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• The Introduction to Design & Visual Arts
– This has to do with everything you can expect from
having Design and Visual Arts as a subject
• Design V.S Art
• This topic has to do with the differences between
Art and Design . What makes them different ?

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What is design?
Different types of design?
Topics that will be used in Design
What will this subject enable you to do?
• What is Visual Art?
• What topics are used in Visual arts?
• What will this subject enable you to do?

Topics & Subtopics
• The difference between Art and Design
• Pictures of Art
• Pictures of Design

• Design is a creative problem-solving process and
involves the study of both design practice and design
theory.
• The design process involves being able to identify
problems, planning, organization, research,
originality, abstract, experimentation, investigation
and critical reflection.
• Design adds value to products through creating
purpose to it, which are useful and have visual value

• “Design is art optimized to
meet objectives”- Shimon Shmueli
“Designers are creative problem
solvers”- Liezel Posthumus
“ Design
is about demonstrating how beautiful
something can be. It has a very profound quality.
Design is a way of changing life and influencing the
future.”- Sir Ernest Hall

http://www.mshanks.com/2010/01/11/what-is-design-thinking/

There is many types of the design like :
Fashion
 Interior design
 Shoe design
 Mixed media
 Web design
 Packaging design
 Tattoo design
 Poster design
 Skateboard design
 Book design

Topic 1: is the Process that has to do with the Planning
Topic 2: is the Production that has to do with the
making
Topic 3 : is the Design Theory that is the theoretical
phase of the subject and consist of an examination of
design literacy, the history of design, design in a socio
cultural/environmental and workable environment, and
design in a business situation (to be integrated with topic
1, Process)

• Being able to:
• Develop your ability to investigate, create, transform
and make a visual language.
• Develop knowledge, technical skills, creation and
framework of design
• To be able to judge your own work and that of
others very critically

• Being able to:
• Develop an understanding of career opportunities in
the design industry
• Manage your own working process and time
effectively
• Develop presentation and communication skills in
order to carry design concepts correctly

• Visual Arts has to do with the creative
practice that includes the :
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hand
eye
understanding
and the imagination.
• The subject Visual Arts is about selfexpression and offers learners a way to
take part meaningfully

Topic 1: This topic has to do with Conceptualising
through the development, growth and understanding
of creative ideas
Topic 2: The Making of creative artworks,
organization of process and appearance, keeping to a
safe method
Topic 3: Then there is the Theoretical side: Visual
culture studies that emphasis on visual literacy. In
other words Art History

Being able to:
• discover, develop and appreciate creative ideas.
• discover and manipulate materials, techniques,
practices and technology.
• discover materials, methods and techniques in an
well-organized, safe and sensible way.
• cope with own working process.

Being able to :
• cope with own working process;
• observe, evaluate and study art forms, developments
and products
• talk successfully using visual, verbal and written
language skills.
• See line moving into space and vary in colour,
direction, length etc.

Being able to:
• critically appraise own work and that of others.
• develop entrepreneurial skills and professional
practice within art.
• understand the public and historical role of
visual arts in changing civilisations.

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Cornett, C. (2008, October 15). Design is a way of changing life and infuencing
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http://www.inspireux.com/2008/10/15/design-is-a-way-of-changing-life-andinfluencing-the-future/
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