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Launching the Imagination
Mary Stewart

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Time-Based Design: Launching the Imagination is the only fundamentals text that includes a thorough discussion of 4-D or time-based design - a crucial element of film, sculpture, photography, installation, and computer art.

Complete coverage of 3-D design: Thoroughly addressing the elements of three dimensional design - including line, plane, volume, mass, texture and space - Launching the Imagination offers superior coverage of this important area.

Four color: Unlike the majority of texts available for 2-D and 3-D courses, Launching the Imagination is four-color throughout.

The Creative Process: How can students better develop their creative faculties? Launching the Imagination includes complete chapters on concept development (chapter 5), critical thinking (chapter 6), and cultivating creativity (chapter 4).

Launching the Imagination's Core Concepts CD-ROM: This exciting study tool, packaged free with every copy of the text, offers students an interactive tutorial in the elements of design and an overview of various studio processes.

Profiles: Thirteen lively interviews introduce students to artists and designers first-hand. From painter Jerome Witkin to sculptor Rodger Mack, each Profile gives students a chance to see how working artists practically apply the theories and principles of design.

Volume One: Two-Dimensional Design: Volume One of Launching the Imagination is a colorful introduction to the fundamentals of two-dimensional design. It comes packaged with the Launching Core Concepts CD-ROM. Volume One includes Parts One and Two of the Complete text.

Volume Two: Three-Dimensional Design: Volume two is the ideal text for instructors seeking a colorful and inexpensive introduction to three-dimensional design. It comes packaged with the Launching Core Concepts CD-ROM. Volume 2 includes Parts Two and Three of the Complete text.









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