/104: Basic Design I and II

At the end of the course, students should be able to 1. demonstrate the understanding of three-dimensional practice in many facets through conceptual and technical approaches; 2. express expansive experience grounded in material tradition that promote creative study challenges in various disciplines of Industrial Design; 3. identify basic tools, materials and techniques used in ceramics, fashion design, graphics, textiles, glass design and technology and metal design; 4. explore the language and grammar of design at both two- and three-dimensional level; 5. analyse principles of form and spatial organization; and 6. make relief design.

General introduction to basic tools, materials and techniques used in ceramics, fashion design, graphics, textiles, glass design and technology and metal design. It serves as a foundation course that involves the practical exploration of the language and grammar of design at both two- and three-dimensional level. Students are introduced to fundamentals of design, design thinking and ideation process with preliminary exercises of procedural usage of shapes, forms and space to evolve creative ideas. Study of elements and principles of design and its relationship to various industrial design disciplines. Basic requirements of design – function, aesthetic and ergonomics. Introduction to the basic techniques in design, with emphasis on projects using basic shapes, natural forms and found objects leading to product design. Study of principles of form and spatial organization, relief designs, mobiles and objects in the round, modelling and prototyping. Definition, types and methods of reproducing designs. Study of basic repro methods, tools and materials. Basic Design II involves intensive exploration of shapes, forms and space. The focus is on the examination of design in terms of perception of form, technical application, and identification of materials and production methods and basic introduction to design. The role of design in meeting the functional, aesthetic and ergonomic requirements of industrial design products will be analysed. Knowledge of factors determining appropriate design including environmental sustainability and manufacturing techniques. Colour studies. Interrelationship of two and three- dimensional designs.