IMPORTANT DATES
FACULTY OF DESIGN
General Design
GDES 1B00 Drawing: Concept and Practice
GDES 1B13 Solid and Void: Drawing Form and Space
GDES 1B23 Design Process
GDES 1B24 Colour and Two-dimensional Design (not offered; see instructions under course description section)
GDES 1B25 Form and Structure (Design)
GDES 1B26 Introduction to Experience Design (not offered, see instructions under course description section)
GDES 1B27 Graphic Communication
GDES 1B28 Objects and Environments
GDES 3B06 Guerrilla Entrepreneurism
GDES 3B10 Art of Presentation (New section updated as of April 13, 2007)
GDES 4B03 Internship
Material Art & Design
MAAD 2B01 Intro to Fibre
MAAD 2B08 Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Casting
MAAD 2B14 Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication
MAAD 2B15 Intro to Ceramics (Rescheduled as of March 27, 2007)
Course Descriptions
GDES 1B00
Drawing: Concept and Practice
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 1: May 14 to June 1, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Instructor: Salina Joseph
Note for First Year Art Students: To receive an equivalency for GART 1C00 (1.0 credit), you must enroll in and successfully complete both GDES 1B00 (0.5 credit) and GDES 1B13 (0.5 credit).
Relevant to all disciplines. Focusing on objects and human figures, this course is designed as an introduction to 'drawing as seeing', 'drawing as visual language' and 'drawing as manipulation of surface and spatial illusion'. Important elements of the course include: material exploration, drawing accuracy and heightened sensitivity to observation.
GDES 1B13
Solid and Void: Drawing Form and Space
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 4: June 4 to June 22, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Instructor: James Sweetland
Note: This course will be recognized as the equivalent to the winter semester drawing course requirement for all Year 1 Design programs.
Note for First Year Art Students: To receive an equivalency for GART 1C00 (1.0 credit), you must enroll in and successfully complete both GDES 1B00 (0.5 credit) and GDES 1B13 (0.5 credit).
Working as a designer of the built environment requires a good understanding of drawing as a 2D visual language that describes 3D spaces and forms. This course focuses on building that understanding by exploring various kinds of architectural drawings - from plans, sections and elevations to axonometric and isometric views to perspective sketches. Key aims include an awareness of scale and confident freehand sketching as a tool for imagining, developing and communicating 3D projects. Light and shadow, form and space, surface and depth, stasis and movement… drawing can inform, reveal and communicate these crucial aspects of built form.
GDES 1B23
Design Process
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 5: June 25 to August 3, Tuesday and Thursday, 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Instructor: Kristen White
What is ‘design’? What is ‘responsible’ design? What issues are important to contemporary designers? What do the terms ‘humanistic’ or ‘sustainable’ or ‘universal’ design mean? How does OCAD’s Faculty of Design Mission Statement frame questions and attitudes we need to adopt as designers? Who is design for? How are solutions to ‘real needs’ found?
This course explores these questions, and is an introduction to Design as a creative practice which utilizes both knowledge and imagination. The design process itself is the central subject matter of the course. Students from all design disciplines work together and individually, learning approaches to creative thinking and problem-solving. Design processes - including problem definition, design criteria development, research and observation, ideation, brainstorming, divergent and convergent thinking, cycles of testing and refinement - are discussed and practiced through a variety of studio projects.
Central to the completion of assignments is students' understanding of the social and cultural context of contemporary design. Course work explores various design strategies within the context of our rapidly changing world.
Through lectures, discussion, and assignments, students develop knowledge of how the application of an appropriate design process enhances the performance of a design solution.
GDES 1B24
Colour and Two-dimensional Design
0.5 credit | Studio
This course will not be offered in the 2007 summer semester. First Year Design students may take GART 1B04 Colour & Composition as an equivalent to GDES 1B24. (see course description listed above)
GDES 1B25
Form and Structure (Design)
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 14 to June 22, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Arounna Khounnoraj
Note for First Year Art students: This course will be recognized as an equivalent to GART 1B05 Form and Structure.
Students develop a visual language capable of shaping and expressing clear and creative ideas in three dimensional forms. The course introduces students to the conceptual elements, organizing principles and creative processes used in the development of form. Using a variety of materials and processes, students examine the meanings and association of forms, along with the underlying structural principles affecting their creation. Also central to the course is how concept, idea, form, material and process are all inter-related. Through questioning and a developing awareness of contemporary design practice, students develop the confidence to produce meaningful forms in three dimensions.
GDES 1B26
Introduction to Experience Design
0.5 credit | Studio
This course will not be offered in the 2007 summer semester. First Year Design students may take GART 1B16 Art & Design in the Social Sphere as an equivalent to GDES 1B26 in the 2007/2008 Fall/Winter semesters. Limited enrolment will be available, so register early if you wish to participate in this option.
GDES 1B27
Graphic Communication
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 5: June 25 to August 3, Tuesday and Thursday 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Glenn McArthur
Prerequisite: GDES 1B24 Colour & Two-dimensional Design (Design)
This course is restricted to Advertising, Graphic Design and Illustration students.
Building upon knowledge obtained in Colour & Two-Dimensional Design, beginning illustrators and designers will now engage in graphic/visual communication. Comprehensive communication design vocabulary, project-solving theories and methodologies essential to organizing and presenting visual information in two-dimensional spaces will be introduced. Students will generate original solutions to visual communication projects utilizing learned vocabulary, letterforms, words, images, illustrations, intuition, aesthetic judgment and spatial sensitivity. Lectures and assignments on form development, layout, letterforms, applied colour and grid structures will prepare students for studies in design. Fundamental communication strategies will be juxtaposed to design processes, communication theories and technological advances to assist students in understanding how contemporary design issues relate to present-day consumer needs and design practices.
Requires minimum average of 60% to advance to Year 2 core studio.
GDES 1B28
Objects and Environments
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 5: June 25 to August 3, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: TBA
Prerequisite: GDES 1B25 Form & Structure (Design)
This course is restricted to Environmental Design, Industrial Design and Material Art & Design students.
The forms that adorn and beautify, the functional objects people use and the spaces they inhabit provide the focus of this studio course. With emphasis on problem solving and design methodologies, students use discovery, sketching, technical drawing, model making, and basic fabrication processes to visualize functional three-dimensional design solutions. Student projects consider the social, economic and cultural context of the intended user of objects and environments. Students research and develop design solutions for problems common to environmental, industrial and material art & design.
Requires minimum average of 60% to advance to Year 2 core studio.
GDES 3B06
Guerrilla Entrepreneurism
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 14 to June 22, Monday and Wednesday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Steve Cober
Prerequisite: 9.0 credits or equivalent. Equivalency is based on a brief personal interview. Please contact the Faculty of Design at 416-977-6000 Ext. 352 to make an appointment.
In response to the growing practice of artist-produced objects (ie. Books, zines, apparel, accessories, housewares, linens, toys, games, etc), this course acts as an introduction to creative entrepreneurial activity. Students learn of the various media and techniques available in self-publishing and production, and of proven DIY marketing tactics and venues. Students will produce individually, and in groups, a number of small, reproducible, marketable items.
GDES 3B10
Art of Presentation
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 14 to June 22, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Duration 2: May 14 to June 22, Monday and Wednesday, 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Instructor: Arlene Cohen
Prerequisite: 9.0 credits or equivalent. Equivalency is based on a brief personal interview. Please contact the Faculty of Design at 416-977-6000 Ext. 352 to make an appointment.
As an art director and designer, success will be measured by the quality of ideas and ability to promote them. This course helps develop the essential skills to create compelling and effective presentations. Successful creative work grows out of a clear strategy or concept and is presented as an extension of it. Effective presentations directly influence the success of the presenter and the acceptance of a concept or campaign. In this course professional skills are developed using traditional and digital media techniques and culminate in videotaped presentations and critiques. Students will emerge as much more confident and convincing presenters.
GDES 4B03
Internship
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 3: May 14 to August 3, Tuesday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Sherry Martin
Prerequisite: 14.0 credits. Only students with a 70% average will be eligible to take this course.
Note: Registration in this course requires prior approval by an Assistant Dean, Faculty of Design.
Through a guided self-directed initiative, the senior student will research, propose and contact a practicing professional in an individual studio, gallery, educational institution or professional organization to search out an intern position of 60 work hours. This actual "real world" work experience will develop networking abilities and provide the student a glimpse into the design studio or art related environment and prepare the emerging artist/designer for employment upon graduation.
MAAD 2B01
Intro to Fibre
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 14 to June 22, Tuesday and Thursday,
Instructor: Dorie Millerson
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first year studio or equivalent. Equivalency is based on a brief personal interview. Please contact the Faculty of Design at 416-977-6000 Ext. 352 to make an appointment.
Note: There is a consumables fee attached to this course.
This course introduces the students of Material Art & Design to the possibilities of Fibre. The class addresses the major areas of concern within the textile field, namely interlacement and surface embellishment. Interlacement includes the study of on and off loom construction techniques, while surface embellishment includes print and dye techniques as well as other methods of visually and physically manipulating the surface of textiles. Throughout the course of studying these major fibre techniques, the student will be developing their conceptual ideas and evolving their personal visual vocabulary.
MAAD 2B08
Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Casting
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 14 to June 22, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 pm to 9:30 pm
Instructor: Catherine Allen
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first year studio or equivalent. Equivalency is based on a brief personal interview. Please contact the Faculty of Design at 416-977-6000, Ext. 352 to make an appointment.
Note: There is a consumables fee attached to this course.
This course introduces the traditional casting processes of lost wax, delft clay and cuttlefish and investigates the technical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of body adornment. Students explore carving, model making, mould making (rubber and wax) and finishing in relation to the casting process. Although working in wax is vastly different from working in metal, the projects have been designed to interpret this change of material through readings and visual examples. This change of material and the creative use of these different processes are explored in-depth. The course will be delivered using lectures, readings, demonstrations, in-class discussions and one-on-one (individual) critiques. Students will be exposed to professionals through in-class workshops.
MAAD 2B14
Intro to Jewellery/Metalsmithing: Fabrication
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 14 to June 22, Monday and Wednesday,
Instructor: Robert Mitchell
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first year studio or equivalent. Equivalency is based on a brief personal interview. Please contact the Faculty of Design at 416-977-6000 Ext. 352 to make an appointment.
Note: There is a consumables fee attached to this course.
This course explores the aesthetic, technical and cultural aspects of body adornment. Fabrication skills such as silver soldering, piercing, forming, elementary stone setting and surface treatments are covered within a series of projects designed and produced by the students. Students are also encouraged to reassess their concept of jewellery. Writing, drawing and modelmaking assignments dealing with conceptual and experimental approaches are part of this course.
MAAD 2B15 (Rescheduled as of March 27, 2007)
Intro to Ceramics
0.5 credit | Studio
Duration 2: May 14 to June 22, Monday and Wednesday,
Instructor: Joni Moriyama
Prerequisite: 3.0 credits of first year studio or equivalent. Equivalency is based on a brief personal interview. Please contact the Faculty of Design at 416-977-6000 Ext. 352 to make an appointment.
Note: There is a consumables fee attached to this course.
This introduction ceramics course emphasizes hand-forming and wheel-throwing techniques for both pottery and sculpture. Slide presentations and ceramic study pieces introduce the student to historical and contemporary ceramic work.
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