Additional/Optional Reading

The following books provide excellent supplementary reading for ART 131. Titles marked with an asterisk are highly recommended. All books have been placed on 1-day or 3-day reserve (unless otherwise noted) at the School of Art library. Visit the VCD website for additional faculty recommendations: http://depts.washington.edu/vcd/designs/02/sources_reading.shtml

Composition
A Primer of Visual Literacy by Donis Dondis* (on 2-hr reserve at UW Art Library)
Art and Visual Perception by Rudolf Arnheim
Basic Principles of Design by Manfred Maier
Basic Visual Concepts and Principles by Wallschlager/Busic–Snyder*
Design and Composition by Nathan Goldstein
Design Principles and Problems by Paul Zelanski and Mary Pat Fisher
Graphic Design Manual by Armin Hofmann* (on 2-hr reserve at UW Art Library)
Living with Art by Rita Gilbert (esp. Chap. 5)* (on 2-hr reserve at UW Art Library)

Photographers
Eugene Atget
Margaret Bourke-WhiteHarry Callahan
Imogen CunninghamWalker EvansJan Groover
Andre Kertesz
Lissete Model
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Alexander RodchenkoAaron Siskind
Paul Strand
Edward Weston

Visual Relationships
Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice by Otto Ocvirk
Cognition and the Visual Arts by Robert Solso
The Curves of Life by Theodore Cooke
Dynamic Symmetry by Christine Herter
The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry by Jay Hambridge
The Geometry of Art and Life by Matila Chyke
The Geometry of Design by Kimberly Elam
Gestalt Psychology by Wolfgang Kohler
On Growth and Form by D’Arcy Thompson
The Power of Limits by Gyorgy Doczi
The Visual Mind by Michele Emmer