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Structure and Form in Design: Critical Ideas for Creative Practice

In the context of the decorative arts and design, structure is the underlying framework, and form is 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. Substantial emphasis is placed on identifying various geometric concepts and in presenting and discussing a range of guidelines to assist the creative endeavours of both accomplished and student practitioners, teachers and researchers. This work is the outcome of several research projects completed by the author over the past five years.