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WELCOME TO PRODUCT DESIGN AT THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART

Product Design has been taught at The Glasgow School of Art since 1948. Over 5 decades the Department has developed a strong international reputation for producing a body of designers whose common strengths lie in a combination of practical skills and creative synthesis.

In recent years two factors have come to the fore in the field of Product Design education; the first being a growing consciousness of the environmental impact of mass-production. The product designers of the future must develop a responsible attitude toward material resources and production techniques, and practice design strategies that are both sustainable and environmentally 'friendly'.

The second factor is the expansion of the 'service-based' economy in our society. While the physical world remains very much the product designer's realm, today's product designers are also operating in the age of information technology, where intellectual capital and continuous innovation are key. In order that the designers of the future are equipped not only to react to, but also to anticipate, propose and give 'form' to invisible products - such as systems, services, interactions and organisational behaviours- we need to expand the definition of the term 'product'; the product designer of the future must be equally at home within the world of emerging technologies.

Above all, the product designer is an interpreter - our job is to manage the creative link between technology and society to develop products, services and things whose form, function and content is rich, intuitive and meaningful.

We invite you to join us in that journey.

Head of Department
Gordon Hush