FOUNDATIONS OF ART AND DESIGN : 28 x 21,6 cm - 272 pages
This comprehensive new book introduces the reader to the basic principles underlying all of the two-dimensional arts. Written in a lively and accessible style, the author includes images from the history of art, nature, cutting edge contemporary arts and design to illustrate his points. The first half of the text covers the elements or building blocks of design including points and lines, mass and volume, texture, type, space, motion, value and colour. The second half of the text covers the principles of design, in other words, arranging the building blocks with chapters on unity and harmony, balance, proportion and scale, contrast and emphasis, and rhythm. Whether the reader is a student studying design for the first time or someone with a general interest in art and design, this book will provide all the tools they need.
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