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 and patterns                                                        30 hrs
•    Natural texture
•    Fabric textures

 

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

normal and small 
 

Balance formal and informal                                                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, 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 designColour separation , PICA
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