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The document discusses the relationship between handicraft and art, emphasizing the importance of design, utility, and aesthetic value in craftwork. It outlines the basic elements and principles of art that are essential for effective design, including line, color, shape, and balance. Additionally, it distinguishes between structural and decorative design, highlighting the necessity of fulfilling specific requirements for good structural design in handicrafts.

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Lesson7_tle4_handi-design

The document discusses the relationship between handicraft and art, emphasizing the importance of design, utility, and aesthetic value in craftwork. It outlines the basic elements and principles of art that are essential for effective design, including line, color, shape, and balance. Additionally, it distinguishes between structural and decorative design, highlighting the necessity of fulfilling specific requirements for good structural design in handicrafts.

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Handicraft Design

ELEMENTS AND BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ART

Handicraft, owing to its nature, incorporates


aesthetic features and therefore art; though
(handicrafts are) considered under practical arts
as opposed to pure art (Shivers & Calder, 1974).
But to separate art from craft impoverishes
both subjects, a known fact. As such, the
design as well as the utility and value of a
product are important considerations in
handicraft. Craftwork must develop taste!
Effective designs can be facilitated by an
understanding of the elements and principles of
art. As a form of short review, the basic elements
of arts, their brief description and an example are
provided below:
Table 7.1 Elements of Art

Elements Brief description Example

A mark that spans a Straight


distance between two Curved
points. Zigzag
Line
A continuous mark Spiral
made on a surface by Broken
a moving point. Implied
Elements Brief description Example

Consists of Hue
(another word for
color), Intensity
Color
(brightness) and
Value (lightness
or darkness).
Elements Brief description Example

The lightness or
Value
darkness of a color.
An enclosed area defined
and determined by other
Shape
art elements; 2-
dimensional.
A 3-dimensional object
showing height, width and
depth; or something in a
Form
2-dimensional artwork that
appears to be 3-
dimensional.
Elements Brief description Example

The distance or area


between, around, above,
below, or within things. It
includes a foreground, middle
ground and background to
Space
create depth. Space consists
of two types: a positive (filled
with something) and a
negative (empty areas)
space. Claude Monet
The surface quality
or "feel" of an object;
its smoothness,
roughness, softness,
etc. Textures may be
Texture
actual or implied as
suggested by
different patterns and
types of lines or
shading.
Similar to the basic elements of handicraft, it is
impossible to create design without the use of
any of these elements. The use of these
elements must then be governed by the
following ‘tools’ in making art - the principles of
art:
Principles Brief description
Table 7.2 Art Principles Example
The way the elements
are arranged to create
a feeling of stability.
Balance
Two types:
symmetrical and A vase depicting symmetrical balance in
asymmetrical balance design

The focal point of a


composition or when
Emphasis
one area stands out
the most
A large difference
between 2 things
Contrast
to create interest or
tension

Paete’s taka (papier mache) horse


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Elements Brief description Example

A regular
repetition of
elements
Movement produces the look
(through and feel of
Repetition movement;
&Pattern) repetition creates
rhythm leading
the eye from one
Smocked fabric showing repeated stitches
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The
comparative
relationship of
Proportion one part to
/Scale another with
respect to size,
quantity or
degree; scale Gustave Caillebotte
The use of
differences or
change to
Variety
increase the
visual interest
of work
The use of different embroidery techniques and
fabrics create variety in this project.
The pleasing
arrangement of
all elements that
Harmony
-Unity creates a sense
of togetherness;
a coherent
whole
A quilt project where various scraps of
fabric create a beautiful synthesis
Design, as a concept, is broad. The concept as
presented by Goldstein and Goldstein (1966)
appears to be most suited for purposes of handicraft
projects and is consistent with literatures in
handicraft. Design is defined as any arrangement of
lines, forms, colors and textures (i.e. elements of
arts) (Goldstein & Goldstein, 1966).
There are two kinds of design – structural and
decorative. Structural design is the design
made by the size, form, color, and texture of an
object, whether it be the object itself, in space, or
a drawing of that object worked out in paper.
Decorative design is the surface enrichment of
the structural design.
(Goldstein &
Goldstein)
Of the two types, structural design is deemed essential to the
handicraft while decorative design may be applied to create
a richer quality.

The art principle “form follows function” is key to


good design. To create a design is to ultimately achieve
order and unity with the two other elements of
handicraft – the materials and techniques. To come up
with designs that are original and have aesthetic value
requires creativity and ability inherent to the designer.
There is no definite procedure to follow but if an object is
created with an intention for use, there are four
requirements to fulfil for a good structural design
(Goldstein & Goldstein), namely:
1.That in addition to being beautiful, it is suited to its purpose;
2.That it is simple;
3.That it is well-proportioned;
4.That it is suited to the material of which it is made and to the
processes which will be followed in making it.
To elaborate on the
structural design
requirements, let us use a
teapot (Figure 13) as an
example. Following the
principle “form follows
function” means that the
shape of a teapot
including other features
like a cover or handle
must facilitate its function.

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