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Author Clarke, Simon, 1963- author.

Title Textile design / Simon Clarke.

Publication Info. London, [England] : Laurence King, 2011.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2015.

Item Status

Edition [Enhanced Credo edition]
Description 1 online resource (58 entries) ; digital files.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Portfolio
Portfolio (Laurence King Publishing)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Introduction -- Who this book is for -- How to use this book -- 1. Context -- Early history -- Industrial and technological innovations -- Twentieth- and twenty-first-century textile design -- Environmental concerns -- Summary -- 2. Printed textile design -- Historical background -- Screen-printed textile designs -- Inks and dyes -- Motifs, patterns, and styles -- Digital design and digital inkjet printing -- Textile design, the environment, and science -- Summary -- 3. Woven textile design -- Historical background -- Hand-woven textile designs -- Digital jacquard weaving -- New technologies -- New applications -- Summary -- 4. Mixed media textile design -- Historical background -- Embroidered textile design -- Fabric manipulation -- Summary -- 5. Design principles -- Design tools -- Concepts and trends -- Color -- Drawing and imagery -- Pattern -- Visualization, styling, and design tools -- Summary -- 6. Creating a collection -- What is design? -- The textile design process -- Planning -- Textile collections -- Presentation -- Marketing, promotion, and sales -- Display -- Summary -- 7. Education and employment -- The entry experience -- The degree program -- Finding a job -- Summary -- Glossary -- Further reading and additional resources -- Textile museums and galleries -- Selected textile departments and schools -- Textile trade fairs.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary Textile design has a very exciting future. New fibres, fabrics and applications are constantly appearing and designers now have a wealth of avenues to explore. This book offers students and those wishing to enter a career in textile design a basic grounding in the three main pathways of textile design - printed, woven and mixed media textile design.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Local Note Credo Reference.
Credo Reference General Reference
Subject Textile design.
Textile design.
Textile fabrics.
Textile fabrics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Other Form: Print version: 1856696871 9781856696876 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)
ISBN 9781856696876 print
1856696871 print
9781785392009 electronic version