Toc: Professor Biography......Page 3Table of Contents......Page 5Course Scope......Page 7Lesson 1—Visual Power: What It Is and Why It Matters......Page 9Visual Choices......Page 10Slow Observation......Page 11Lesson 2—Seeing as a Skill......Page 14Process 1: How People See......Page 15Process 3: Function and Context......Page 16Representation, Abstraction, and Symbolism......Page 18Lesson 3—Sensing and Perceiving: How You See......Page 20The Physiology of Seeing......Page 21Vision in the Brain......Page 22Gestalt Principles......Page 23Lesson 4—Should You Believe What You See?......Page 26Cognitive Functions......Page 27Optical Illusions......Page 28Frank Lloyd Wright......Page 29Interior Design......Page 30Lesson 5—Representation and Illusion......Page 32Ways of Seeing......Page 33Drawings......Page 34Lesson 6—Elements of Visual Syntax......Page 36The Design Principles of Art......Page 37Visual Syntax: The Damascus Room and the Magic Garden......Page 38Visual Syntax: The Peacock Room and a Studio......Page 40Conclusion......Page 42Lesson 7—Visual Foundations: Dot, Line, and Shape......Page 44Dots......Page 45Shapes......Page 46Lines, Shapes, and Dots in Action......Page 48Lesson 8—Visual Foundations: Value......Page 50Training the Eye to See Value......Page 51Chiaroscuro, Sfumato, and Materials......Page 52Making an Achromatic Gray Scale......Page 54Creating Tints and Shades......Page 55Vocabulary Terms......Page 56Lesson 9—Visual Foundations: Color......Page 58Color and the Eye......Page 59Three Aspects of Color......Page 60Picking Colors......Page 61Vocabulary Terms......Page 62Lesson 10—Visual Foundations: Texture......Page 64The Body’s Perception of Texture......Page 65Implied Texture......Page 66Lesson 11—Visual Foundations: Space......Page 70The Picture Plane......Page 71Tools for Artists and Designers......Page 72Linear Perspective......Page 73Oblique Projection and Isometric Projection......Page 74Lesson 12—Thinking in Three Dimensions......Page 76High Relief Art......Page 77Clothing Design......Page 78Lesson 13—Building in Three Dimensions......Page 80Volume, Mass, and Strength......Page 81Scale and Proportion......Page 82Case Study: A Tiny House......Page 83Lesson 14—The Limits of Space: Visual Landscapes......Page 86Linear Perspective......Page 87Oblique or Axonometric Projection......Page 88Landscapes of Nature......Page 89Unique Experiences.