Abstract Design and How to Create It

Profusely illustrated guide covers geometric basis of design, implements and their use, borders, textile patterns, nature study, and treatment. Over 380 illustrations include historical examples from many cultures and periods. 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. Title Page Copyright Page INTRODUCTION TO THE DOVER EDITION NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Table of Contents CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER II - IMPLEMENTS AND THEIR USE USES OF SET-SQUARES. USES OF 45° SQUARE. USES OF 60° SET-SQUARES. MITRAL ANGLES. MEASUREMENT AND DIVISION OF LINES. THE RULING-PEN. TRACING-PAPER. CHAPTER III - THE TREATMENT OF THE BORDER ACCENTUATING THE CORNER SQUARES AND PANELS. THE UNDULATE LINE. DETAILS OF BORDERS. CHAPTER IV - TEXTILE PATTERNS IMPORTANCE OF STRAIGHT LINE. THE UNIT. THE DROP. TYPES OF PATTERN COMMON TO TEXTILES, WOVEN AND PRINTED. THE NET PATTERN. SCALE PATTERNS. THE STRIPE. THE SPRIG. THE TRELLIS. CHAPTER V - NATURE STUDY AND TREATMENT DRAWING FOR REPRODUCTION. POSTSCRIPT