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The course will look at the building blocks of design such as space /point / line/ shape / value / texture / form /color. To understand perceivable and non-Perceivable elements of Design, Explorations on individual elements. It will also deal with Design Drawing - different types and techniques of drawing methods and visualization. Understanding of various art materials, usage and visualization techniques. It will offer an overview of basics of balance, rhythm, harmony, contrast, axis, scale, proportion, size, line, plane, volume, pattern, shape, size, space, texture and materials. A course about various design principle such as rhythm, balance, contrast, symmetry, emphasis, harmony, unity. Explorations on individual elements with respect to different Principles, mediums and styles. Understanding form and functionality correlation. Basic colour theories and application of color modes such as additive and subtractive colours, and different colour models. Application of colour and colour mixing. (Hands-on course)

The course is an attempt to look at the history of design and major turning points that lead to what it is today. It also deals with history of art and design from pre historic to present. Understanding of design schools and key contributors for the evolution of design education and system.

This course aims to provide an overview of Design Process with Basics of Design Methods, Various theoretical insights on methods, Empirical and Visual methods, Methodology for documenting collective Activity, Design research and its argumentative grammer.

This course deals with practice-based learning into the subject of Photography. The course includes detailed learning into History of photography, Understanding Camera, Format - Film/ Digital, Aperture, Depth of field, Shutter speed, White balance, ISO, Studio Photography with external Flash, Printing & Digital Processing and understanding Color & Composition. Creation of visual balance, harmony, Importance of positives & negatives in composition are dealt with in addition to an introduction to Film Processing.

This course is aimed at exploring the artistic prowess of Paper and its use in devising products such as Paper Art, Pop-up Books, etc. Starting with the fundamentals of Origami, the course undertakes to explain as how simple techniques of folds and turn can create unique forms that pops and turns. After understanding the basics of Paper Engineering, the course goes on to explain the various techniques that go into the making of Pop-up Books, Cards, etc. and create the elements of surprise to delight and amaze audiences of all ages.

This practice-based course delves into the basics of Calligraphy with stress on exploration of Letters - its Form, Rhythm, Balance and Movement. This course also aims to demonstrate the effect of different tools and techniques on the final result. Sensitizing the participants and evoking a design sense is one of the core thrust areas of this course. The course will not only introduce the participants to different calligraphic styles such as Casual, Script, Formal and Handwritten but also help in arranging them in expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner.

This course aims to introduce the basics of Illustration and its various techniques and their effectiveness in different mediums. This course focuses on how you can translate a context or an idea into a visual language. Understanding the user can play an important role in devising communications that can address a wider audience. The idea is to use your ability to interpret words into images and enabling a creative thinking process. A high exploratory mind with little bit of drawing basics will really enjoy this course.

This course introduces to the finer aspects of Photography like principals, composition, lighting, studio setup etc.. it takes a deeper look at aspects of artificial lighting in a studio setup to shoot products and people.

We are living in the age of information explosion. Designers can play an active role in making the huge volume of information intelligible to users. The objectives of the course are to understand the increasing quantity and complexity of data and information produced, to filter information, organize, represent, establish relationships and discern patterns, to develop inspiring and stimulating solutions to contextualize information that simultaneously inspire, inform, entertain and even encourage critical thinking.