Launching the Imagination - Chapter One: My thoughts

Well, our instructional book (Launching the Imagination) for our class begins by giving an introduction/review to the elements of art and reads very similar to a compressed Art 101. It went over everything to line, shape, value, texture, ect... everything that composes the basic elements of art. As it has been a while since I've taken an art class this was a nice refresher even if it didn't break any new ground. I will say that they did an excellent job at giving large photographic examples of virtually every concept they went over. The author also did a good job at tying in just exactly how these basic elements tie into the thought process of design. I'm looking forward to upcoming chapters and what new information they have for me to learn, but for the first week of reading this was a good way to start.