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Art and Illustration Techniques

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Art and Photography (Themes & Movements)

"Art and Photography" surveys a rich and important history, from the 1960s to the 21st century. Arranged thematically, it presents works by the most significant international artists who have explored and extended the boundaries of photography. This influential body of work by over 160 artists over four decades is contextualised in the "Documents" section by original artist's statements and interviews, as well as lucid reflections on photography by major thinkers of our era such as Roland Barthe...

Art and Print Production: Concept, Technology and Application (Oxford Higher Education)

Art and Print Production is a comprehensive textbook designed especially for the students of Mass Communication and Graphic Design. The book succinctly covers the entire gamut of the theory of art and print production. Beginning with the concept of "Art" it takes up all technical issues arising in any pre-printing or post-printing situation and then moves to some of the important application areas. It discusses at length, the finer details of paper, color, type and business of graphics, emphasiz...

The Art and Technology of Typography

This booklet defines the terminology surrounding type. The illustrations allow you to quickly grasp the concept behind a word instead of just an isolated meaning. It is meant to be studied....

Art and the Computer

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Art and Work: A Social History of Labour in the Canadian Graphic Arts Industry to the 1940s

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Art and Writing in the Maya Cities, AD 600-800: A Poetics of Line

Art and Writing in the Maya Cities, AD 600-800 examines an important aspect of the visual cultures of the ancient Maya in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. During a critical period of cultural evolution, artistic production changed significantly, as calligraphy became an increasingly important formal element in Maya aesthetics and was used extensively in monumental building, sculptural programs and small-scale utilitarian objects. Adam Herring's study analyzes art works, visual p...

Art as Design: Design as Art - A Contemporary Guide

A bright red cloth clad hardcover book with an illustrated (neon-signs) dust jacket. The book is a celebration of the then new revolution in design work in areas like the Supersonic Jet, Telephones, Fine Arts, Shapes, Automobile, Clothes, Architecture, and Graphic design in general. [The book jacket has an SBN: 289-27985-2 which as an ISBN is not for this book.]...

Art As Image: Prints & Promotion In Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati was a major printing and publishing center from the earliest days of the Old Northwest Territory. The spectacular technological and artistic developments in the 19th-century printing trade nationally were reflected in the Cincinnati printmakers' achievements, many of which were promotional in nature. Highlights of Cincinnati prints, printing, and graphic design are the focus of this book, which includes examinations of the work of The Strobridge Lithographing Company and its circus po...

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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book
This thorough, self-paced guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3--written by the experts at Adobe Systems' is ideal for beginning users who want to learn key Photoshop concepts and techniques...

Dot Dot Dash: Designer Toys, Action Figures And Character Art
Dot Dot Dash! is brought to you by the editors of Pictoplasma and Pictoplasma 2. Expanding on the widely popular subject of contemporary character design, this definitive volume showcases an up-to-date survey of the personalities and characters that have entered the third dimension...

Crumble, Crackle, Burn: 60 Stunning Textures for Design and Illustration
Crumble Crackle Burn is not only an inspiring book for incorporating texture into design, but also an affordable tool for transforming your images with textures--you'll receive 120 royalty-free textures you can use immediately!