This books explains the fundamentals of printed textile design, from design brief through to the completed collection, and introduces the basics of colour, 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.
This updated edition includes expanded sections on digital design and social media, and their impact on portfolio development, manufacturing, and promotion, as well as advice on establishing an ethical, sustainable practice for the future.
Introduction -- History of printed textiles -- Technologies, substrates and dyes -- The process of digital textile printing -- Art and design practice -- Essence of digital textile printing -- Investigating digital textile printing -- ...
This book provides an introduction to the creative skills, knowledge and processes required in order to produce a professional, creative and commercially aware portfolio of printed textiles.
This book features 14 original projects that will inspire you to create your own digitally printed textile designs.
This book is a practical and comprehensive guide to designing and printing fabrics. It describes the process of design from the development of ideas using mark-making techniques through to the...
Motifs can range from minuscule (pin dots) to the supergraphics popularized by Marimekko in the mid—to—Iate twentieth century. Though scale is somewhat relative depending on application (e.g., a medium—scale quilting print might be ...
Accompanied by fashion photography, catwalk imagery, and close-up details of prints and patterns, and crucially supplemented by the designers own notebooks, impressions, quotations and influences, the book is an invaluable reference as well ...
These are presented by pattern and motif, in contrast to the chronological displays in most books and museums. The dates and countries of origin are supplied wherever known.
Consequently the role of the textile designer in the new product development process is far more exciting and challenging. The initial design stage often starts with a created concept on paper, referred to as a moquet, which can be a ...
New to the second edition are exercises to help students to explore and further their knowledge of textiles and fashion.