Overview

Students will gain proficiency with explorative and iterative design processes through advanced physical and digital prototyping techniques. Students will be guided through aspects of coding, computational modeling and fabrication. Through their own design research projects, they will further identify and explore the creative opportunities and possibilities for craft formation in manufacturing processes and material systems, and in synthesising the physical and digital ways of making and doing.

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Analyse and evaluate digital fabrication workflows
  • Demonstrate proficiency with coding, computational modeling and digital and manual fabrication methods and technologies
  • Explore and develop design through creative research using iterative making processes
  • Evaluate and apply prototyping processes, techniques, and approaches to produce iterations which address questions of performance and materiality

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Studio
3.00 12 weeks 36
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various
2.50 12 weeks 30
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
7.00 12 weeks 84
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PresentationIndividual 10% 2,3 
Project 1Individual 30% 1,2 
Project 2Individual 60% 3,4 
PresentationIndividual 20% 1,5 
Project 1Individual 30% 2,3 
Project 2Individual 50% 2,3,4,5 

Content

  • Exploration of algorithmic design, computation modeling techniques
  • Exploring manufacturing processes and material systems
  • Examine fabrication limitations and identify design opportunities
  • Develop techniques and workflows linking the digital forms to material fabrication
  • Workshop experience to develop various prototypes
  • Present outcomes including illustrations and physical artifacts

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.