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DESIGN DRAWINGBased on the premise that drawing is central to the design process this course focuses on drawing as a medium for observing, representing, conceptualizing, visualizing and communicating design ideas. The emphasis is on drawing by hand, which is the most direct and intuitive means we have to express our visual thoughts and perceptions. In direct response to our visual thoughts and perceptions, we develop an understanding of spatial concepts and the critical ability to think and visualize in three dimensions through the tactile nature of drawing. VISUALIZATION DRAWINGVisualization is an act of thought or reflection. In design, we speculate and visualize what might be possible in the future. Drawing gives material existence to our conceptions so that they can be seen, assessed, and acted upon. The drawing out of these ideas, whether executed quickly or slowly, roughly or carefully, is necessarily speculative in nature. We can never determine beforehand precisely what the final outcome will be. The developing image on paper gradually takes on a life of its own and guides the exploration of a concept as it travels between mind and paper and back again. Drawing from the imagination addresses issues that arise as we think in a speculative manner to stimulate the design process, develop our design ideas through drawing, and plan how to present our design proposals in the best possible light. This course gives the students an overview of the generative and developmental stages of the design process and drawing as distinctly speculative in nature. Thoughts develop as a drawing progress, which can alter perceptions and suggest possibilities not yet conceived. | |
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