Pattern Design

Se sei un grafico, un visual merchandiser, un pattern designer, un disegnatore tessile amerai questo libro perché rappresenta le basi del disegno. Il libro descrive le tipologie base di disegno e il metodo per costruire altrettanti disegni originali. Ricco di foto e disegni in bianco e nero. Non tratta del colore ma solo delle basi del repeat. Vuol dire che mostra passo dopo passo come sviluppare un metodo dati dei limiti entro i quali lavorare. Sono davvero soddisfatta di averlo comprato, è una guida fondamentale e utile da tenere sotto mano.

En su mayoría el texto es muy fácil de entender, además cada tema viene con ejemplos gráficos que ayudan a comprender mejor. Aunque fue escrito hace años y las técnicas de impresión o tejido se han actualizado y no hay tantos limitantes como antes, este acercamiento al diseño de patrones hizo que mi percepción cambiara y me ayudó a diseñar mejor.

A most excellent book on Print Textile Design. If you want to get a proper understanding on how textile print designs are constructed then this is the book for you.The English grammar used is Victorian but the knowledge is bang up to date for the digital world of creative design.

I cannot say enough good things about this book. It is continually inspiring. And when I need to learn something new, it does not fail to teach. Yes, it was written over a 100 years ago, but pattern is pattern. There are only so many ways to cover a two-dimensional surface with motifs or lines, and instructions for so doing are excellent. I have had difficulty only with using them for making repeats of abstract paintings, a topic only arising a number of years after Mr. Day's classes ceased. I suspect that, had he encountered such, there would have been elegant instructions for accomplishing the task. I am so glad Dover is keeping this classic in print.

Great resource for anyone interested in the technical aspects of pattern design as it used to be done. I think these older resources are priceless for pattern designers who want to stand out from the crowd. I’m a nerd for books like this and I wasn’t disappointed.