Bibliograph

Envisioning the garden, line, scale, distance, form, color, and meaning, Robert Mallet ; drawings by Yves Poinsot ; translation by Bryan Woy

Type

Label

Envisioning the garden, line, scale, distance, form, color, and meaning, Robert Mallet ; drawings by Yves Poinsot ; translation by Bryan Woy

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Envisioning the garden

Oclc number

668194900

Responsibility statement

Robert Mallet ; drawings by Yves Poinsot ; translation by Bryan Woy

Sub title

line, scale, distance, form, color, and meaning

Summary

Mallet shows how the basic elements of design-- line, scale, distance, shape, color, and other sensory associations-- can open the viewer's outlook toward board perspectives or, conversely, can lock us up in a cage

Table Of Contents

Lines and punctuation -- Relative scale -- Distance -- Forms, textures, and lighting -- Colors -- The other senses in action -- The search for a meaning -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Postscript and photo credits

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