Prelim Half Yearly Flashcards
Aesthetic design
The visual appeal of an item - often incorporates a surface decoration or design to enhance the appearance of the item - can be simple or complex
Examples of aesthetic design
Patchwork, dyeing, printing, embroidery, beading
Functional design
Relates to the specific end-use purpose of an item - judgements relate to the way in which the item performs its required task - often determines the success of a textile product in the market
Examples of functional design
Pattern-making, construction techniques such as seams in the patchwork and garment assembly, closures such as zippers and other fastenings
Economics
Cost of material, designing and manufacturing - time, money, skills, materials, production, equipment and facilities needed to complete the item
Environment
A designer must consider the needs of humanity in relation to a cleaner and greener world - This is accomplished through responsible design practices
Manufacturing techniques
Designers must ensure that their products are constructed using the correct manufacturing techniques -
Seams, seam finishes, hems, openings & closures, commercial patterns, pattern markings, notions
Sustainability
An effort to provide the best outcomes for the built and natural environments in contemporary society and into the future
Focus areas
NACFT - apparel, costume, furnishings, textile arts, non-apparel
Elements of design
Line and direction, shape and size, colour, texture
Line
significantly much longer than they are wide, defines the direction of a design
Shape
a closed line, two main types organic and geometric
Colour
Appears when light waves are reflected and absorbed by objects - ‘hues’
Texture
The surface characteristics of a design, both tactile and visual eg. rough, smooth, shiny, bumpy, fuzzy, prickly, suede, matt
Principles of design
PURECH - proportion, balance, rhythm, emphasis, contrast and harmony, unity
