Brief 6- Technology and Process

Similarities between the methods and philosophy of modern design education introduced at the Bauhaus that are also present at the Victoria University School of design are definitely the introduction in the first year programme with the “foundation year”, where students can experience a range of different courses before choosing the path for the specialty degrees that split up. In this first year (as also in Vic first year design) students are able to test the different methods and learn a range of different skills that help develop themselves as design students, leaving them able to chose a degree that is most suited to them.

Also, like the Bauhaus, in the first year design programme, students are encouraged to learn and practise using a range of materials. To develop the materials into innovative designs and understanding the materials to the best quality is a big part of both the schools and this helps students use the materials to the best of their abilities. For example the course DSDN 141- Experimenting with materials is a first year course designed for students to learn the attributes and uses of a range of materials through a range of different briefs.