Principles of Pattern Design (Collections of Graphic Art in Dover Books)

ISBN: 0486263495

Author: Proctor, Richard M.

Condition: New

"Authors bend over backwards to explain the design of beautiful units," says artist and educator Richard M. Proctor, "but rarely do they explain the design of beautiful yardage - the repetition of units." In this richly illustrated gem of a book, Proctor provides just such an explanation, exploring a diversity of patterns that can be created by using single motifs - among them the square, brick and half-drop, diamond, triangle, ogee, hexagon, scale, and circle.Brief, nontechnical instructions describe and illustrate each network upon which repeat patterns can be arranged, while a rich array of 280 illustrations depict historical and contemporary examples of pattern, many adapted from such diverse sources as an ancient Peruvian stone amulet, 12th-century mosaics, 13th-century damask, Japanese stencil designs, and much more. Decorative samples appear in macram