CRAFT, DESIGN AND AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA II

Index
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PART 1. ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
Unit 1. THE DOT. THE LINE. THE PLANE.
THE TEXTURE
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The dot
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The line
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The plane
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The textures
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UNIT 2. COLOUR
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Colour
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Additive blend or coloured lights
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Subtractive blend or coloured pigments
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The colour wheel
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Qualities or properties of colour
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Cool and warm colour palettes
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Symbolism of colour
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UNIT 3. COMPOSITION
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Composition
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Compositional sketches
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Compositional balance
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Symmetry
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Rhythm
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Proportion
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Modular networks
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UNIT 4. SPACE AND VOLUME.
PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES
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Proximity and distance relationships between
flat shapes
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Chiaroscuro
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Drawing techniques
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Colour and painting techniques
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Engraving
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Collage
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The creative process
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PART 2. AUDIO-VISUAL
COMMUNICATION
UNIT 5. VISUAL PERCEPTION. VISUAL AND
AUDIO-VISUAL COMMUNICATION.
IMAGES
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Principles of visual perception
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Optical illusions
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The visual communication process
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Symbols and signs
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Iconicity and abstraction
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Analysis of an image
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UNIT 6. PHOTOGRAPHY. ADVERTISING. COMICS.
FILM. MULTIMEDIA
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Photography
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Advertising
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Comics
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Film
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Multimedia
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PART 3. TECHNICAL DRAWING
UNIT 7. POLYGONS. BASIC TANGENTS.
CURVES IN TECHNICAL DRAWING
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Geometric shapes
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Loci
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Notable points and lines of triangles
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Geometric construction of triangles
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Geometric construction of quadrilaterals
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Geometric construction of regular polygons
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Basic tangents
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Geometric construction of curves in
technical drawing
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UNIT 8. GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS
AND MODULAR FORMS
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Geometric transformations
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Modular compositions
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Unit 9. SYSTEMS OF REPRESENTATION
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Descriptive geometry
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Projection systems
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Systems of representation
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Dihedral system
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Isometric projection
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Cavalier perspective
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