For thirty-five years Visual Thinking has been the gold standard for art educators,
psychologists, and general readers alike. In this seminal work, Arnheim, author of The …

The characteristics necessary to looking at art thoughtfully also characterize reflective
thinking. Reflective thinking directs and manages experiential thinking. Reflective art …

Visual Thinking brings the science of perception to the art of design. Designers increasingly
need to present information in ways that aid their audience's thinking process. Fortunately …

This chapter makes the case for two aspects of visual literacy that the authors believe to be
generally overlooked:(1) that visual literacy occurs by way of a developmental trajectory and …

About 10 years ago, my colleagues and I set out to explore the relationship between our
Visual Thinking Strategies curriculum,(VTS), and the development and transfer of critical …

In this first systematic study of the connection between the new cognitive psychology and its
importance to art, Solso reflects on the long relationship between humankind and art …

Why are the visual arts so important and what is it that makes their forms significant?
Countering recent interpretations of meaning that understand visual artworks on the model …

A well-rounded education in the 21st century requires not just verbal and mathematical
proficiency, but also the ability to interpret, critique, create, and use visual communication on …

This book is for the reader who believes that thinking about and making art is intelligent
behavior and that art as a subject in the K-12 school curriculum should not be used as an …

In this in-depth text, the preeminent art education scholar Arthur Efland not only sheds light
on the problems inhibiting art education, but also demonstrates how art contributes to the …