Design Communication II

Course Objectives

• Ability to describe and identify a variety of handmade and computer-generated orthographic and volumetric images
• Identify and activate basic concepts of linear perspective by hand, with confidence
• Translate, visually and manually, between plan, elevation and perspective
• Explore media in a range of black and white to create basic atmospheric effects

What You’ll Learn

• Orthographic drawing names and types
• Paraline drawing names and types
• Principles of linear perspective
• Setting up and creating 1-point perspectives
• Setting up and creating multi-point perspectives
• Pencil, pen, and marker basics
• Basic shading
• Basic shadow-casting
• Indicating plane reflectivity
• Presentation formatting basics

How You’ll Learn

• Onscreen participatory draw-along in class
• Drawing on-site in historic interior spaces
• Case studies in lecture format
• Weekly drawing reinforcement exercises

Is This Course Right for You?

For anyone curious about perspective drawing, this is a non-overwhelming introduction to the concept and its role in communication of design ideas. Design professionals looking to reinforce their manual skills can find encouragement and instruction in efficient freehand techniques. Students in the Interior Design and Interior Architecture Certificate Program will find this a natural follow-up to an introduction to drafting.