Introduction to design

Australia, 1955

Film
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Episode of Series “Advance Australia”.
Made to foster an appreciation of the basic simple shapes in design. Poses the question “What is design?”. Answers that design is simply an orderly arrangement of lines and shapes. Aboriginal art in its simplicity of design is drawn from nature - if you look up, down and around you will too. Simple motifs are used in everyday articles.

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Credits

director

F Treuthardt

producer

John Kingsford-Smith

production company

Kingcroft Productions

Duration

00:09:48:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1955

Appears in

Group of items

Advance Australia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321841

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Design

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Design - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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