References
BOOKS
- The ABC’s of Bauhaus, The Bauhaus and Design Theory
- Design Basics
- Design Basics Index (Index Series)
- A Design Manual (3rd Edition)
- Design Principles and Problems
- Design Through Discovery: An Introduction
- Exploring The Elements of Design (Design Exploration Series)
- Graphic Design Basics
- Launching the Imagination, Comprehensive (2-D, 3-D, and 4-D) with CD-ROM
- The Nature of Design: How the Principles of Design Shape Our World–From Graphics and Architecture to Interiors and Products
WEB
- Design Elements and Principles (Wikipedia)
- Art, Design and Visual Thinking
- Design Elements and Principles
- Elements of Design & Principles of Design
Inspiration
WEB
- Palette Generator – create a harmonious color palette from a photograph
- Flickr Colr Pickr – addictingly fun!
- Flickr Interestingness – for a good exercise, look at the images with the elements and principles of design in mind
ARTISTS
- Lynda Lowe
- Catherine McIntyre
- Michael Kenna
- Denis Brown
- Tim Davis – abstract art, or is it?
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
- Maisons Cote Sud – my favorite magazine, usually available at local bookstores. The text is French, but the images are fabulous and well worth the price.
Quotations
The challenge to the designer is to assemble this kit of parts – these ingredients – into a pleasing, coherent whole. In the hands of the skilled designer the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. ~ Peg Faimon & John Weigand, The Nature of Design
Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see. ~ Paul Klee
Design without thinking is like a story with no plot. ~ Pat Hansen
Ultimately, anything purposeful can be called an act of design. ~ Milton Glaser, Art is Work
Design, done well, requires that you be ever-present but invisible. ~ Greg Galle
The design process expresses significance. The design process is one of sifting through the less important to find the essential. This is done in stages, first by removing large chunks of less valuable content, then through looking through increasingly fine grades of information. Having at last identified the essential, designers enhance its significance for their readers. ~ Alex White, The Elements of Graphic Design