How to Make Repeat Patterns by Paul Jackson breaks down the geometry of pattern construction into four fundamental operations, using letters as teaching elements to demonstrate translation, rotation, reflection, and glide reflection without a single equation.
About This Book
Pattern-making has an underlying logic that most design education glosses over. Jackson's approach cuts through the mystique: every repeat pattern — from a simple textile grid to an Escher-like interlocking form — derives from four geometric operations applied to a basic element. By using letters rather than decorative motifs as the demonstration units, the book keeps attention on structure rather than style. The result is a genuinely transferable framework for designers across textiles, fashion, graphic design, and architecture. Whether you're constructing wallpaper repeats where elements merge seamlessly or working with rigid tile systems, this is the systematic foundation that pattern-making practice rarely receives.
Key Features
- 160 pages of step-by-step pattern construction demonstrations using letters as base elements
- Author: Paul Jackson
- Published by Laurence King Publishing
What You'll Discover
- How all repeat patterns reduce to four operations — translation, rotation, reflection, and glide reflection — regardless of visual complexity
- The structural difference between tile-based repeats and wallpaper repeats, where pattern elements merge into apparently seamless surfaces
- How to construct Escher-like interlocking repeats using systematic geometric logic rather than intuition
- A discipline-agnostic methodology applicable across textiles, fashion, graphic design, and architectural surface design
About the Author
Paul Jackson is the author of this pattern-making guide published by Laurence King Publishing. [Details available upon request]
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 160
- Dimensions: 220 x 224 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781786271297
- Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Textile and surface designers, graphic designers, architecture students, and anyone seeking a systematic understanding of repeat pattern geometry across disciplines.