702-120 Design Communications

This subject introduces graphic skills appropriate to design and building. These skills are taught through a series of constructed and freehand drawing assignments essential to the design thinking process. Tutorials are held in the studio and outdoors and are developed concurrently with the graphic skills required in Construction Technology 1A and Architectural Design 1A. Emphasis is given to development of orthographic and perspective drawing, delineation and representation of form and volume. In addition, content includes two modules: digital skills and life drawing.

On completion of the subject students should be able to:

• Learn to draw and design with confidence.

• Create orthographic and perspective drawings.

• Demonstrate constructed, freehand and digital drawing techniques.

On completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:

• Perception of objects in a 3-dimensional framelwork.

• Presentation of projects verbally and graphically.

• Teamwork and time-management.

Freehand and constructed drawing exercises held both outdoors and in the studio (63%), a three-hour perspective drawing test (7%), life drawing in class (15%), and a computer photoshop exercise (15%).

• D Cooper, Drawing and Perceiving. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 2nd edition, 1992.