised by environmentalists and activist designers are not a passing trend. In fact, sustainability is transforming design thinking and design practices. Through reading and discussion this course will provide students with a critical overview of current eco-design principles and framework as well as a nuanced understanding of the tools and techniques of green design. At the completion of the course, each participant will have developed his/her own framework for sustainable practice. To arrive at that position students are expected to complete weekly readings, participate in class discussions, write critical reflections and a final paper.
Major elective; ID majors only
Permission of instructor for nonmajors

The intent of this course is to advance the student's knowledge of wood working techniques, processes and a sensitivity to wood. In this course, the table saw, joiner and planer are introduced along with advanced techniques using plywood and solid wood construction including veneering, joinery, bending and shaping. The design process will be explored through building. Technical demonstrations will be followed by a series of woodworking projects.

ID majors only
Estimated cost of materials: $30.00

This 6-credit Advanced Design studio category offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to continue their focus on various curricular topics including innovative product design through production and fabrication; innovation through socially responsible, humanitarian and sustainable design; and innovation through science and technology. These studios are designed to strengthen the student's ability to conduct research, ideation, material exploration, presentation, and concept validation. The course develops student's ability and confidence towards professional practice and entrepreneurship within the industrial design field. This studio will meet two days per week.
ID juniors and seniors are required to take a total of 24 advanced studio credits (Six of those should be as 3-credit Advanced Design: special topic studios taken during junior year). Three, 6-credit Advanced Design studios are required, one of which may be taken outside the department. A 6-credit course taken during Wintersession or in the summer cannot fulfill an Advanced Design studio unless previously approved by the department head of Industrial Design Placement for student's enrollment in Advanced Design studios is assigned by lottery at the beginning of each semester.
Major requirement; ID majors only, unless specified by the instructor and/or department head. Registration of Industrial Design department studio courses is not available via web registration. Some advanced studios have a fee for course supplies or field trips. The fee is announced during the department's registration lottery.

This course is a continuation of Design Principles (ID-2464) with an emphasis on problem solving and design process and skills.
Major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

In this course, you will use the NURBS modeling program Rhinoceros to develop 3D digital models and also produce photo realistic renderings of your designs. A variety of modeling techniques and geometry types will be explored with an emphasis on manufacturing ability and communicating design intent.
You must have Rhino installed on a computer running Windows for the very first class. A choice of rendering plug-ins is available for Rhino and these options will be covered during the first class. Estimated cost of materials: $200.00

The purpose of this course is to expose students to SolidWorks, a widely used solid modeling software program. Students will learn how to translate their hand-sketches into three-dimensional CAD models. Lectures and assignments will focus on the development of form as it applies to plastic part design and assembly. Physical models will be realized through ABS rapid prototyping allowing students to experience true plastic part design.
Major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

This course will provide students with the necessary skills for preparing a digital portfolio for the web. Graphic layout/presentation, photo documentation, typeface, interface, content and editing will all be covered. Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign will be the core software packages utilized in addition to HTML, CSS, and basic Javascript for web production.
Major elective; ID majors given preference, open to all

In this class we will practice the various methods of design exploration and visual communication used by designers. These sketching and rendering skills are ideal for anyone who has to understand and resolve form while communicating ideas within interdisciplinary environments.
We will focus on sketching from the ideation phase through to a final solution that fully describes the aesthetic and emotive intents, as well as demonstrates knowledge of functional and manufacturing requirements. The class is built on the belief that strong two-dimensional skills remain the essential tool for product designers.
Major elective; ID majors only
Permission of instructor for nonmajors

This seminar will examine issues arising from the study of contemporary critical theory. It is the second in a two part seminar experience designed to establish a social and professional framework for the thesis project. With the guidance and support of the instructor, graduate students will survey the landscape of contemporary critical theory and discuss issues relevant to current design challenges. The seminar serves the dual role of developing broader perspectives on the relevance of graduate study to a larger social context, and strengthening the frame of reference for the discourse in group critiques.
Graduate major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

The second studio experience in the MID program focuses on interpretation as a crucial component of problem solving in the design process. Nine thematic briefs are provided, from which students select two. Subsequent design projects represent the students' considered position on the relevance of the selected theme to contemporary design practice. The range of themes explored in the class broadens the critical discourse on issues pertinent to the field of Industrial Design and provides a segue way to the students' declaration of thesis topics.
Graduate major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

Develop the graduate thesis into three component parts: the thesis presentation, the physical body of work for exhibit and the written Thesis document.
Graduate major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

The course is divided into three parts:
(1) Current issues in the historiography of the field
(2) Topics in history of industrial design from 1750 to 1945 - such as collaborations between art and industry; mass production; changing patterns of consumption; industrial design and corporate imagery; the social and/or technological impact of industrial design and corporate imagery; the social and/or technological impact of industrial design on transportation, the domestic interior, and the workplace
(3) Individual research in an aspect of design since 1945. Extensive readings, lectures, discussions, two papers and materials that currently are defining this pivotal field.
Major requirement; Art History credit for ID majors
Liberal Arts elective credit for nonmajors

Shoes are an everyday commodity; but do you know how many are steps involved? In this course, students will handcraft a basic pair of cemented construction shoes from start to finish. This includes beginning by creating a basic pattern, draping the last, cutting (clicking) the leather, sewing (closing) the upper, building a stacked leather heel, and finishing the sole. We will approach the requirements of constructing a shoe through choice of material, characteristics of leather, and how to utilize them in laying out the pattern. In the process of the construction from pattern to shoe, we will work with basic tools for handcrafted shoemaking including a shoemaker's knife, closers hammer, buff stick, lasting pincers to name a few. Students are expected to complete one pair of shoes and begin work on a second pair, applying and expanding upon the techniques learned in the class.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $225.00
ID majors only
Also offered as APPAR 2494 for Apparel majors

This course introduces the students to methods, materials, and manufacturing processes that translate design activity into finished goods. A significant portion of downstream design activity is devoted to manufacturing issues - the techniques by which materials are selected, shaped, and then assembled. Students will be evaluated based upon success of weekly field study reserach assignments and a final exam.
Major requirement; ID majors only
Registration by Industrial Design department, course not available via web registration

The objective of this course is to develop a more precise, professional and sensitive approach to design while broadening the student's technical base. Precision machine tools such as metal lathes, millers and grinders will be introduced. Logical design and set-up approaches will be discussed. Outside design work will be required with emphasis on engineering drawing and sequence of operations. There will be a strong emphasis on experimenting with the material in order to promote innovative thinking and problem solving. Major elective. ID majors only (FALL/WS/SPRING)

The course goal and focus is intended to strengthen students' ability to develop photography necessary to document work and achieve quality imagery towards portfolio and marketing purposes. Topics will include working with camera and post-production work in Photoshop.
Exercises will be designed to give students hands-on experience with the digital camera using the camera's manual settings. Emphasis is also put towards using Photoshop's advanced options for additional manipulation and enhancement. Reviews are held to discuss success of technical results of imagery along with composition, artistic license and photographic scenarios.

This 3-credit Advanced Studio: special topic category offers juniors the opportunity to focus on various curricular topics including innovative product design through production and fabrication; innovation through socially responsible, humanitarian and sustainable design; and innovation through science and technology. Each studio is designed to strengthen the student's ability for research, ideation, material exploration, presentation, and concept validation. This studio will meet one day per week.
Juniors are enrolled in two Advanced Design: special topic studios during either fall or spring semester to earn a total of 6 credits. The studios must be taken during the same semester in order to fulfill one of the four advanced studios required for the Industrial Design degree. Placement in the studio is by lottery at the beginning of the semester. A 3-credit course taken during Wintersession or in the summer cannot fulfill an Advanced Design: special topic studio unless previously approved by the department head of Industrial Design. Major requirement; ID majors only; Permission required for non-majors. Registration of Industrial Design department studio courses is not available via web registration. Some studios have a lab fee for materials and field trips. The fee is announced during the department's registration lottery.

This course will deal with advanced woodworking processes, including milling and machinery use, laminate and steam bending, plywood and veneer. Techniques in using natural and synthetic materials connected with furniture will be covered.
Major elective; ID majors only