Borland Educational

Fine Art

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
"A thematic, chronological, and geographical exploration of global art history through The Met collection ... for students and scholars of art history.”

Art Forum Magazine
Reviews and art world news, current and archived issues of the printed mag, popular columns, interviews, books, and more.

Khan Academy – Art History
KA offers has an excellent art history section and provides special resources for students preparing for the AP Art History test.

Instagram
Check out accounts managed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, Whitney, Guggenheim, and Aperture Foundation.

Architecture

Metropolis
A leading design site showcasing game changing design at all scales, from product creation to urban planning.

Great Buildings
Carnegie Mellon site devoted to architecture images and media. Various image collections and links to others online.

Frank Loyd Wright
King of mid-century architectural design, Wright's creations epitomized the notion of inhabited spaces as works of modern art. See Marin Civic Center.

Architectural Digest
A key influence in the world of interior design. Since 1920, AD has brought to the fore creative innovation and excellence in home design, travel, and living well.

General Design

.W
Fascinating site on building, environmental, product, and fashion design and conceptualization from across the globe.

Design Thinking
Solution-focused thinking, planning, and action are at the heart of good design, enabling practitioners to channel creativity, optimize results, improve the future.

Interior Design

Wikipedia Article on ID
Following are additional articles and ideas on the basics of interior design featured in: Life Hacker, the spruce, Pinterest.

Udemy Interior Design Courses
A broad range of inexpensive interior design and feng shui video courses offered on Udemy. Interior Design Institute offers their own course here.

Color Theory, Typography, Graphic Design

Color Theory
More sites providing beginning instruction in the theory and psychology of color and color combining can be found here.

Canva.com
Following are additional articles for beginners and enthusiasts on basic typography, font rules, and graphic design principles.

99designs
Commercial art mecca and “online graphic design marketplace” with more than a million freelance designer members. Info and resources for budding designers.

Movements

Bauhaus
Incubator of the early 20th century modernist design movement, the Bauhaus school was way ahead of its time. See Tate, Met.

Mid-Century Modern
Modernist trends culminated in mid-century minimalist Scandinavian designs, Wright-like-buildings and Eichler homes, monolithic public buildings, and head-turning abstract art.

Other

Using Ancient Mathematics to Enrich Your Design Skills
Nowhere is the symbiotic relationship between art and mathematics seen more clearly than in those areas comprising the broad field of design.

Arts.net
"Making the world’s art accessible to anyone with an Internet connection." 800K images of art, architecture, design by 80K artists of all periods.

Mobile Sculpture
Pinterest page celebrating hanging mobiles. These sculptures blend art and science in tantalizing ways, producing a natural sense of calm. Calder mobiles here.

Reviews

“Standardized tests are a necessary step in applying to colleges, and, with his support, I was able to achieve the scores I needed to be competitive. I am currently finishing a degree in physics at the University of Chicago and am immensely grateful for his help four years ago. His test taking strategies have also been very useful on the GRE while applying to graduate school physics programs. Thank you again, Chris!”

Ben F. (Student: 2013)

"[Chris’s] methods are extremely effective and he is one of the kindest, most supportive men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.

"Working with him has been one of my best academic experiences and I congratulate Chris on his hard work and dedication to the success of his pupils."

Harrison M. (Student: 2017)

“His competence, compassion and ethics as a tutor are exemplary.

"Chris is a wonderfully friendly, sincere and caring human being. His personality is delightful, making the sessions enjoyable.”

Judy S. (Client: 2006)

"The students benefited from [Chris's] assistance, and we found him very personable, helpful and eager to learn new teaching techniques and philosophies.

I feel he would be an excellent addition to any tutoring staff."

Linda N. (Employer: 1980)

"I enjoyed working with Chris because he could explain things I did not understand and make them clear to me. Chris was very patient when it took me a while to understand things."

Martha S. (Student: 1993)

“Chris is a phenomenal math, PSAT, and SAT tutor. I studied with him for over three years and am so grateful for all of his invaluable knowledge and the confidence that he instilled in me as a math student.

"Now, years later, the same standardized test-taking skills that he taught me for the PSAT and SAT are helping me immensely in my LSAT prep.

"Chris is patient and efficient in his teaching. I would highly recommend him to everyone!”

Gary C. (Client: 2016)

"Chris Borland tutored my son and did an excellent job. He obviously is a very well qualified teacher and I recommend him without reservation."

David C. (Client: 1980)

Chris is also incredibly supportive, and recognizes when confidence is lagging. He holds his students accountable by giving them specific work and challenges and also rewards their gains, and is able to pivot his teaching style if a certain way of explaining things isn't working.

"I highly recommend Chris to any student who is studying for a standardized test ..."

A.S.M. (Client: 2021)

Most importantly, you taught Joey to understand that hard work does reap its own rewards. Joey did well enough in school and on the SATs to gain acceptance to a number of UC Schools, of which he chose UC Davis to attend. Thanks Chris for you effort and diligent tutoring of Joey the last three years, we really appreciate all that you did for him.

Larry L. (Client: 2005)

"Chris tutored my son for the SSAT test and … it was worth every penny. My son responded very well to him and developed learning strategies that [he's] using to this day."

Michal V. (Client: 2014)

"[Chris] has a keen sense of the orderly nature of learning, and did a particularly good job of helping students with the organizational work needed to excel at math ... one of the best young teachers I've seen."

Bruce S. (Administrator: 1985)

"[Chris] is patient, understanding, enthusiastic and always guides Andrew in the learning process with a very positive attitude. If Andrew gets distracted, Chris is able to guide him back to the subject at hand by being assertive, yet respectful. His focus on Andrew's progress has resulted in a very noticeable improvement in Andrew's skill level in Algebra, his attention to detail, his neatness, and his self-esteem..."

Karen C. (Client: 1999)

"Chris Borland has provided test prep tutoring for two of our three children, one for the SSAT and then the ACT, and the other for the SSAT. They both dramatically improved their scores as a result of his tutoring and were accepted to their first-choice schools.

Jennifer C. (Client: 2020)

"Fantastic tutor. We set a goal for my SAT score, and with Chris's help I got there. Has years of experience and knows the test inside and out. Cannot recommend more highly."

Jack R. (Client: 2014)

Chris is patient, knowledgeable and was helpful in identifying my weaknesses and addressing them. My work with Chris on test prep also helped me in the classroom resulting in improved grades both my junior and senior years. He is easy to work with and never made me feel stupid. I highly recommend Chris Borland for test prep and math tutoring.”

T J (student: 2018)

"Chris Borland tutored my l4 year old twins for several weeks before they took the SSAT test for entrance into private schools. He has a very good rapport with kids and makes the sessions fun and interesting.

Chris's strategies about standardized test taking proved to be excellent. Both boys improved their scores significantly and openly attributed their success to their work with Chris..."

Anne C. (Client: 2003)

“Worth every penny!

"As the high school application process in SF is already stressful and time consuming, I was looking for an efficient strategy for my B/G twins to prepare for the SSAT. Chris has deep experience with test prep and presented a very clear, efficient, and effective strategy for the twins to follow. His approach resulted in a huge increase in test results.

"We would highly recommend him to anyone for standardized test prep!”

Irene L. (client: 2018)

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