See for Yourself: A Visual Guide to Everyday Beauty

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This accessible handbook from design guru Rob Forbes uncovers the beauty in the commonplace and reveals how visual thinking can enrich our lives. In friendly text complemented by photographs taken on his travels around the world, Forbes explains how to appreciate the design elements that surround us in the built environment. Linking broad concepts such as composition and materiality to quotidian details such as the play of color in hanging laundry or the repeated forms in a row of ice cream scoops, Forbes reveals how an appreciation of the hues, patterns, and textures that surround us can enhance a life well lived. See for Yourself is essential reading to see more clearly, think more visually, and enjoy the world more deeply. Cover Title Dedication Copyright Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction Angles TILES LISBON, PORTUGAL Color OYSTER SHACKS ÎLE D’OLÉRON, FRANCE Contrast COLLECTIONS OF OBJECTS AREZZO, ITALY Curves HANGING LAUNDRY CROATIA Decoration HOUSE NUMBERS CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA Form STONE WALLS MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS Humor DOORBELLS VENICE, ITALY Light & Shadow CACTI OAXACA, MEXICO Materiality BIKE LOCKS AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS Pattern DOORS BORDEAUX, FRANCE Point of View SEWER TILES SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Repetition MAILBOXES MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Simplicity FOOD CARTS CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA Symmetry WINDOWS CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA Texture SIGNAGE TAIPEI, TAIWAN THE ART OF COMPOSITION Stalking the Mundane WHERE TO SEE STUFF Factory Floors, Bumpy Streets & Food Carts MARKETS, PORTS, FACTORIES, STUDIOS CITIES Charleston, South Carolina Cartagena, Colombia Amsterdam, Netherlands LESSONS FROM ITALY: GOOD SIDEWALKS AND GOOD FOOD ARE THE CORNERSTONES OF CIVILIZATION WE SEE WHAT INTERESTS US Famous Bridges versus Anonymous Cattle Sheds COMMON GOODS UTILITY UNINTENDED DESIGN SEE HERE NOW The Value of Silence About the Author Chronicle Ebooks