Textile Design

Paper Code: 
FST- 302
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To impart knowledge about application of colours
  • To learn the process of designing through motifs

 

Unit I: 
COURSE CONTENT
  • Color study:
    • Dimensions of colour- hue, intensity and value.
    • Colour wheel
    • Color schemes- primary, secondary, tertiary, analogous colours, complimentary and split complimentary, achromatic and monochromatic colours
  • Source of inspiration designing combination
    • Geometrical shapes
    • Abstract
    • Floral
    • Nature
    • Mythological
    • Architectural
  • Process of Designing
    • Motif development - Geometrical, simplified, naturatized, stylized,                                                        symbolic, ornamental and abstract.
    • Growth of Motif- Enlarging and Reducing.
    • Color application- Color Harmonies and color ways.
    • Layouts- Steps of layouts and its types: one way, two way, all over & five star.
    • Placements and Repeats- All over, Half drop- steps to create half drop, order- points to consider in border repeat, square, free flowing & stripes

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Yates, M., Textiles: A Handbook of Designers, WW Norton Publishing Company.
  2. Prakash., traditional Indian Motifs, The Design Point, Bombay.
  3. Gohl E.G and Vilensky 1993: Textile Science, C.B.S. Publishers New Delhi.

 

References: 
  1. Rubin, L.G., (1976) The world of Fashion, Publication Canfield Press, Sans Fransisco.
  2. Davis, M.L., (1996) Visual Design in Dress, Prentice Hall Inc.
  3. Meller., Textile Designs, Thames and Hunson Ltd., London.
  4. Gaur. J., Textiles & Laundry, Research publications, New Delhi.
  5. Kadolph. J.S & Langford. L.A., Textiles, VIII ed., 1998, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

 

Academic Year: 
2015-16
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