Handouts for First Quarter Therapeutic Benefits-Art therapy helps individuals
process emotions, reduce stress, and improve self-
TLE 212 ARTS IN DAILY LIVING
esteem through various artistic activities.
Application of Arts and Design
Mindfulness and Art-Activities like coloring,
1. Application of Arts and Design to Family sketching, and sculpting promote mindfulness,
focusing attention on the present moment.
Enhancing the Living Space
3. Analyzing the Effects of Lines, Shapes, and Color
Interior Design-The layout, colors, textures, and
on Various Types of Figures and Personalities
decor in a home influence comfort and mood.
Incorporating art in home spaces can make them Lines and Their Effects
more aesthetically pleasing and functional.
Horizontal Lines-Create a sense of calm, stability,
Family Collaboration- Creating art together fosters and restfulness. Common in interior design, fashion,
bonding, creativity, and teamwork. Family members
and visual arts to suggest tranquility.
can collaborate on wall art, murals, or crafts.
Vertical Lines-Convey strength, authority, and
Personalized Spaces-Using design to reflect
formality. Frequently used in architecture and design
individual personalities within the family, such as
to emphasize height or grandeur.
designing children’s rooms with themes that
resonate with their interests. Curved Lines-Represent fluidity, motion, and
softness. They are often associated with nature and
Family Traditions and Art
are used to evoke comfort or dynamism.
Cultural Art Practices-Integrating traditional art
Shapes and Their Effects
forms into family rituals and practices preserves
cultural heritage. Geometric Shapes- Convey structure, order, and
formality (e.g., squares, triangles). They are often
Crafts and Celebrations-During holidays or special
used in modern design to create a sense of logic and
occasions, families can engage in art-based activities
precision.
like decorating, crafting, and cooking together.
Organic Shapes-Irregular, free-flowing shapes evoke
2. Application of Arts and Design to Oneself
natural elements and are perceived as more
Personal Expression Through Fashion informal and approachable.
Clothing and Accessories-Choices in clothing, Abstract Shapes-Can provoke thought, curiosity, or
accessories, and makeup allow individuals to express confusion, depending on how they're used. They
their identity, personality, and mood. Design challenge conventional perceptions of reality
elements like color, texture, and shape play a key
Color and Its Psychological Impact
role in self-expression.
Warm Colors- Colors like red, yellow, and orange
Customized Apparel-Personalized fashion pieces or
evoke energy, passion, and warmth but can also
handmade accessories allow for creativity and
uniqueness. suggest aggression or urgency.
Creative Hobbies Cool Colors- Colors like blue, green, and purple
promote calmness, tranquility, and trust. They are
Painting, Drawing, or Crafting- Engaging in artistic often used in designs aiming for relaxation or
hobbies contributes to mental well-being, relaxation, professionalism.
and personal satisfaction.
Neutral Colors-Whites, blacks, grays, and browns
Journaling or Poetry-Writing as a form of art serve as versatile backgrounds or stabilizers, offering
provides an outlet for thoughts and emotions,
simplicity and balance.
allowing for personal reflection.
Well-being and Art Therapy
Color and Personality- The colors people are drawn (note: Ken does not list "psychic line" - that was
to can reflect aspects of their personality. For "new term" to me)
instance, individuals who favor vibrant colors may be
Color - refers to specific hues and has 3 properties,
seen as more outgoing and bold, while those who
Chroma, Intensity and Value. The color wheel is a
gravitate towards neutral tones might prefer
way of showing the chromatic scale in a circle using
simplicity and minimalism.
all the colors made with the primary triad.
4. Visual Communication and Perception Complimentary pairs can produce dull and
neutralcolor. Black and white can be added to
The Role of Visual Elements
produce tints (add white), shades (add black) and
Icons and Symbols-Visual elements such as icons or tones (add gray). Texture - is about surface quality
symbols can communicate messages quickly and either tactile or visual. Texture can be real or implied
universally. For example, road signs or restroom by different uses of media. It is the degree of
symbols use minimal design but convey clear roughness or smoothness in objects.
meaning.
Shape - is a 2-dimensional line with no form or
Typography and Font- choice of typeface in design thickness. Shapes are flat and can be grouped into
influences how a message is perceived. Serif fonts two categories, geometric and organic.
may convey tradition and formality, while sans-serif
Form - is a 3-dimensional object having volume and
fonts feel modern and clean.
thickness. It is the illusion of a 3-D effect that can be
Color Psychology in Communication implied with the use of light and shading techniques.
Form can be viewed from many angles.
Advertising and Branding-Colors are used
deliberately to evoke emotional responses in Value - is the degree of light and dark in a design. It
audiences. For example, red in marketing can is the contrast between black and white and all the
prompt excitement or urgency, while blue can build tones in between. Value can be used with color as
trust and reliability. well as black and white. Contrast is the extreme
changes between values.
Cultural Differences in Color-Certain colors hold
different meanings across cultures. For instance, Size - refers to variations in the proportions of
white is associated with purity in some cultures, but objects, lines or shapes. There is a variation of sizes
with mourning in others. in objects either real or imagined. (some sources list
Proportion/Scale as a Principle of Design)
Perception and Visual Hierarchy
These elements are used to create the Principles of
Focal Points- Designers use contrast, scale, and Design. Principles are the results of using the
positioning to guide viewers’ eyes toward the most Elements. When you are working in a particular
important elements in a composition. format (size and shape of the work surface) the
principles are used to create interest, harmony and
Balance and Symmetry- A balanced design creates a
unity to the elements that you are using. You can
harmonious and aesthetically pleasing layout, which
use the Principles of design to check your
can make communication more effective.
composition to see if it has good structure.
ELEMENTS OF ART PRINCIPLES OF ART
CENTER OF INTEREST
LINE, COLOR, TEXTURE
The principles of design are the recipe for a good
Line - is a mark on a surface that describes a shape work of art. The principles combine the elements to
or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and create an aesthetic placement of things that will
thin. Types of line can include actual, implied, produce a good design.
vertical, horizontal, diagonal and contour lines.
Center of interest - is an area that first attracts
attention in a composition. This area is more
important when compared to the other objects or DESIGN: To create, fashion, execute or construction
elements in a composition. This can be by contrast of according to plan.
values, more colors, and placement in the format.
ART: The conscious use of skill and creative
Balance - is a feeling of visual equality in shape, imagination especially in the production of esthetic
form, value, color, etc. Balance can be symmetrical objects.
or evenly balanced or asymmetrical and un-evenly
TYPES OF DESIGN
balanced. Objects, values, colors, textures, shapes,
forms, etc., can be used in creating a balance in a Design is combination of tools and materials,
composition. methods of construction and ideas of the designer’s
personality and creativity. Sometimes the designers
Harmony - brings together a composition with
similar units. If your composition was using wavy choose motifs which are units of design. The
designers works with elements of art and design by
lines and organic shapes you would stay with those
types of lines and not put in just one geometric selecting and arranging them to a purpose, which
might be functional and ornamental or both.
shape. (Notice how similar Harmony is to Unity -
some sources list both terms STRUCTURAL DESIGN is the design made by the size,
form, color and texture of an object, whether it be the
Contrast - offers some change in value creating a
object itself, in space or a drawing of that object
visual discord in a composition. Contrast shows the
worked out on paper.
difference between shapes and can be used as a
background to bring objects out and forward in a THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A GOOD STRUCTURAL
design. It can also be used to create an area of DESIGN • Design must be simple. • Design must be
emphasis. well proportioned and beautiful. • The materials used
must suit the purpose for which it is made and also
Directional Movement - is a visual flow through the
the processes that will be followed in making it.
composition. It can be the suggestion of motion in a
Example: Flower pots and bowls with a good
design as you move from object to object by way of
structural design
placement and position. Directional movement can
be created with a value pattern. It is with the DECORATIVE DESIGN is the surface enrichment of a
placement of dark and light areas that you can move structural design. Any lines, colors or materials that
your attention through the format have been applied to it constitute its decorative
design. Structural design is far more important than
Rhythm - is a movement in which some elements
decorative design, because it is essential to every
recurs regularly. Like a dance it will have a flow of
object, while decoration is the “luxury” of design
objects that will seem to be like the beat of music.
The Principles of design are the results of your THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A GOOD DECORATIVE
working with the elements of art. Use them in every DESIGN
piece of art you do and you will be happy with the
results. Design should fulfill all of the following considerations
• The decoration must be used in moderation. • The
CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD STRUCTURAL AND decoration must be placed at structural points and it
DECORATIVE DESIGN should strengthen the shape of an object. • There
Design is defined as any arrangement of line, color, must be enough background space to give an effect
of simplicity and dignity to a design. Surface pattern
space, value and texture of an object in space, or a
drawing of it on a piece of paper. It involves the or design should cover the surface quietly. • The
background shapes should be carefully studied and as
proper choice of materials, forms, colors in arranging
them aesthetically and tastefully, taking care of the beautiful as the pattern placed against them. • The
decoration must be suitable for the material and for
elements of art and the principles of design
service it must give. Example: Over all surface
enrichment on pots and bowls. Creative art at
structural points on object. Application work on a • In modern art, the applications of abstract designs
table cloth. are widely used.
Types of Decorative Design GEOMETRIC DESIGN
• Naturalistic design • Geometric motifs are based on the pure forms of
the circle, rectangle, triangle, stripes, dots, checks,
• Conventional design/stylized design plaids etc, although endless variations and
combinations of them are used to create designs.
• Abstract design
• Their beauty is derived from either elegance of
• Geometric desig proportions or their arrangement in relation to other
shapes in a composition. Geometric designs are
NATURAL DESIGN
widely used in crockeries, floor coverings, wall
• Naturalistic motifs look like pictures, usually of papers, furnishing items, wall hangings, picture etc.
flowers, fruits, animals, or scenes from nature When
• Modern designers prefer geometric motifs in the
the motifs are selected from nature and reproduced
small amount of pattern that they use
exactly it is called naturalistic decorative design.
What is Dress Design?
• A realistic painting of a bouquet of flowers, leaves,
naturalistic landscapes expressed in photographic or A dress design is an arrangement of elements of
as in painting are more or less the exact expression design and principles of art like lines, shape, colors,
of something that we see in nature. form, fabric, texture, balance, proportion, rhythm
and emphasis that create a visual image. For
• The applications of naturalistic design in interiors
example: to create a new version or a style for
may be on pictures, wall papers, fabrics, paintings
garment.
etc.
Factors of Dress Design:
CONVENTIONAL DESIGN/STYLIZED DESIGN
• Functions • Materials • Technology • Style
• Stylized motifs do not look like pictures of natural
objects; usually the lines are simplified and Types of Decorative Design
conventionalized, sometimes they are distorted.
Naturalistic
• In stylized motifs, the form of leaves, flowers,
animals, fruits are used, but they are ● Taken from nature example: plants, flowers ● It is
conventionalized/stylized Even the form and color how it actually appears.
can be conventionalized.
Conventional
• Applications of stylized designs include floor
finishes, carpets, furnishing materials, wall papers, ● Slightly stylized. You know what it is, bu t it has
pictures etc. changed slightly.
• Patterns are sometimes made as a combination of Geometric
stylized and geometric motifs. Ex: Stylized design of
a peacock, duck, human being etc. ● Use geometric shapes. Three shapes make plaids,
stripes, checks, and polka dots.
ABSTRACT DESIGN
Abstract
• A combination of lines, stripes etc. are classified as
abstracts designs. Plaids, dots, stripes, checks and ● Unrecognizable. Highly stylized
geometric pattern in textiles are examples of
abstract design.
• These designs may be flat design or it may express
depth, with two or three dimensional figures and
objects.
