Frances Stevenson Bücher

Based on over 120 hours of uncovered video and audio tape, this title tells the story of the birth of the SAS in the words of its founding members. It covers the regiment's formation in 1941 to its supposed disbanding in 1945. It is also a very human story of a gang of misfits coming together to create a unit like no other.

A visual goldmine for designers of original print, weave and embellishment, Sourcing Ideas for Textile Design will help you generate new ideas, develop them methodically and finally create beautifully designed textiles. The carefully selected range of images illustrate how to use visual information in this process from a variety of sources, breaking down the process into key themes – colour, surface, structure, texture and pattern.This second edition · case studies and interviews with insight into visual research and development from revered practising designers, including Dries Van Noten and Reiko Sudo;· Spotlight sections offer historical or cultural perspectives on each point in the process; and,· new coverage of material investigation, colour analysis, presentation and curation, as well as advice on IP and copyright.You'll also be guided through the three stages of textile design where you · generate your idea ;· work to develop it; and,· create your developed idea in the studio.By engaging with this approach, and exploring new ways of seeing ordinary things through the key themes, you'll learn to create incredible effects in your textile design.

Sourcing Ideas is a visual goldmine for designers greedy for inspiration. The book includes a huge array of beautiful and diverse images, but it is more than a sourcebook. Using a number of different approaches, it teaches readers how to look for inspiration in the world around them, and how to extract visual information from a variety of sources