Experimental Pattern Sourcebook: 300 Inspired Designs from Around the World [Paperback]

Jackie Herald (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2010

The majority of designs are also available on the enclosed DVD, which also features animations that demonstrate the link from 2-D drawings to 3-D space and 4-D time and motion. The disk also includes 50 copyright-free patterns in vector format for your use.

 

Author Jackie Herald’s selection is designed to inspire, provoke, amuse, and suggest new associations of ideas, materials, and imagery for further experimentation.

 

The book features 40 contributors from 21 countries:

Australia
Austria
Bulgaria
Canada
Colombia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Iceland
India
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
 

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About the Author

Jackie Herald is a much published author and broadcaster on design. She writes and lectures on environmental design, textiles, fashion and craft to a wide range of audiences. The Extra Room, is based in London—where she combines writing with design consultancy and broadcasting.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Rockport Publishers; w/DVD edition (May 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592535933
• ISBN-13: 978-1592535934
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #913,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wildly and creatively experimental, September 25, 2010

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This review is from: Experimental Pattern Sourcebook: 300 Inspired Designs from Around the World (Paperback)

Length:: 0:40 Mins

The title is really apt, the patterns featured in this book are really experimental, wildly experimental in some cases.

The patterns come from graphic design, illustration, textiles, ceramics, landscape, architecture and fine art. The variety is great, and not all are the repeatable tiling type. Every pattern is unique, and the collection is a convenient resource for creative motifs, styles and materials. The textural feel to the designs are very good. There are not just illustrations, but also collages created from photos as well, or from a mixture of medium.

It's a very helpful book for artists and designers looking for new ways to create patterns and designs. This book will give you lots of ideas and open up some possibilities you've never thought of.

Also included is a DVD which has 50 copyright-free patterns in vector format.