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Structure and form in design : critical ideas for creative practice

Summary: This book provides a critical examination of structure and form in design, covering a range of topics of great value to students and practitioners engaged in the decorative arts and design disciplines. The complexities of two-dimensional phenomena are explained and illustrated in detail, while various three-dimensional forms are also discussed.

Record details

ISBN: 9781472584311
ISBN: 9780857854650
ISBN: 1472584317
ISBN: 0857854658
Physical Description: 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations (some color)
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:october.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- The fundamentals and their role in design -- Underneath it all -- Tiling the plane without gap or overlap -- Symmetry, patterns and fractals -- The stepping stone of Fibonacci and the harmony of a line divided -- Polyhedra, spheres and domes -- Structures and form in three dimensions -- Variations on a theme: modularity, closest packing and partitioning -- Structural analysis in the decorative arts, design and architecture -- A designer's framework.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.