Profusely illustrated guide shows how basic shapes and surfaces — plane, prismatic, cylindric, conical, spherical, etc. — can be adapted and combined to create hundreds of new designs. Applications are endless. Also covers properties of various materials, tools, collaborating with other designers, more. Over 100 illustrations.

Table of Contents for The Art of Three-Dimensional Design

Preface
1 INTRODUCTION
2 FUNDAMENTAL DEFINITIONS
3 THE PLANE SURFACE
4 BASIC SURFACES
PLATE A Surfaces composed of planes and single rule developable surfaces
PLATE B Non-developable surfaces
5 THE PRISM AND PRISMATIC SURFACES
PLATE A Surfaces whose faces are varied figures of three or more sides
PLATE B Sheet and wire-combing forms
PLATE C The dynamic diagonal in the skeletal wire prism
PLATE D The prismatic module-combinations varying in size and shape
PLATE E Plane surface angular variants from the square prism (title design)
PLATE F Further variants including cylindric surfaces (tile design)
PLATE G Variations in over-all shape through rearrangement of prismatic parts
6 CYLINDRIC SURFACES
PLATE A Combining surfaces in which the cylindric surface is featured
7 THE PYRAMID AND PYRAMIDAL SURFACES
PLATE A Open pyramidal surfaces using line elements and partial surfaces
PLATE B Combinations of planes and pyramids-redistribution of segments to form new space conbinations
PLATE C Structural pyramids
PLATE D Pyramidal combinations and variants as applied to ceramics
8 CONES AND CONICAL SURFACES
PLATE A Space designs using conical surfaces in combination with connecting lines and planes
PLATE B Conical surface variants showing practical applications
9 THE SPHERICAL SURFACE
PLATE A Free-form variants
PLATE B The spherical surface in combination with other surfaces
10 SURFACES OF REVOLUTION
PLATE A Meridian sections of surfaces of revolution
11 THE RIBBON SURFACE
12 STEPPING OUT OF THE PLANE
PLATE A Plane surfaces with varying contours bent into space transformations
PLATE B Extension of planes into space figures through combination with other planes and cylindric surfaces
PLATE C Projection of lines and surfaces into space to unite with plane (jewelry design)
13 THE SHEET SURFACE
PLATE A Sheet surfaces showing linear elements and various connecting lines
PLATE B Surfaces determined by curved lines
PLATE C Connecting lines and surfaces suggested by the curved lines
14 COMBINATIONS OF SURFACES AND SOLIDS
"PLATE A Intersections between cylinders, prisms, and pyramids"
PLATE B Various treatments of the candelabra
PLATE C Architectural forms showing combinations of surfaces
PLATE D Ceramic receptacles
PLATE E Variations in the treatment of table legs
15 SPACE CURVES
16 DESIGN OF TABLE TOP
PLATE A The Square top and variants
17 ANGULAR TRANSFORMATION OF TREE FORM
PLATE A Space effect heightened by sharp changes in the direction of various parts
18 THE PLAN AND ITS SPACE EQUIVA
PLATE A Space interpretation in which two of the curved surfaces are non-developable
"PLATE B Plane, cylindric, and conic surface variants of four plans"
PLATE C A front elevation and its space interpretations
19 REPETITION OF MOTIF
PLATE A Modified open triangular prism repeated in varying combinations
PLATE B Repetition of two-part motif derived from triangular prism
20 RHYTHMIC FLOW OF SURFACES
PLATE A Continuous flow of line
PLATE B Changes in rhythm produced by changes in direction and in the number of elements
PLATE C Repeated changes in the character of surfaces
21 ANIMAL FORM
PLATE A Cubic interpretation of natural figures
PLATE B Variants derived from the squirrel
PLATE C Serpentine and elliposoidal simplifications
PLATE D Six elephants
PLATE E Birds especially suited for ceramic and jewelry design
PLATE F Free interpretation of birds
22 THE HUMAN FIGURE
PLATE A The skeletal wire figure
PLATE B Variants based on Figure 2 of Plate A
PLATE C Variants based on Figure 1 of Plate A
PLATE D Variations on a theme
PLATE E Angular interpretations of the human head
PLATE F Sheet figure compositions
"PLATE G Motion, tension, flow of line"
"PLATE H Repose, opposition, continuity"
PLATE I Open-figure compositions
PLATE J Dancing figures
PLATE K Block and pyramidal derivatives
PLATE L Pyramidal variants
PLATE M Wire-line figures allowing free interpretation of surfaces
PLATE N Sheet and wire compositions
PLATE O Musical figures
PLATE P Variants showing the interplay of concave and convex figures

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