NVCC COLLEGE-WIDE COURSE CONTENT SUMMARY
ART 131-132 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN (4 CR.) (4 CR.)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Explores the concepts of two- and three-dimensional design and color. May include field trips as required. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

GENERAL COURSE PURPOSE

The course is intended for future professional artist, designers, fine arts teachers, and art historians. The first semester of the first year of design is intended to introduce the student/artist to two dimensional and three dimensional communication in black and white media.

ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCIES

None

ART 131 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN I

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

    1. discover and manipulate factors of form in black and white two dimensional and three dimensional media
    2. encourage and adopt creative approach and self-critical attitude in one's work
    3. develop an awareness of the relationships between studio work and the environment between studio work and art of the present and the past
    4. develop a vocabulary of art and design terminology and an ability to use this to successfully communicate with others
    5. craftsmanship
MAJOR TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED

The student will present visual two dimensional and three dimensional solutions to a series of problems dealing with:

    1. Organization
    2. Rhythm
    3. Repetition
    4. Variety
    5. Contrast
    6. Value
    7. Movement
    8. Balance
    9. Proportion
    10. Shape
    11. Spatial Relationships
    12. Form
    13. Functions
    14. Texture
EXTRA TOPICS (optional)

Optional topics may be included at the discretion of the instructor.
 


ART 132 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN II

ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCIES

Prerequisite for this course is ART 131 - "Fundamentals of Design I" is recommended.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

    1. discover and manipulate factors of form and color theory using two dimensional and three dimensional media
    2. encourage and adopt a creative approach and self critical attitude in one's work
    3. develop an awareness of the relationships between studio work and the environment between studio work and art of the present and the past
    4. develop a vocabulary of art and design terminology and an ability to use this to successfully communicate with others
    5. craftsmanship
MAJOR TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED

The student will present visual two dimensional and three dimensional solutions to a series of problems dealing with color analysis:

    1. Properties of light
    2. Properties of colored materials; hue, value, chroma
    3. Color systems
    4. Color mixing, additive, subtractive, found color
    5. Interaction of colors, simultaneous contrast
    6. Two and three dimensional movement of color in space
EXTRA TOPICS (optional)

Optional topics included at the discretion of the instructor.

Revised 9/99

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