Batik and tie-dye are popular local Ghanaian fabrics. The fabrics are inexpensive and can be afforded by anybody. They are patronised by both the rich and the poor. The fabrics are characterized by beautiful and colourful designs ranging from planned to accidental designs. In the Ho Municipality of Ghana, the production of batik and tie-dye fabrics has started to take a nose dive. Most of the production centres in the Municipality have collapsed. Only few have survived. Even those which have survived dedicate most of their production hours to other income-generating activities such as screen printing and painting. This results in the production of small quantities of the fabric which cannot meet the high demand in the Municipality. Now the fabrics are brought from other parts of the country at high cost. The study is therefore aimed at investigating and unravelling the causes of the decline of batik and tie-dye centres in the Ho Municipality of Ghana. In the study, the qualitative research method was adopted and a sample population of two-hundred and fifty (250) respondents was selected for the study. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. A major finding of the study is that, lack of funds is the contributing factor to the decline of the batik and tie-dye centres in the Municipality. It is therefore recommended that government should support the centres financially by giving them soft loans.
World development has fostered the effectiveness of utilizing visuals in print and electronic media communication. The visuals for communication are crafted through the ideation process to the final execution of the project. In completing a design project, ideation must be successfully carried out. But sometimes, there are instances where the process is hindered since designers may want to settle for comfort zones and thus become fixated on ideas. This study therefore aims at exploring the challenges associated with design fixation in ideation in the local setting and how to mitigate them. Using interviews and observation in a qualitative inquiry, the researchers examined the phenomenon under study with the aid of the Ideation Activity Model as a theoretical lens. The study revealed an insightful relationship between designers, tools (manual and digital), design process, ideation techniques, client, design team, and the outcome of a designer's activity during ideation. Four major themes that affect design fixation were discovered: the Designer's background, Digital Ideation, Client and Designer tensions, and Fixation type.
Background: Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv. (Bignoniaceae) is documented to have ethnobotanical potential worldwide, but knowledge about this useful tree to local communities is limited in Ghana. This study was aimed at evaluation of ethnobotanical knowledge of the utilization of S. campanulata among the local population in Ghana.Methods: Data was collected through a semi-structured interviews with 193 participants in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region of Ghana. Ethnobotanical indices were used to quantitatively determine the most culturally important S. campanulata plant parts using the ethnobotanyR package.Results: A total of 25 applications grouped into six use categories from seven S. campanulata parts were observed in this study. The primary use category was material, followed by fuel, medicine, environmental, food additive, and food. Anemia had the highest frequency of mentions, followed by firewood and dyeing of cloth, construction, furniture, and charcoal. The wood had the highest use reports (UR) and cultural importance (CI), while stem bark had the highest number of uses (NU) and cultural value index (CVe). Conclusion:The study showed that the applications and use categories were influenced by the rural nature of communities and lack of availability of services. This study revealed a high-fidelity level for the S. campanulata stem bark to treat anemia, a common ailment in the study region. The study suggests increasing awareness for better promotion and valorization of S. campanulata in Ghana as a source of fuel wood and medicinal purposes.
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