The course consists of an introductory, lecture part, in which the introduction of the topic or tool is followed by a practical presentation (demo). The second, active/practical part of the course will consist of a discussion of the topics and tools and their application to problems of specific design, studio practice + integration into specific studio projects.  

Course outline:

• Independent hardware and information technology 
• Work in monopoly ecosystems (Adobe, Autodesk, Apple, Microsoft, Meta) 
• Digital ecology and sustainability of software and hardware
• Operating systems and their future
• Interoperability and lock-in 
• Programming, visual programming
• No-code tools, automation, output processing
• Internet tools, collaboration and social networks ¨
• Free software (and open-source) licensing 
• Machine learning and large language models (marketed as "AI") 
• Types of pricing strategies for digital tools