Basic principles of design
By: Manfred Maier.
Contributors: Kunstgewerbeschule Basel.
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Design -- Study and teaching
Description: The basic principles of design by Manfred Maier are based on his observation and analysis of natural and artificial phenomena. He believed that design should be rooted in reality and reflect the laws of nature.
Notes: At head of title: The foundation program at the School of Design, Basel, Switzerland.
Translation of Elementare Entwurfs- und Gestaltungsprozesse.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Object drawing, object and museum drawing, nature drawing.; title: v. 2. Memory drawing, technical drawing and perspective, lettering.; title: v. 3. Material studies, textile design, color 2.; title: v. 4. Color 1, graphic exercises, dimensional design.