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Abstract Design and How to Create It

by Amor Fenn

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A practical foundation for building abstract pattern and ornament

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A practical foundation for building abstract pattern and ornament

Amor Fenn approaches abstract design as a constructive discipline rooted in geometry, tools, and repeated visual forms. The book moves from foundational geometric principles to the use of drafting instruments, then applies those methods to borders, allover arrangements, textile motifs, and title-page decoration. Its extensive illustrations pair working diagrams with historical examples spanning objects and decorative traditions from multiple cultures and periods. That combination makes the volume useful not only for generating nonrepresentational designs, but also for seeing how line, symmetry, repetition, and pattern have been handled across different applied-art contexts.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Design and illustration students seeking exercises and reference material for abstract pattern work
  • Craftspeople developing borders, repeat patterns, or textile-inspired motifs
  • Artists interested in geometry-based ornament and historical decorative examples

Themes

Geometric designAbstract pattern-makingDrafting tools and techniquesBorders and textile motifsDecorative-art history

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Book overview

Students, designers, and craftspeople who want to create their own abstract patterns and designs will find this profusely illustrated guide one of the best books available on the subject. After an introductory chapter dealing with the geometric basis of design, the author goes on to discuss implements and their use (T-square, compass, dividers, ruling pen, etc.), borders, textile patterns, nature study, and treatment.
Over 380 illustrations include many diagrams, designs for title pages, border patterns, allover patterns, textile patterns, and historical examples from an extraordinary number of cultures and periods: Assyrian stone carvings, Greek and Roman jewelry, 18th-century English silverwork, and more. Thorough and comprehensive, Abstract Design and How to Create It will be an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn the principles and techniques of creating nonrepresentative designs.
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