OCAD UNIVERSITY
100 McCaul Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 1W1
T: 416 977 6000
F: 416 977 6008
WWW.OCADU.CA
COURSE OUTLINE
GDES 1B22
DRAWING FOR ID AND MAAD
Faculty of Design Suite 500, 100 McCaul
Program Assistants
Advertising, Graphic Design, Illustration x 352:
Environmental, Industrial Design, Material Art & Design x374
Curriculum Stream: General Design
Credit Value: .5
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Focusing on objects and human figures, this course is designed as an introduction to
‘drawing as seeing’, drawing as visual language and ‘drawing as manipulation of surface
and spatial illusion’. Important elements of the course include: material exploration,
drawing accuracy and heightened sensitivity to observation.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Apply design elements and principles through observation and analysis
techniques to create dimensional drawings.
Research and apply historical and contemporary information to current design
ideas.
Experiment with a variety of tools, textures and mediums.
Apply ideation and conceptual skills through the use of an ongoing sketch book
Learn and apply rudimentary presentation skills including formats and
appropriate language use during critiques.
COURSE METHODOLOGY
Studio work, seminars and lectures provide the foundation of this course.
KEY TOPICS
The major topics in the course include:
Point/line/plane, line as mark, line as continuum, line quality and weight, tone and
value, light and shade/shadow (chiaroscuro), rendering techniques, surface and spatial
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illusion, texture, shape, form, structure, proportion, volume, weight, balance,
negative/positive space, background, middle ground, foreground, material exploration,
thumbnails, process work, sketching, observation, accuracy, sensitivity, detail, concept,
comprehension, analysis, conceptualization, composition, cropping, communication,
presentation, perspective and paraline.
TEACHING METHODS & DELIVERY
The variety of formats used in the class includes project work, discussion, presentations
and lectures. The teaching methodology is concerned with ingraining theoretical
knowledge through practical experience. Teaching methods and delivery will include a
combination of lectures, demonstrations, critiques, individual and group discussions,
student presentations and in- class work.
BIBLIOGRAPHY/RECOMMENDED TEXTS
This list is for reference only. Additional reading material will be posted on CANVAS.
Bertram Anthony, 1,000 years of Drawing, Studio Vista, London, 1966
Elerfield, John, The Modern Drawing, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1983
Klee, Paul, Pedagogical Sketchbook, Faber and Faber, London, 1968
Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci, Dover, New York, 1983
Steadman, Ralph, I Leonardo, Jonathan Cape, London, 1983
COURSE GRADING SCHEME
Grades and number of projects, along with phases of work for this course are broken
down as follows:
Project 1
Project 2
Term Project Phase 1
Term Project Phase 2
Term Project Phase 3
Participation
Total
Due 10.05.12
Due 10.19.12
Due 11.02.12
Due 11.16.12
Due 12.07.12
15% of Final Mark
15% of Final Mark
15% of Final Mark
15% of Final Mark
25% of Final Mark
15% of Final Mark
100%
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