Course Overview
Introduction to 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional form. Radii manipulation in 2D and 3D form. * Exploration of surface textures in different materials. * 2 and 3D Form transition. Exploration of form to develop imagination and insight. * Use of metaphors to generate new forms. Concept of family of forms. * Introduction to 3D geometry. Basic 3D Forms: cube, tetrahedron, octahedron etc. and their imaginative use in generating complex forms and structures. * Use of combinatrics as a method of 3Dform generation. * Form, material and process relationship.
| Total Credits | 6.0 |
| Type | Theory |
| Lecture | 6.0 |
| Practical | 4.0 |
| Half Semester | N |
| Text Reference | * Itten, Johannes; The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color, Wiley Publications,1997* Hannah, Gail Greet; Elements of Design, Princeton Architectural Press, 2002* Byers, Mel; The Design Encyclopedia, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publications,* Livio, Mario; The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World`s Most Astonishing Number, Publisher: Broadway, 2003 |
About Instructor

Prof. Sandesh M. Ramu
