Design Basics is an introductory text for studio classes in two dimensional design. It presents the fundemntal elements and principles of design as they relate to drawing, painting, and the graphic arts - in a flexible format that lends itself to many different teaching approaches . 

Instructors generally reconize the importance of a course in basic design as the foundation for all a student's future work in art. Many students, however , have difficulty with this course and feel the need for a textbook , an overall reference guide, to give them a framework in which to learn . It was to fullfill this need for my own students that Design Bascis was originally conceived.