ELEMEMTS OF TEXTILE DESIGN

Paper Code: 
GHSC 111(A)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Get an insight of structural and decorative designs
  2. Enhance knowledge of colours and colour ways to imply it to textile designing
  3. Gain Knowledge of elements and principles of design applied in different textiles

Course Outcomes (COs):

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

  
 

The students will be able to –

 

CO32: Analyze aspects of designs and its utilization in textiles

CO33: Develop concept of design process and its importance in textile design

CO34: Identify various design components and its importance in textile design

CO35: Differentiate the design elements and principles of design

CO36 :Identify various  motifs and repeats and their application in textiles

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, assignments

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation,  presentation, Giving tasks

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentations,  

 

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I
  • Definition and understanding aspects of design
  • Classification to Design: Structural Design and Applied Design

 

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II
  • Design process – Concept, Research, Design exploration & Conceptualization   

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III
  • Introduction to various types of designs and layouts                                                
  • Types of motifs: Geometrical, Stylized, Figurative, Abstract, Folk, Tribal
  • Types of Repeats:  Ogee pattern, Vertical, Horizontal, Mirror, Half drop, All over

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV
  • Elements of Design & its application in Textiles
  • Lines – types of lines and application of lines
  • Colour – Intensity, value, hue
  • Aspects of Colour: Colour wheel and Colour schemes, warm & cool colours
  • Texture –definition and its types, factors affecting textures
  • Form and Shape

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V
  • ·                     Principles of Design & its application in Textiles
  • ·                     Balance: Symmetric and Asymmetric
  • ·                     Proportion
  • ·                     Rhythm
  • ·                     Emphasis
  •                       Repetition
Essential Readings: 
  •  Wilson, Jacquie, Handbook of Textile Design: Principles, Processes and Practices, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge England.
  • Betala, Reeta, Design: Comprehension and Visualization, Ane      Books, New Delhi
References: 
  • Jane, Mills & Janet K. Smith, Designing Concepts, Fairchild Publications, New York.
  • Carol Joyce, Textile Design, Watson- Guptill Publications.
  • Garthe, M., Fashion & Colour; Rockport Publishers.
  • Sumathi, G.J.,Elements of Fashion and Apparel Design, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi.

 

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Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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