TEXTILE DESIGN: MANUAL/COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGERY AND PATTERN

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate the use of Photoshop and Illustrator for textile applications Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Display proficiency in the use of Pointcarre to develop designs, colourways and repeating patterns Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop ideas into conceptually solid designs/works Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Research important issues surrounding fair trade and artisan production Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explore the history and techniques of the artisans’ crafts through research and conversation with the artisans Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Operate computers, software programs, scanners and printers Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Exhibit the ability to work in a variety of mediums that incorporate digital imaging Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Communicate with confidence Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Develop an appreciation for a collaborative interdisciplinary environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 10. Display an advanced level of design awareness: motifs, spacing, scale, and colour in relation to assignments Audience: Graduate 11. Create innovative applications for co-design Audience: Graduate 12. Lead critiques and discussions Audience: Graduate 13. Model a willingness to take on a leadership role in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment Audience: Graduate 14. Express curiosity about unexplored areas or possibilities within the fields of textile design, fair trade and artisan production Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate the use of Photoshop and Illustrator for textile applications Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Display proficiency in the use of Pointcarre to develop designs, colourways and repeating patterns Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Develop ideas into conceptually solid designs/works Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Research important issues surrounding fair trade and artisan production Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Explore the history and techniques of the artisans’ crafts through research and conversation with the artisans Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Operate computers, software programs, scanners and printers Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Exhibit the ability to work in a variety of mediums that incorporate digital imaging Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Communicate with confidence Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 9. Develop an appreciation for a collaborative interdisciplinary environment Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 10. Display an advanced level of design awareness: motifs, spacing, scale, and colour in relation to assignments Audience: Graduate 11. Create innovative applications for co-design Audience: Graduate 12. Lead critiques and discussions Audience: Graduate 13. Model a willingness to take on a leadership role in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment Audience: Graduate 14. Express curiosity about unexplored areas or possibilities within the fields of textile design, fair trade and artisan production Audience: Graduate