Abstract Design and How to Create It

Abstract Design and How to Create ItStudents, designers, and craftspeople who want to create their own abstract patterns and designs will find this profusely illustrated guide one of the best books available on the subject. After an introductory chapter dealing with the geometric basis of design, the author goes on to discuss implements and their use (T square, compass, dividers, ruling pen, etc.), borders, textile patterns, nature study, and treatment. Over 380 illustrations include

Students, designers, and craftspeople who want to create their own abstract patterns and designs will find this profusely illustrated guide one of the best books available on the subject. After an introductory chapter dealing with the geometric basis of design, the author goes on to discuss implements and their use (T-square, compass, dividers, ruling pen, etc.), borders, textile patterns, nature study, and treatment.
Over 380 illustrations include many diagrams, designs for title pages, border patterns, allover patterns, textile patterns, and historical examples from an extraordinary number of cultures and periods: Assyrian stone carvings, Greek and Roman jewelry, 18th-century English silverwork, and more. Thorough and comprehensive, Abstract Design and How to Create It will be an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn the principles and techniques of creating nonrepresentative designs.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 10/18/2010
ISBN: 9780486276731
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.38w x 0.54d