Launching the imagination comprehensive (2nd ed )

This new text for Art Fundamentals courses introduces students to the elements of design in a unique and contemporary context. Launching the Imagination is the only text that explains the practical substance of 2-, 3-, and 4D (or time-based) design. Add to this ground-breaking coverage a detailed discussion of the creative process and you have the first fundamentals text completely written and developed for the 21st century.

Table of Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION PART 1: TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN CHAPTER 1: TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN: ELEMENTS CHAPTER 2: COLOR AND COMPOSITION CHAPTER 3: TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN: ORGANIZATION PART 2: CONCEPTS AND CRITICAL THINKING CHAPTER 4: CULTIVATING CREATIVITY CHAPTER 5: PROBLEM SEEKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING CHAPTER 6: DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING PART 3. THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN CHAPTER 7 THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN: ASPECTS AND ELEMENTS CHAPTER 8 THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN: ORGANIZATION CHAPTER 9 PHYSICAL AND CEREBRAL PART 4: TIME DESIGN CHAPTER 10: ASPECTS AND ELEMENTS OF TIME CHAPTER 11: NARRATIVE AND NON-NARRATIVE CHAPTER 12: INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS: BOOKS, INSTALLATIONS, PERFORMANCES