Abstract Design and How to Create It

Students,designers,andcraftspeoplewhowanttocreatetheirownabstractpatternsanddesignswillfindthisprofuselyillustratedguideoneofthebestbooksavailableonthesubject.Afteranintroductorychapterdealingwiththegeometricbasisofdesign,theauthorgoesontodiscussimplementsandtheiruse(T-square,compass,dividers,rulingpen,etc.),borders,textilepatterns,naturestudy,andtreatment.Over380illustrationsincludemanydiagrams,designsfortitlepages,borderpatterns,alloverpatterns,textilepatterns,andhistoricalexamplesfromanextraordinarynumberofculturesandperiods:Assyrianstonecarvings,GreekandRomanjewelry,18th-centuryEnglishsilverwork,andmore.Thoroughandcomprehensive,AbstractDesignandHowtoCreateItwillbeaninvaluableresourceforanyoneseekingtolearntheprinciplesandtechniquesofcreatingnonrepresentativedesigns.