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DESIGN 



IT will perhaps be advantageous to give a brief 

 summary of design in general before the specific 

 subject of design in landscape is approached. The 

 underlying principles of design are found in all 

 branches of the fine and applied arts, and are the 

 means of criticizing intelligently any object of de- 

 sign, be it a rose-jar or a landscape. 



There are no such things as rules of design. 

 One cannot learn a few formulae and then turn out 

 satisfactory work because of having gone through 

 a certain number of processes and made a definite 

 number of motions. The well-trained designer 

 always has an attitude toward his subject which 

 will direct him in his work. The acquisition of 

 such an attitude is a matter of deep study, and re- 

 quires a long time and a fine enthusiasm; and of 

 course, as is the case with everything worth while, 

 it will ripen and change gradually as the experi- 

 ence of the designer grows and his horizon broad- 

 ens. 



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