| Design Foundation | Rev 15 Jul 99 |
Course Descriptions
Design Awareness
(Dsc 101)
Description: Lecture survey of design issues within a cultural, global, and historical context.
Format: One hour lecture
Prerequisite: None
Semester: First Year; First Semester
Content
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Fundamental research and resource methodologies applied to idea conception development
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Contextual cultural, historical, and social significance of design
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Design aesthetics, philosophies, and theories
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Multiplicity of design professions
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Design Principles 1
(Dsc 121)
Description: Design as a visual language and process for design thinking and realization
Format: Five hours studio, one hour lecture
Prerequisite: None
Semester: First Year; First Semester
Content
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Color models
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Emotional, physical, and psychological aspects of color
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Idea generation and idea analysis (basic semiotic language)
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Letterform studies
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Manual color: pigment-based: dry (paper) and wet (gouache)
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Perception / cognition principles
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Two-dimensional and three-dimensional elements and principles of design
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Three-dimensional aspects of objects: space, plane, form, volume, surface
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Design Drawing
(Dsc 120)
Description: Drawing as a means to explore and communicate ideas. Development of individual drawing aptitude as a visual language and process for design thinking
Format: Five hours studio, one hour lecture
Prerequisite: None
Semester: First Year; Second Semester
Content
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Ideation drawing
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Light, shade, shadow, and surface
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Manual, mechanical, and electronic drawing methods
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Orthographic and perspective drawing principles
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Visual acuity and sensitivity
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Design Principles 2
(Dsc 122)
Description: Continued exploration of design as a visual language and process for design thinking and realization
Format: Five hours studio, one hour lecture
Prerequisite: Design Principles 1 (Dsc 121)
Semester: First Year; Second Semester
Content
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Communication language (basic semiotic principles)
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Continued application of design principles, perception, and cognition
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Professional context (client designer user)
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Three-dimensional principles of design
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Typography principles
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Visual semantics
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Thomas Detrie, Coordinator |
detrie@asu.edu