Description
Book SynopsisNew and better than ever, Launching the Imagination treats design as both a verb and a nounas both a process and a product. Design is deliberatea process of exploring multiple solutions and choosing the most promising option. Through an immersion in 2-D 3-D and 4-D concepts students are encouraged to develop methods of thinking visually that will serve them throughout their studies and careers.
Building on strengths of the previous five editions Launching the Imagination 6e is even more:
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Concise. Content has been refined so that maximum content can be communicated as clearly and concisely as possible.
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Colorful. In addition to the full color used throughout the book, the writing is livelier than that in most textbooks. Analogies expand communicatio
Table of Contents
Preface xxIntroduction xviPart 1: Two-Dimensional DesignChapter 1: Basic ElementsChapter 2: The Element Of ColorChapter 3: Principles of Two-Dimensional DesignChapter 4: Illusion of Space and Illusion of MotionPart 2: Concepts and Critical ThinkingChapter 5: Problem Seeking and Problem SolvingChapter 6: Cultivating CreativityChapter 7: Developing Critical ThinkingChapter 8: Constructing MeaningPart 3: Three-Dimensional DesignChapter 9: Three-Dimensional Design ElementsChapter 10: Principles of Three-Dimensional DesignChapter 11: Materials and MethodsChapter 12: Physical and CerebralPart 4: Time DesignChapter 13: Aspects and Elements of TimeChapter 14: Narrative and NonnarrativeChapter 15: Interdisciplinary ArtsKEY READINGSNOTESGLOSSARYPHOTO CREDITSINDEX
