JADE 2224: Digital Jewellery Design 1
Effective date
September 2022
Department
Jewellery Art & Design
School
Trades, Technology and Design
Description
The first Digital Jewellery Design introduces students to the latest digital design softwares and their uses in the jewellery industry. Through demonstrations and assignments, students will learn to use basic tools to visualize and build designs, and prepare files for digital printing.
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Utilize basic functions of 3D design software to design simple jewellery forms
- Create 2D and 3D primitive objects and edit their parameters
- Create boolean operations between 3D objects
- Import objects into software for incorporation into jewellery designs
- Design simple gemstone settings using various digital design tools
- Create realistic renderings of jewellery designs for customers
- Prepare and save files for 3D printing
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 37.5
Total Hours: 37.5
Instructional Strategies
Demonstrations, hands-on activities and assignments
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Assignments
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70
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4-5 technical assignments worth 10-20% each
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Project
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30
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Final creative project
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Course topics
- Basic configuration and navigation
- Assembling project files
- Basic Modeling techniques
- Modeling from 2D objectives
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.