Welcome Future Designers!!
1. Introduction to Design
Students explore the definition and application of elements and principles of design in both living spaces and clothing and textiles. In this course, students will also evaluate the use of elements and principles and suggest improvements. Students are also exposed to career opportunities and the skills necessary for these career fields.
***Successful completion ("C" or higher) of this course is a prerequisite for enrollment in Fashion Design, or Housing and Interior Design, or Textile Construction.
Students explore the definition and application of elements and principles of design in both living spaces and clothing and textiles. In this course, students will also evaluate the use of elements and principles and suggest improvements. Students are also exposed to career opportunities and the skills necessary for these career fields.
***Successful completion ("C" or higher) of this course is a prerequisite for enrollment in Fashion Design, or Housing and Interior Design, or Textile Construction.
2. Fashion Design
This explores the evolving field of the clothing we wear and why we wear it. Students will examine fashion design through historical and current frameworks, consider the process of a design from concept to consumer purchase, and identify key components of fashion pieces that distinguish it from others. ***Students will have passed the Introduction to Design Principles course with a "C" or higher. |
3. Textile Design
This course provides instruction in social, psychological, and historical aspects of clothing and textiles. Textile and apparel design, selection, construction, maintenance, and alteration of textile products will be analyzed and taught. This course integrates the knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in textiles and scientific research. ***Students will have passed the Introduction to Design Principles course with a "C" or higher. |
4. Housing and Interior Design
This course provides instruction in the physical, physiological and social influences of housing styles and options; exterior and interior design; selection, use and care of home furnishings and equipment; use of available resources for achieving improved living space to meet individual and family needs; and exposure to careers related to housing and interior design.
***Students will have passed the Introduction to Design Principles course with a "C" or higher.
This course provides instruction in the physical, physiological and social influences of housing styles and options; exterior and interior design; selection, use and care of home furnishings and equipment; use of available resources for achieving improved living space to meet individual and family needs; and exposure to careers related to housing and interior design.
***Students will have passed the Introduction to Design Principles course with a "C" or higher.