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FIW 104
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Title: | Elements of Design |
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Course Description: | Guides students in developing an approach to furniture design that will help them with either a current or future project. The class covers sketches, shop drawings, and model making. |
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Min Credit: | 2 |
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Status Notes: | New course entered 5/12/05 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | RRCC |
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Status Notes: | revised-dscrptn,cmptncs,outln entered 11/8/11 LK |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Demonstrate various approaches to furniture design.
2. Create a list of design criteria.
3. Use criteria to begin initial sketches.
4. Modify initial sketches to create a different statement which meets the same criteria.
5. Build furniture models which represent sketches.
6. Modify initial furniture models in an effort to utilize correct proportion.
7. Incorporate the basics of ergonomics in furniture design
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Design criteria
II. Approaches to design
III. Sources of design influence
IV. Thumbnail sketches
V. Model building
VI. Reviewing and refining initial sketches
VII. Creating working and shop drawings
VIII. Building a finished furniture model
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Red Rocks Community College |
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