Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
DMA
Course Subject
DMA
Course Number
1120
Course Section
01
Course Title
Fundamentals of Design
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2015
Credits
4.00
Area of Study
DMA
Course Description
Goals: To enable students to apply basic formal principles of visual design in the creation and analysis of simple 2d digital media projects. Enable students to apply design thinking strategies to develop an effective work process in design. Content: Through a series of hands-on projects utilizing a variety of materials and methods, this course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of visual design: picture plane, figure/ground relationships, scale and proportions, pattern, composition, value, color, methods for conveying time and spatial illusion. In addition to introducing formal design strategies, the course examines issues of content and the historical/cultural context in which works of art are produced. Taught: Fall and Spring semesters Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Lawton, Debra, "DMA1120-01.Fundamentals of Design.F15.Lawton,Debra" (2015). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 5719.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/5719