Outline

Foundation Design II

3D Design

Professor Ujiie

I.       To Design

A.    Content: The content/ subject/ narrative

B.     Form: The manipulation of materials and visual characteristics

II.    All design evolves from point line plane

A.    Design Principles

a.       Unity/ Harmony/ Simplicity/ Emphasis

b.      Focal Point/ Scale/ Proportion

c.       Balance/ Rhythm

B.     Design Elements

a.       Line

b.      Shape/ Volume/ Mass

c.       Texture

d.      Illusion of Space

e.       Time and Kinetics (motion)

f.       Value/ Color

g.      Virtual Space

C.     Analysis: Problem solving and communicating an idea

D.    Perception: Nature, art history, and culture

E.     Material Explorations: Visual experimentation, process, sketching and building

III. Compare and Contrast: How do we compare the 2-dimensional and the 3-dimensional world?

A.    2-Dimensions are: Length and Breadth. To establish marks on a planar surface, that has no depth except the illusionary kind. In the 2D world, we can organize visual elements to create harmony and unity on a picture plane.

B.     The 2-Dimensional Design: is essentially a world of human creation: mark making, drawing, painting, printing and even writing, are activities that lead to the formation of illusion of space, aesthetic and intellectual content.

C.     In 3-Dimensional Design: we also strive to organize visual elements to create harmony and unity, but in relation to three design directions

a.       Length: vertical direction/ up and down

b.      Breadth: horizontal direction/ left to right

c.       Depth: transverse direction/ forwards and backwards

D.    We live in a 3-Dimensional world: what we see is not a flat picture plane only, but an expanse of objects in space, with physical depth and third dimension

E.     3-Dimensional Design is defined by x,y,z

F.      Form in Space

a.       Surface and relief

b.      Light and shadow

c.       Depth of relief

d.      Modular structure

e.       Special relationships

f.       Point of view

g.      Form and content

h.      Plane and space/ volume

i.        Interaction and stability

j.        Architectural plane

G.    Organization

a.       Hierarchal structure

b.      Structure and unity

c.       Repetition and variety

d.      Proportion

e.       Continuity

f.       Focus and emphasis

g.      Economy

h.      Implied structure

i.        Random chance and order

j.        Predictability

H.    The 3-Dimensional World: to understand a 3D object, we need to view it from different angles and distances, and try to grasp a full understanding of its three dimensional reality. What we see is a continuum of space that we are enveloped in: up and down, side to side and what is close or far away.

IV. Art and Design

A.    Form and or Function?

B.     Which is more important and how does one affect another?