DECORATIVE COMPOSITION AS MEANS OF DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGNER’S CREATIVE THINKING
In the article the problem of the development of the creative abilities and professional thinking of students - future designers is considered. The essence of the notion “creativity” is grounded, factors influencing creative thinking formation are revealed. The authors characterize new requirements for the quality of designers’ professional training, reveal demands made to the development of fantasy creative process in design, identify the role of the course “Decorative Composition” as the main factor of the formation of the designer’s creative potential and professionalism.