ID 1710 - Drafting

Credits: 3

This freshman-level course covers the principles and elements of drafting as applied to interior design, architecture, and environmental graphic design. Utilizing relevant industry tools and techniques, students learn the basic techniques and methods of manual drafting as well as architectural graphic standards within the context of both presentation and construction drawing types. Upon successful completion of the course, students will have acquired the necessary manual drafting skills and understanding of drawing conventions to apply to future studies in interior design.

Prerequisites: none

Notes: (Formerly ID 1820)

Course Learning Outcomes:

Engage in career opportunities an interior design education can afford and the options for advanced study.
Recognize evolving communication technologies.
Demonstrate the ability to explore a range of two- and three-dimensional design solutions using a variety of media.
Understand how design solutions affect and are impacted by detailing and specification of interior construction materials, products, and finishes.
Understand the formats, components, and accepted standards for an integrated and comprehensive set of interior construction documents.
Read and interpret base- building construction documents.
Contribute to the production of interior contract documents including drawings, detailing, schedules, and specifications appropriate to project size and scope.
Apply federal, state/provincial, and local codes including fire and life safety.

ID 1710 Course Learning Outcome Rubric

Required Textbooks:
Sketching Interiors at the Speed of Thought, ISBN: 978-1501323508

Architectural Drafting For Beginners: A Primer For The Novice Drafter, ISBN: 979-8625219280
Required Course Materials:

Pacific Arc 18 Inch T Square or equivalent Triangles 10” 45 degree and 12” 30/60/90 degree
Graphite Pencils - 4H, 2H, H, F
12” Architectural Scale, triangular
3 Erasers: 1” White Vinyl, 1 Pink Pearl, 1 Kneaded
Drafting Tape or “dots” (not the same as masking tape)
Metal Erasing Shield
Pens - Black ink: Uni-Ball 207 (0.7mm) Gel Pen, Uni-Ball Ultra Micro Point (0.38mm) Gel Pen, Sharpie - Fine Point, Sharpie - Ultra Fine Point. Red ink: Uni-Ball 207 (0.7mm) Gel Pen
Markers - Arteza Everblend Ultra Art Markers, Alcohol Markers 40-color set + Prismacolor - Double-Ended Marker, PM157
French Gray 30%, Prismacolor - Double-Ended Marker, PM161 French Gray 70% Paper - Oxford Blank Index Cards, 4” x 6”, White, 50 or 100 pack and Oxford Blank Index Cards, 5” x 8”, White, 50 or 100 pack, Roll of 18” or 24” tracing paper (“bumwad” or “trash”)