Principles of Pattern Design (Collections of Graphic Art in Dover Books)

By Richard M. Proctor

"Authors bend over backwards to explain the design of beautiful 'units,'" says artist and educator Richard M. Proctor, "but rarely do they explain the design of beautiful 'yardage' - the repetition of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486263495
• ISBN13: 9780486263496
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Not what I expected, but still very useful

I expected this book to be more about geometry and less about art, but I find that it's rather the opposite. This book is about art first: it relates each design with culture and presents many examples. What it lacks, maybe, is compass-and-ruler instructions to create some of the more symmetrical designs; but it's nothing one can't figure out I'm sure.