Designing Patterns: For Decoration, Fashion and Graphics - Hardcover

Kulhorn, Lotta

 
9783899555158: Designing Patterns: For Decoration, Fashion and Graphics

Synopsis

In this practical handbook, Scandinavian expert Lotta Kuhlhorn explains the ins and outs of how to design patterns --for everything from wallpaper to tea services. The included CD features templates for experimentation by beginners and professionals alike.

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About the Author

Lotta Kühlhorn was born in 1963 and was only ten years old when she decided that she wanted to become an illustrator. Before she turned her passion into a career, she studied at Konstfack, Stockholm s prestigious University College of Arts, Crafts, and Design. Today, Kühlhorn is a successful designer who has created book covers, editorial illustrations for magazines such as Elle, and patterns for clients including IKEA.

From the Back Cover

This practical guide explains the ins and outs of designing patterns while the included CD features templates for experimentation by beginners and professionals alike.
Patterns are everywhere and everyone wants to know how to make them. This practical handbook offers expert advice on how to create timelessly elegant pattern designs.
In this book, readers are shown how to use the most common techniques for creating patterns and the best ways to combine colors and forms by one of Scandinavia's leading pattern designers. With the help of photographs and personal anecdotes, she also explains how she works, what inspires her, and why edges are just as important as middles.
From conceptual questions to intricate details, this book elucidates all of the facets involved in designing patterns. The included CD features templates for ten sample projects, which both beginners and professionals can use to experiment and get started on their own work.

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