ARC 101

Dot Exercises
Faculty of Architecture
Department of Design

Manipal University
• A designer can work without conscious knowledge of
any of the rules or concepts, because his personnel
taste and sensitivity to visual relationships are much
more important.
• This course variously called BASIC DESIGN ,
Fundamental design, Two- Dimensional Design etc.
 INTERPRETING THE VISUAL LANGUAGE

• There are numerous ways of interpreting

the visual language
 CONCEPTUAL ELEMENTS

• Conceptual elements are not visible .

• They do not actually exist but seem to be
present
• The Point is conceptually predefined as a
symbol although graphically acquires
FORM, TEXTURES & SIZE.
 POINT / DOT

• A point indicates position

• It has no length or breadth
• It does not occupy any area of space
• It is the beginning and end of the a line
 DOT
Repetition
FORM OF DOTS IN NATURE
DOTS ARE IN CLOTH DESIGN
 DOT
Perspective
 DOT
Explosion
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Diversity
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Movement
DOT
Unity
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SHAPE
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Gradation
FIRST SEMESTER
2009
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Dot in nature
A work of
Fashion
Design
Student-
2013
• Reference :
• Basic Design. The Dynamics of Visual Form _ Maurice
De Sausmarez
• Principles of Form and Design _Wucius Wong
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