1) Understand the fundamental principles of visual thinking 2) Develop aesthetic sensitivity 3) Develop creative visual expression 4) Enhance English language expression abilities

Hideyuki Oka, How To Wrap Five Eggs, Boston, Weatherhill 1965 & 1975, Introduction
A classic illustrated essay on traditional Japanese packaging design.

Alain de Botton, The Art Of Travel, London, Penguin 2003, Chapter VIII
A layperson’s introduction to John Ruskin’s theories of general art education.

Joshua C Taylor, Learning To Look, Chicago, University Of Chicago Press, 1981, Selected excerpts
A classic introduction to the thinking processes of basic formal analysis of artworks.

John Berger, Ways Of Seeing, London, BBC & Penguin, 1972, Chapter 1
An important essay in visual thinking, influenced by theorist Walter Benjamin’s seminal essay The Work Of Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction, that all visually-aware people should read. The whole book is worth reading.