FA 204 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Textile and Fashion Design

Course Name

Fashion Graphics and Representation

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
FA 204	Spring	0	4	2	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Jury Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Practical demonstration Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr. Gör. Angela BURNS
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Angela BURNS
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The course objective is to introduce students to a variety of computer aided design programmes for developing their skills in the visual representation of the concept and design works.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will be able to construct a garment through technical drawing Will be able to create professional technical drawing flats using computer aided design Will be able to create professional design and presentation boards using CAD Will be able to employ CAD skills to design and present a professional brand design Will be able to utilize digital visual communication techniques to create a professional portfolio of work
Course Description	This course will develop on existing skills to achieve a more professional level of workmanship and presentation of design ideas. It aims to develop students' ability to communicate their ideas creatively by using creative visual and digital media and to develop skills to meet current industry requirements. In addition, students will apply the techniques of digital visual communication to create technical drawing, product development, branding solutions, illustration, which can be presented as a professional portfolio of work.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Illustrator Basics Introduction / Drawing Lines: Introduction to the computer aided design in fashion. The basic of vector graphics.	Centner, m. & Vereker, F. “Fashion Designers Handbook for Adobe Illustrator”. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, UK (2011) / Chapter 1 The basics – P. 2 – 34
2	Illustrator Basics Group /Arrange Objects / Basic T-shirt: Creating a basic garment with Adobe illustrator. Using the Pen, Move, Zoom, Shortcuts, Layers, Stitching, Grouping, Arranging, Reflecting, Joining Anchor Points	Burke, S., “Fashion Computing: Design Techniques And CAD”, Burke Publishing (2005) / Chapter 3 Computer Basics – p.18-25 Centner, m. & Vereker, F. “Fashion Designers Handbook for Adobe Illustrator”. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, UK (2011) / Chapter 2 First Garment – p.36 – 66 / p.70 Creating a basic tee and neckband
3	Illustrator Basics Skirt: Creating a basic skirt with Adobe illustrator. Drawing pleats and folds, adding design details, applying colour, creating colour libraries.	Burke, S., “Fashion Computing: Design Techniques And CAD”, Burke Publishing (2005) / Chapter 5 Flats & Specs – p. 44 – 72
4	Illustrator Basics Jeans: Creating a denim product with Adobe illustrator. Drawing jeans and denim details, using libraries, adding fabric swatches, changing stitch colours
5	Illustrator Basics Design Details: Self-directed application of basic Adobe Illustrator skills for a drawing exercise.
6	Pattern Colour Schemes / Board / Drawing Patterns: Developing a colour scheme and saving to colour libraries. Creating repeat patterns from freehand drawing techniques.	Burke, S., “Fashion Computing: Design Techniques And CAD”, Burke Publishing (2005) / Chapter 11 Design Presentations - P.122 - 152
7	Pattern Repeat Pattern Design Variations: Exploring repeat pattern variations, scale and direction	Bowles, M. & Isaac, C. “Digital Textile Design” Laurence King Publishing (2009) / Chapter 3 Patterns and Repeats - P.87 – 120
8	Pattern Repeat Pattern Design Variations / Lines & Checks: Exploring repeat pattern variations, scale and direction. Creating striped and checked patterns.	Bowles, M. & Isaac, C. “Digital Textile Design” Laurence King Publishing (2009) / Chapter 3 Patterns and Repeats - P.87 – 120
9	MIDTERM WEEK
10	Pattern Colour Variations / Application on Designs/ Presentation: Application of colour and pattern variations to garment design. Using the recolouring tool.	Tallon, K., “Digital Fashion Illustration with Photoshop and Illustrator”, Batsford (2008) / Chapter 3 Illustrations with textiles, patterns, and texture p. 66 -87 Szkutnicka, B., “Technical Drawing for Fashion”. Laurence King Publishing (2010) / Adding colour, texture and pattern to technical drawing – p.46 – 50
11	Semester Project Developing a concept through the creation of a moodboard. Developing brushes.	Burke, S., “Fashion Computing: Design Techniques And CAD”, Burke Publishing (2005) / Chapter 5 Flats & Specs – p. 44 – 72
12	Semester Project Developing a collection of repeat print designs.	Burke, S., “Fashion Computing: Design Techniques And CAD”, Burke Publishing (2005) / Chapter 5 Flats & Specs – p. 44 – 72
13	Semester Project Developing Garment Variations	Burke, S., “Fashion Computing: Design Techniques And CAD”, Burke Publishing (2005) / Chapter 5 Flats & Specs – p. 44 – 72
14	Semester Project Developing a professional portfolio	Szkutnicka, B., “Technical Drawing for Fashion”. Laurence King Publishing (2010) / Adding colour, texture and pattern to technical drawing – p.46 – 50
15	Portfolio Summation of Semester
16	Review of Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks

Books listed above, PowerPoint presentations, and tutorials on the website

Suggested Readings/Materials

Burke, S., “Fashion Computing: Design Techniques And CAD”, Burke Publishing (2005) ISBN-13: 978-0958239134

Centner, m. & Vereker, F. “Fashion Designers Handbook for Adobe Illustrator”. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, UK (2011) ISBN:9781119954842

Szkutnicka, B., “Technical Drawing for Fashion”. Laurence King Publishing (2010) ISBN-13: 978-1856696180

Tallon, K., “Digital Fashion Illustration with Photoshop and Illustrator”, Batsford (2008) ISBN-13: 978-0713490589

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury	2	60
Project	1	40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16		0
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	4	64
Study Hours Out of Class	13	2	26
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury	2	20	40
Project	1	20	20
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	150

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to develop and design a collection independently.	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team.	X	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice.	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design.	-	X	-	-	-
5	To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession.	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice.	X	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products.	-	X	-	-	-
8	To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design.	-	-	-	-	X
9	To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest.	X	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-