# Shapes of Imagination

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- Book: [Shapes of Imagination](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-stiny/shapes-of-imagination) ([Shapes of Imagination.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-stiny/shapes-of-imagination.md))
- Authors: [George Stiny](https://www.bookquiver.com/george-stiny)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6254-413-9
- Pages: 248
- Published: 2022-11-15
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Visual calculating in shape grammars aligns with art and design, bridging the gap between seeing (Coleridge's “imagination”) and combinatoric play (Coleridge's “fancy”). In Shapes...