Information Package / Course Catalogue
Motif and Pattern Information
Course Code: MDA122
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

To carry out applied studies together with theoretical teaching on the drawing, color, composition and usage areas of plant, animal, geometric and nature-based motifs used in Turkish ornamental arts. It is aimed to make original pattern designs by gaining necessary and sufficient information.

Course Content

To learn the development of plant, animal and nature-based motifs in historical periods, which developed by finding a field of use in nomadic-sedentary lifestyles in the pre-Islamic and post-Islamic periods. Determination of motif, color and pattern features used according to periods and methods of constructing modern designs within the framework of today's art understanding. To develop hand skills, perception, comprehension and reasoning skills by gaining the ability to design with these motifs in a determined area.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Servet AKAR
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowledge of contemporary problems
2.The breadth of education necessary to understand the impact of the visual arts on universal and societal dimensions
3.Successful application execution in the field
4.Ability to design, review, analyze and interpret results
5.Ability to design a system, part or process to meet desired requirements
6.Ability to identify, formulate, and solve design-related problems
7.Takes responsibility as a team member to solve the problems encountered in applications related to the field of art and design
8.Works alone, independently and/or in a group harmoniously
9.Designing a system, part or process to meet desired requirements
10.Defining and analyzing business tracking in architectural projects
11.Accurately transferring topics related to the field to experts or non-experts
12.Have artistic, cultural and ethical values
13.Using the techniques, capabilities and modern tools required for architectural applications
14.Using the basic art and basic design, theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field
15.Professional and ethical responsibility awareness
16.To be able to put what they have learned into practice and to have an entrepreneurial structure by showing themselves in public-private organizations
Recommended or Required Reading
1."The Change of Turkish Illumination Art Over the Centuries" Encyclopedia of Turks, Çiçek DERMAN
2."Motifs in Turkish Decorative Arts" A. İnci BIROL, - Çiçek DERMAN, Kubbealtı Academy Culture and Art Foundation, Istanbul, 1991
3."Gilding in Turkish Art" İ./Şule ÖZKEÇECİ, Seçil Ofset, İstanbul 2007
4."Turkish Art" Ernst Diez, Istanbul 1955
5."Flowers in the Naturalist Style in Ottoman Book Art" Yıldız DEMİRİZ, Acar Printing, Istanbul 1988
6."Turkish Motifs" Cahide KESKİNER, Temel Printing, Ankara, 2002
7."Iconographic Motifs in Turkish Art" Emel ESİN, Kabalcı Pub. Istanbul, 2004
8.Stylized Flowers in Turkish Decorative Art – “Hatai” Cahide KESKİNER, Ministry of Culture, Ankara, 2000
9."Geometric Ornaments in Anatolian Turkish Architecture-Seljuk Age" Selçuk Mülayim, Ministry of Culture and Tourism Pub. Ankara, 1982
10."Pattern and Pattern in Turkish Decorative Arts" Azade AKAR – Cahide KESKİNER, Translator Art and Culture Publication. 2, Istanbul, 1978
11."Geometric Ornamentation in Islamic Art" Yıldız DEMİRİZ, Lebib Yalkın Publishing House, Istanbul, 2000 12
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Explanation of the motifs used in Turkish ornament arts by showing them on the diagram
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Floral motifs (flowers, leaves, seeds, branches and fruits)
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Geometric motifs (triangle, square, circle, pentagon, hexagon, etc.)
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Symbolic motifs (cintemani, cloud, sun, moon, star, etc.)
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Figurative motifs (people, animals, things)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Pattern Styles
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Pattern Styles
Week 8 - Theoretical
Pattern Styles (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Practice
Pattern styles drawing techniques
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Composition drawing techniques
Week 11 - Practice
designing a free composition
Week 12 - Practice
draw a free composition
Week 13 - Practice
Coloring the designed composition
Week 14 - Practice
Coloring the designed composition
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice140114
Assignment40520
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
PÇ-17
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
3
4
OÇ-5
OÇ-6
OÇ-7
OÇ-8
OÇ-9
OÇ-10
OÇ-11
4
OÇ-12
OÇ-13
5
4
3
OÇ-14
4
OÇ-15
OÇ-16
4
4
4
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