On the use of vocabularies of geometric forms in ornamental pattern design. Issue 1 (1st August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hindocha, Ameet
• Is Part Of: Journal of illustration. Volume 6:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 33
• Page End: 56
• Publication Date: 2019-08-01
• Subjects: Graphic arts -- Periodicals; Illustrators -- Periodicals; 741.605
• DOI: 10.1386/jill_00003_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-0204

Abstract

This article examines the development and use of vocabularies of shapes constructed using geometric principles as a basis for ornamental pattern design. Through a combination of digital fabrication techniques and printmaking, I have developed a process for freely exploring geometric ornamentation based on compatible vocabularies of shapes. The process highlights the correlation between the use of these vocabularies and language as a medium of expression. It can also provide an insight into how the universality of the visual expression of mathematical concepts helps us perceive the nature of the world around us.