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Stripes, Grids and Checks
Michael Hann
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Description for Stripes, Grids and Checks
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 col 400 bw illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 245 x 11. Weight in Grams: 342.
Stripes, Grids and Checks 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. A wide range of examples are drawn from 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 analyse, explain and illustrate ... Read more
Stripes, Grids and Checks 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. A wide range of examples are drawn from 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 analyse, explain and illustrate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857856579
SKU
V9780857856579
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Michael Hann
Michael Hann holds the Chair of Design Theory at the University of Leeds. He is Director of ULITA - An Archive of International Textiles, UK, and has held invited appointments at institutions in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Pakistan, China, Belgium and Indonesia.
Reviews for Stripes, Grids and Checks
Stripes, Grids and Checks gives a wide-ranging introduction to the timeless tradition of composition, structure and form in the visual arts and design. A clearly understandable overview is provided of a wide range of classic principles, all of importance to creative arts practitioners, researchers and teachers.
Gavin Ambrose, University of Brighton, UK This book provides fresh insights into structure ... Read more
Gavin Ambrose, University of Brighton, UK This book provides fresh insights into structure ... Read more