Hann, M. A. creator author. text bibliography enk London Bloomsbury 2015 monographic eng

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xviii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. "This book considers the nature of lines and assemblies of lines, including stripes and grids, as well as related phenomena such as checks, tilings and patterns, regular and irregular, repeating and non-repeating, in urban and rural environments, at the macro and micro levels, in land- and cityscapes, buildings, and other designed constructions, compositions and objects. Considered conventionally, checks, periodic tilings and regular patterns owe their compositional arrangements to an order imposed by an underlying grid structure. The intention in this book is to analyze, explain and illustrate the nature of each design type, to identify the structural (or geometric) similarities between each and to show how the manipulation of various underlying grid structures can provide innovative compositional frameworks for artists and designers. The discussion is richly illustrated with 400 black and white images and an 8 page colour section"-- Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamentals (lines and stripes) -- 3. Enclosed figures (regular polygons and circles) -- 4. Dynamic rectangles -- 5. Grids, natural and manufactured -- 6. Checks, plaids and tartans -- 7. Tilings, -- 8. Patterns -- 9. Analytical frameworks -- 10. Compositional frameworks -- 11. In conclusion. -- Sample student assignments and exercises -- Bibliography, References and Endnotes. Michael Hann. Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index. Decoration and ornament Themes, motives Stripes Grids (Crisscross patterns) DESIGN / General DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General NK1570 .H355 2015 701/.15 DES000000 DES007000 9780857856265 (hardback) 9780857856579 (paperback) : 2015005168 DLC 150311 20230921135715.0 0000029405 eng