3 Getting started on your designs
Decision areas • Geometrical shapes: square, circle, oval, rectangle, octagon, free-form abstract or variations/combinations, hearts, leaves and flowers • Form: two-dimensional, three-dimensional or flat • Colour: single colour, combinations of several different colours, chemical or natural metal colouring, with or without colour coating, hand painting, batik, spraying, dyeing, bleaching, enamel, printing, screen printing • Texture: soft, silky, solid, rough, smooth, ribbed, woven, loose, dense, light, heavy and more • Photo applications: etching, patina, granulation, inlay, engraving, leaf and foil et cetera
The magic of the perfect mix Designing is a simple art, yet at the same time it is very complex. Putting the right design elements together means finding the perfect blend of creativity and skill, trend awareness, technical and commercial feasibility and – let’s face it – magic. In this chapter of our Design Guide, we’ve listed a few key areas in which you will face important choices as you get started on your designs. Following that, we’ve made a Design Check List to help you perform the magic your buyers want to see.
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