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. Takahashi's 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. Takahashi's 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.

Add a note of elegance to countless graphic arts and craft projects with 166 black-and-white designs depicting lovely swirls and curlicues reminiscent of 18th-century pen flourishes. Designed by Kiyoshi Takahashi, these copyright-free motifs will add a delicate touch to ads, newsletters, posters, scrolls, certificates and more.

This compilation of graphic embellishments was selected from a rare and valuable 1891 catalog. A versatile, high-quality collection, it features 180 royalty-free corners, frames and borders, rules, headpieces, calligraphic ornaments, and much more.

Your imagination is your only limit. Border mouldings are versatile “multiple use” styles. Use them for a variety of situations: enhance wallpaper, create unique chair rails or decorate furniture and craft projects. On designing the perfect border for any art project there are no rules but there are many questions. Only you can decide what your rules will be for a particular Borders. Decorative borders create a unique accent for any room, frames, wallpaper, etc. It's a wonderful history of design. Everyone borrowed from everyone else inspiration, designs, techniques, etc. Borders are one of the best ways to give an artwork its original character so that the eye is drawn to it. Borders come in many styles, from simple ornaments to complete frames which range from the elegantly simple to the intricate and ornate. This book contains 40 decorative motifs drawn by designer Fares Khalid Selmane, these motifs are unique and fertile source of inspiration for designers, craftspeople, as well as artists of all sorts.