Printed Textile Design

✍ Scribed by Amanda Briggs-Goode

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 209
• Edition: Illustrated
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explains the fundamentals of printed textile design, from design brief through to the completed collection, and introduces the basics of color, drawing, composition, and repeat with a series of step-by-step exercises and examples.

Printed Textile Design helps to demystify the design process and provides an invaluable guide to the study and practice of textile design.

The book includes case studies of designers working in both the fashion and interiors sectors. It covers hand and traditional print techniques and the latest digital print technologies, with specially commissioned photographs of the processes. All aspects of textile design are covered, from sustainability to manufacturing and marketing the finished product.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Design in Context
Chapter 2: Design Fundamentals
Chapter 3: The Design Process
Chapter 4: Manufacturing, Materials and Design Choices
Chapter 5: Design in Practice
Chapter 6: Becoming a Printed Textile Designer
Glossary
Index
Photo Credits
Acknowledgments