Course Details

1. To become familiarised with the principles of 3D Visual Arts and Design.
2. To develop an understanding on how drawing could contribute, along with experimentation, research, invention and synthesis, towards a solid ground relating the Design and Aesthetic values of their work.
3. To establish how materials and techniques allow students to broaden the range of their skills and creative expression, thus reflecting these qualities into their concept, subject matter and visual representation of their work.
4. To develop a critical eye through the theory of Art and Design.
5. To integrate design with visual, cultural and/ or sociopolitical associations in order to achieve a conceptual and visually intelligent and aesthetic result.
6. To understand the interconnection between realistic imagery and its process of abstraction.
7. To be in a position to develop 2D drawings and ideas to 3D forms and/ or installations.

Analyticaldrawing will form the initial basis for each project. Elements of form andcolour, texture and tones, surface tactility and spacious awareness are studiedalong with ways in which the above elements can be applied in design, providinga broad base of awareness and experience in visual language, designmethodologies, problem solving and expression, using 2D and 3D media. Keypoints as followed:

Introductionto Colour Theory: Emphasis onprimary, secondary and neutral colours, use of hues and contrasts.

Introduction to principles of Design and 3D Visual Arts. To push forward both in a theoretical as well as practical levelbasic principles of Design and the 3D Visual Art field; through drawingexercises, experimentation with form, colour, shape, texture, materials andtechniques - to introduce the idea of developing 2D forms into 3D.

Development of Technique, Skills and Expressional Means. Emphasis should be place on developing drawingskills through observation and analysis of a given object/subject matter aswell as awareness in terms of concept and idea-associations, problem solvingand decision-making.

Integration of theory, analysis, exploration and innovation. Emphasis on synthesis and integration of every aspect ofan art and design product, referring both to concept, creative means, in depthresearch and appropriate associations to critical issues and ideas. Should bestressed and become acknowledge through the work that final products shouldreflect on interesting thinking process, aesthetic values and intelligent creativelanguage.

No specific textbook required

• Animals1419 copyright-free illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc. Selected by Jim Harter.
• A Butterfly Book for the Pocket by Edmund Sandars. (Design): 100 vegetables and where they came from, by W.W. Weaver, illustrated by Signe Sundberg-Hall
• COLLAGE AND FOUND ART, MEILACH DONA, LONDON, STUDIO VISTA, 1964
• GIACOMETTI.SCULPTURES PAINTINGS DRAWINGS, LONDON, 1965 Drawing Now: Between the Lines of Contemporary Art (Paperback) By Tracey (Author), Downs (Editor), Marshall (Editor), Sawdon (Editor), Selby (Editor), Tormey (Editor) Drawing Now: Eight Propositions (Hardcover)
• Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with Art Study & Timeline Printed Access Card) (Paperback), Fred S. Kleiner (Author)
• Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals (Hardcover), Rob Thomson, 2007
• Materials for Inspirational Design (Paperback), Chris Lefteri (Author) Materials and Design, Second Edition: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design (Paperback), Michael F. Ashby (Author), Kara Johnson (Author)http://www.amazon.com/Materials-Design-Second-Material-Selection/dp/1856174972/ref=pd_sim_b_1 - # Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture (Paperback), Jennifer Hudson (Author) Transmaterial 2: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical Environment (Paperback), Blaine Brownell

-      Extendedproject briefings

-      Presentations(audio and visual)

-     practical workshops

-     exercises

-     illustrated lectures and group critiques

-     personal tutorials.

-     group tutorials.

-     personal research, realization andmanipulation in project work

-     continuous evaluation and assessment.