The Thinking Eye
COURSE DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION:
This course will coach students to use design media to see deeper and reveal more about their design ideas. Students will be asked to try prescribed methods in short exercises and then develop these skills more experimentally in a longer project. Students will start by working on drawing skills. In the second part of the class, students will combine drawing and digital methods.
Class sessions will include introduction of concepts, demonstrations of techniques, practice of techniques, teamwork, and discussion of student work.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By completing this course, students will improve their ability
- to represent spatial environments
- to develop and communicate design ideas
- to understand the possibilities and constraints of specific medi
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:
Students are expected to take responsibility for their own learning:
- Come to each class prepared. Students who miss 3 classes or are frequently late risk getting a No Pass.
- Foster a learning community: Contribute to class discussions, activities and resources. Respect others. Learn from different backgrounds, opinions & talents
- Communicate: Learn by asking questions. Sign up for crits at least once or twice a week. Check in or leave a note if you leave the studio. E-mail or phone instructor, come by office hours.
REQUIREMENTS:
Daily sketching will be reviewed throughout the term.
Each student will select a subject to draw and represent in different media and create compositions using the best of these images. To accompany this study, each student will find an artist, designer or drawing instruction method that fits this subject.
EVALUATION:
25% Participation in class activities and discussions. Attendance is required
20% Sketchbook
40% Homework assignments
15% Final portfolio
LOCATION:
The class will begin in 141 Lawrence and move into B026 Klamath for sessions using the computer.
RESOURCES:
The following books are highly recommended:
NA2540.5.W48 1983 c.2
Site analysis : diagramming information for architectural design / Edward T. White
NA2750.C76 1984
Visual Notes / Paul Laseau and Norman Crowe
NA2705 .H46 1993
Architectural Study Drawings / Daniel Herbert
NA2705 .L38 2001
Graphic thinking for architects and designers / Paul Laseau
NA2708 .C49 1998
Design Drawing / Frank Ching
NC730.E34 1979
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain / Betty Edwards
NC730 .L44 2002
Drawing Shortcuts / Jim Leggitt
QA90 .T914 1990
Envisioning Information / Edward Tufte
As a parallel effort, a website is being developed on Digital Sketching that contains information about drawing reference books. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~arch/digsketch/
INSTRUCTOR:
Nancy Yen-wen Cheng, Associate Professor
204C Pacific Hall, phone: 346-3674, e-mail: nywc@uoregon.edu
Office hours for Fall04: W 11:00-12:50
EQUIPMENT:
Students will practice drawing and keep visual notes in a 9 x 12 sketchbook. An 18 x 24 drawing pad of newsprint or inexpensive sketch paper will be used for larger studies. Students can use their choice of pencils, pens and stick media for drawing, and can share more expensive materials such as watercolors.
Students should have access to imaging software, and 2D drawing and 3D modeling software. In class we will use Photoshop, Illustrator and FormZ to enhance hand drawings and to generate graphics to work over by hand.
PAPER
9 x 12 sketchbook
18 x 24 pad
12 or greater roll of white tracing paper
140 lb. water color paper or block (Arches cold press)
PENCILS AND PENS
Your choice of drawing pens, pencils (soft lead, 314, Prismacolors) or sticks (Conte, charcoal or prisma)
WATERCOLOR SUPPLIES
Medium size (#12) sable or synthetic sable brush
Sponge & soft towel
2 unbreakable water containers
masking tape
tubes of watercolor paint: cobalt or ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, gamboge aka Indian yellow (transparent)
Grahams is a high-quality local manufacturer
Palette or paint box
OTHER
Tackle box
Pencil sharpener
Scissors
Kneaded eraser (try to avoid using erasers)
Architects Scale
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