This course is an introductory course to the ancient history of art and traditional culture of Africa. It is designed to acquaint the students with the pre-historical African art history, their common characteristics, regional differences and its uniqueness to art of the other parts of the world. The course is examines the mode of production, religious and cultural significance of these artefacts.
This may be executed in either 2 or 3-Dimensional form. The course attempts to blend the line between analogue and digital worlds with variety of ancient and modern technology. It is about the use of basic and technically constructed geometric shapes to form design ideas and solutions that will lead to utility products or composition of stories. Colour and other elements of design are powerful ingredients in Basic design II. Students are to explore appropriate media (relating to graphics, textiles and ceramics) and methods for both manual and digital implementation of assigned projects in outdoor and indoor decorations. It delves into all issues relating to commercial significance, production techniques and appreciation of well-arranged visual design.
Still life studies of various compositions with special emphasis on shapes, structure, rhythm and special organization. Comparative studies of still life objects with the mean of revealing the explicit and implicit intents in the drawing of the arrangement of inanimate objects. The challenges of rendering solid objects should be addressed and emphasis should also be given to an two and three dimensional planes.
This course is an introduction to African indigenous crafts, proposed primarily for all design students of the Department of Industrial Design. It provides information on African craft practice between Pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial era. The focus of this course is to supply students with useful facts on tradition design methodology. Topics to be covered include wood carving, stone carving, bronze casting, weaving, dyeing, metal work, pottery, leather work, bead work and jewellery, calabash carving/decoration.
Principles and practice of illustration. Functions of illustration and problems inherent in relations to various reproduction techniques in books, periodicals, industrial / technical publications, cartooning and animation. Lawn techniques, pen, brush wash, charcoal poster, etc. Introduction to the use of computer software for publishing. Instruction is given on the principle and preparation of fascinating designs and art work for illustration in newspapers, magazines, television and technical publications. Theoretical framework on various editorial design concepts such as cartooning, copy-fitting, propaganda, captioning, advertising and journalism. Techniques of rendering editorial lettering and illustrations in pen, ink colour and wash media
Is an exhaustively practical studio work which translates from the theoretical knowledge acquired in IDD203. Work on printmaking processes (relief, intaglio, glassprint etc.) will be given to students to do as individual and group projects. Good use of studio furniture and equipment must be encouraged. The teacher demonstrates to the students and guides them in the exploitation of naturalistic, abstract or semi-abstract pictorial illustrations generated from various themes. Such themes should be human-related activities like science and technology, commerce and industry, socialization, agriculture, religion, culture labour and productivity, the environment, education, politics, social mobilization, tradition etc. Entrepreneurial possibilities in printmaking will be envisaged and advocated in this course.
The use of media in etching, lino-cut, photography. This course is designed to enable the students gain a more comprehensive understanding of the modern principles and techniques of graphics. Relationship between form and function, knowledge of the ergonomic theory, design brief, design digitalization and design term printmaking media such as wood, plastic, shoe rubber sole, linoleum, tiles etc will be discussed, instructions are given on the relevant contributions of graphic design to the economy and society at large. Students develop a growing curiosity to experiment with new varied materials, tools and techniques.
Historical development of photography (photographic time-line), photography as science and art. The Camera and its components. Introduction to basic working knowledge of the photographic process, material, equipment and chemicals in dark room practices. Development in the printing of films.
Student are made to learn the protocol of executing design project/commission, using the basic design and development starting with the design situation, the design brief, the research or investigation of previous products, drawing up of solutions (possibly with working drawings) construction/fabrication of suggested prototypes and finally the process of testing the finishing projects. Students can explore adequate content of practical skill development. Creative process in design and production of promotional designs, posters and packaging design for consumer product.
This course is purely theory. It covers modern industrial methods, roller, direct pigment and mechanised printing, etc. pre-treatment of fabric printing using transfer technique of printing, affinity of various dye for printing on surfaces of materials and tools usage in printing and photographic techniques of printing, setting of colour – serigraphy. In depth studies into classes of dyes and application on various brands of fabrics. Fabric enhancement process and procedure FEPP). Finishing and packaging theories and techniques in printed and dyed textiles.
A study of the physical and chemical properties of textiles materials. Colour chemistry. Exploration of traditional African techniques of fabric making. Methods and materials employed in the practical areas of weaving, resist, printing and dyeing. Fabric structure in weaving, types of weaves, basic weaving procedure, and cloth decoration. Classification of chemicals and dyes, preparations application and methods of printing.
This course covers introduction to basic principle of weaving on vertical/ horizontal loom, loom types. Indigenous and imported classification of textile fibres. Drafting on paper or woven pattern. Introduction to woven cloth through practices. Introduction graph –paper drafting for woven design pattern. Weaves and there draft, twill weave sample and rug making through twitting techniques.
Study of the principles of design and colour and basic concept of structure and space in two dimensional project. Experimenting in various methods textiles design, simulation as in batik, tie dye, etc.
This course is an introduction into the use of ceramic potter’s wheel, first course in potter’s wheel usage designed primarily for students in the Ceramic option of the Industrial Design disciplines. As a practical course, the focus is to impart useful skills on the students in order to enhance their creative skills in ceramic product design and prepare them for other specialised applications to be encountered at higher levels. Topics to be covered include types of throwing wheels, clay preparation and throwing techniques.
This course is an introductory course to architectural ceramics which is compulsory for all specialising students in ceramics option of industrial design degree programme. The course is expected to produce ceramics hand built object using various production methods ranging from pinching, coil and slab methods. Students will be made to classify clay bodies and taught to prepare them according to temperature demand.
This course is both theory and practical course, work on property of glazes and glass. Identifying the different material composition that can be used for the formulation of ceramic glazes and their chemical composition. The historic trend of glaze development. Different types of glazes and their peculiar characteristics. Opaque, raku, salt, and ash glazes. Theory of glaze formulation. Introduction of limit and unit formular. RO group, R2O3 group and RO2 group.
This course is an introductory course to the ancient history of art and traditional culture of Africa. It is designed to acquaint the students with what the pre-historical African art history characteristics are all about and its peculiarity in the world of order. The course is focused on the studies of different regional art of Africa, characteristics, mode of production, religious and cultural significance and their application in different areas of design option (textile, graphics and ceramics).
This is a continuation of IDD303 which may be executed in either 2 or 3-Dimensional form. The course attempts to blend the line between analogue and digital worlds with variety of ancient and modern technology. It is about the use of basic and technically constructed geometric shapes to form design ideas and solutions that will lead to utility products or composition of stories. Colour and other elements of design are powerful ingredients in Basic design II. Students are to explore appropriate media (relating to graphics, textiles and ceramics) and methods for both manual and digital implementation of assigned projects in outdoor and indoor decorations. It delves into all issues relating to commercial significance, production techniques and appreciation of well-arranged visual design.
Figure drawing, figure in action, standing, seated and reclining male and female models. The need models clothe model to demonstrate fold. Students at this level are being prepared to understand the anatomical study of the movement of the body. To know something about bones, muscles and the tissues of the body, the size, the function, the weight and the texture of what they draw. The interrelationships of the parts of the body to each other have to be learnt to give room for correct proportional approach to figure drawing. Students at this level are expected to be more price and thorough in their approach to figure drawing.
This course is the continuation of the introduction to indigenous crafts. Visitation will be made to different craft practitioners, understanding the use of relevant tools for the production of traditional crafts. Students are expected to carry out production of simple craft items. They are also expected to find out the contemporary roles for crafts.
This course surveys the field of illustration and editorial graphics, with special emphasis on artwork preparation, use of line and halftone illustration for layout design of magazine and newspaper. Topics include Newspaper Advertising, Newspaper Cover Design, Magazine Cover Design and their centre spreads. Students develop a working knowledge of the key computer application software for lettering communication and pictorial illustrations. Other topic includes the various computer-driven methods of publishing. (Desktop publishing)
IDD 312 is an exhaustively practical studio work which translates from the theoretical knowledge acquired in IDD 311. Work on printmaking processes (relief, intaglio, glassprint etc.) will be given to students to do as individual and group projects. Good use of studio furniture and equipment must be encouraged. The teacher demonstrates to the students and guides them in the exploitation of naturalistic, abstract or semi-abstract pictorial illustrations generated from various themes. Such themes should be human-related activities like science and technology, commerce and industry, socialization, agriculture, religion, culture labour and productivity, the environment, education, politics, social mobilization, tradition etc. Entrepreneurial possibilities in printmaking will be envisaged and advocated in this course.
The use of media in etching, lino-cut, photography. This course is designed to enable the students gain a more comprehensive understanding of the modern principles and techniques of graphics. Relationship between form and function, knowledge of the ergonomic theory, design brief, design digitalization and design term printmaking media such as wood, plastic, shoe rubber sole, linoleum, tiles etc will be discussed, instructions are given on the relevant contributions of graphic design to the economy and society at large. Students develop a growing curiosity to experiment with new varied materials, tools and techniques.
Students at this stage are expected to learn about the types of photography and the purpose of photography. Comparative analysis of the camera as a photographic tool and the human eye. Types of cameras, features of a camera and construction of a pin-hole camera. In camera movement the students are expected to address and understand the issues of; physical movement, effects of movement, practical uses of movement and side effects of movement. Finally students are expected to record images, after which they are taught the use of darkroom, film development and printing.
Student are made to learn the protocol of executing design project/commission, using the basic design and development starting with the design situation, the design brief, the research or investigation of previous products, drawing up of solutions (possibly with working drawings) construction/fabrication of suggested prototypes and finally the process of testing the finishing projects. Students can explore adequate content of practical skill development. Creative process in design and production of promotional designs, posters and packaging design for consumer product.
Substantive and objective studies of objects and interpretation of such designs to textiles, textile motifs and analysis, background texture, monochrome, effect of colour, colour exercise, movement rhythm. Appraisal of styles under wax format application and interpretation. Discussion on manual and industrial methods of printing and dyeing textiles with reference to screen and transfer printing, flocking and jet dyeing. Generation of textile design simulations by manual and draft methods. Interpretation of sketches into computer generated design for printing. Dying techniques and application of various brands of dyes to model swatches of fabrics. Fabric printing, presentation and table practice
Method of creating dyed and printed and woven fabrics. Selection of dyes for different kind of fibres e.g vegetable, animal, or man-made fibres. The unique physical properties of raw materials and construction, students learns the chemical processes of dyes, refine the handling of colours, investigate the design potential of each textile surface and colour fastness. Students explore finishing techniques and the testing of fabrics of such fabrics as flammability absorbency and abrasion. Exercise on how to recognise basic weaves, processes by which fibre become yarns, manufacturing of fabrics through traditional hand looms and high speed computerized machines
This course is purely practical. It covers preparatory process- sizing drawing in, sleighing knitting, felting through experimentation with single, double and triple weaves, students investigate opposing factors, expansion and contraction, light and shadow, low and high relief, reduction and magnification of scale and interior and exterior environment through tapestry weaving.
Study of the principles of design and colour and basic concept of structure and space in two dimensional projects. Experimenting in various methods of textile design, simulation as in batik and tie dye.
This course is a continuation of the introduction to wheel throwing. It includes creating thrown form from sketches. Students will be taught how to use granules materials in throwing and techniques of producing functional design. Decorations will be created from tool marks and natural objects. Slip and engobe decorations will also be made on table wares. Handles making techniques will be taught while students will be assigned to produce repetitive throwing of different shapes, straight or cylindrical vases, curve vases and open bowls. Exercise in use of different turning tools.
This course is designed to assist ceramic students explore idealised concept by extensively using clay for the production of unique sculptural ceramic objects which can be the basis for the development of ceramic prototypes, and also a good pedestal for the process of mass production. It will assist students develop creative ceramics object making processes. Being a practical course in orientation, the focus is to allow the students develop the ability to combine all the basic element of art and design in the arrangement of concepts that can capture the audience attention and patronage for acquisition of produced items. The aspect of hand building to be covered include the effective use if coils in object build up, slab method of making figures, exploration of textural symbols and motif for surface embellishment and use of different types of clay in creating effects.
Oxides and their functions in glazes. Glaze preparation, application and firing procedure, glaze effects, marbling, pattern transfer,and calculation. Glaze application through dipping, spraying using trailing etc.
Conceptualisation of three dimensional ceramic forms through freehand to the use of software packages to develop the sketches into three dimensional forms.