Courses & Classes in Design
All classes meet once a week for 4 weeks unless otherwise noted.
DESIGN I: Color
Section 1: 10:00-12:30AM
Section 2: 6:00-8:30PM
Duration: 4 weeks
Class discusses the physics of light and psychophysiology of the visual system
and color perception. Also presents color harmony, coordination & interaction,and
color proportions. Students will design, execute and present garment color
schemes.
Prerequisites: Fashion Illustration I, II
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 10 students per section.
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Whaley, Ph.D.
COST: $195.00
DESIGN II: Line & Proportion
Section 1: 10:00-12:30PM
Section 2: 6:00-8:30PM
Duration: 4 weeks
Figure proportions and silhouettes can be changed through the use of design
lines and proportion to create a more pleasing illusion. This class presents
the design principles of proportion, harmony, rhythm, balance and emphasis.
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 10 students per section.
INSTRUCTOR:Terry Horlamus
COST: $150.00
DESIGN III: Texture
Section 1: 10:00-12:30PM
Section 2: 6:00-8:30PM
Duration: 4 weeks
The texture of a material may make a design either becoming or not through
its interaction with both color and line & proportion. this class presents
the design principles, proportion, rhythm, balance, and emphasis applied to
texture. Topics also include texture identification, traditional texture/garment
combinations and transparency effects. Students will design, execute and present
garment texture schemes.
Prerequisite: Fashion Illustration I, II
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 10 students per section.
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Whaley, Ph.D.
COST: $150.00
DESIGN IV: Aesthetics
Section 1: 10:00-12:30PM
Section 2: 6:00-8:30PM
Duration: 4 weeks
Aesthetics reviews the design principles of color, line & proportion,
and texture, synthesizing them into a whole. An analytical model of esthetics
is presented which students use to develop an esthetic appreciation of their
own and other's work.
Prerequisite: Design I, II, III
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 10 students per section.
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Whaley, Ph.D.
COST: $150.00
DESIGN V: Creativity
1 Saturday, 10:00-3:00PM
Duration: 1 day
Students gain a deeper understanding of creativity and their own creative
process. Class presents historical perspective and cultural myths about creativity
and the creative individual. Also presented are the views and values of society
and the industry. Students will devie and execute exercises and experiments
to enhance personal creativity and then apply these ideas and skills to their
own clothing design.
Prerequisite: Fashion Illustration I, II
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 10 students per section.
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Whaley, Ph.D.
COST: $150.00
DESIGN VI: Detail Appreciation
(1) Saturday, 10:00-3:00PM
This class presents a visual introduction to the
art and mystery of surface and intergral decoration
as applied to fine garment making. Its goal is to
foster a sense of craftsmanshiplike pride and achievement
- by students in their own work.
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 10 students per section.
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
COST: $150.00
CAD (computer aided deisgn) I: TBA
(1) Saturday, 12:00-5:00PM
TBA
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 5 students per section.
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
COST: $150.00
CAD II: TBA
(1) Saturday, 12:00-5:00PM
TBA
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT: 5 students per section.
INSTRUCTOR: TBA
COST: $150.00