Elements of Design
Subtitle: Rowena Reed Kostellow and the Structure of Visual Relationships
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: August 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781568983295
Subjects: Design styles: from c 1900 -; Individual designers; 20th century; Form perception; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Architecture; USA; Kostellow, Rowena Reed; American - General; Design - General; Study & Teaching; Art / Design / General; Rowena Reed Kostellow; Design; Volume perception
First sentence: The story of Rowena Reed Kostellow's life and work is inseparable from the story of American design education.
Description: "Elements of Design is a book for students and designers alike. As a design primer it includes a series of exercises that lead the reader from the manipulation of simple forms to the creation of complex solutions to difficult design problems. As a commentary on the physical relationships found in design, it teaches the reader essential lessons to better understand three-dimensional design.".

"Rowena Reed Kostellow taught industrial design at Pratt Institute for more than fifty years. There she developed the course of study that became the foundation for design classes around the world. This program - and the fundamental exercises on abstract visual relationships featured here - became her life-long pursuit. Rowena Reed Kostellow, the designers she trained, and the designers they in turn trained, have changed the face of American design forever."--BOOK JACKET.