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A Theory of Pure Design

by Denman Waldo Ross

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3The Order of Harmony
  4. 4The Order of Balance
  5. 5The Order of Rhythm
  6. 6Beauty a Supreme Instance of Order
  7. 7The Arts as Different Modes of Expression
  8. 8The Art of Drawing and Painting
  9. 9Two Modes of Drawing and Painting — Pure Design
  10. 10Applications of Design
  11. 11Representation
  12. 12Representation in Forms of Design
  13. 13Drawing and Painting in Pure Design Positions
  14. 14Positions Determined by Directions and Distances
  15. 15Directions
  16. 16Distances
  17. 17Positions Determined by Triangulations
  18. 18Intervals
  19. 19Scale in Relations of Positions
  20. 20The Order of Harmony
  21. 21The Order of Balance
  22. 22The Order of Rhythm
  23. 23Attitudes
  24. 24The Order of Harmony in Attitudes
  25. 25The Order of Balance in Attitudes
  26. 26The Order of Rhythm in Attitudes
  27. 27Lines
  28. 28Changes of Direction in Lines
  29. 29Differences of Scale in Lines
  30. 30Differences of Attraction in Lines
  31. 31The Order of Harmony in Lines
  32. 32The Order of Balance in Lines
  33. 33The Order of Rhythm in Lines
  34. 34Attitudes
  35. 35The Order of Harmony in the Attitudes of Lines
  36. 36The Order of Balance in the Attitudes of Lines
  37. 37The Order of Rhythm in the Attitudes of Lines
  38. 38The Composition of Lines
  39. 39Harmony in the Composition of Lines
  40. 40Balance in the Composition of Lines
  41. 41Rhythm in the Composition of Lines
  42. 42The Composition of Various Lines
  43. 43Outlines
  44. 44Harmony, Balance, and Rhythm in Outlines
  45. 45Interior Dimensions of an Outline
  46. 46Harmony in the Interior Dimensions of an Outline
  47. 47The Attitudes of Outlines
  48. 48The Arrangement and Composition of Outlines
  49. 49Areas
  50. 50Linear Areas
  51. 51The Arrangement and Composition of Areas
  52. 52Tones and Tone-Relations
  53. 53The Process of Painting as Distinguished From Drawing
  54. 54Definition of the Word Tone
  55. 55Tone-Analysis — Value, Color, Intensity, Neutrality
  56. 56Study of Tones and Tone-Relations
  57. 57Pigment-Materials
  58. 58The Scale of Values
  59. 59Contrasts of the Scale of Values
  60. 60Definition of Value-Relations
  61. 61Scales of Colors in Different Values
  62. 62Diagram of Values and Colors — Definition of the Color-Terms
  63. 63Color-Intensities in Different Values
  64. 64Diagram of Values, Colors — And Color-Intensities — Tones of the Sp…
  65. 65The Spectrum Sequence and the Circuit of the Colors
  66. 66The Complementaries
  67. 67A General Classification of Tones
  68. 68Color-Intensities and Color-Neutralizations
  69. 69The Definition of Particular Tones — The Classification of Tones Ne…
  70. 70The Definition of Particular Tone-Relations
  71. 71Sequences of Values and Colors
  72. 72A Diagram of Values and Colors
  73. 73Tone-Harmony
  74. 74Diagram 7
  75. 75Diagram 17
  76. 76Tone-Balance
  77. 77Tone-Rhythm
  78. 78Composition
  79. 79The Study of Order in Nature and in Works of Art
  80. 80Conclusion
  81. 81Paragraph Index

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