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303951 (v.3) Fashion and Textile Studio 192


 

Area:

Department of Art

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Introduction to two and three-dimensional approaches to studio practice and design techniques. Emphasis is placed on experimental processes in response to set project work.
 

Unit Outcomes:

This unit further introduces two and three-dimensional approaches to studio practice and design techniques - To further introduce two and three-dimensional approaches to studio practice and design techniques in Fashion and Textiles. To further introduce the understanding of the aesthetic and technical issues that impact on the field of Fashion design in a contempory market Create a predisposition to the innovative in preference to conventional assumptions and thinking. Develop methods of analysing the design process and ways of structuring work, encouraging independent judgment and critical awareness. To effectively communicate design solutions through verbal, two and three-dimensional visual methods. Emphasis is placed on research and innovativeresponses to set project work.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Brannon, E., 2000, Fashion Forecasting, New York, Fairchild Publications. Gross, Kim Johnson. Work Clothes. 1st Ed. Chic Simple. London: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Kobayashi, K., 1998, Colourist, Kodansha America Inc. Stecker, Pamela. The Fashion Design Manual. South Melbourne: Macmillan Education Australia, 1996. Woo, Jean, 1960. Executive Style: Dress Essentials For Men and Women In The Business World. Sydney: Prentice Hall Australia, 1997.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed text.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Continuous Assessment 100%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 100500 Graphic and Design Studios (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

1  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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