Asserts that the term "basic design" has become well known as a type of design education practiced at England's King's College and Leeds College of Art in the 1950s and early 1960s. Describes the work of James Bradley, who brought the basic design approach to Sidcot School, a secondary school in Avon. (CFR)

Reports on study of use of fractal geometry in a computer graphics program to improve the perception of intermediate grade level students in their paintings. Finds that students are more likely to use changing shapes and colors after viewing slides of fractal computer graphics. Concludes that fractal computer graphics would make highly engaging…