Gallery one: spectacular designs --; Section one: setting the visual stage-eight ingredients for great designs. The power of design: speaking the language --; Setting the stage through line and direction --; Shape: creating design and style --; Color: visually enticing flavors --; Value: desingn's priceless ingredient --; Spicing up your design with texture --; Visual finesse: proportion and scale --; Gallery 2: the visual dance --; Section two: creating the visual dance-a blueprint for superb design. Creating stunning designs with ten stellar principles --; The balancing act: creating visual balance with two superb principles --; Section three: designing spectacular quilts. Important design strategies for quilts.
Everything you need to know about the essentials of good design from an internationally renowned expert. Learn about the key elements of design and how to apply strategies for success. Practice what you've learned with exercises at the end of each chapter.