Structure And Form In Design: Critical Ideas For Creative Practice

Synopsis

This Book Provides A Critical Examination Of Structure And Form In Design, Covering A Range Of Topics Of Great Value To Students And Practitioners Engaged In Any Of The Specialist Decorative Arts And Design Disciplines. The Complexities Of Two-dimensional Phenomena Are Explained And Illustrated In Detail, While Various Three-dimensional Forms Are Also Discussed. In The Context Of The Decorative Arts And Design, Structure Is The Underlying Framework, And Form The Resultant, Visible, Two- Or Three-dimensional Outcome Of The Creative Process. Whether Hidden Or Visually Detectable In The Final Design, Structure Invariably Determines Whether Or Not A Design Is Successful In Terms Of Both Its Aesthetics And Its Practical Performance. Hann Successfully Identifies Various Geometric Concepts, And Presents And Discusses A Number Of Simple Guidelines To Assist The Creative Endeavours Of Both Accomplished And Student Practitioners, Teachers And Researchers.