{"product_id":"abstract-design-and-how-to-create-it-dover-art-instruction","title":"Abstract Design and How to Create It (Dover Art Instruction)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn abridged republication of Abstract design: a practical manual ... originally published in 1930 by B.T. Batsford, Ltd., London, and Charles Scribner's Sons, New York..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents, 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. \n\u003cbr\u003eOver 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, \n\u003ci\u003eAbstract Design and How to Create It\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn the principles and techniques of creating nonrepresentative designs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT \n\u003cbr\u003eILLUSTRATIONS \n\u003cbr\u003eI INTRODUCTORY \n\u003cbr\u003e Object of book \n\u003cbr\u003e Early essays in design \n\u003cbr\u003e Licence and restraint \n\u003cbr\u003e Early obsession as to originality \n\u003cbr\u003e Invention versus arrangement \n\u003cbr\u003e The geometric basis \n\u003cbr\u003e Geometric influence in pattern \n\u003cbr\u003eII IMPLEMENTS AND THEIR USE \n\u003cbr\u003e Methodical procedure \n\u003cbr\u003e Geometrical drawing \n\u003cbr\u003e \"Implements, the T-square\" \n\u003cbr\u003e The set-square \n\u003cbr\u003e Use of the 45° set-square \n\u003cbr\u003e In defining mitres \n\u003cbr\u003e In dividing surfaces \n\u003cbr\u003e In formation of the octagon \n\u003cbr\u003e Use of the 60° set-square \n\u003cbr\u003e In formation of the triangle \n\u003cbr\u003e The hexagon \n\u003cbr\u003e The diamond pattern \n\u003cbr\u003e The hexagonal net \n\u003cbr\u003e Mitral angles \n\u003cbr\u003e Of hexagons and octagons \n\u003cbr\u003e Of the trefoil and quatrefoil \n\u003cbr\u003e Of concentric curves meeting parallel straight lines \n\u003cbr\u003e Borders of circular and elliptic shapes \n\u003cbr\u003e Flexed curves \n\u003cbr\u003e Measurement and division of lines \n\u003cbr\u003e The dividers \n\u003cbr\u003e Division by trial \n\u003cbr\u003e Division by bi-section \n\u003cbr\u003e Method of division of a line into any number of equal parts \n\u003cbr\u003e The compass \n\u003cbr\u003e Spring bows \n\u003cbr\u003e The large adjustable compass \n\u003cbr\u003e Pencil and pen \n\u003cbr\u003e The ruling-pen \n\u003cbr\u003e Drawing ink \n\u003cbr\u003e Tracing-paper and its employment \n\u003cbr\u003e Rubbing down a design \n\u003cbr\u003e Transfer-paper \n\u003cbr\u003e Transferring a design \n\u003cbr\u003e The transfer-point \n\u003cbr\u003eIII. THE TREATMENT OF THE BORDER \n\u003cbr\u003e Appreciation and historical employment \n\u003cbr\u003e Use of the border \n\u003cbr\u003e Structural suggestion \n\u003cbr\u003e Analogous to mouldings \n\u003cbr\u003e Enrichment of mouldings \n\u003cbr\u003e Treatment \n\u003cbr\u003e The unit \n\u003cbr\u003e Modification at angles \n\u003cbr\u003e Continuous patterns \n\u003cbr\u003e The key or fret \n\u003cbr\u003e The evolute \n\u003cbr\u003e The undulate \n\u003cbr\u003e Consistency in growth suggesion \n\u003cbr\u003e Bi-symmetrical treatment \n\u003cbr\u003e Accentuation of corners \n\u003cbr\u003e Freely arranged growth \n\u003cbr\u003e Material for design \n\u003cbr\u003e Typographical examples \n\u003cbr\u003e Lettering \n\u003cbr\u003e Subsidiary borders \n\u003cbr\u003e Spacing of lines \n\u003cbr\u003e The undulate line \n\u003cbr\u003e Conjectural origin \n\u003cbr\u003e Influence of material \n\u003cbr\u003e Early jewellery and pottery \n\u003cbr\u003e Wrought iron \n\u003cbr\u003e Influence of tools \n\u003cbr\u003e Wood carving \n\u003cbr\u003e The gouge \n\u003cbr\u003e Thimble pattern in Jacobean wood-carving \n\u003cbr\u003e English Renaisance treatment of mouldings \n\u003cbr\u003e Old work \n\u003cbr\u003e Early craftsmen and tradition \n\u003cbr\u003e The professional designer \n\u003cbr\u003e Division of labour \n\u003cbr\u003e Infraction of craft limitations \n\u003cbr\u003e Imitation \n\u003cbr\u003e Greek anthemion ornament \n\u003cbr\u003e Painted and carved \n\u003cbr\u003e Influence on later ornament \n\u003cbr\u003e Technical influence in cross-stitch embroidery \n\u003cbr\u003e Details of borders \n\u003cbr\u003e The fret ornament \n\u003cbr\u003e Procedure \n\u003cbr\u003e Progressive patterns of borders in which the 45° set -square is employed in conjunction with horizontal and vertical lines \n\u003cbr\u003e Description \n\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns result of 60° set-square \n\u003cbr\u003e Description \n\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns in which both set-squares are employed \n\u003cbr\u003e Description \n\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns formed of segments of circles \n\u003cbr\u003e Description \n\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations \n\u003cbr\u003e Combinations of curved and straight lines \n\u003cbr\u003e Description \n\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns on the undulate line \n\u003cbr\u003e Description \n\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations \n\u003cbr\u003eIV. TEXTILE PATTERNS \n\u003cbr\u003e Repetition \n\u003cbr\u003e Interest of surface \n\u003cbr\u003e Plaiting and weaving \n\u003cbr\u003e Juxtaposition of lines \n\u003cbr\u003e Importance of straight line \n\u003cbr\u003e The unit \n\u003cbr\u003e Geometric basis \n\u003cbr\u003e The Rectangular and diamond plans \n\u003cbr\u003e The drop pattern \n\u003cbr\u003e The diaper pattern \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns based on squares \n\u003cbr\u003e Lattice or trellis patterns \n\u003cbr\u003e Pattern composed of arcs of circles \n\u003cbr\u003e Pattern composed of arc of circles and straight lines \n\u003cbr\u003e Fret patterns \n\u003cbr\u003e Moresque pattern \n\u003cbr\u003e Counter-change pattern \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns based on the octagon \n\u003cbr\u003e Counter-change pattern \n\u003cbr\u003e Arabian all-over \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns based on the hexagon \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns based on circles \n\u003cbr\u003e Patterns based on circles \n\u003cbr\u003e Persian pattern based on circles \n\u003cbr\u003e Sicilian pattern based on circles \n\u003cbr\u003e \"Types of pattern common to textiles, woven and printed\" \n\u003cbr\u003e The all-over \n\u003cbr\u003e The net pattern \n\u003cbr\u003e The scale pattern \n\u003cbr\u003e The stripe \n\u003cbr\u003e Sprig and spot patterns \n\u003cbr\u003e The trellis \n\u003cbr\u003e Border designs arraned as all-overs \n\u003cbr\u003e Treatment in designs for tapestry \n\u003cbr\u003e Designs for hangings \n\u003cbr\u003e Designs for wall-papers \n\u003cbr\u003e Chinese papers \n\u003cbr\u003e Block and roller printing \n\u003cbr\u003e Opaque nd transparent colour \n\u003cbr\u003e Over-printing \n\u003cbr\u003e Description of textile patterns \n\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations \n\u003cbr\u003eV. NATURE STUDY AND TREATMENT \n\u003cbr\u003e Object of Nature study \n\u003cbr\u003e Selection and treatment \n\u003cbr\u003e Setting up the subject \n\u003cbr\u003e Record of growth and development \n\u003cbr\u003e Consistency to growth and type \n\u003cbr\u003e Use of studies \n\u003cbr\u003e Conventional renderings \n\u003cbr\u003e Elimination and simplification \n\u003cbr\u003e Process consideration \n\u003cbr\u003e Use of colour \n\u003cbr\u003e Self-colour \n\u003cbr\u003e Harmony \n\u003cbr\u003e Primary and complementary colour \n\u003cbr\u003e Treatment of colour scheme \n\u003cbr\u003e Opaque colours \n\u003cbr\u003e Drawing for reproduction \n\u003cbr\u003e Designs for book decoration \n\u003cbr\u003e Line and half-tone blocks \n\u003cbr\u003e Method of enlargement \n\u003cbr\u003e Diagonal method \n\u003cbr\u003e Indicating required reduction \n\u003cbr\u003e Thickening of lines \n\u003cbr\u003e Cross-hatching \n\u003cbr\u003ePOSTSCRIPT \n\u003cbr\u003e Hand-loom weaving \n\u003cbr\u003e \"Needlework, cross-stitch embroidery\" \n\u003cbr\u003e Sampler \n\u003cbr\u003e Swedish peasant weaving \n\u003cbr\u003e Example of Arabian design and workmanship \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents, 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. 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