Book excerpt: Written for visual learners, Art and Design Fundamentals offers thorough yet succinct coverage of both traditional topics and new technologies. Details are crucial to Art and Design Fundamentals; diverse visual examples highlight new perspectives, encourage cultural awareness, and support an equal emphasis on male and female artists. Students and professors alike will appreciate its logical organization, recommended projects, and resources that encourage detailed image analysis and illustrate how art and design principles and elements work together. Art and Design Fundamentals' robust suite of digital resources and wealth of projects help students hone the skills they need to produce exceptional work in a dynamic field. *NOTE: This text is available in two versions. For courses that focus on two-dimensional design, Oxford publishes a separate, briefer version of this text, entitled Art and Design Fundamentals: 2D and Color (enhanced e-book ISBN 978-0-19-753711-4 / softcover ISBN 978-0-19-063268-7). For coverage of 3D and 4D design, Oxford publishes a separate, more comprehensive version of this text that includes a Part Four: Three-Dimensional Design and Beyond. Check out Art and Design Fundamentals (enhanced e-book ISBN 978-0-19-063267-0 / softcover ISBN 978-0-19-063260-1).