Course Tittle: Textile Design Fundamentals

Course Code : TEXD-5106

Credit Hours: 06

This course provides an introduction to textile design and enhances the skills required for developing and designing textile substrates. During the course students will investigate emerging and ongoing design trends and will explore design through theme, coordination and technical processes. This course is an extension of foundation design fundamentals to build concepts for surface decoration through repeat, different renderings, techniques, use of textures, layers and movement in design, creation of motif based complex textile designs, repeatable thematic design, simplification and exaggeration. The assignments/projects are structured to allow students to explore various textile techniques. Students will be given assignments which will be research oriented to express their views on the subjects and different topics under discussion

Learning Outcomes:

After the successful completion of this course students will be able to

• Develop a keen observation towards specific objects
• To produce designs that carries a meaningful air.
• To think and create a design that will have a strong connection with the visual world.

READINGS

1. Schindler, Wolfgang D., and Peter J. Hauser. Chemical Finishing of Textiles. CRC Press, 2010.
2. Matthews, J. Merritt. Laboratory Manual of Dyeing and Textile Chemistry. J. Wiley & Sons, 2009.
3. Paul, Roshan. Functional Finishes for Textiles. Woodhead, 2017.

Recommended Books for Design:

1. Edwards, Clive. How to Read Pattern: a Crash Course in Textile Design. Herbert Press, 2009.
2. Meller, Susan, and Joost Elffers. Textile Designs: 200 Years of Patterns for Printed Fabrics Arranged by Motif, Color, Period and Design. Thames & Hudson, 2010.
3. Khandual, Asimananda. Applied Colour Science for Textiles: Computational Techniques Using Matlab. Springer Verlag, Singapor, 2018.

Sessional: 20% (divided into further categories which are Attendance, project & assignment)

Mid-term exam:  30%

Final exam: 50 %

Duration of Course: One Semester (64 Hr.)

Frequency of interaction: Twice a week