This book is a compilation of my writing that has appeared in the past – much of it in Thoughts on Design. My interest has always been in restating the validity of those ideas which, by and large, have guided artists since the time of Polyclitus. I believe that it is only in the application of those timeless principles that one can even begin to achieve a semblance of quality in one’s work. It is the continuing relevance of these ideals that I mean to emphasize, especially to those who have …