B.Voc. in Fashion Technology 

at Alphonsa College, Kottayam

Courses offered by Alphonsa College are M.A., M.Sc., B.A., B.Com, B.Voc, B.Sc.. These courses are in the stream of Humanities & Social Sciences, Science, Accounting & Commerce, Design, Medicine & Health Sciences. Alphonsa College offers specializations such as M.Sc. specializations in Zoology, Chemistry, B.A. specializations in English, B.Sc. specializations in Botany, Chemistry, Clinical Nurition Foods & Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology.

Here are some books you can read as a Design student apart from your regular syllabus to boost your knowledge in the field:

• The Design Thinking Playbook by Michael Lewrick.
• The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman.
• Designing Experiences by James Robert Rossman and Mathew D. Duerden.
• Emotional Design by Donald Norman.
• Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by David Kelley and Tom Kelley.
• Change By Design by Tim Brown. 
• Don't Make Me Think Revisited by Steve Krug.

When you join a BDes programme, you learn about the fundamental concepts of Design in the first year. You would not be expected to have any previous knowledge or background in the field of Design. In many colleges the first semester is common for all BDes specialisations. You would learn subjects like Introduction to Design,  Elements of Design,  Creative Visualization Techniques,  Design Drawing,  Design Thinking,  Principles of Design,  Physical Ergonomics and Rendering & Illustration.