| Course Name | Colors and Textures in Interiors |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| IAED 320 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course is based on an interdisciplinary study of the basic properties and theory of color, creating color relationships and harmonies, optical, psychological and spatial effects of color and different textures in interior design. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Introduces the use of color and texture in interior design. Emphasizes color theories, the psychology of colors and textures, and the application of colors and textures in designing interior environments. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course, Film/video viewing | No preparation |
| 2 | Lecture 1: Understanding Color, Light and Seeing | (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 3 | Lecture 2: Color Theory | (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 4 | Lecture 3: Color Harmony and Color Schemes, Homework 1: Given to students | (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 5 | Lecture 4: Color in Interior Architecture, Homework 1: Submission | Preparation of Homework 1, (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 6 | Lecture 5: Color Perception and Psychological Effects of Color, Homework 2: Given to students | (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 7 | Lecture 6: Use of Color for Different Spaces/Functions, Homework 2: Submission, Homework 3: Given to students | Preparation of Homework 2 (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 8 | Lecture 7: Texture and Pattern, Homework 3: Submission, Presentation: Given to students, and defining the groups | Preparation of Homework 3 (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 9 | Lecture 8: Texture in Interiors - 1, PROJECT: Given to students, and defining the groups | Preparation of Presentation, (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 10 | Lecture 9: Texture in Interiors - 2, Group Presentations - 1 | Preparation of Presentation. (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 11 | Lecture 10: Color, Texture and Material Documentation, Group Presentations - 2 | (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 12 | Lecture 11: Summary of the Semester, Q&A and Discussion, Group Presentations - 3 | (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 13 | PROJECT: Critics and Discussion | Preparation of PROJECT (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 14 | PROJECT: Submission and exhibition | Preparation of PROJECT (All content will be available in Blackboard.) |
| 15 | Review of the Semester. | No preparation |
| 16 | Review of the Semester. | No preparation |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | HOMEWORK 1: Create a color scheme that reflects your personality and write a descriptive text (half-page) about it. HOMEWORK 2: Choose an interior space with a special function in your close circle, analyze its color scheme, and discuss its psychological effect on you. HOMEWORK 3: Apply your selection of a color scheme in given interiors and write a descriptive text (half-page) including your reasons and motives. PRESENTATION: Prepare a presentation (.ppt) discussing texture choices, properties and psychological effects in your selection of 6 interiors with different functions (with groups of 2 or 3). *** PROJECT: Prepare “color and material documentation” with full color and texture properties of an interior space with given plan, section and elevation (with groups of 2 or 3) –The requirements will be announced later. BOOKS: Pile, J. F. (1997). Color in Interior Design. New York: McGraw-Hill. (NK2115.5.C6 P55) Zelanski, P. & Fisher, M. P. (1999). Colour. London: Herbert Press. (NK1548 Z45) Mahnke, F. H. (1996). Color, Environment, and Human Response. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NA2795 M34) Callery, E. (2006). 1001 Ideas for Color and Paint. Singapore: Page One Publishing Ltd. (NK2115.5.C6 C35) Ching, F. D. K. & Corky, B. (2004). Interior Design Illustrated. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NA2850 C45) Baker, N. & Steemers, K. (2002). Daylight Design of Buildings. London: James & James Ltd. (NA2794 B35) Caan, S. (2011). Rethinking Design and Interiors. London: Laurence King Publishing Ltd. (NA2850 C33) Dodsworth, S. & Anderson, S. (2015). İç Mekan Tasarımının Temelleri. İstanbul: Literatür. (NK2110 D63) |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | LINKS: Beau Lotto: Optical illusions show how we see - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf5otGNbkuc How Do We See Color? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvC9MQvqHMQ Do You See What I See - BBC Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqXyu14kpY How we see color - Colm Kelleher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8_fZPHasdo How Animals See The World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hYaT4gvjNc Understanding Color - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj1FK8n7WgY Do I See Colors the Same Way You Do? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAbxfKPKorc The Taste of Color - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLZcy9y0zkk Color Theory Basics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1CK9bE3H_s The psychology of design and color - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L4eDNHxdRQ BBC Design Rules 2nd Episode: Colour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsosmCyMgPU BBC Design Rules 4th Episode: Pattern & Texture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc66yuQFVB8 Color Theory and Application (Science of Color & Color Harmony Schemes) - Interior Design - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzP8XtC1neo PANTONE: Find out how we forecast new color trends - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssaR761Wpck |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
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| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 100 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 5 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 8 | |
| Project | 1 | 18 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
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| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 105 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession | |||||
| 3 | To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
