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Jan 28 Introduction/Syllabus/Class procedures. Assignment: Past environments-due Jan 30
Jan. 30 Effects of environment on preferences. What is design? Who designs? Evaluation of design. Assignment: Good and bad design- due Feb 4
Feb. 4-6 Elements of design – color. Discussion of color experiments. "Why Man Creates" Discussion of written assignments/Reading assignment 1.*
Feb. 11-13 Assignments: Chroma scale, Gray scale and color wheel due Feb. 25. Come to class prepared to paint.
Feb. 18-20 "Masters of Illusion" Elements of design - line. Bring drawing supplies. Drawing in class. Assignments: Drawings due Feb 28
Feb 25 – 27 Discuss drawings/Right-brain, left-brain. Elements of design - Texture and pattern, form and space. Discuss egg drop (or alternative assignment) - Due April 1
Feb 21 Deadline to drop a course. After this date a "W" will be approved by the CHHS Dean only for documented serious and compelling reasons.
Mar. 4-6 Film. Discuss package design. Due Mar. 13. Bring a well-designed package. Analyze. Bring supplies to work in class.
Mar. 11 Principles of design. Check progress on package design.
Mar. 13 Critique package design and review. Discuss constructions. Bring scissors, glue, straight edge.
Mar. 19-21 Construction and design. Bring scissors, glue, straight edge

March

Last day to withdraw from a class or the University, except in the case of a serious, documented illness or verified accident. Ask about CR/NCR.
Mar. 17-21 Spring recess, no class. Have a nice holiday
Mar, 25-27 Quiz 1 Construction and design analysis.
April 1 Egg drop
April 8-10 Architectural design. Floor plan evaluation Drawing a floor plan. A practice drawing. Bring graph paper, straight edge and pencil. Floor plan assignment- due April 17
April 15-17 "Mosaic" film. Discuss mosaic self-portrait. Bring photo of self to class. It should be at least 3" x 5". Due April 24
April 22-24 Mosaic self-portrait due. Critique of self-portraits. Discuss large mosaic projects. Due May 17.
April 29 Work on large mosaics. Optional quiz.
May 1-13 Work on large mosaics.
May 15 Last day of class. Review. Critique of large mosaic projects/self evaluation
May 20 Color and Design - final exam 8:00-10:30 Good luck!

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This page was last updated  Thursday, January 24, 2002.