ARTT 1360 - Color & Design 1

Credit Hours: 3.00
(6 contact hrs)
Principles of design as a foundation for all work in art. Creative experimentation in two-dimensional design with line, shape, value, texture, and color in various media. Required for pre-art majors.

Prerequisites:
None

OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to design projects with basic elements of design.

Objectives:

Design projects using the elements of line, shape and form
Incorporate hue, value, and intensity in their projects
Use texture and perspective in their projects

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply the basic principles of design art projects.

Objectives:

Recognize elements of design and organization in works of art, contemporary and traditional
Apply these principles by incorporating them into their projects

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.

2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.

3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.

4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.

5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE

Sources of Design
1. Nature
  1. Selected examples in films and slides, lectures and discussions.
  2. Design problems involving studies in:
    1. Natural design formation
    2. Simplifying nature
    3. Abstraction in natural sources
    4. Design project from above
2. Man-made geometric and/or architectural forms
  1. Selected examples in films and slides, lectures and discussions
  2. Sources of man-made and/or non-objective design forms
  3. The man-made environment
  4. Design project involving above concepts
Studies in Visual Design
1. Elements of art
  1. Line
    1. Shape
    2. Form
    3. Design project involving above concepts
  2. Color
    1. Hue
    2. Value
    3. Intensity
    4. Design project involving above concepts
2. Texture and perspective as result of color and line
  1. Texture - selected examples in many materials
    1. Actual
    2. Implied
    3. Design problem
  2. Perspective (including volume)
    1. Actual
    2. Implied
    3. Design problem in volume
    4. Design problem in perspective
  3. Actual
  4. Implied
3. Organization or composition
  1. Unity and variety, and design problem
  2. Harmony and contrast, and design problem
  3. Critique of designs
    1. Student
    2. Contemporary
    3. Traditional
4. Audiovisual aids, field trips, and demonstrations as supplement to program

Primary Faculty
Mitchell, Todd
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Ternullo, Annette

Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088