Geometry of Design Studies in Proportion and Composition

Name: Geometry of Design Studies in Proportion and Composition
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ISBN: 9781568982496

ISBN-10: 1568982496

ISBN-13: 9781568982496

Edition: 2001

Authors: Kimberly Elam

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At last, a mathematical explanation of how art works presented in a manner we can all understand. Kimberly Elam takes the reader on a geometrical journey, lending insight and coherence to the design process by exploring the visual relationships that have foundations in mathematics as well as the essential qualities of life. Geometry of Design-the first book in our new Design Briefs Series-takes a close look at a broad range of twentieth-century examples of design, architecture, and illustration (from the Barcelona chair to the Musica Viva poster, from the Braun handblender to the Conico kettle), revealing underlying geometric structures in their compositions. Explanations and techniques of…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Publication date: 8/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Kimberly Elam teaches in the Department of Industrial Design at Ohio State University & is a principle partner in her design consulting firm.



Introduction


Proportion in Man and Nature


Cognitive Proportion Preferences


Proportion and Nature


Human Body Proportions in Classical Sculpture


Human Body Proportions in Classical Drawing


Facial Proportions


Architectural Proportions


Architectural Proportions


Le Corbusier's Regulating Lines


Golden Section


Construction of the Golden Section Rectangle


Golden Section Proportions


Golden Section and the Fibonacci Sequence


Golden Section Triangle and Ellipse


Golden Section Dynamic Rectangles


Root Rectangles


The Root 2 Rectangle Construction


DIN System of Paper Proportioning


Root 2 Dynamic Rectangles


Root 3 Rectangle


Root 4 Rectangle


Root 5 Rectangle


Comparison of Root Rectangles


Visual Analysis of Design


Folies-Bergere Poster


Job Poster


Bauhaus Ausstellung Poster


L'Intransigeant Poster


East Coast by L.N.E.R. Poster


Barcelona Chair


Chaise Longue


Brno Chair


Negerkunst Poster


Wagon-Bar Poster


Konstruktivisten Poster


Der Berufsphotograph Poster


Plywood Chair


Konkrete Kunst Poster


Illinois Institute of Technology Chapel


Beethoven Poster


Musica Viva Poster


Pedestal Chair


Vormgevers Poster


Furstenberg Porzellan Poster


Majakovskij Poster


Braun Handblender


Braun Aromaster Coffee Maker


Il Conico Kettle


Volkswagen Beetle


Postscript


Acknowledgments


Image and Photo Credits


Selected Bibliography


Index