850 Calligraphic Ornaments for Designers and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive)

About this book

Blending the old and the new . . . the elegance of eighteenth-century pen flourishing replete with elaborate swirls and curlicues and the precision of modern graphic design boasting clean lines free of feathering blotting and other irregularities . . . in this spirit artist Kiyoshi Takahashi offers this collection of 850 original calligraphic ornaments. Created in response to the recurring needs of his own design studio Mr. Takahashis expertly drawn top-quality ornaments include delicate calligraphic swirls scrolls frames borders cartouches and other design elements suitable to any number of commercial and crafts uses. They lend decorative flair to menus posters bookplates stationery honorary scrolls and certificates and are ideal for enclosing enhancing or drawing attention to advertising copy or any other graphic message. Two pages of examples show just how well these ornaments can embellish modern typography. And best of all Mr. Takahashis ornaments are readily usable and completely copyright free. Commercial artists graphic designers illustrators craftspeople and calligraphers will appreciate this collection of 850 precisely rendered modern ornaments recalling the graceful pen flourishing of the eighteenth century.