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2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

TEXT5127M Colour and the Design Process for Textiles

15 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr Kaida Xao
Email: K.Xiao1@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will enable students to understand how colour is used in textile design at all stages of the design and production workflow including design, communication, colorant selection, production and retail. It will equip students with knowledge and understanding of colour that will enable them to appreciate why certain colours are used, what the implications for manufacturing are, and what colours communicate to consumers. The module will approach colour from a multi-disciplinary perspective and will enable the students understand colour choices from the viewpoint of the designer, the technologist and the consumer.

Objectives

• To introduce the ontology of colour and methods by which it can be communicated.
• To explain the role of colour in the design process and its relationship to other components of the design.
• To introduce the relationship between colour choices at the design stage and challenges encountered during subsequent technological processes.
• To enable students to appreciate the various ways in which colour can communicate ideas and emotions.
• To enable students to understand the role of colour in the textile design process from the perspective of the designer, the technologist and the consumer.

Learning outcomes
On completion the students should have provided evidence of being able to:
• Understand the ontology of colour and methods by which it can be communicated.
• Explain the role of colour in the design process and its relationship to other components of the design.
• Understand the relationship between colour choices at the design stage and challenges encountered during subsequent technological processes.
• Appreciate the various ways in which colour can communicate ideas and emotions.
• Analyse the role of colour in the textile design process from the perspective of the designer, the technologist and the consumer.


Syllabus

Week 1: Colour Ontology: colour perception (hue, value and chroma), light and reflectance, perceptual and physical colour, light sources.
Week 2: Colour Harmony: colour circles, hue circles, analogous harmony, triadic harmony, opponency.
Week 3: Colour Communication: colour and language, colour order systems, trichromacy, additive mixing
Week 4: Colour Measurement: subtractive mixing, CIE colorimetry.
Week 5: Digital Colour Design: RGB technology, sRGB.
Week 6: Digital Design and CAD systems: colourways, colour gamuts.
Week 7: Colormimix: a case study.
Week 8: Coloration Technology: subtractive mixing, dye selection.
Week 9: Colorant Prediction: cost, observer metamerism, illuminant metamerism, field-size metamerism.
Week 10: Colour Preference: colour emotion and cultural differencs.
Week 11: Colour Semiotics: colour meaning, applications.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture111.5016.50
Practical42.008.00
Tutorial31.003.00
Independent online learning hours122.50
Private study hours0.00
Total Contact hours27.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)150.00

Private study

11 x 2 hours reading for lectures: 24 hours
3 x 2 hours preparation for tutorials: 6 hours
4 x 2 hours preparation for Practicals: 8 hours
Preparation for essay: 20 hours
Revision for exam: 30 hours
Private study: 34.5 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

1 x 2,500-3,000 word essay

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay2500-3000 word essay50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated


Exams
Exam typeExam duration% of formal assessment
Unseen exam 1 hr 30 mins50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/05/2019

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