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The Fundamentals of Printed Textile Design




Whether you’re a design student or simply interested in the processes of contemporary printed textile design, The Fundamentals of Printed Textile Design is a great resource.  Providing an introduction to the creative skills, techniques and processes required by today’s designers, the book guides you in all that creating a professional, creative and commercially aware portfolio entails.

With outlines of the design process and a look at the vital roles played by drawing, color, style and content, the book also looks at how to contextualize and visually communicate effectively through traditional design staples as well as more innovative approaches. Also examined are the multiple positions occupied by designers in the industry, and the technical and ethical considerations of which they must be aware.

 

February 1, 2012 | By: Shayna Kulik

Book Review: Digital Textile Design




Digital Textile Design is a practical and inspiring book written for fabric designers and those looking to learn more about the burgeoning world of digital printing. Filled with more than 300 photographs and screen-grabs, this book offers 23 tutorials presented in an easy to follow, step-by-step format that guides the reader through the process of creating designs suitable for traditional and digital textile production.

Against the backdrop of the development of digital print, the book discusses how designers can access this new technique, looks at the work of those currently exploring it’s possibilities and has profiles of designers currently excelling in this form of design.

The book also features the growing movement of combining digital textile design skills with those of surface design to bring hand-rendered touches that offset the apparent flatness of print. Digital Textile Design is an excellent resource for anyone looking for the skills to translate their ideas into digital textile art.

 

September 30, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Zandra Rhodes: Textile Revolution




Zandra Rhodes has been designing textiles since the 1960’s. Her outrageous, kaleidoscopic patterns took the world by storm at a time when markets were more conservative. When Rhodes’ work was considered too taboo for traditional British manufacturers, she took matters into her own hands, sewing her own dresses and pioneering print and production as a unified process. She’s been a  iconic pink-haired working legend ever since.

Zandra Rhodes: Textile Revolution: Medals, Wiggles and Pop 1961-1971 is a exciting book that showcases her earliest and wildest designs. Featuring previously unpublished textiles, drawings, and archival images combined with fashion photography by Clive Arrowsmith, Guy Bourdin, Henry Clarke, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, and Richard Traeger, this stylish book is a must for anyone interested in textiles, patterns, fashion and fashion history.

 

August 26, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Color Moves: Art & Fashion by Sonia Delaunay




Painter, textile and stage designer Sonia Delaunay was a heroine of early modernist art and design. The Cooper-Hewitt Museum recently held a show covering the prolific artist’s work with an emphasis on her textile and fashion designs.

If you missed the exhibition, saw it and loved it or are simply a fan of Delaunay, the book chronicling the artist’s work, Color Moves: Art & Fashion by Sonia Delaunay might just be a dream come true for you.

A delicious feast for the eyes, rhe book includes more than 300 images of her drawings, paintings, designs and photographs, as well as elucidating essays written by Delaunay scholars. Snap one up for your favorite art, fashion, textile and color lover.

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July 21, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

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