Журнал «Психология образования в поликультурном пространстве»

FORMATION OF DESIGN THINKING OF DESIGNER- STUDENTS BY THE METHOD OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (ON THE MATERIAL OF THE HISTORICAL AND TRADITIONAL COSTUME OF XVII-XVIII CENTURIES RUSSIA AND GERMANY)

Author: Maltseva Victoria A., Zamaziy Olga S.

The article examines one of the aspects of the formation of design thinking in designer-students. This professionally significant personality trait is the basis for the competence model of the future costume designer. Using the method of comparative analysis in the study of basic, historical and cultural subjects, designer-students, according to the results of the study, successfully master the historical and ethnic features of cut elements, the principles of shaping and decorating a costume. The article presents the experience of conducting a comparative analysis within the study of “History of the costume” on the example of the traditional costumes of Germany and Russia of the 17th - 18th centuries. The step-by-step work, organized as a part of the laboratory workshop and course design, included the study of traditional costumes in Germany and Russia in a historical retrospective, an analysis of the characteristics of costumes and their design features, the implementation of a large-scale mock-up doll for the selected historical period and the source of creativity and development based on a comparative analysis of fore-sketches of the author's modern collection of clothing models. The main emphasis was placed on the analysis of traditional costumes of the selected historical period in order to study the main forms of the costume, we compare the design features and decorative solutions, the materials used and color combinations in the costume and the ways of wearing it. The historical diversity of the costumes of the aforementioned countries allowed students, using the method of comparative analysis, not only to identify and systematize both common features and differences in the use of structural elements, accessories, materials and colors, but also to get positive motivation to study the history and culture of the peoples of the world, to realize their creative abilities in the field of design, to develop professional skills and abilities.