Unit 1 Architecture 1
Text 1 The Bauhaus-German Schoo of Architecture 3
Text 2 The Sydney Opera House 8
Text 3 Ancient Chinese Architecture 11
Text 4 Gothic Cathedrals 14
Text 5 Garden Architecture 18
Text 6 A Dream in Marble:The Taj Mahal 20
Text 7 Building Fashion 24
Unit Exercise 27
Unit 2 Environmental Design 29
Text 1 Environmental Art,Happenings and Performance 31
Text 2 Environment-centered Eco-build America 34
Text 3 A Loft for the Loft 37
Text 4 A Taste of Shangri-La 40
Text 5 Wolfsburg State Horticultural Show 2004 44
Text 6 Lower Lakeside 47
Unit Exercise 49
Unit 3 Ceramic Art 51
Text 1 Longquan Celadon 53
Text 2 Cloisonné 56
Text 3 Blue and White Porcelain and Jingdezhen 59
Text 4 Italian Ceramics of the Renaissance 63
Text 5 American pottery 66
Text 6 Pottery in India 69
Unit Exercise 73
Unit 4 Industrial Design 75
Text 1 A Product Designer's Job 77
Text 2 Design:"Small is Big" 80
Text 3 How Industrial Design Became a Weekend Hobby? 83
Text 4 Cherner Chair Legacy 86
Text 5 Father of a Revolution 88
Text 6 Priority Criteria for Good Industrial Design 92
Text 7 Timex Unveils'Watch of the Future'Winners 96
Unit Exercise 98
Unit 5 Graphic Design 101
Text 1 All of Us Can Design 103
Text 2 Components of a Good Ad Layout 105
Text 3 Corporate Logo 108
Text 4 Elements That Attract Visitors 112
Text 5 Design Portfolio Show 115
Text 6 Information about Art Institute and Design School in USA 118
Unit Exercise 121
Unit 6 Textiles Design 123
Text 1 History of Dyes 125
Text 2 Weaving and Fibers 128
Text 3 Batik 130
Text 4 Muslim Art of Textiles 133
Text 5 Cut Silk 136
Text 6 Tapestry 139
Text 7 2005-2006 Winter Trend 141
Unit Exercise 144
Unit 7 Fashion Design 147
Text 1 Is Fashion & Design For You? 149
Text 2 Chinese Clothing 153
Text 3 Issey Miyake 157
Text 4 Electronics and Clothing 161
Text 5 Fashion Forward 164
Text 6 The Latest Trend for Fashion Design Job 167
Unit Exercise 170
Unit 8 Animation Design 173
Text 1 Introduction to Computer Animation 175
Text 2 Types of Animation Systems 178
Text 3 Principles of Traditional Animation 181
Text 4 A Story Trick 184
Text 5 Ask Why 187
Text 6 A Brief History of the Quest For Motion Capture 189
Unit Exercise 193
Unit 9 Furniture and Toy Design 195
Text 1 Traditional Chinese Furniture 197
Text 2 Ming Dynasty furniture of China 200
Text 3 Qing Dynasty furniture of China 202
Text 4 Blackwood 205
Text 5 Furniture Artists 208
Text 6 Toy Designer 211
Text 7 Fun Market That Creates Hip'n'Kool Toys 213
Unit Exercise 217
Unit 10 Art Marketing and Exhibition 219
Text 1 Auction:A Brief Introduction 221
Text 2 Why Can't the Art Market Crash? 224
Text 3 Tips on How to Increase Your Art's Value in Art Marketing 227
Text 4 Sell Your Art Successfully at Online Auctions 230
Text 5 Application Form of an Art Exhibition 234
Text 6 How to Set Up an Art Exhibition 237
Text 7 Judging a Painting--An Original or Reproduction 240
Unit Exercise 244
Glossary 246
Answer Key 274