How long does it take to read Basic Principles of Design?
the foundation program at the School of Design, Basel, Switzerland
Manfred Maier
Basic Principles of Design by Manfred Maier takes about 7 hours 2 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 2 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1977. 384 pages, about 105,600 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 2 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 24 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
V. 1. Object drawing, object and museum drawing, nature drawing.--v. 2. Memory drawing, technical drawing and perspective, lettering.--v. 3. Material studies, textile design, color 2.--v. 4. Color 1, graphic exercises, dimensional design. At head of title: The foundation program at the School of Design, Basel, Switzerland. Translation of Elementare Entwurfs- und Gestaltungsprozesse.
Subjects: Study and teaching, Design, Pictorial works, Étude et enseignement
