Design through discovery : an introduction to art and design

Design as Universal Reality -- The Essence of Design -- The Nature of Design -- Why Create? -- The Aesthetic Sense -- Creation as the Search for Beauty -- The Urge to Shock -- The Contemporary View -- A Fundamental Need -- Visual Design -- The Role of Perception -- The Gestalt Principle -- Closure -- Figure-ground -- Imagery -- Design through Selection -- Guides to Selection -- Expression of the Material -- Form -- Fulfillment of Purpose -- The Art of Selection -- The Element of Time -- The Design Process -- Inspiration -- Decision Making -- Problem Solving -- Creativity -- Analysis -- Production -- Clarification -- Integrity -- Integrity of Materials -- Integrity of Form -- Integrity of Function -- Originality -- Craftsmanship -- Media and Materials -- Art and Craft -- The Elements of Design -- Line -- Line as Expression -- The Quality of Line -- Symbolic Line -- Line as Form -- Space -- Pictorial Space -- Implied Space -- Illusionistic Space -- Overlapping -- Tiering -- Size -- Perspective -- Actual Space -- Space, Time, and Motion -- Contemporary Concepts of Space -- Shape and Form -- Shape -- Natural Shapes -- Geometric Shapes -- Abstract Shapes -- Nonrepresentational Shapes -- Form -- Natural Forms -- Geometric Forms -- Abstract Forms -- Nonobjective Forms -- Texture -- Tactile Textures -- Texture and Structure -- Visual Textures -- Texture and Pattern -- Constructed Textures -- Symbolic Textures -- Color -- Color and Light -- Additive and Subtractive Color -- Refraction and Diffraction -- Light and Pigment -- Color Theory -- Color Properties -- Color Relationships -- Color Harmonies -- Monochromatic -- Neutrals -- Analogous -- Complementary -- Split Complementary -- Color Interaction -- Interaction of Complements -- Simultaneous Contrast -- Interaction of Analogous Colors -- Color Interaction and Tonality -- The Psychology of Color -- Color and Space -- Balance of Color -- The Principles of Design -- Unity and Variety -- The Partnership of Unity and Variety -- The Meaning of Unity -- The Role of Variety -- Contrast -- Variety through Structure -- Variations on a Theme -- The Achievement of Unity -- Unity through Line -- Unity through Shape -- Unity through Color -- Unity through Repetition -- Opposition and Transition -- Symbolic Unity -- Balance, Rhythm, and Emphasis -- Balance in Design -- Structural Balance -- Visual Balance -- Rhythm -- Metric Rhythm -- Flowing Rhythm -- Swirling Rhythm -- Climactic Rhythm -- Emphasis -- Proportion and Scale -- Proportion -- The Golden Mean -- The Artistic Application -- The Spiral -- The Fibonacci Series -- Dynamic Symmetry -- Proportion as Information -- Scale -- Symbolic Scale -- Scale as Emphasis -- Proportion, Scale, and the Designer -- Design in Action -- The Influence of Materials on Design -- Characteristics of Materials -- Materials as Participants in Design -- Wood -- Metal -- Stone -- Concrete -- Bone and Ivory -- Clay -- Glass -- Fiber -- Plastics -- The World of Limitless Possibilities -- Forming Techniques -- Two Possible Approaches -- Techniques of Working in Wood -- Methods of Shaping Metal -- Forming Techniques and the Contemporary Sculptor -- The Magic of Glass -- Techniques for Forming Clay -- The Transformation of Fibers -- Interlacing Techniques -- Pressure Techniques -- Fibers as Design -- Techniques of Painting -- Easel Painting -- Wall Painting -- Directions in Contemporary Painting -- Structure and Decoration -- Structural Design -- Perception of Structural Design -- The Importance of Space and Time -- Structural Design in Architecture -- Structure as Decoration -- Composition -- Structure as Pattern -- Decorative Design -- Classical Decorative Design -- Decoration as Symbol -- Decorative Processes -- Metal -- Clay -- Glass -- Fabrics -- Design for Living -- Our Personal World -- Fashion Design -- The Role of Clothing -- The Fashion Industry -- Haute Couture -- The Concept of Fashion Design -- The Process of Fashion Design -- Contemporary Trends in Fashion Design -- Designing a Home -- The Manipulation of Space -- Spatial Interactions -- Interior Furnishings -- Contemporary Trends in Interior Design -- Design and Technology -- Industrial Design -- Early Beginnings -- Characteristics of Industrial Design -- Categories of Industrial Design -- The Industrial Designer -- The Design Process -- Materials and Techniques -- Contemporary Trends in Industrial Design -- The Computer -- The Computer in Design -- Computer Graphics -- A Fresh Way of Seeing -- Design in the Marketplace -- Package Design -- Practical Considerations -- Visual Considerations -- Design for Advertising -- Kinds of Advertising -- Designing the Advertisement -- Composition -- Advertising Media -- Book Design -- Printmaking -- Relief -- Intaglio -- Planography -- The Camera -- Attributes of a Photograph -- The Photograph as Symbol -- The Photograph as Design -- Contemporary Trends in Photography -- Design for the Environment -- The City -- The History of the City -- Approaches to City Design -- Decentralization -- Urban Renewal -- Contextualism -- Historic Preservation -- Contemporary Concerns -- Landscape Design -- The Design of Personal Landscape -- Garden Design -- Design and the Environment -- Definition of the Problem -- Creativity -- Analysis of the Problem -- Production -- Clarification -- Design as a Responsibility.

Vision and art : the biology of seeing

Fiat lux: let there be light -- The eye and color vision -- Luminance and night vision -- The first stages of processing color and luminance: where and what -- Acuity and spatial resolution: central and peripheral vision -- The next level of color processing: surround effects -- From 3-D to 2-D: perspective -- From 3-D to 2-D: shading and chiaroscuro -- From 3-D to 2-D: stereopsis -- Illusions of motion -- Color mixing and color resolution -- Television, movies, and computer graphics -- Epilogue -- Talent, music and learning disabilities -- Further reading -- Index -- Credits.

The new drawing on the right side of the brain

Drawing on the right side of the brain

Drawing on the right side of the brain.

The psychology of visual art : eye, brain and art

Collection Neuropsychologie.

Looking askance : skepticism and American art from Eakins to Duchamp

Drawing on the right side of the brain : a course in enhancing creativity and artistic confidence

Drawing and the art of bicycle riding -- Expressing yourself in drawing: the nonverbal language of art -- Your brain: the right and left of it -- Crossing over: experiencing the shift from left to right -- Drawing on memories: your history as an artist -- Getting around your symbol system: meeting edges and contours -- Perceiving the shape of a space: the positive aspects of negative space -- Branching out in all directions: perspective in a new mode -- Fitting it all together: the place of proportion -- Facing forward: portrait drawing with ease -- Moving into the third dimension: seeing light, drawing shade -- The zen of drawing: drawing out the artist within -- Teachers and parents ; Art students.

The mind's eye

Leonardo's notebooks

How difficult can this be? [videorecording] : understanding learning disabilities : frustration, anxiety, tension, the F.A.T. city workshop

Understanding learning disabilities

Frustration, anxiety, tension, the F.A.T. city workshop

FAT city workshop

Biased : uncovering the hidden prejudice that shapes what we see, think, and do