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CTDfacultyfosterctd121descript

CTDfacultyfosterctd121descript

CTD 121 INTRO INTERIOR DESIGN

 

Instructor:  S Foster

Credit Hours:  3 hrs.

 

Course Description

hours  Introduction to the functional and aesthetic requirements of life spaces with emphasis on user needs and the home environment.

 

Course Objectives

To provide an opportunity to satisfy personal design goals, using the designed environment as the means of achievement.  Criteria for selecting a life space are explored, along with an analysis of human needs.

 

To consider the aesthetics of furniture, materials, and the creation of interior spaces.  Manipulation of these aesthetics includes the selection, placement, suitability, and individuality of the various design elements, and studying how they contribute to the character of the interior space.

 

To provide laboratory experiences which introduce essential visual communications skills, and to apply theories of design and color to human environments.

 

To provide understanding of the interior design profession.

 

To follow the design process in solving simple and more complex problems.  This includes project definition, information collection, determination of goals and objectives of users, analysis of specific project requirements, development of design solutions and evaluation for redevelopment, as well as establishing the idea of evaluation as a continuous process.

 

To develop a design vocabulary.

 

Develop an understanding of the relationship between human needs, family compositions, and consumerism.

 

Demonstrate ability to analyze sociological and psychological factors for individuals and family compositions as they impact the design of relevant environments.

 

 

 

 

 

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