IDE1101

Design studio 1 (industrial design)

3 points
* 6 hours per week including one 1-hour lecture and 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 be able to apply the two-dimensional elements of design - form, shape, volume, tone, line, texture, pattern, and colour; recognise, analyse and be able to apply the three-dimensional elements of design - spatial manipulation or organisation, structures in nature and built forms, and modular systems; understand basic aspects of the range of major selected colour theories.

Synopsis Commencing with an introduction and exercises, this unit develops through a sequential program of lectures and practice, to culminate in the integration of selected principles of design. Students are introduced to theories of perception, problem-solving in design and processes of creativity. Set projects will 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
Myers J R The language of visual art: Perception as a basic for design Holt Rinehart
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