Course schedule
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Thu, Jan 04: Introduction
Thu, Jan 11: Signs
Thu, Jan 18: Codes
Thu, Jan 25: Codes 2
Thu, Feb 01: Sign/Code/Myth
Thu, Feb 08: Applying codes
Thu, Feb 15: Semiotics of place
Thu, Feb 22: NSCAD Closed - no class
Thu, Feb 29 : Design languages and systems
Thu, Mar 07: Rhetoric
Thu, Mar 14: Metaphor
Thu, Mar 21: Interface
Thu, Mar 28: Built environment
Thu, Apr 04: Applied semiotics 2
Thu, Apr 11: Applied semiotics case study
Thu, Apr 18: Wrapup
Thu, Mar 14
DSGN 3100: Metaphor
Today's objectives
- Rhetorical tropes and schemes
- Communication theory
Presentations
Agenda
Product metaphors
Interface and metaphors
Pattern Languages
Readings:
Required readings for next class:
- Dieter Rams' Design Manifesto.
- Metaphors We Live By (excerpt on Brightspace)
- One coffee cup a day.
- An example of similar speculative design, https://www.theuncomfortable.com
Expect a short quiz.