Abstract Design and How to Create It
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Amor Fenn
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 129.2 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 151
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Abstract Design and How to Create It
Abstract Design and How to Create It is Amor Fenn’s classic manual on pattern making, now available as a PDF digital download. This Dover edition, first published in 1993, brings the original 1930 guide to a new generation of designers and students.
This comprehensive handbook covers the practical construction of repeating patterns, from basic geometry to finished textile designs. After your purchase, you can download the file instantly and begin exploring the illustrated examples.
Book Overview: Abstract Design and How to Create It
Originally published as Abstract Design: A Practical Manual on the Making of Patterns for the Use of Students, Teachers, Designers and Craftsmen, this book offers clear instruction in the principles of decorative design. Amor Fenn explains how simple units can be repeated to create effective patterns, and why geometry is the foundation of most repeating designs.
The work is organized into five chapters. It introduces the subject, describes the implements and their use, and guides readers through border treatment, textile patterns, and nature study. A postscript and numerous diagrams support the lessons throughout.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- The basic principles of elementary pattern construction and design.
- Practical guidance on the tools used to create accurate working drawings.
- Methods for treating borders and framing patterns.
- Techniques for constructing allover textile patterns.
- Approaches to nature study and the stylization of botanical forms.
- A concise discussion of color harmony and its practical application.
Why This Book Matters
For designers, students of historic ornament, and anyone interested in decorative arts, this volume remains a valuable reference. Its diagrams are both instructional and visually appealing, showing the underlying networks and design construction clearly. The book has been commended for its practical value to textile designers, paper product designers, and mathematicians alike.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 129.2 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 151 |
| Author | Amor Fenn |
| Introduction by | Richard M. Proctor |
| Publisher | Dover Publications, Inc. |
| Edition | Dover edition |
| Publication Date | 1993 |
| Original Publication | 1930 |
| Original Publisher | B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London, and Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York |
| Original Title | Abstract Design: A Practical Manual on the Making of Patterns for the Use of Students, Teachers, Designers and Craftsmen |
| ISBN-13 | 9780486139845 |
| LCCN | 93-16117 |
| LC Classification | NK1510.F42 1993 |
| Dewey Decimal | 745.4 |
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The file works with common reading applications, including Kindle apps, tablets, desktop readers, and mobile devices that support PDF files. Open it on the device that suits your reading or design work best.
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How soon will I receive the file? Access is provided immediately after purchase, and you can download the PDF right away.
Will a physical copy be shipped? No. This listing is for a digital download only.
What devices can I use? Any device with a PDF reader, such as a tablet, desktop computer, smartphone, or compatible Kindle app, should open the file.
Download the digital edition today and keep this practical design reference on your preferred reading device.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Original Publication Date | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Copyright | 1993 by Dover Publications, Inc. |
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