About this title: This slim book presents examples of graphic art and design followed by analytical renderings and overlays to reveal their underlying geometric structure. Elam analyzes 25 designs that give designers and architects a clearer understanding of how to employ systems of proportion in their work. Illustrations.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Pr
Date Published: 2001-08-01
ISBN-13:9781568982496ISBN:1568982496
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781568982496ISBN:1568982496
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Edition: 2nd printing
Binding: Stiff Card
Publisher: Princeton Architectural, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781568982496ISBN:1568982496
Description: Profusely illustrated. Very Good tight bright clean copy. 8vo. no dustwrapper. 107pp. An excellent study of proportion in nature, and the influence of natural form on art and design; references the relationship between mathematics and beauty, geometry, the Golden Section, the Fibonacci Sequence, etc; accessible, non-technical text. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781568982496ISBN:1568982496
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 96 pages. (96 pages) studies in proportion and composition. examples of graphic art and design followed by analytic renderings and overlays to reveal their underlying geometric structure. 4 colour & 92 b&w illustrations (Paperback) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781568982496ISBN:1568982496
Description: Very good. Paperback. Has minor wear and/or markings. Has minor wear and/or markings. SKU: 24322903 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9781568982496. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PR
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781568982496ISBN:1568982496
Description: New. This slim book presents examples of graphic art and design followed by analytical renderings and overlays to reveal their underlying geometric structure. Elam analyzes 25 designs that give designers and architects a clearer understanding of how to em... read more
"This is a short book on design and composition that focuses on a handful of popular ratios and geometrical constructions and then overlays those constructions on professional design work and architecture to reveal the geometric framework underpinning the works of art. The initial geometric portion of the book focuses on the golden rectangle and root rectangles, showing how they are constructed and subdivided. After this initial material, the book launches into a series of examples involving art ranging across the 20th century. The book has two weaknesses. First, the examples are heavily slanted towards graphic design work of the early 20th century. A more even spread of examples would have been helpful. Second, the analysis of examples often requires the introduction of many geometric concepts that were not covered in the introductory sections. Perhaps the book should have been longer and covered more material. These complaints aside, it's a very useful work on geometric composition."
"Yet another essential volume for a graphic designer's library. It's small, it's quick, it's priceless.
I generally dislike graphic design books. They tend to be written by knowledgeable folks who love reading their own incoherent words (coughRANDcough). Kimberly Elan's books--Grid Systems being another--are worth every penny you pay for them as far as I'm concerned."
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