Introduction to Design

Paper Code: 
TEX -102
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course is designed to create aesthetic sense through designing among the students.

6.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Design

Structural Design, Applied Design

4.00
Unit II: 

Material supplies and how to use them, Design inspiration sources and importance, Creating a collection

5.00
Unit III: 

Types of designs:

  • Floral, Ethnic or folk, Monotone, Patchwork, Liberty, Chintz, Conversational, Batik, Geometric, Foulard, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Contemporary, Botanical, Toile, Scenic or Landscape, Country French, Tropical, Tapestry or warp, Neoclassical, Damask, Documentary, Coordinate Patterns

Process of designing printed fabric: 

  • Layout - Different layouts, the rough layout, the arrangements of layouts, establishing design size, drawing the motifs, refining the motifs.
  • Colour : colour ways, using a colour chart, mixing and matching colours, Making coloured grounds, Painting a Blotch.
10.00
Unit IV: 
  • Techniques for repeat
  • Special design techniques
  • The Role of computer in textile designs.
5.00
Essential Readings: 
  • Yates, M, Textiles: A handbook for designers, W.W. Norton & Company, New York.
  • Joyce C, Textile Design, Watson- Guptill Publications.
References: 
  • Gohl E.G, Vilensky. 1993. Textile Science, C.B.S. Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Garthe, M., Fashio & Color; Rockport Publishers.
  • Kadolph, J.S, Langford,.L.A.. 1998. Textiles (VIII ed), Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
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