Workshop - Spatial Composition (FSI-YZ1)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: doc. akad. soch. Ladislav Křenek, ArtD.  
Supervising institute: ÚK all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of the subject is to get students acquainted with the basics of building volume, form and creative 3D activity. This is in practice developed on 3D composition studies. The aim is to develop creative potential in students.
Learning outcomes and competences:
The subject allows students to gain basic knowledge for creation and analysis of 3D objects. Getting acquainted with basic techniques and instruments for creation of composition studies from industrial plasticine and pottery clay.
Prerequisites:
Elementary knowledge of perspective, drawing of basic geometric bodies is a prerequisite. Basic orientation in art and design history is important. Any experience with 3D works is an advantage.
Course contents:
The subject deals with basics of industrial design from the perspective of shapes. Practical workshops on general topics serve as an introduction to 3D creative work. Composition studies emphasize the volume and relationship of content and form. Clay (both industrial plasticine and pottery clay) is used for the modelling.
Teaching methods and criteria:
Creative work in ateliers.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Graded course-unit credit requirements: attendance in lessons, meeting assigned projects deadlines, oral presentation of projects.
Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on projects. In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points.
Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is F "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Compulsory attendance at seminars. Education runs according to the week schedule. The way of compensation of missed seminars is specified by the tutor.
Type of course unit:
    Labs and studios  13 × 3 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Labs and studios 1. Assigning 1st task /composition studies on general theme/, theme analysis, drawing sketches
2. Drawing sketches, three-dimensional sketches
3. 3D sketches, model creation
4. Making the model, work on a poster
5. Evaluation of 1st task /analysis of strengths and weaknesses in individual works/, assigning 2nd task /composition studies on general theme/, theme analysis
6. Drawing sketches, three-dimensional sketches
7. 3D sketches, model creation
8. Making the model, work on a poster
9. Evaluation of 2nd task /analysis of strengths and weaknesses in individual works/, assigning 3rd task /composition studies on general theme/, theme analysis
10. Drawing sketches, three-dimensional sketches
11. 3D sketches, model creation
12. Making the model, work on a poster
13. Evaluation of 3rd task /analysis of strengths and weaknesses in individual works/, analysis of the whole semester
Literature - fundamental:
1. WONG, Wucius. Principles of Form and Design. New York: John Wiley, 1993. ISBN 0-471-28552-8.
2. PIPES, Alan. Foundations of Art + Design. Second edition. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-85669-578-7.
3. LIDWELL, William, Kritina HOLDEN a Jill BUTLER. Universal Principles of Design. Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, 2003. ISBN 1-59253-007-9.
Literature - recommended:
2. PELCL, Jiří. Design: od myšlenky k realizaci = from idea to realization. V Praze: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze, c2012. ISBN 978-80-86863-45-0.
3. TERSTIEGE, Gerrit, ed. The Making of Design: From the First Model to the Final Product. 2009. Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 978-3-0346-0089-7.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B3A-P full-time study B-PDS Industrial Design -- GCr 3 Compulsory 1 1 S