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AAR4203

Form and Colour, Basic Course 1A

Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2010
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Written examination and Work

About

About the course

Course content

The course will address drawing, presentation. 3D-form. Colour.

Learning outcome

Autumn: Introduction to basic techniques in drawing presentation related to design with emphasis on form and analysis of form. Introduction to the principles in layout and visual presentation in design. Spring: Introduction to problems concerning plastic 3D and basic theory of form. Introduction to understanding and use of colour.
Design history relates to historical and systematic questions within design. The course will provide knowledge of historically important design products and their theoretical background with emphasis on understanding of their place in technical, production-related, social and ideological systems.

Learning methods and activities

Exercises, individual supervision. Lectures, seminars, and student colloquia. The course is coordinated with the teaching in course TPD4105 Product Design 2 - IT. Lessons will be given in English if some international students follow the course.

Required previous knowledge

Registration deadline: 1. december.

Course materials

Examples from visual art, industrial design and architecture. Recommended textbooks: D.K. Francis, Ching: Tegning. Ingegerd Andersson et al.: Grafisk utforming. Layout og desktop. Cheryl Akner-Koler: Three Dimensional Visual Analysis. Urban Willumsen: Fargelære. Johannes Itten: Fargekunstens elementer. Dick Powell: Presentation Techniques. Kompendium 1&2 in Design History. John Heskett: Industrial Design.

Subject areas

  • Architecture
  • Form and Colour Studies

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Faculty of Architecture and Design

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination and Work
Grade: Passed/Failed

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 1/3 Date 2010-12-08 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.
Øving
Weighting 2/3

Re-sit examination - Spring 2011

Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 1/3 Date 2011-05-30 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.
Øving
Weighting 2/3