Grunge Textures 1

GRUNGE TEXTURES 1

THE GRUNGE STYLE

Towards the end of the Eighties a new word was coined to identify a musical genre which used distorted guitar sounds, This was "grunge", a term intended to indicate something disorderly,casual or ruined.

At the same time the word "grunge" was used in fashion to identify a disorganized style, such as a collection of various used articles of clothing, crumpled and deliberately untidy.I could say that "disorder" is the main identifying word for this look.

This is easy to understand, looking at the various fonts developed during the last 20 years. Fonts that are broken, ruined, cut, overexposed and with loud background disturbance.Other identifying terms are "casualness" , "made by hand"and "made by nature".

In the world of textures this typology has always existed because it is the nearest to reality: see the weaves of any material, the micro-weaves on rocks or stones, tarmac or the bark of a tree.

In the animal world too, from human skin to the casual stripes on many animals. The "grunge" effect is everywhere and when applied gives the feeling of realism and casualness.To seem real it must contain imperfections that do not repeat themselves with the same rhythm.

In this book, textures have been used that are not too realistic, so as not to seem banal. I have tried to interpret various typologies, from pois to chequered, creating with this look mess and irregularity.

Some textures have been invented to enhance other decorations by creating a more blurred background or to add irregular scattering.

The uses are many, in decoration or to give a different touch to the image, creating movement and volume where

necessary. GRUNGE TEXTURES 1 is a source book and also a tendency book. It was born in the context of

the MATRIX project where all the designs can be mixed with each other and with the designs in the two previous

volumes.

It was something that was lacking and now is the time to produce it.

Highlights:

- Designs for any product and surface

- 158 Modular Patterns

- All vector files saved in Illustrator CS4 in flat colors and CMYK

- Free to use in accordance with the copyright terms