Visuals

The three images below show a strong relation to the concepts and aesthetics that we are exploring in class. Each by a different designer, these textile designs create interesting two-dimensional patterns using shape, line, and color.

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Textile design,
Allison Tauber.
(c) 2006-2012
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Allison Tauber, a textile and surface designer of New York created this design.  She draws inspiration from her surroundings and enjoys experimenting with various mediums.  Her illustrations and patterns are used in several forms.  They appear in apparel design, home furnishings, stationary and paper goods, as well as trend forecasting.  This individual design employs the use of parallel, perpendicular, and curvilinear lines.  By using these different types of lines in conjunction with one another, they give the image a sense of depth.

Bamboo Plaid,
Kristen Leigh Turner
Client: Fontaine Maury
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Kristen Leigh Turner works as a communications manager for a web-based platform that creates custom products.  Her geometric pattern Bamboo Plaid displays a dynamic use of line.  It does this through the formation of shapes within shapes, due to the use of parallel and perpendicular lines.

Textile Design Pattern - Belinac Silk, France,
Marguerite Sauvage,
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Since 2001, Marguerite Sauvage has been illustrating and designing with today's modern trendsetter in mind.  This particular textile design features a range of similar abstract shapes.  Also, the placement of the shapes in close proximity to each other helps to form visual unity, balance, and pattern.  This piece is successful in that the shapes create a sense of texture, movement, and of organic life.