Design Foundations
DESIGN FOUNDATIONS
Fall 2012
| Instructor: Dr. Annette Lynch | Office Hours: 243 Latham, MWF 9-10 AM |
| Office: 243 Latham Hall, 219 Sabin Hall | Web address: http://uni.edu/lynch |
| Voice Mail: 273-2114 | Email: Lynch@uni.edu |
Required Textbooks and Materials:
Fernandez, G. R. (2008). Illlustration for Fashion Design: 12 Steps to the Fashion Figure. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Art Materials to be announced.
Required Special Event:
Homecoming Royalty Talent Competition: Tuesday, October 16 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM
The Royalty Showcase is where the Homecoming Court will show us their stuff and compete for the titles of King and Queen. Come and support your fellow Panthers! The talent competition will take place at 7:30pm in the Maucker Union Ballroom
Course Objectives:
1. Introduce students to principles and elements of design as they apply to textile and apparel design.
2. Stimulate creativity and critical thinking through the completion of a series of projects and critiques.
3. Introduce students to fundamentals of color theory as enacted in apparel design.
4. Introduce students to fundamentals of fashion illustration.
All course requirements must be met in order to receive a grade in this course.
Assignments are due in class on the date due. Assignments that are put in my mailbox or turned in late receive a lower letter grade than those turned in on time. Habitual late assignments will affect your grade in this course. Letter grades are based on a percentage grading scale.
| 90 - 100 % | A |
| 80 - 89 % | B |
| 70 - 79 % | C |
| 60 - 69 % | D |
Class Policies
Attendance Policy: Students are expected to be at all class sessions. It is the instructor's philosophy that classes should be attended to receive full credit for a college level course. Attendance roll will be taken and penalties assessed for excessive missed classes, medically excused or not. The following penalty schedule will be applied in the class:
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more than 5 classes missed - loss of one full grade in course |
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more than 7 classes missed - loss of two full grades in course |
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more than 9 classes missed - failure for the entire course |
Course Requirements and Grading System:
| Design Exercises | 100 PT |
| Homecoming Cape/Crown Project | 100 PT |
| Duct Tape Vivienne Westwood Final Project | 100 PT |
| Fashion Illustration Notebook | 50 PT |
| Design Inspiration Notebook | 50 PT |
| Final Exam Portfolio Pages (2) | 100 PT |
| Total Points | 500 PT |
Assignments are due in class on the date due. Assignments that are put in my mailbox or turned in late receive a lower letter grade than those turned in on time. Habitual late assignments will affect your grade in this course. Letter grades are based on a percentage grading scale.
Assignments - Assignments are due in class the day of the critique. Students must have a doctor's excuse to miss a critique, and must inform me ahead of time. Any work not turned in on time will be marked one grade lower. After the first late week, two grades lower.
Critiques- Students who must miss a critique due to extreme illness or other emergency must contact me in advance of the critique in order to arrange a make-up assignment or exam.
Students with Special Needs:
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) provides protection from discrimination for qualified individuals with disabilities. Students with a disability, who require assistance, will need to contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) for coordination of academic accommodations. The ODS is located at 213 Students Services Center. Their phone number is 319-273-2676. Students should also feel free to contact the professor if there are accommodations that can be made.
Tentative Schedule
| Date | Class Topic: | Due in Class |
| August 21, T | Introduction to Course Content. Introduction to Line | |
| August 23, Th |
Concept Table Presentations: Line Inspiration Lab Time: Complete 5 renderings of sources of inspiration, and 3 modifications |
Sketch notebook, pencils, 10 sources of inspiration: Line |
| August 28 |
Lab Time: Complete Line Design |
Building materials: Line Mini Design |
| August 30 |
Concept Table Presentations: Line Mini Design Introduction to Shape Lab Time: Complete Line Design |
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| Sept 4, T |
Line Critique Lab Time: Complete 5 renderings of sources of inspiration (SHAPE), and 3 modifications |
Sketch notebook, pencils, 10 sources of inspiration: Shape |
| Sept 6, TH |
Concept Table Presentations: Shape Inspiration Lab Time: Complete Shape Design |
Building materials: Shape Mini Design |
| Sept 11, T |
Concept Table Presentations: Shape Mini Design Introduction to Texture Lab Time: Complete Shape Design
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| Sept 13, TH |
Shape Critique Concept Table Presentations: Texture Inspiration Lab Time: Complete 5 renderings of sources of inspiration TEXTURE, and 3 modifications |
Sketch notebook, pencils, 10 sources of inspiration: Texture |
| Sept 18, T |
Concept Table Presentations: Texture Mini Design Lab Time: Complete Texture Design |
Building materials: Texture Mini Design |
| Sept 20, TH |
Texture Critique Homecoming Royalty: Cape and Crown Project Assigned |
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| Sept 25, T |
Concept Table Presentations: Cape and Crown Inspirations Lab Time: Complete 5 renderings of sources of inspiration, and 3 modifications |
Sketch notebook, pencils, 10 sources of inspiration: Homecoming Cape and Crown |
| Sept 27, TH |
Concept Table Presentations: Homecoming Cape and Gown Lab Time: Work on Cape and Gown |
Building materials required in class |
| Oct. 2, T |
Lab Time: Work on Cape and Gown |
Building materials required in class |
| Oct 4, TH |
Lab Time: Work on Cape and Gown |
Building materials required in class |
| Oct 9, T | Process Crit: Cape and Gown | Building materials required in class |
| Oct 11, Th |
Cape and Gown, Final Crit |
Building materials required in class |
| Oct 16, T | No Class, class required to attend Homecoming Royal Court | |
| Oct 18, Th | VW Show and Tell | |
| Oct 23, T | ||
| Oct 25, Th | Individual Student Critiques
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| Oct 30, T |
Saint Louis: No Class |
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| Nov 1, Th |
Work Day: Swatches |
Building materials required in class |
| Nov 6, T |
Swatches Due: End of Class Work Day: Final Project |
Building materials required in class |
| Nov 8, TH | Work Day Final Project | Building materials required in class |
| Nov 13, T |
Work Day: Final Project |
Building materials required in class |
| Nov 15, Th |
Work Day: Final Project |
Building materials required in class |
| Nov 20, T | THANKSGIVING BREAK | |
| Nov 22, Th | THANKSGIVING BREAK | |
| Nov 27, T |
Final Exam Porfolio Page Assigned Work Day: Final Project, and Portfolio Pages |
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| Nov 29, Th | Work Day: Final Project & Portfolio Pages | |
| Dec 4, T | Final Project Due: Photo Shoot | |
| Dec 6, TH | Final Exam Portfolio Work Day | |
| Final Exam | Final Project Critique/Portfolio Pages Due |