This course introduces the basics of design theory. It discusses the elements of design such as line, shape, texture, space and color, & the principles of design such as movement, balance, emphasis, order, proportion, unity etc.

It also discusses two dimensional and three dimensional designs and illustrates the interrelation of two-dimensional surfaces and three-dimensional forms as a foundation for creativity; origination and solution of problems.

The course material also introduces different theories of color to get the student to understand interdependence and interaction of color and form, color and quantity, color and placement, and the after-image.