LibGuides: Design: Overview

Books and websites that introduce the principles of design

Art Fundamentals by Otto G. Ocvirk; Robert O. Bone; Philip R. Wigg; David L. Clayton; Robert E. Stinson
Call Number: N7430 .A78 1998
ISBN: 9780697340337
Publication Date: 1998
Basic introduction to design, used in many college classes. Table of Contents: Introduction; Form; Line; Shape; Value; Texture; Color; Space; The art of the third dimension; Content and style. The Rakow Library has the 8th edition of this basic text. The 12th edition is available from libraries and book dealers.

Art, Design, and Visual Thinking: An Interactive Textbook by Charlotte Jirousek
An online, interactive textbook designed to support a course, FSAD 1250: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking, taught at Cornell University in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design. It is an entry-level course introducing basic design concepts and the idea of visual language, applicable to any type of art.
Corning Museum of Glass. Virtual Journeys into our Collection: Part 8 - Stephanie Carr
CMoG designer Stephanie Carr dives into the museum's collection with an eye for the different elements of design and how she finds them represented in different glass objects.
Understanding Formal Analysis: Elements of Art
Introduction, together with images from the Getty collection, compiled by the J. Paul Getty Museum Education Department.
Understanding Formal Analysis: Principles of Design
Introduction to the principles of design, using images from the Getty collection, compiled by the J. Paul Getty Museum Education Department.
Understanding Formal Analysis: Principles of Design
Handout for students, compiled by the J. Paul Getty Museum Education Department

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