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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Packaging Design: Successful Product Branding from Concept to ShelfHow to create packaging designs for consumer brands that effectively communicate in the retail environment Packaging Design: Successful Product Branding from Concept to Shelf is the most comprehensive resource of practical and professional information for creating packaging designs that serve as the marketing vehicles for consumer products. Packed with real-world advice, step-by-step descriptions of the creative process, and all-important insights into the stakeholders, the design pro... |
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Street-Smart Advertising: How to Win the Battle of the BuzzEven the most creative mind needs stimulation. The more inventive pieces it takes in, the more resources it has to draw from. That's why many advertising creatives keep their own clip files. Street-Smart Advertising contains a plethora of examples designed to jump-start the right side of the brain. It is packed with memorable uses of new media, exciting on-strategy marketing, creative online work, insightful quotes by giants in the advertising industry, and exercises to strengthen creative think... |
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Anatomy of a TypefaceTo the layman, all printing types look the same. But for typographers, graphic artists and others of that lunatic fringe who believe that the letters we look at daily (and take entirely for granted) are of profound importance, the question of how letters are formed, what shape they assume, and how they have evolved remains one of passionate and continuing concern.Lawson explores the vast territory of types, their development and uses, their antecedents and offspring, with precision, insight, and... |
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The Grammar of OrnamentAn excellent resource for artists, designers, architects, craftspeople, or anyone interested in the decorative arts. First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from the pioneering architect and designer Owen Jones. His observations of decorative art on his extensive travels in Europe and the Near East were employed to improve the poor quality of Western design. His goal was to change the Victorian habit of mixing elements from a wide variety o... |
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Advertising by Design: Creating Visual Communications with Graphic ImpactA complete guide to the process behind effective advertising design Advertising by Design is a brilliantly accessible approach to the creative process behind effective, memorable advertising. This full-color text provides a highly illustrative, behind-the-scenes look at developing successful ads for a variety of media-including print, television, online, and guerrilla advertisements-empowering students to find creative solutions. Advertising by Design encourages students to push past the o... |
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Japanese Comickers 2Following the success of Japanese Comickers, this book profiles twelve Japanese and Korean artists working in anime and manga -- all of whom eagerly discuss their work and share their thoughts on this incredible and increasingly popular genre. Some featured artists use digital tools to create their work, while others work in more traditional media. Each of the twelve profiles in Japanese Comickers 2 includes a brief biography of the artist, a visual of his or her most representative work, and... |
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You Can Draw MechaCombining precise technical drawing with unique and imaginative mechanized creations can be a difficult skill to master. In this volume, some of today's best technical manga artists reduce the seemingly meticulous task of drawing mechs to an easy skill that you too can master. Sharing their tricks and tips for drawing Japanese-style mechanical constructs, this volume will prove that You Can Draw Mecha!... |
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Joe Chiodo's How To Draw And Paint Pin-UpsWorld renowned pin-up artist Joe Chiodo has spent the last five years teaching painting and drawing. Now, with the release of his new book, Chiodo brings his techniques for drawing and painting to a wider audience. Joe Chiodo Drawing and Painting presents a step by step guide for drawing and painting good girl pin-ups.... |
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Graphic Design Cookbook: Mix & Match Recipes for Faster, Better LayoutsWith 100,000 copies sold, Graphic Design Cookbook is one of the most useful all-purpose resources for designers and anyone who wants to create a dynamic layout for magazines, newsletters, books, posters, and other media. Now released with a fresh new cover, its more than a thousand line drawings illustrate effective design devices, type treatments, spatial solutions, and pictorial presentations, allowing examination and comparison of various options in no time. The Graphic Design Cookbook can be... |
