Design Analysis Template
Over all description
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This is a very basic description e.g.: Box ring
made of yellow metal with a flat band. The flat top has a small tube set green
stone in the left corner.
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Use jewellery terms that you
have encountered in manufacture
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Brooches, rings, bangles, bracelet’s, pendants,
neckpieces, cuff links, chains
Materials
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Name the materials in the design e.g.: yellow
metal, wood, rubber, red stones, plastic etc
Techniques
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Here you can talk about techniques you have used
e.g.: riveting, roll press textured surfaces, soldering, tube setting,
piercing.
Ergonomics
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How does the piece relate to the body?
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Where and how is it worn?
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Discuss comfort, (im)practicality, scale
Design
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This is your interpretation of the design
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Discuss how design elements and principles have
been used (remember principles are usually employed by elements e.g.: small
pale pink stones are repeated around the rim of the bangle, creating a pattern
and rhythm. (pink=element, repeated, pattern, rhythm=principle)
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Contextualize the design: i.e.; does it belong
to or remind you of a particular style, genre, tradition, historical movement? E.g.
the rectangular shape and dark blue colour of the stones, framed by the yellow
metal reminds me of mosaics, similar to Byzantine art.
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Discuss content: What is the intention of the
designer? Here you discuss meaning and symbolism: what is the design saying
e.g. the regular and symmetrical placing of rectangular cut white stones along
both edges of the bangle, brings a feeling of elegance and sophistication to
the piece.
Tips
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Avoid references to personal likes and dislikes
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Try to be as objective as possible
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Qualify all your statements by referring to
aspects of the actual piece
Using this template, practice your writing with the following designs ( approximately 300 words each)
