Design and composition / Nathan Goldstein.
By: Goldstein, Nathan
.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1989Description: ix, 278 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0131999109; 9780131999107.Subject(s): Composition (Art) | DesignDDC classification: 701.8
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 701.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00194417 | |
| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 701.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00194416 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An exploration of fundamental design phenomena and compositional concepts found in old and contemporary works of art of every era, style, or purpose.
Includes index.
CIT Module EDUC 8022 - Core reading.
CIT Module EDUC 9002 - Core reading.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I Design
- 1 Design and Composition: The Ways and Means of Visual Expression
- 2 Line: The Omnipotent Element
- 3 Shape: The Basic Surface Unit
- 4 Value: Modeling, Order, and Mood
- 5 Volume: The Grand Illusion
- 6 Space: The Medium of Visuality
- 7 Texture
- 8 Color: The Great Modifier
- II Composition
- 9 Further Compositional Factors: Some Energies in Action
- 10 The Forming of Compositional Order
- 11 Composition: Some Case Histories
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index