3D coverage provides the elements and principles, and it provides inspiration through coverage of sculpture, kinetic art, architecture, installations, industrial design, and fiber art.
Hundreds of new images feature more 2D contemporary art and design.
Coverage of visual culture encourages students to see the elements and principles of design in the world around them, such as icons, ads, web pages, animation and auto design. New graphic design sources from posters to typography also are included in this edition.
The new edition features expanded coverage on texture, spatial relationships, implied motion, and color palettes.
Two paintings by Gerome and Picasso, with a similar subject but contrasting realism and abstraction, are used throughout to compare and contrast visual language or style.