Department "Engineering Design"

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course "Administration of design projects”, students can submit projects to obtain funds from various financing programs, funds and foundations for the realization of their design projects. In the lectures taught in the training material is an analysis of system-design-competition agreement. Make a brief historical overview of economic integration of countries in Europe within half a century ago and creating the European Union. Viewing was held funding for Bulgaria in the pre-accession period to the European Union through the financial programs PHARE, SAPARD and ISPA. Variable is considered the financial capacity of the eight EU operational programs: "competitiveness", "Environment", "Human Resources", "Regional Development", "Transportation", "Rural Development", "Administrative Capacity" and "Fisheries", and some specialized financial funds ("National Innovation Fund", "Science Researches", "Culture," "Agriculture") and foundations ("Eureka", "Tulip", "Open Society", "Civic Initiatives", "Berbatov" etc.).

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. After completing the course, students should be able to apply their theoretical training as a basis for a creative process. Building of spatial thinking - logic of linear construction and light and shadow modeling of forms with different characteristics and under different lighting conditions. Drawing depiction of spatial relationships in a compositional whole. Main topics: Logic of analytical drawing in two aspects: abstraction and interpretation of givens from the natural or artificial environment. Compositional principles and factors determining good organization of objects in a composition. Opposites and hierarchies. Elevation among equal and unequal visuals. Construction of light and shadow on different shapes. Perspective phenomena and regularities in their depiction.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. Developing skills for interpreting creative solutions in the context of modern clothing design. Acquisition of knowledge related to the design of clothing and accessories. Innovative solutions for designing clothing and accessories are analyzed. Modern concepts are considered. Leading designers in the field of the considered products are presented.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to apply the knowledge and practice in theory and art design and composition development of textile and apparel design. The main topics concern interaction between apparel and space, outline forms movement, composition, types of composition structures in art design of apparel, researches related to form-formation materials, relation between structure and basic elements and form-formation lines. Composition center; space orientation, Systems for forms structuring and apparel’ details, fracture ant texture of using materials Problems of plastic and graphics in apparel design Art design and apparel collection, design concepts.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to apply techniques typical of fine and plastic arts in the making of design products, as well as in the implementation of projects in the field of Art Design. The main topics concern: Types of visual and plastic techniques. Features when working with watercolour, acrylic, oil, fresco, etc. Creating sculptural effects. Specifics of Plastic Techniques and their application in Design. Graphic techniques, etc.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to apply the methodology for the compositional handling of color combinations in the design of industrial products. They should to be able to evaluate tasks related to the development of various industrial products and models. They should analyze various combinations in advertising design and spatial layout, as well as in product and Textile Design. Nature of colour. Colour theories – from antiquity to modernity. Basic properties, characteristics and indicators of colour. Additive and subtractive colour mixing. Change of colours depending on the properties and texture of the material. Methodological requirements for colour solutions. Creating colour geometric compositions. Dynamic, static and achromatic modular compositions. Colour organization of interior compositions, company and trademarks. Colour organization of industrial and textile products, etc.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main goal of the study of discipline is to acquire in-depth knowledge about the design process of innovative products. The course explores different approaches in the design of products that offer solutions to new problems in the context of sustainable development. Attention is paid to the specifics in the design of innovative products and their presentation to potential users.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. With the completion of the course "Structures and technologies in the exposure design, students should be able to develop optimally in a constructive and technological design projects with their assessment of their technological cost. Within the course students acquire knowledge related to the materials developed variations of structures and related technologies in various types of exhibition design solutions. When engineers design projects to the limits associated with the applicant (investor) of the specific device, the limitations concerning the choice of materials used, with possible technological options and their optimization, the opportunities for rapid assembly and disassembly of the component structure with safety in operation, with corrosion resisting, quality, reliability, cost and price.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Advanced Product Design Engineering. The course "Contemporary ergonomics and technical usability " aims to introduce students to concepts from classical ergonomics in both scientific and practical form and give them an up-to-date knowledge and skills applicable in the process of ergonomic design, adapting to customers and meeting particular usability requirements. The course content is interpreted in terms of anthropometrics, somatometrics, applied psychology, interaction man-machine environment (including HCI), design for usability and usability evaluation as the general topics, going from the material level (physical hardware) to virtual  level (psycho-physiological, software) as follows: anthropometrics with dynamic movement ranges of human body, workplace, working postures, working areas, climate in the workplace, microclimate components, controls, components of information presentation, interaction design, software ergonomics, usability, usability evaluation.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The course aims to provide knowledge and pithy skills in students to assess, arbitrate and classify various decisions in Design when implemented as expert appraisers Engineering Design. Students should be able to handle classifications of designer products – physical and / or virtual, to construct measurement scales for different signs (Information, Energy, and Material) to be able to evaluate individually and in team. The course is a prerequisite for the conduct of individual and / or group assessments of Design Products and / or projects from all areas of Design.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The aim is to get acquainted with the main approach of the advertising strategy, which determine the respective artistic concept. To work on the compositional principles, coloristic and stylistics of advertising images. To develop professional skills for synthesis and combination of components in advertising products, with the maximum degree of aesthetic and emotional impact. Mastering the technological and creative design process by building their own thematic developments and visions in the field of advertising products, using different classical and modern execution techniques (individual for each student).

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The course aims to provide students with various systematic and creative approaches to the GUI design, also to present a method for designing GUIs, which emphasizes the relationship between the function and the form of each GUI component. The content of the course is oriented towards GUIs design, based on gradual focusing on users, tasks and the functionality of the interactive system and an introduction to real and accessible systems for GUI development. Students develop the ability to make their own projects of interface, beginning with a research, from wireframe to prototype.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main objective of the training course is the formation of a personal qualities and professional competencies - knowledge, skills and attitudes that are a precondition for successful realization like product designers. Presentation of knowledge to analyze complex problems about developing design concepts. Getting to know the theories, practices and designers with different perspectives on the theoretical basis and creativity in products design. Viewing design methodologies in the design of household articles. Develop skills for creative interpretation of design principles and autonomy in the selection of options.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to apply the knowledge and practice methods I means of analysis and principles of composition construction of various type of apparel. Everyday ladies knitwear design (smooth and single threaded double-faced knits, ribbed and single threaded double-faced knits, multiple threaded mesh knits) Formal ladies knitwear design (single-faced mesh knits, mesh knits with wide platinum loops and long rolls, hemstitch knits with multiple transferred loops, mesh knits with big and small loops, multiple threaded hemstitch knits with diluted knitting needles) Women’s wear and male’s wear in the sport style (simple and jacquard single faced applied knits) An artistic design of children’s wear and junior’s wear (single faced filling knits, application).

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The course "Design of living spaces" aims to build skills for developing interior and exterior projects, presenting step by step the stages of design, the relations in each particular designed living space and the research for optimal solutions tailored to individual and public needs. The content of the course is presented in terms of architecture and application of design in architecture. Students get acquainted with the conceptual apparatus used in the design of interior and exterior spaces, learn the skill of making comparative analysis of different examples of living and working spaces and develop their own projects of individual and public spaces.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The students to receive and be able to apply their knowledge in the generation and development of design concepts, modeling and interpretation through artistic and creative techniques of projects and systems, compliance with the human factor individually or in team work. At the end of his training the student will: know the laws in the design of vehicles in all areas - design of water transport, design of public transport, incl. railway vehicles, design of motorcycles and bicycles; be prepared for design positions at management, production or consulting level; can undertake independent research in the field of design and substantiate and defend emerging conceptual solutions and intellectual property; acquire creative thinking in the development of the individual stages in the design.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. To present all the main aspects in the design, their development and future trends in this field. To work out the ways and options for achieving artistic and creative concepts. The main topics included in the course are: techniques used to achieve the character of the form; main stages, methods and means of conceptual design; properties and qualities of the compositional construction of volumes, categories of compositions; plastic imaging and analysis of vehicles; harmony and mixing of colors, characteristics and connection with ergonomics.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to apply: Expanding the theoretical basis of the creative process in the aspect of depicting design ideas. Synthesis of visible givens and objects of designing. Building spatial thinking and visual memory. "Design sketches" upgrades the discipline "Analytical drawing". Representation of sections and penetration between different shapes. Representation of interrelations: spatial - abstract and utilitarian, constructive, functional and operational. Drawing construction of forms and spatial structures on the basis of specific objects from production and living environment. A combination of form and shape uncertainty. Proportions of the human figure as an object of study. Typification of a human figure - simplification, generalization, interpretation, hyperbolization. Representation of hand-tool interdependencies, foot-shoe-dynamics of joint connections.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to form and use a professional terminology dictionary, to use and apply in practice different terms and compositional principles of Art, Technique and various sciences and scientific fields in the making projects for new products and re-design of Design Products from different areas of Design. The main topics concern: Etymology of the term design and types of design. Systematization of the connections between the building elements of the products, synthesis of the form of the elements and the product. Perceptions, Senses, Gestalt psychology and Gestalt principles in the aspect of Engineering Design. Symmetry, Asymmetry, Dissymmetry, complex symmetries. Optical Illusions in design. Symbols, Signs, semiotic aspects of Design. Composition, compositional principles in Design. Models, maquets, prototypes, etc.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. After completion of the course students can analyse the existing problems in the field of plastic constructed image and then be the basis for computer animation and special effects in advertising. This will allow students to apply the knowledge and skills both in production activity and in creative development and for the purposes of scientific research. Knowledge and skills which the students will acquire are directly related to the realization of objects that can be the basis for the three-dimensional animation and three-dimensional modelling and create preconditions for multilateral development of students in the areas of design, three-dimensional animation, special effects, computer games. At the end of the course the students will know the conceptual apparatus, and the relationship between form, sculpture and anatomical correctness of representations object. They will use all its opportunities for expression of the idea and achieving aesthetic suggestions.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main goal of the course is to acquire basic knowledge in different design approaches, which aim to meet functional requirements, taking into account various human factors. The course focuses on the study of methods for determining ergonomic requirements for various design objects: living space, workplace, equipment, tools and more. Special attention is paid to the relationship between ergonomic requirements, anthropometric and psychophysiological parameters and quality characteristics of the designed objects.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main goal of discipline is to acquire basic knowledge of ergonomics as a science, the theory and methodological apparatus of which are aimed at creating human well-being, as well as optimizing the functioning of human-machine-environment systems. The course set out the main ideas and tasks, the specifics, the links with other sciences, the terminological and conceptal apparatus of ergonomics. The main attention is paid to various anthropometric and psychophysiological characteristics, which are ingrding in analyzing specific human activities.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. Students acquire basic knowledge of the design of the exposure to reflect on creative processes in the implementation of projects related to the conceptual representation of a particular exhibit, taking into account types, forms and elements of ED. The course makes it possible to apply the methods of analysis, shaping and ergonomic design in an artistic synthesis, design and implementation of specific job using the forms of ED. Visual communication. Exhibit and environment. Interaction between types of advertising and design exhibition. Organizational types. Exhibitions. Relationship between idea, theme and form. Exhibitions. Organic look of the pavilion. Fairs. General industry and specialized exhibitions. Museum exhibition. Forms in realization: billboard. Functions and types; Showcase. Types and characteristics. Stand. Species. Relationship between advertising and product type. Pavilions. Elements: Spatial-plastic constructions. Author and universal modular structures; Color effects; Dimensional graphics. Specifics and requirements; Lighting. Perception of space; multipurpose props.Design and

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. Presentation of knowledge about the various classifications of forms, such as the theoretical basis of creativity in design. Presentation of basic knowledge about the form - signs, elements, manifestations. Exploring different categories forms; like self-expression, like abstract interpretation about three-dimensional plastic art, аs adapted form of presence in artificial environment, like "translation" into different materials based on different application. Establishing a "sense" about form. The course presents different experiments to classify shapes and drawing up a common typology of visual images. The program analyzes key elements in the design and the design process and aims to develop specific skill and special skills for plastic forms  to illustrate design ideas. The course provides links to other basic disciplines.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The aim is to gain complex knowledge, to form professional taste and skills in the development of products in the field of graphic design. This includes work on creating logoes, company identity and interpreting them in promotional materials. Mastering the creative and technological design process by creating a specific concept for a graphic product, professional literacy in its realization and individual developments in the field of company style and print advertising.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to apply a variety of creative methods in search of different design solutions. The course creates prerequisites for adaptive, productive and creative application of heuristic methods in the making projects of innovative material and / or virtual Design Products or improvement of existing ones, to apply a creative approach in individual and teamwork. The main topics concern: Types of thinking, mind maps. Rules and process of Design Thinking. Heuristics, Creativity, the creative process as a psychological and social phenomenon. Values and value systems in the aspect of Design and optimization of Design Products. Tools of creativity. Types and groups of heuristic methods, etc.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. Introduction to basic styles and trends in the history of art and design. Developing skills for recognizing and interpreting aesthetic concepts in different eras. The evolution of fine arts is considered. Attention is paid to the individual periods and currents. Connections are made between the styles in the fine arts from different epochs. The influences and interpretations of artistic styles in product design are analyzed.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main objective is to gain in-depth knowledge of the overall design process, in which the requirements of both consumers and manufacturers are met. The course explores different stages of the design process, starting from research, generation of ideas, through drawings, design specifications and putting into production. Design features for different technological industries and industries are considered.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main objective is at the end of the course the students to know the main stages of interior design process and learn basic knowledge about projecting of an interior space. The main topics in the course are focused on basic concepts and principles connected with interior design. The course covers the all design process – from analysing of architectural environment, through functional demands to choosing the final design.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The course is based on knowledge of the studied bachelor's degree in the specialty disciplines and provides students with comprehensive knowledge of their use. Study and implementation of design results of scientific research in various fields of knowledge; Understand the role of design as crucial to realization of fusion between engineering design and user address; Transfer of knowledge and recruiting experience to analyse complex problems and developing design concepts for solving them; Deepening the basic knowledge, creative use of design principles.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main goal is to acquire in-depth knowledge of the essence of the modelmaking and its place in the process of designing various industrial products, living and working environment, as well as developing practical skills in the creation of models. Different types of models and methods for their construction are studied in the course. Particular attention shall be paid to the conformity of multiple parameters, such as scale and dimensions, with those of the relevant drawings and design specification. The built models analyze various design problems.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design.  At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to apply basic plastic problems arising from the interaction of sets of shapes with a variety of geometric features and different sizes. To release the artistic interpretation of the individual talent and temperament, to achieve confidence in the presentation of volumetric-spatial structures. The main topics concern: plasticity by applying force on the volume; volume evolution and transient relationships; composition of organic forms by plastic expression of motive forces.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. Students to acquire basic knowledge of offices and retail outlets, to rationalize creative processes in the implementation of projects related to the conceptual and creative thinking space complying with ergonomic and artistic requirements, forms and elements of spatial and compositional characteristics of specific offices and retail outlets. The discipline makes it possible to apply the methods of analysis, shaping and ergonomic design in an artistic synthesis for design and implementation of the specific assignment. The course is committed to the nature of the function of office space. Typical requirements for its layout. Specifics of outlets. Relationship - subject to business and advertising. Architectural elements and office space. Ergonomic requirements. Features and requirements to the architectural environment. Specific requirements for outlets. Allocation functional areas. Organization of office space and retail outlets. Criteria. Shapes, structures, features of composition, proportion, scale, functionality standards. Forms for the realization of advertising in retail outlets: Advertising boards. Relationship between the nature of the premises and advertising of a product. Selection of a specific object. Zoning. Realization. Principles of compositional organization.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. In this discipline students learn the specific role the as a packaging process in which, without prejudice to the physical and mechanical, biochemical and operational and technology of devices and products through packaging except as the provision of the above serve to reach to  the user in a beautiful, aesthetic, informing them about the quality of packaging, advertising and similar advantages to identical. Studied the role of originality and attractiveness of packaging, which help to stimulate the motivation for buying or selling in terms of increased competition in a branch and with the international markets. Themes: Packaging as a complex process requiring interdisciplinary knowledge and successful implementation of innovation to achieve efficiency along the entire chain of movement of material values from producer to consumer, meeting the high technological requirements.  Attention is considerable room for the implementation of innovation in products and packaging products. Give basic knowledge of the design company's style of packaging and advertising through the pack.

Facultative subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Advanced Product Design Engineering. Students acquire basic knowledge on modelling methods, techniques and tools for designing packages. The physical and mechanical properties of packages in terms of structural design and their function, tectonics, proportions and aesthetics of forms will be presented. The aim is that the consumer receives an aesthetic and functional package meeting modern aesthetic, industrial, marketing and environmental standards. The main topics included in the course are: 1) Basic techniques for modelling by sheet materials (paper, cardboard, multi-layered corrugated cardboard, polymer materials) using folding and prefolding, bending, cutting, making holes and punching; 2) Work with basic geometric shapes; 3) A case study of the major distortions in cubic forms; 4) Mastering of main base closing surfaces in packaging; 5) Structural design by systems modelling; 6) Harnessing of production aspects (production technological suitability of package project; 7) Introduction and basic functions for using application software for structural package; 8) Considering the problems connected stacking of customer packages for transport packages, palletizing and logistics and their specific solutions.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The course aims to create the right attitude and culture to the types of printing and their specifics, in order to support the creative process in design. Through it, students learn the optimal choice of appropriate equipment in accordance with the design task. The course provides basic knowledge in prepress. Principles of operation, construction and methods for calibration and profiling of modern prepress and printing equipment (offset presses, printers, plotters, monitors and other hardware) used in computer design prepress processes. The course "Prepress processing” gives students knowledge in the field of printing techniques and their varieties. Students are acquainted with the constructions and principles of operation of office equipment used in prepress and printing processes. With the most up-to-date and widespread in prepress devices for working with color and its measurement. They study the following basic printing techniques, prepress processes and office printing devices: 1. Photography - (basic techniques); 2. Artistic printing graphic techniques - (types); 3. Traditional printing techniques - (types); 4. Modern electronic printing techniques (computer prepress and printing processes); 5. Principle of operation and construction schemes of offset presses, color laser and inkjet printers and plotters; 6. Techniques for calibration and profiling of office and color proofing devices.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main goal of the study of discipline is to acquire in-depth knowledge about the design process of mass produced products. The course explores different approaches in the design of products that meet the requirements of the general public and technologies allowing production on a large scale. Attention is paid to design optimization and methods for examining user behavior and experience.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The aim is to get acquainted with the basic principles of layout of different types of print editions (newspapers, magazines, textbooks, scientific, fiction and children's literature, etc.). To learn and develop skills for creating a professional, aesthetic vision and construction of each printed article. To observe basic constructive and compositional principles concerning both the technological process and the vision of all elements of the edition. To skillfully handle the coloristic and stylistics of text boxes, illustrations and all other graphic elements of the article, achieving the maximum degree of aesthetic and emotional impact. Mastering the technological and creative design process (from visualization of the idea to the layout of the edition and prepress), using both the methods of classical drawing and the creation/processing of images (raster or vector) using modern technologies. Acquiring professional skills in building the symbiotic relationship between text and image.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course the students are expected to know the fundamental principles of HCI, the instruments for planning, comparison, analysis, assessment and validation of user interfaces for software products and interactive systems; the students are expected to be able to apply the UI design methodology for different systems (software, web, mobile and etc.).  The main topics concern: Man-Machine Interaction, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Fundamental characteristics of human-computer interaction (HCI), Different types of interactions and interactive systems, UI Design (basic types of UIs), Creating prototypes and mockups for the objectives of UI design, Software for UI prototyping, ISO standards for UI design and usability, Methods for usability assessment of software products and their interfaces etc..

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The aim of the course is for students to develop design and construction skills, to build an idea of the overall form, spatial perception, logical and creative thinking. The main properties of the form are considered: geometric appearance, location in space, size, mass, texture, color and light shade. Objective form-forming factors are affected: function, construction, materials, technologies. Structures, surfaces, materials and their relation to the form are analyzed. The categories are defined: volumetric - spatial structures, compositional means for achieving proportionality and plasticity, general rules for compositional organization. Trends and requirements to the aesthetics of the products are formulated.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. After completion of the course students can analyze different styles in art and design and use this knowledge to create their own solutions. This will allow students to apply the knowledge and skills both in production activities and for the purposes of scientific research. At the end of the course the students will: know the conceptual apparatus; how to develop different objects and environments; creating assets for the needs of computer games; can analyze and use their knowledge to create advanced products for three-dimensional animation. The relationship between form and content of different styles and directions in art and design enable students to analyze and creatively specifically to highlight the characteristics of the spaces in the composition of interior and exterior and details of clothing and accessories. Using all its opportunities for expression of the idea and achieving aesthetic suggestions

Facultative subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. To acquaint students with specific requirements and methods for presenting textual and visual information in a virtual environment. Themes: Historical overview of text and graphic images in the user interface. Basic properties and requirements for text and graphic information. Factors influencing the qualities of text and images. Types of images and features of their use. Modern technologies for text and image presentation. Compositional principles in the design of textual and graphic information. Criteria for quality evaluation of various design solutions, composed of text and graphic images.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. To get acquainted with different methods and techniques for designing textile materials. To acquire skills for working with textile materials in the interior, clothing and various industrial. Composite solutions and aesthetic concepts in textile products are analyzed. Designs of leading companies in the field are presented, compared and described. Various techniques for working with textile materials are considered.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The goal is to become acquainted with the graphic culture of the typeface and calligraphy, to gain knowledge of the construction and aesthetic of the typographical compositions. Mastering the creative and technological process of building characters and complete font families, through tasks in the field of typographical composition consisting of calligraphic, graphic and typeface elements.

Compulsory subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. At the end of the course the students are expected to be able to apply the knowledge and practice with principles, requirement methods and technologies of realization and design related to customer’s problems and realization with customer participation. The main topics concern necessity. Evaluation, custom accounted, customer’s tasks and activities accounted, customer‘s requirements, exert evaluation, heuristic principles.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Advanced Product Design Engineering. To present all the main aspects in the design, their development and future trends in this field. To work out the ways and options for achieving artistic and creative concepts. The main topics included in the course are: techniques used to achieve the character of the form; main stages, methods and means of conceptual design; properties and qualities of the compositional construction of volumes, categories of compositions; plastic imaging and analysis of vehicles; harmony and mixing of colors, characteristics and connection with ergonomics.

Optional subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Bachelor's degree, specialty Engineering Design. The main objective is at the end of the course the students to know the basics of 2D and 3D software products for interior design. The main topics in the course are focused on basic concepts and principles connected with interactions project – presentation and designer – customer. The course developed visualization skills for architectural and design objects by means of 2D and 3D software.

Facultative subject from the curriculum for training of students to obtain Master's degree, specialty Engineering Design. To acquaint students with the importance of problems related to the visual presentation of information; to present basic principles and approaches in the visualization of different types of information, in accordance with the user requirements and the peculiarities of the different media. Themes: Historical overview of the development in presentation of information. Basic properties and requirements for the presentation of information. Factors of the effective and correct presentation of information. Types of information and methods for its presentation. Modern technologies for presenting information. Compositional principles in the design of images that represent information content. Criteria for qualitative evaluation of visualized information.