Structure and Form in Design: Critical Ideas for Creative Practice

Michael Hann

ISBN 10: 1847887422 / ISBN 13: 9781847887429

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2012

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2012. 0th Edition. Paperback. 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 the 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. Num Pages: 200 pages, 228 bw & 19 colour illus. BIC Classification: AKC; AKP; AMC; TBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 492. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781847887429

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Title: Structure and Form in Design: Critical Ideas...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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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.

About the Author:

Michael Hann is Chair of Design Theory at the University of Leeds, UK.