TEXT 108 Studio Specific Design for Textiles

School of the Arts

Utilizing design principles the student will develop a collection of textile designs and samples that can be applied within the context of their own studio practice.

Prerequisites: None

Corequisite: None

Crosslisted: None

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours15
Typical hours per week breakdown

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. work with design principles and properties in the creation of textiles;
  2. begin to understand the design process from concept to finished drawings and samples and the professional presentation;
  3. begin to understand the variety of design possibilities with the suitability of chosen materials;
  4. create several small design collections for application in a studio practice;
  5. begin to identify the developmental influences of cultural/historic textiles in the context of student’s own design work;
  6. begin to identify the developmental influences of cultural/historic textiles in the work of contemporary textile designers; and
  7. begin to understand the interrelationship between structure (form) and function (content) and how this relates to contemporary design work and specifically to the student’s development of ‘personal signature’ in their work.

Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
  DNW 0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.