Contains Berg Fashion Library, which provides cross-searchable access to interdisciplinary text and image content on world dress and fashion. Includes e-books, reference works, images, and more.
Research Tip
When searching for design sources use the pattern name (e.g. paisley) and
keywords like pattern, motif, design, ornament, decoration.
International index to articles in hundreds of design and craft journals. Also contains data on designers, craftspeople, studios, schools, workshops, and firms.
Citations, abstracts, and selected full text for articles from international periodicals, peer-reviewed journals, and art dissertations. Also indexes art reproductions from indexed periodicals across styles and art movements.
Repeat patterns have been used in ornament, decoration and design since the beginning of civilization. Their use not only links cultures across the globe, but also forms a bridge between the natural and the manmade worlds. This volume is the key to understanding the most basic and versatile creative tool of all - a design composed of one or more motifs, multiplied and arranged in orderly sequence.
A critical examination of structure and form in design. The complexities of two-dimensional phenomena are explained and illustrated in detail, while various three-dimensional forms are also discussed. (Also in print: NK1505 .H366 2012)
Printed textiles are an exciting and dynamic design area, with new mechanical and digital technologies opening up a wealth of creative possibilities for designers. This showcase of the best printed textiles from around the world is divided into three key areas: fashion, interiors, and art.
Covers everything students and practitioners of textile design will need to learn about designing and printing digitally. Provides the know-how for students and professionals who wish to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as design tools. Also in print: TS1475 .B68 2012
Groundbreaking work from fifty of today’s most talented designers who create patterns by hand and use them in their work in inventive and innovative ways.