IDC Output 3

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Editor: V. N Adarkar, S. Nadkarni & A. G. Rao

Cardinal Point: Mumbai

Original Location: India

Presently at: IDC

Period: (1969-1978)

Date: (1973)


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The core of this document is about "IDC OUTPUT".The Industrial Design Centre was set up by the government of India under the auspices of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1969 for the study of environmental design problems within the fields of industrial production and communication. V.N. Adarkar was responsible for starting the centre and was appointed as the Advisor for the first five years.The prime objective of the centre has been education.The centre started with a 15- month post-graduate diploma course for graduate engineers and architects.The course was based on the experience of the first post-graduate diploma course in Product Design conducted by the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, which in turn had drawn the course contents from the famous school of design at Ulm, West Germany. A product design is the arrangement of the benefits and features of a product, and it is a presentation to customers. The role of a good product design is to effectively communicate that meaning to the consumer. Societal pressure based on economic, ecological, and technological preferences is constantly altering how people feel about products. The various projects undertaken from the back bone of creative output of the centre. Faculty members at the centre have tackled several consultation projects from Industry and Government. The case studies from practice projects strengthen the courses to industries and students. The designer has a vital role in both preserving and enhancing the quality of the environment. Each designed object contributes either a positive or a negative value to the existing environment.