Launching the Imagination 3D

Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Brief Contents
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Part Two: Concepts and Critical Thinking
Chapter Five: Problem Seeking and Problem Solving
Problem Seeking
The Design Process
The Fine Art Process
Sources of Ideas
Characteristics of a Good Problem
Convergent and Divergent Thinking
Using Convergent Thinking
Using Divergent Thinking
Profile: Steve Quinn, Website Designer
Brainstorming
Make a List
Use a Thesaurus
Explore Connections
Keep a Journal
Collaborative Creativity
Visual Research
Thumbnail Sketches
Model Making
An Open Mind
Summary
Key Terms
Success Story: Elizabeth Nelson, Designer
Chapter Six: Cultivating Creativity
Seven Characteristics of Creative Thinking
Receptivity
Curiosity
Wide Range of Interests
Attentiveness
Connection Seeking
Conviction
Complexity
Goal Setting
Characteristics of Good Goals
Time Management
Set the Stage
Prioritize
See the Big Picture
Work Sequentially
Use Parts to Create the Whole
Make the Most of Class Time
When in Doubt, Crank It Out
Work Together
Profile: Sara Mast, Painter
Variations On a Theme
Actively Seek Success
Habits of Mind
Habits of Work
Summary
Success Story: Jane Parkerson Ferry, Curator of Education
Chapter Seven: Developing Critical Thinking
Establishing Criteria
Form, Subject, Content
Stop, Look, Listen, Learn
Objective and Subjective Critiques
Critique Strategies
Description
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Greatest Strength/Unrealized Potential
Developing a Long-Term Project
Week One Assessment
Week Two Assessment
Turn Up the Heat: Pushing Your Project’S Potential
Basic Arithmetic
Transformation
Reorganization
Developing a Self-Assignment
Taking Responsibility
Self-Assignment: Jason Chin
Summary
Key Terms
Success Story: Jason Chin, Illustrator
Chapter Eight: Constructing Meaning
Building Bridges
Shared Language
Iconography
Audience
Immediacy
Stereotypes
Clichés
Surprise
Purpose and Intent
Degrees of Representation
Degrees of Definition
Context
Connections
Profile: Jim Elniski, Artist
Aesthetics
Cultural Values
Modern and Postmodern
Postmodern Strategies
Drama
Summary
Key Terms
Success Story: Dennis Montagna, Historian
Part Three: Three-Dimensional Design
Chapter Nine: Three-Dimensional Design Elements
Form
Types of Form
Form and Function
Visualizing Form
Degrees of Dimensionality
Environmental Works
Point
Line
Line Quality
Actual Lines
Implied Lines
Linear Networks
Plane
Volume
Mass
Space
Positive and Negative Space
Compression and Expansion
Activated Space
Entering Space
Texture
Degrees of Texture
The Implications of Texture
Light
Value and Volume
Striking a Surface
Ambient and Directed Light
Light as Sculpture
Color
Degrees of Harmony
Contrast
Color and Emotion
Symbolic Color
Time
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter Ten: Principles of Three-Dimensional Design
Unity and Variety
Increasing Unity
Combining Unifying Forces
Increasing Variety
Degrees of Unity
Grid and Matrix
Balance
Scale and Proportion
Scale
Proportion
Contrast
Opposing Forces
Degrees and Forms of Contrast
Contrast and Connection
Emphasis
Emphasis by Isolation
Emphasis through Color
Repetition and Rhythm
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter Eleven: Materials and Methods
Choice of Materials
Increasing Material Strength
Methods of Construction
Connections and Transitions
Connections
Transitions
Traditional and Transformative Materials
Stone
Clay
Metals
Wood
Glass
Fibers
Plastics
Ephemeral Materials
Student Materials
Boards
Glues
Tapes
Meaningful Materials
Summary
Key Terms
Profile: David MacDonald, Ceramicist
Chapter Twelve: Physical and Cerebral
Constructed Thought
From Life to Art
Degrees of Representation
Boundaries
Bases and Places
Physical Forces
Weight and Gravity
Compression and Expansion
Tension and Torsion
Presence and Absence
Process and Product
Contemporary Questions, Contemporary Answers
Building on a Tradition
Reinventing Sculpture
Contemporary Directions
Ideas in Physical Form
Summary
Key Terms
Bibliography
Glossary
Index