Extracting Design Concepts from Indigenous Nigerian Pottery using CorelDraw Software as Motifs for Application on Textiles

Africa is considered as the cradle of civilization, in view of its inventiveness in arts, science and technology. The visual art of native Africa, includes such media as sculpture, painting, pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, personal decoration, and jewelry. The premise of this article is to assess the possibility of using CorelDraw as software for illustration, graphic design, information visualization and pattern drafting. Its versatility as a vector-based imaging tool warrants the use of lines, shapes and colours to create exquisite 2-dimensional designs for application in different areas of industrial design like textiles, ceramics and graphics. For instance, the role colour plays in the ceramic and textile industries are vital to the appreciation of their value in any crafted product.