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Lecture—4 hours. Introduction to the design discipline through readings, writing, visual problem solving, and critical analysis. Topics: design principles and elements, vocabulary, color theory, Gestalt principles, conceptualization strategies. Role of designer and products in contemporary culture including social responsibility and sustainability.—I. (I.) Sylva
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Studio—6 hours; lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, 14, 15. Photography for designers with emphasis on 35mm camera photography, black and white processes, and darkroom techniques. Brief introduction to digital photography. The role of photography within society. Critical analysis of photographs. Priority given to Design majors.—IV. (IV.) Sylva
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Studio—6 hours; lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, 14, 15. Photography for designers with emphasis on 35mm camera photography, black and white processes, and darkroom techniques. Brief introduction to digital photography. The role of photography within society. Critical analysis of photographs. Priority given to Design majors.
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Studio—5 hours; lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 1; students with a background in drawing or Advanced Placement Art Studio units are encouraged to submit a portfolio for review to waive this course. Priority to Design majors. Drawing as a tool for design. Basic skills in objective observation and representation, including line, shape, tone, and space. Drawing as a tool for formulating and working through design problems.
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Studio—5 hours; lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, 14 or consent of instructor. Priority to Design majors. Understanding color, form and composition as ways of communicating design concepts and content. Color theory, color mixing, interaction of color. Explores a variety of materials, media and presentation techniques.
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Studio—6 hours; lecture—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1, 14, 15. Introduction to computers in design with emphasis on development of a general understanding of graphic design, including theory, practice, and technology. Includes principles of color, visual organization, visual hierarchy, typography, image enhancement. Projects created on Macintosh computers. Priority given to sophomore and junior Design students.
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Studio—8 hours. Prerequisite: course in drawing recommended. Creation of three-dimensional designs on two-dimensional surfaces.
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Priority to Design majors. A social and stylistic history of design (crafts and industrial products, costume, architecture, landscape, graphics) up to the 19th century. Emphasis on changing methods of design and production in the 19th century. Field trip required. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 40 or course 140. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1; course 40A or art history through the 19th century recommended, or consent of instructor. Priority given to Design majors. Social and stylistic history of design (crafts and industrial products, costume, architecture, landscape, visual communication) from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Emphasis on design reform and the growth of modernism in Europe and America. Field trip required. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt.
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 14, 15, 21 or consent of instructor. Priority to Design majors. Introduction to concepts, methods and materials for model making in design. The use of models for idea generation, as well as specifics for study models, semi-detailed and presentation models.—Kessler
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 14, 15. Priority to Design majors. Introduction to diverse methods for creating imagery, patterns, and textures on cloth. Explorations and experimentation with dyes and pigments, mechanical resists, color removing, and physical and chemical alterations of textile surfaces and structures.
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Priority given to Design majors. Introduction to diverse methods for creating textile structures. Exploration of the creative potential of hand-constructed textiles, manipulation of fabric to create dimensional surfaces, and the basics of building and joining fabric structures. Only two units of credit to students who have completed courses 23 or 24. Not open for credit for students who have completed both 23 and 24.—Savageau
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 14, 15, 70. Priority given to Design majors. The study and practice of designing clothing for the human body. Emphasis on flat pattern development, structural joining sequences and the development of three-dimensional garments from two-dimensional drawings. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 77A.
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 14, 15, 70, 77 (77A also acceptable) or consent of instructor. Priority to Design majors. Advanced study and practice of designing clothing for the human body through pattern development and structural joining. Emphasis on draping techniques and advanced conceptualization for fashion design. Not open for credit to students who have taken course 77B.
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Lecture—2 hour; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 13, 15, 16, or consent of instructor; priority to Design majors. Digital imaging for designers, combining theoretical perspectives with practical applications. Expansion of use and meaning of the single photographic image through collage techniques, grids, triptychs and image sequencing. Alteration of image meaning through the addition of text.—Sylva
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 14, 15, 16. Fundamentals of letterforms and typography. Characteristics of typefaces, formatting and composition of type. Principles of legibility, visual hierarchy, rules and blocks, grids, and integration of type with images. Not available for credit to students having completed course 22.
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Studio—5 hours; lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 13, 14, 15, 16, 113, 115. Priority to Design majors. Through multiple, conceptually-linked assignments, this course focuses on the fundamental choices designers make in translating concepts into graphic form, taking projects from initial concept and research, to design strategies, to project resolution and audience reception. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 152 or 152A.
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 13, 14, 15, 16, 113, and 115. Priority to Design majors. Technical and conceptual aspects of creating interactive visual media for screen-based delivery, concentrating on web sites. Attention to conceptual framework, visual design, information architecture and interactivity. Researched and written pre-production materials required. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 153.
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, Art 5 or Landscape Architecture 1 or consent of instructor. Analysis of responsible and sustainable design and art practice. Projects in visual and environmental arts addressing issues in renewable resources; working with nature, reuse/recycling, post-consumer products, reclamation, endangered sources, and new/alternative uses of products and materials. Required field trip.—II. (III.) Laky
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1; 14, 15, and 16 recommended. Principles, practice and materials of contemporary sustainable design in the context of environmental crisis. History of sustainable design in relation to the fields of textiles, visual communication, interior architecture, exhibition design and lighting. Only two units of credit for students who have completed course 127.—II. (II.) Savageau
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Lecture—2 hours; studio—5 hours. Prerequisite: courses 1, 14, 15, 16 and 127A. Analysis and practice of sustainable design within studio context. Design project that incorporate the reuse of post consumer waste; standard materials vs. sustainable materials; Cradle to Cradle philosophy and practice; biomimicry; Life Cycle Analysis. Required field trips. Not open for credit for students who have completed course 127.—III. (III.) Savageau
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Studio—8 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, 60, 77, and 107. Priority given to Design, Textiles and Clothing, and Theater majors. Exploration of materials, embellishments, and structural techniques derived from historic and contemporary world cultures. Emphasis on unique qualities of individual expression applied to hand made textiles, fashion and textile products.
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Studio—8 hours. Prerequisite: course 23 or 24. Foundation course in handwoven textile structure and design, emphasizing yarn identification, basic drafting, basic weaves and their derivatives explored in context of original color effects and yarn combinations.
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Studio—8 hours. Prerequisite: course 132A. Intermediate level study of complex fabric structure with emphasis on pattern in relation to surface, dimension, and material.
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