DD 103 |
Elements of Design |
1-1-2-6 |
Syllabus: Understanding
the basic elements of design, Point/Dot and its characteristics; Line:
different types of lines, qualities of lines, Shape: types of shapes, Form/Volume
in two dimensions; Texture: types and applications; creating compositions
using the elements. The Science of Color Theories
(Light & Pigment Theories); History and functions of the basic Colour
Wheel; Science of Colour mixing (Subtractive & Additive colour mixing
principles). Text/Reference
Books: 1.
Samara Timothy, Design Elements, 2nd
Edition: Understanding the rules and knowing when to break them, Rockport
Publishers, 2014 2.
Evans Poppy, Thomas Mark A., Exploring
the Elements of Design, Delmar Cengage
Learning, 2012 3.
White Alex W., The Elements of Graphic
Design, Allworth Press, 2011 4.
Itten J., The
art of colour: the subjective experience and objective rationale of colour,
John Wiley and Sons., 1974 5.
Gage, J., Colour
and meaning : art, science and Singapore: Thames & Hudson symbolism,
1999 6.
Sherin, A.,
Design Elements, Color Fundamentals: A Graphic Style Manual for
Understanding How Color Impacts Design, Beverly, Mass: Rockport
Publishers, 2011 |