VCO1403

Design studio 1 (visual communication)

3 points - One 1-hour lecture, one 2-hour studio and 3 independent study hours per week - First semester - Caulfield - Prerequisites: None

Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should recognise, analyse and use the elements of design: form, shape, volume, tone, line, texture, pattern, and colour; recognise, analyse and use the physical elements of design and their structuring: spatial manipulation or organisation, structures in nature and built forms, and modular systems; understand selected colour theories.

Synopsis Commencing with a basic introduction and exercises, this unit develops through a sequential program of theoretical lectures and practice, to culminate in the complex integration of the selected principles of design. Students are introduced to the theories of perception, problem-solving in design and the processes of creativity. Set projects encourage experimentation with various two-dimensional and three-dimensional materials, techniques and methods of interpretation.

Assessment Assigned projects 100%

Recommended texts

Itten J Design and form: The basic course at the Bauhaus Thames and Hudson, 1975
Itten J The art of colour Van Nostrand, 1993
Larkin J Manipulating space Nelson, 1988
Lauer D Design basics Holt Rinehart, 1979
Wallschlaeger C and Busic-Snyder C Basic visual concepts and principles W C Brown, 1992
Wong W Principles of 2D design Van Nostrand, 1972
Wong W Principles of 3D design Van Nostrand, 1977

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