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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The Best of Brochure Design 9 (Best of Brochure Design)... |
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2007 Artist's & Graphic Designer's MarketMore Than 1,900 Markets for Art and Creative Services *Every listing is updated and 500 are brand new to this edition *A wide range of markets, including magazines, book publishers, record labels, galleries, art fairs and stock-art firms Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market has been the creative professional's bible for more than 30 years. This book not only includes hundreds of priceless sales leads--it tells artists and designers exactly how to put these listings to work. There's also a weal... |
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Quantumscapes: The Art of Stephan MartiniereFollowing Quantum Dreams, Quantumscapes is a stunning new visionary collection of sci-fi book cover paintings, commercial and film art, video game designs, and never before-seen artwork from the fantastic imagination of acclaimed artist Stephan Martiniere.... |
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Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art (with cd-rom)Long before graffiti was adopted as the visual expression of hip-hop culture in the 1980s, Chicano gang members in East Los Angeles had been developing stylized calligraphy and writing on walls. Cholo (gangster) scripts became the first distinctive letter forms to evolve in the modern vernacular tradition of graffiti writing. Today Los Angeles writers of diverse backgrounds draw from a unique confluence of cultures that has led to regionally distinctive styles. Graffiti L.A. provides a comprehe... |
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LogoLounge 3: 2,000 International Identies by Leading Designers (Logolounge)... |
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1,000 Greetings: Creative Correspondence Designed for All Occasions (1000 Series)With designers constantly working for clients and having a limited amount of freedom in much of their work, the chance to strike out on their own and do something truly original and personal is a real luxury. The cards included represent some of the most creative design available so are a wonderful source of inspiration for all types of projects. All designers and design firms, whether in-house or freelance, create their own greeting cards which serve not only as a greeting card, but as an oppor... |
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Design Management: Managing Design Strategy, Process and Implementation (Ava Academia)* Detailed information plus examples of successful practice * Step-by-step guide to planning and implementing good design management * Must-have for design students, architects, business managers, moreDesign Management considers the relationship between design and management and reveals how that relationship contributes to business. A clear, step-by-step guide to planning and implementing a project from conception to delivery, it focuses on the underlying strategy and process of good design mana... |
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Materials, Process, Print: Creative Ideas for Graphic DesignThere is an enormous wealth of materials and of print and manufacturing processes currently available to designers. These opportunities are rarely fully explored, whether from lack of knowledge, or from a belief that they will be too costly, too complicated, or too time-consuming. Materials, Process, Print explores these diverse possibilities, providing insights into how they can be stretched, skewed, and subverted to produce original results. In-depth analysis of specific materials and of key p... |
