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Unit One Design History and Theory
Lesson 1 Towards the Millennium
Lesson 2 Desined in Italy? NO, in China
Lesson 3 The Thing Is…Not the Thing
Lesson 4 The Business of Design Management
Lesson 5 Design and Cuture
Lesson 6 Italian Design
Unit Two Ddsign Fundamental
Lesson 7 Victorian Sculputre
Lesson 8 Painter-Van Gogh
Lesson 9 Golor Drawing
Lesson 10 Golor Drawing(1)
Lesson 11 Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design
Lesson 12 Handmade and Craftsman
Unit Three Product Desi
Lesson 13 Annual Design Awards:Winners 2003
Lesson 14 The Mobile Office
Lesson 15 Aibo Robot Dog
Lesson 16 EDONIS-Design of the Ultimate Supercar
Lesson 17 Insect and Design
Lesson 18 iBook
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N_Unit Four Graphic Desi
N_Unit Five Environment Desi
N_Unit Six Design Technology
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