General:
Berger, John. Ways of
Seeing. London; British Broadcasting Corporation 1987
Gilbert, Rita. Living
with Art 4-6th Editions. New York (N.Y.): McGraw-Hill 1997-2001.
Feldman, Edmund B. Varieties
of Visual Experience 4th Edition. 1992.
Knobler, Nathan. The
Visual Dialogue: An Introduction to the Appreciation of Art, 3rd Edition.
NY, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 1980.
Preble, Duane, and Sarah
Preble. Artforms 4-6th Editions. NY: Prentice-Hall 1997-2001.
Visual Perception:
Arnheim, Rudolph. Art and
Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye, The New Version, 2nd
and enlarged edition. Berkeley, California (CA): University of California Press
1974.
Bloomer, Carolyn M. Principles
of Visual Perception 2nd edition. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold
1989.
Gombrich, E. H. Art and
Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation. Princeton,
New Jersey (NJ): Princeton University Press 1961.
General Design:
De Sausmarez, Maurice. Basic
Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania (PA):
TAB Books 1990.
Itten, Johannes. Design
and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus, 2nd revised edition.
NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1975.
Lauer, David A., and Stephen
Pentak. Design Basics 5th
edition. Orlando, Florida (FL): Harcourt Brace College Publishers 2000.
Myers, Jack Frederick. The
Language of Visual Art. Orlando, FL: Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1989.
Taylor, John F. A. Design
and Expression in the Visual Arts. NY: Dover Publications 1964.
Wong, Wucius. Principles of
2 Dimensional Design. NY: Van Nostrand
Reinhold 1972.
Zelanski, Paul, and Mary Pat
Fisher. Design Principles and Problems 2nd or 3rd edition. Orlando, FL: Holt,
Rinehart and Winston 1996. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Color, Space & Pattern:
Albers, Josef. Interaction
of Color revised edition. New Haven, Connecticut (CT): Yale University
Press 1975.
Birren, Faber, editor. Itten:
The Elements of Color. NY: Van Nostrand
Reinhold 1970.
Birren, Faber, editor. M. E.
Chevreul. The Principles of Contrast Colors. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold
1981.
Carraher,
Coulin, Claudius. Step-by-Step
Perspective Drawing for Architects, Draftsman and Designers. NY: Van
Nostrand Reinhold 1971.
De Grandis, Luigina. Theory
and Use of Color. NY: Harry N. Abrams 1987.
Montague, John. Basic
Perspective Drawing 2nd edition. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold
1993.
Proctor, Richard M. The
Principles of Pattern: for Craftsmen and Designers. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold
1969.
Zelanski, Paul, and Mary Pat
Fisher. Color. (any edition) Englewood Clifts, NJ: Prentice Hall
1989/2002.