TABLE OF CONTENTS
What does “design" mean? 1
What can the designer believe ? 2
Must the designer consider economics? 3
What are the qualities of good design? 4
How does thr designer achieve beauty ? 5
How does the designer think out a plan? 6
How are constructed articles described ? 7
How does the designer secure order? 8
What is meant by the term”function”? 9
How does balance affect design? 10
What is good proportion? 11
What are the purposes of ornament ? 12
How is ornament used ? 13
Should the designer understand symbolism ? 14
Can the circle be used in design? 15
What is a good curved line ? 16
How may curves be combined ? 17
How can the designer use wrought iron? 18
What are the design elements in thin metal ? 20
In what ways is cast metal used? 22
How has metal been used in folk arts ? 24
How has the machine affected design in metal? 25 .
Does structure influence design in wood? 26
What methods of cutting wood are available? 27
What decorative methods are used on wood? 28
Need the designer know period styles? 29
How is turned work designed? 30
What are the types of turned work? 31
How is a design for turned work used? 32
What are the design elements in clay? 33
How is clay decorated? 34
What are the forms of pottery vessels ? 36
How are templates made for pottery? 38
What design variables are there in leather? 39
What decorative processes suit leather? 40
What are the basic textile structures? 41
How are textiles decorated? 42
What is the nature of the tapestry weave? 44
Hew is pattern weaving designed? 46
How is the block printed textile designed? 48
How is the stencil designed? 50
How is a repeat pattern developed? 52
Is there a geometry of repeating ornament? 53
What are the types of plastics? 54
Can the handworker use plastics? 55
What are the design elements in letters? 56
What factors influence letter design? 57
How are new letters derived? 58
What is an appropriate letter form? 59
How is typographic unity attained? 60
How is a regular type mass balanced? 62
Can type pages balance on the vertical axis?63
HOW IS GOOD proportion attained? 64
typography designed? 66
Does paper count in typographic design? 68
What factors make a good bookplate? 69
How is a measured drawing made ? 70
How is a”morgue” ? 71
Problems of analysis of requirements 74.
Problems of function 75
Problems of order 76
Problems in balance 77
Problems in geometric form 78
Problems in the use of free hand curves 79
Problems in wrought iron 80
Problems in thin gauge metal 81
Problems in cast metal 82
Problems in wood 83
Problems in ceramics 85
Problems in leather 86
Problems in textiles 87
Problems in graphic arts 88
Problems in plastics 90
Bibliography 91