ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

Paper Code: 
BFT- 103
Credits: 
8
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To create awareness of design and its interpretation

To foster appreciation of dress designing

Line                                                    15 hrs

  • Line and its types
  • Effect of length and thickness to create rhythm and illusion

 

Shapes                                                  15 hrs

  • Basic Types
  • Structural & Visual Shapes

Colour                                                  20 hrs

  • Effect of tone
  • Apparent change of colour
  • Colour Wheel
  • Colour schemes- primary, secondary, tertiary, analogous, complimentary and split complimentary, achromatic and monochromatic colours

 

Texture                                                  30 hrs

  • Natural texture
  • Fabric textures

 

Scale and proportions on fabric and figure- large, normal and small          10 hrs

 

Formal and informal   Balance                                                         10 hrs

 

Emphasis                             10 hrs

 

Rhythm in styling                                                                      10 hrs

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Birrel and Verla  leone.,Colour and Design A basic Text., vol.I and II.,Digest submitted in requirements for the degree of education in teachers college, Columbia Unversity
  2. Bhatt Pranav. & Goenka Shanita., Foundation of Art & Design., Vallabhvidyanagar., Deep Prakashan,1990
  3. Bustanoby.J.H.,Principles of colour and colour mixing., McGraw Hill Book Company , New York, London,1947
References: 

1. Campbell Mackie, Designing Pattern, Green & Co. Ltd.,1928

2. Felsted C.J., Design Fundamentals., Pitman publishing Corporation, new York, London

3. Frings, Gini Stephens, Fashion Concept to consumer, Prentice Hall career & Technology

4. Gerald, Tracy Filz & Grandon Adrian, 200 projects to get you into fashion design Colour separation , PICA

 

Academic Year: 
2014-15
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