Visual Elements 4: World Folk Patterns

Synopsis of Visual Elements 4: World Folk Patterns

«Visual Elements 4: World Folk Patterns» is Stephen Knapp's design book, the fourth volume of Visual Elements, published by Rockport in paperback.

The book brings together a wide sample of folk patterns from different cultures around the world, with geometric, ornamental motifs and stylised figures of tribal and ancient inspiration. The illustrations, presented as a visual repertoire, reflect the diversity of decorative traditions and serve as reference material for design and illustration.

Fourth instalment of the Visual Elements series. English edition of 112 pages, published in December 1999.

Aimed at designers, illustrators and artists, as well as enthusiasts of folk art and traditional ornamentation.