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A Theory of Pure Design: Harmony, Balance, Rhythm

Author
Denman Waldo Ross
Year
1907
Tags
computer art history · foundations of generative art

Notes

Foundations of generative/algorithmic art — Arguably the most explicitly algorithmic pre-computer text: design reduced to a formal system of rules for harmony, balance and rhythm. Confirmed full-view / public domain via HathiTrust (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001982392); PDF from the Internet Archive scan theoryofpuredesi00rossuoft.