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Rowena Reed Kostellow and the Structure of Visual Relationships
Gail Greet Hannah
ISBN: 9781568983295
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Princeton Architectural Press
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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…
A tribute to an exceptional teacher and a study of the abstract visual relationships that were her lifelong pursuit. Rowena Reed Kostellow taught industrial design at Pratt Institute for more than 50 years and the designers she trained - and the designers they are training - have changed the face of American design. This volume reconstructs the series of exercises that led Kostellow's students from the manipulation of simple forms to the creation of complex solutions to difficult design problems. It includes her exercises and commentary along with selected student solutions, and concludes with examples of work from former students who became leaders in the field, including such figures as Tucker Viemeister, Ralph Applebaum, Ted Muehling, and others.
| ISBN | 1568983298 | | Pages | 152 | | ISBN13 | 9781568983295
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Princeton Architectural Press | | Weight (grammes) | 429 | | Imprint | Princeton Architectural Press | | Published in | New York | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Design Briefs S. | | Publication date | 19 Jul 2002 | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Non-book description | 152 p. : | | Width (mm) | 178 | | Library of Congress | 2002002214 | | Spine width (mm) | 12 | | DEWEY | 745.4 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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