Communicating with Pattern: Circles and Dots - Softcover

Hampshire, Mark; Stephenson, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2940361169 ISBN 13: 9782940361168

Publisher: Rotovision, 2006

Synopsis

Unique showcase exploring the use of pattern for visual communication across design disciplines.

The second in this highly collectible new series translates the language of circles and dots in design. This colorful, image-packed book showcases stunning examples of designs that incorporate these familiar motifs, but also explores the meaning and origin of these patterns and forms, and how they can be used in contemporary design to communicate a variety of messages and influences. From the dot and circle paintings of Damien Hirst, to polka dots, smileys, Pointilism, and corporate logos, Communicating with Pattern: Circles and Dots is an entertaining and highly informative read.

Circles and Dots celebrates the roundest, spottiest, and dottiest design from around the globe, from every design discipline, giving designers an understanding of the graphic language of pattern. This is an inspirational must-have to accompany the rest of the Communicating with Pattern family.

About this title

About the Authors

Mark Hampshire (London, UK), along with Keith Stephenson (London, UK), directs Absolute Zero Degrees, a multidisciplinary agency designing corporate identities, packaging, books, wallpaper, and interiors accessories. They are the co-authors of the Communicating with Pattern series and DemoGraphics: Packaging and Choosing and Using Paper for Great Graphic Design.

Mark Hampshire is a freelance brand consultant, and has previously worked in senior roles in Identica, In Real Life, Cato Consulting, and Carlton Television. Keith Stephenson is founding director of Absolute Zero Degrees design. His work ranges from contemporary wallpaper to book design, and he has designed and illustrated Mass-Market Classics: The Home and Bright Ideas: Professional Lighting Secrets for Your Home. They both live in London, UK.

From the Inside Flap

'Communicating with Pattern: Circles and Dots' presents designers from every discipline with a complete vocabulary of cirlcles in design, decoding their meanings and presenting a unique history of this classic pattern. This book is an unrivalled source of creative inspiration, explaining the language of circles and dots, and exploring their influence in visual communication.

This fact-packed, beautifully illustrated handbook is also a sourcebook of hundreds of ideas for the imaginative use of circles in every type of design, featuring examples of circles, dots, and spheres in graphics, art, fashion, product design, furniture, interiors, architecture, retail, and information design.

Circles are inclusive and embracing, while dots often signify rebellion and bold, counter-cultural statements. Why is this? And how did circle-based designs such as the classic "smiley" evolve? These are just some of the questions answered in this inspiring book that will open your eyes to the creative design possibilities inherent in circles and dots, from polka dots, via Pointism, to the dot in "dot com."

While 'Communicating with Pattern: Circles and Dots' is a unique look at how we communicate with a single pattern, it is just one volume in a series that forms a "bible of pattern" for designers from every walk of life. Other titles in the Communicating with Pattern series will include 'Stripes', and 'Squares, Checks, and Grids'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rotovision
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2940361169
• ISBN 13: 9782940361168
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256