BSc, Industrial Design (Minor in Art), Western Washington University
Bio
Keith Shapland is an industrial designer and educator. As a designer he specializes in the development of mock-ups and prototypes, ranging in scale from a full size 747 interior to tiny surgically implanted medical devices. He has designed and made a wide range of things, including aircraft cockpit voice recorder test and manufacturing equipment, trade show booths and museum exhibits. He was also an image compositor at Mainframe Entertainment on MTV’s Spiderman and Barbie.
Research Interests
Keith spent much of his childhood lost to the worlds that he found in paper. By simply drawing, folding or cutting this miraculous material his ideas seamlessly stepped into the real world. And although for most of his career as an Industrial Designer he utilized a range of other materials like woods, metals and polymers he would often cycles back, full circle to his humble origins and his first love, paper.
When you have a runny nose a piece of tissue paper is the solution, but when you have a brilliant idea that the rest of the world needs to know about, a piece of paper and a pencil are the media best suited to help convey it, and the farther that you are able to take it with paper the more convincing it will be.
Courses
Course Name
Department
Course Code
Term
Foundation Studio Courses
FNDT 129
27/SP
Description
Industrial Design is an expansive field of
endeavor, typically conceptualizing, designing,
and detailing manufactured goods. This elective
course is an introduction to a wide range of
methods and processes found in Industrial Design.
The main emphasis of this course is creative
problem-solving, in and through the design process
as students respond to topical design challenges
and gain familiarity with the principles and
elements of Industrial Design methods and
processes. Students will learn to apply their
skills to a range of short assignments that
conceptualize and resolve 3D functional, formal,
and expressive ideation in and for Industrial
Design. Methods and processes will include
research, critical analysis, concept development,
visualization, and model-making.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Foundation Studio Courses
FNDT 181
27/SP
Description
This course provides an introduction to
Industrial Design. Students will gain experience
with the range of activities that comprise the
design process, including generating,
refining, and communicating 2D, 3D, and 4D ideas.
This course will use lectures, discussions, and
assignments to cover design processes, concepts
and principles of experience creation, form,
meaning and context in design, and visual, verbal,
and written communication. Along with an
introduction to materiality and hand skills,
students will engage digital literacy skills in
generating, developing, documenting, and
presenting outcomes using relevant software.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Science
SCIE 328
27/SP
Description
This course builds upon the knowledge gained
in Materials and Production Technology I.
Students will design and specify various
components for mass production utilizing common
production technologies. Upon completion of the
course, students will better understand the
principles of design for assembly and strategies
for cost reduction and quality improvement. The
course also explores strategies for defect
reduction in manufacture, and the basic methods
of applying product finishes and graphics.
Priority is given to INDD students in Year 3.
Students outside of the registration priority
group may register/waitlist for this course as of
the registration rule release date.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Science
SCIE 318
26/FA
Description
This course introduces students to the most
common techniques of mass production in metals
and plastics. The course explores the design of
components that go into making a mass-produced
product. Students will learn the basic design
rules associated with plastic and metal molding,
extrusion, casting and fabrication. The course
focuses on the principles of part design,
engineering drawing, and specification.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Science
SCIE 318
26/FA
Description
This course introduces students to the most
common techniques of mass production in metals
and plastics. The course explores the design of
components that go into making a mass-produced
product. Students will learn the basic design
rules associated with plastic and metal molding,
extrusion, casting and fabrication. The course
focuses on the principles of part design,
engineering drawing, and specification.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Industrial Design
INDD 204
26/FA
Description
This course introduces students to a variety
of hands-on materials and methods to imagine,
visualize, present, test, and discuss design
concepts for industrial design. Rapid
three-dimensional material visualization, or
three-dimensional sketching, making and re-making
strategies will be emphasized, along with the
reflection-in-action that supports intuitive
progression in the development of design
concepts.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
Industrial Design
INDD 204
26/FA
Description
This course introduces students to a variety
of hands-on materials and methods to imagine,
visualize, present, test, and discuss design
concepts for industrial design. Rapid
three-dimensional material visualization, or
three-dimensional sketching, making and re-making
strategies will be emphasized, along with the
reflection-in-action that supports intuitive
progression in the development of design
concepts.
Pre-requisites
No prerequisites.
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