如今，英语变得越来越重要了，尤其是中国加人WT0之后，许多专业书籍都是以英文形式出版的，而且在众多的国际学术会议上，英语也已经成为通用语言。因此，专业英语的教学就显得很有必要了。

本教材有助于提高艺术类学生的阅读兴趣，帮助他们掌握专业词汇，提高艺术设计专业学生及从业者阅读英文资料和用英文书写专业材料的能力。本书针对学生熟悉的专业知识选取各章内容，以利于学生快速理解。本书包括四章，每一章均由文章正文、专业词汇、练习以及课后阅读共四部分组成，书后还附有翻译及答案和艺术类专业词汇。

Chapter one Design Fundamentals

 1.1 Art and Design

1.1.1 Concerning Art

1.1.2 Product Design and Art

 1.2 Purposes of Art

New Words and Phrases

 1.3 Drawing

New Words and Phrases

 Exercises

 After-class Reading

Chapter two Dimensional Form

 2.1 Two Dimensional Form

New Words and Phrases

 2.2 Three Dimensional Form

New Words and Phrases

 2.3 Two Dimensional Illusion of Three Dimensional Form

New Words and Phrases

 Exercises

 After-class Reading

Chapter three Decorative Art

 3.1 The Victorian Background,

New Words and Phrases

 3.2 Early Art Decoration(1911——1929)

New Words and Phrases

 3.3 Late Art Decoration(1930——1946)

New Words and Phrases

 3.4 Post War

3.4.1 The New Look(1930——1946)

3.4.2 St. Laurent(1955——1963)

New Words and Phrases

 Exercises

 After-class Reading

Chapter four Concerning Articles

 4.1 Ceramics

New Words and Phrases

 4.2 Wood

New Words and Phrases

 4.3 Glass

New Words and Phrases

 4.4 Principles of Design

4.4.1 Proportion

4.4.2 Balance

New Words and Phrases

 Exercises

 After-class Reading

课文翻译及答案

艺术类专业词汇附录