Patternmaking for Fashion Design
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Patternmaking for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph Armstrong
Renowned for its comprehensive coverage, exceptional illustrations, and clear instructions, Patternmaking for Fashion Design offers detailed yet easy-to-understand explanations of the essence of patternmaking. Hinging on a recurring theme that all designs are based on one or more of the three major patternmaking and design principles-dart manipulation, added fullness, and contouring-it provides students with all the relevant information necessary to create design patterns with accuracy regardless of their complexity. Some innovative, new information in this book include:
Designer. Writer. Educator. Helen Armstrong views design from across the spectrum of a practicing designer, a college professor and a published author. She is an assistant professor of graphic design at Miami University, design director of the Miami xD MFA program, and affiliate faculty of the Armstrong Institute of Interactive Media Studies. In addition to teaching, Armstrong works as principal and creative director of her company, Strong Design. She also serves on the editorial advisory board for the journal Design and Culture and is currently chair of the AIGA Design Educators Community. Her first book, Graphic Design Theory: Readings from the Field, came out in 2009, followed by Participate: Designing with User-Generated Content, (2011), co-authored with Zvezdana Stojmirovic.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789332518117 |
| ISBN 10 | 9332518114 |
| Title | Patternmaking for Fashion Design |
| Author | Helen Joseph Armstrong |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education India |
| Year published | 2014-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 920 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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