Decorative Design Text Book Practical Methods by Chase Joseph Cummings (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Gold titles on black cloth, 73 pages including index with b/w illustrations. This copy has seen hard use but it generally sound and clean with normal library markings. A couple of the pages, including the title page, have marks where something pasted in seems to have been removed.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a comprehensive guide to designing with decorative motifs, with a special focus on creating beautiful and functional patterns for unlimited areas, limited areas, lettering, and book covers. The author, an experienced designer and educator, provides a wealth of practical advice and step-by-step instructions, making this book an invaluable resource for students, professional designers, and anyone interested in creating their own decorative designs. Through detailed explanations and numerous illustrations, the author explores the fundamental principles of design, including harmony, balance, rhythm, dominance, and subordination. The book covers a wide range of topics, from sourcing conventionalized motifs from nature and other sources to developing bilateral units for all-over patterns and creating effective space-filling designs. The author also discusses the importance of color theory and the use of lettering in design, providing valuable insights into how to achieve visual impact and communicate effectively through visual elements. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced designer looking to expand your skills, this book offers a wealth of knowledge and practical advice to help you create stunning and meaningful designs. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Gebunden. Condition: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the origi.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive green cloth covers, dark green title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. Landscape 8¼'' x 11''. 1 of 9000 copies printed. Contains [viii] 73 printed pages of text [including index] with splendid period graphic monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout on good quality paper. Light rubbing to the covers, contents in Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. GRAPHIC DESIGN (Visual Arts).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition (Total Issue, 6000). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition (Total Issue, 6000). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Full-bound green cloth, green titles and borders, 73p including index; minor wear at extremities, sporadic foxing spots to boards, front board has just a hint of cupping near spine, previous owner name and date on front paste-down, tight, square, clean throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated with b&w drawings and Some b&w and Color Photos (illustrator). First edition / 1st Printing. Inscribed twice by the author, on half-title : "Sidney _____ (unreadable) / from / The Chase", on the title : "To Sidney / From the author". 1st Edition / 1st Printing. Very good, no dust jacket, Cracked at half-title (but still very strong), slight wear at top & bottom of spine & corners. 28 x 21cm. hard cover. 73pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" (oblong. Inscribed & Signed By Author. Book.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1915 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 98 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 98 Language: English.