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DESIGN CONCEPT
To create awareness of design and its interpretation
To foster appreciation of dress designing
Design – Definition and understanding aspects of design
Design process – Concept, research, design exploration & conceptualization,
Design development and design worksheet
Classification of Design:
Structural: variation in fiber, yarn, fabric development
Applied: dyeing, printing, finishing, painting & embroidery
Definition of Motifs & its characteristics
Types of motifs: Geometrical, Stylized, Figurative, Abstract, Folk, Tribal
Concept of Repeat in Design
Types of Repeats: Plain, Vertical, Horizontal, Twill, Mirror, Half step, All over.
Elements of Design-
Lines – types of lines and application of lines
Color – Intensity, value, hue
Aspects of color, color wheel and color schemes
Texture –definition and its types, factors affecting textures
Form – space, shape, form and silhouette
Principles of Design-Harmony, Proportion, Balance, Rhythm and Emphasis
Application of elements and principles of design
Figure type and its analysis
Selecting and designing clothing according to figure types
Fabric design in garment construction
Factors affecting the choice of fabric and dress design according to the age, size, personality and occasion
1. Sumathi, G. J., Elements of Fashion and Apparel Design, New Age International (P) Ltd 2002.
2. Lyle, Dorothy., Contemporary Clothing, Bennett And Mc Knight Publishing Company, Peoria Illinois
3. Beetala, Reeta, Design Concept, Design Comprehension And Visualisation, Ane Books, New Delhi
- Sharon, Lee. Tate, Inside Fashion Designer, Harper and Row Publisher, New York
- Wright, Simon Sieve, Basic Fashion Design, Research and design, AVA publishing , U. K. 2009
- Udale, Jenny, Basic Fashion Design, Textile & Fashion, AVA publishing , U. K. 2009
