Although its name clearly implies a close relationship with photography, Adobe Photoshop is widely used as an illustration and design tool. Photoshop has also excelled as a color separation tool for prepress and photochromy jobs. Cartoonists and Illustrators find the possibility of using pressure sensitive tablets with Photoshop a huge asset. Architects use Photoshop to embellish their perspective drawings. Industrial designers and 3d artists can correct and enhance their 3d rendering. Pixel perfect images are created by icon and web designers. This section is a guide to different art and design resources, such as books, software, fonts, clipart and tutorials to help you to build a creative way of thinking and working.
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Selling Graphic and Web DesignExpert guidance on selling graphic design, in print and online * New edition of a classic * Up-to-the-minute advice on selling to Internet clients * Get top clients and keep them Attract today's savvy design clients! A veteran designer who turned his small business into a multimillion-dollar new-media company shares his strategies for success in this new edition of the acclaimed Selling Graphic and Web Design. Donald Sparkman's approach blurs the lines between graphic design, web design, and m... |
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Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History MuseumsScience museums can be illuminating, exciting, and disturbing--just like the collectors that make them possible. Scholar Stephen T. Asma turned his professional curiosity about preserving bodies into an engrossing, wide-ranging exploration of the nature of these places and their curators. Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums brings a refreshing vitality to a subject usually thought boring, if not morbid. Asma's writing ranges from expositive to... |
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Joys of Life: How Geoffroy Van Hulle takes Pleasure in ArrangingJoys of Life reviews Geoffroy van Hulle's most recent creations. The interior designer talks about the nature of his gift - the joy he creates in the houses and lives of his clients. He offers suggestions for enjoyable music and practical tips on interior design. In addition there are comments and insights from many of Van Hulle's clients and friends - master chefs, fashion designers and television presenters. Text in English, French and Dutch.... |
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Gardner's Art Through the Ages (Non-InfoTrac Version) (Gardner's Art Through the Ages)No art history student can get through a semester without the twin doorstops of Art Through the Ages. Chronicling the history of art from the earliest known cave paintings to postmodern architecture, as well as most major artists, works, and styles in between, these books are must-haves for those interested in understanding art in context. Both books are surveys, and experts may notice the omission of more esoteric movements and artists. Regardless, these volumes are invaluable references-... |
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Manny Farber: About FaceRecognized nationally for his witty and stubbornly opinionated writing as the film critic for the New Republic and The Nation in the 1940s and 50s, Manny Farber is also much admired for his second career as a painter and teacher. About Faceshows the intersection of these two important aspects of Farber's life.... |
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Georgia O'Keeffe and the Camera: The Art of Identity (Portland Museum of Art)From her appearance as a provocative young artist in Alfred Stieglitz’s photographs to her depiction as a grande dame of the art world in silkscreens by Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keeffe captivated the media with her image of a woman as bold as her art. This beautifully illustrated book tells the stories behind the portraits of one of the 20th century’s foremost American painters. O’Keeffe’s professional and personal relationships with the leading photographers of her ... |
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Crafts and Craft Shows: How to Make MoneyEverything crafters need to know to make money--revised and updated * Easy to read, full of practical wisdom and entertaining stories * Up-to-the-minute information on Internet marketing and branding Craftspeople and hobbyists will welcome this new edition of a popular book. Comprehensive and indispensable, Crafts and Crafts Shows gives advice on everything needed to succeed in the craft-show marketplace. Easy-to-follow instructions make it a snap to select the best shows to attend, create an ... |
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Unexpected JourneysThe adventures that fill the strange and wonderful paintings by Remedios Varo (1908-1963) reflect the physical and psychological journeys of her own tumultuous life. Janet A. Kaplan's vivid chronicle, the first on the subject in English, interweaves Varo's life with the artist's exquisite work. Painted with a jewellike palette and old-master precision, Varo's intimate tableaux, rich with details of women's experience, tell fantasy tales of alchemy, science, mysticism, and magic. Fifty color rep... |
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Tomma AbtsThis volume on Tomma Abts (b. 1967) will be published in conjuction with the exhibition of the same name that will be on display at New York's New Museum of Contemporary Art from 9 April to 29 June 2008. It explores how the artist creates forms that delight the eye and challenge the mind. While working within strict parameters, Abts has reinvented abstraction for the twenty-first century.This is the first monograph on Abts, providing an extensive overview of more than ten years of work. It inclu... |
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