THEORY| Categories of Design - SD Flashcards
What is Surface Design?
Surface design is any type of artwork made by a designer that is intended to be applied to a surface to enhance its visual appearance and/or functionality.
Name the 6 types of Surface Designs.
- Beadwork
- Embroidery
- Mosaics
- Mural
- Textile
- Wallpaper
What is beadwork?
Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth.
What is embroidery.
Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn.
What is a Mosiac?
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of coloured stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar covering a surface.
What is a mural?
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other permanent surface.
What is a textile?
Textile designing is a creative field that includes fashion design, carpet manufacturing and any other cloth-related field.
What is a wallpaper?
Wallpapers are ornamental and utilitarian covering for walls made from long sheets of paper that have been stenciled, painted, or printed with abstract or narrative designs.
