Basic Design (Practical)

Paper Code: 
VAF 104
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course will enable the students to-

  1. Translate a 3D into 2D design through various compositions 
  2. Respond to problems in a creative and expressive manner
  3. Develop designs utilizing the knowledge of colors, elements and principles of design.

 

COURSE OUTCOMES

 

Course

 

Course Outcomes

 

Learning and teaching strategies

 

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

VAF 104

Basic Design

(Practical)

 

The students will be able to-

CO13: Demonstrate ability in drawing: perception, translation of 3-D into 2-D space, composition through geometrical shapes and forms-composition in contrast, black and white, positive and negative space, tessellation.

 

CO14:  Demonstrate problem solving thinking in systematic, conceptual and expressive manner

 

CO15:  Interpret and apply fundamental elements and principles of visual organization in solving visual problems.

 

CO16: Demonstrates knowledge of technical and aesthetic issues in their discipline.

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion on composition subjects, Tutorials, Videos, Demonstration, Reading assignments.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Sketching, lay outing of composition, Self-learning assignments, Effective questions,

presentation, Giving tasks.

 

Viva-Voice on display of artworks, Continuous Assessment Test, Semester end examinations, Quizzes, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and regular submission.

 

COURSE CONTENT:

To develop an understanding of the elements and principles of design through various practical exercises. Study of two-dimensional space and its organizational possibilities; behavior of force and energy contained in line, form, color and texture; knowledge of primary, secondary, tertiary and complementary colors and their relationships. Introduction to the technical terms related to color theory. Introduction to the art of beautiful handwriting i.e. Calligraphy (Italic). Study of letterforms, basic types, study of their formal aspects, proportion, weight and inter relationship of positive and negative space. Study of Gothic and Roman and Devanagari.

 

Submission:    2 assignments (Exercises with basic shapes and texture in relation to space)

                        6 assignments (Gothic and Roman and Devanagari)

2 assignments (Compositions based on studies from nature)

 

 

 

 

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