Course Syllabus for students Autumn 2021

After completing the course, the student shall:

- show familiarity with the design of luminaires, in relation to function and user needs
- demonstrate comprehension of product design and the design process
- display knowledge of luminaire construction and light distribution, with a sustainable approach
- demonstrate comprehension of the influences of different luminaire accessories

- demonstrate the ability to communicate conceptual ideas for a product design with hand-sketches, computer generated images, texts and oral presentations
- demonstrate skills in designing a luminaire for a specific application

- demonstrate the ability to observe, describe, compare and analyse existing luminaires
- demonstrate the ability to evaluate the need of a specific luminaire for a specific function, including all or some of its features
- demonstrate the ability to analyse luminaires from a sustainable perspective

This course is meant to offer the students a chance to deepen their knowledge and knowhow in luminaire design and to get familiar with the functional and aesthetical aspects of product design. It also provides an opportunity for the students to refine their sketching and communication skills.

The course includes the following elements:
- Theory and design process in product development including research, ideation, prototyping
and testing
- Literature search in the design research field
- Luminaire applications
- Luminaire design, function and light treatment
- Assembly, structure and material of luminaires
- Hand sketching and computer generated images
- Presentation and communication related to luminaire design

Lectures, seminars, workshops and study visits

The teaching is conducted in English.

General entry requirements and completed courses 60 credits in first cycle within the program, including Basics in Light Source and Luminaire Proficiency, 6 credits or Basics in Light Source and Luminaire Proficiency, 9 credits, as well as project experience (or the equivalent).

The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail.

Name of the Test	Value	Grading
Project work1	7 credits	5/4/3/U
Exercises	2 credits	U/G

¹ Determines the final grade of the course, which is issued only when all course units have been passed.

The literature list for the course will be provided one month before the course starts.

HENRY, K. 2012. Drawing for Product Designers, London, United Kingdom, Laurence King
Publishing.

MILTON, A. & RODGERS, P. 2013. Research methods for product design, London, United
Kingdom, Laurence King Publishing.

WÄNSTRÖM LINDH, U. 2018. Ljusdesign och rumsgestaltning, Lund, Studentlitteratur.

English speaking students can replace Ljusdesign och rumsgestaltning with:
WANSTROM LINDH, U. 2012. Light Shapes Spaces: Experiences of Distribution of Light and
Visual Spatial Boundaries. PhD Dissertation, University of Gothenburg, Art Monitor.

(Free articles and reference literature will be added during the course).