Design Elements: Roanna Reed Kostal and the Relationship with Visual Composition (Design Preliminary Series)

Author: Hannah [USA], translated by Li Leshan, Han Qi, and Chen Zhonghua
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Design Elements is a reference book for students and designers. As an introductory text on design, it covers the creation of various simple forms and complex methods for solving difficult design problems. As a comprehensive discussion of the practical relationships in design, it enables readers to better understand three-dimensional design. Roanna Reed Costello taught "Industrial Design" at Pratt Institute for 50 years, where she developed a learning curriculum that has become the foundation for design education worldwide. This curriculum, along with her foundational exercises on the abstract visual composition characteristics, became her lifelong pursuit. The students she trained, as well as their students, have completely transformed the face of American design... Design Elements is a reference book for students and designers. As an introductory text on design, it covers the creation of various simple forms and complex methods for solving difficult design problems. As a comprehensive discussion of the practical relationships in design, it enables readers to better understand three-dimensional design. Roanna Reed Costello taught "Industrial Design" at Pratt Institute for 50 years, where she developed a learning curriculum that has become the foundation for design education worldwide. This curriculum, along with her foundational exercises on the abstract visual composition characteristics, became her lifelong pursuit. The students she trained, as well as their students, have completely transformed the face of American design.