A designer and principles of cloth design

Abstract

There are many practices of design for example fashion, graphics, industrial and environmental among others. These are all use the same principles, elements and theories. This paper endeavours to define the role of a designer and isolates principles of cloth design. It presents a few examples of problems – solving techniques for design of cloth with an aim of enhancing the appreciation of the profession. The paper also shows that cloth design is influenced by culture and individual anthropometrics. The study finally tries to prove that good design is a choice of individual and society at large. The paper concludes by showing how design is related to human existence, people’s perceptions and its fundamental social need