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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Stencil Graffiti (Street Graphics / Street Art)City streets abound with billboards, posters, and corporate advertising that almost invite a subversive response ...and increasingly are getting one. Many of today's graffiti artists have adopted the stencil and spray can, and are using the street as a giant creative forum for their arresting artwork. "The image," says San Diego artist Shepard Fairey, "is integrated with the texture of the street." This book showcases the work of the originators, the innovators, and the new generation who, as UK... |
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Book-Art: Innovation in Book DesignBook-Art follows on from the success of CD-Art, DVD-Art and Mag-Art. The area of book design and art is a continually evolving area, where new and innovative design is constantly being explored.The book explores the creative inspiration behind the work, such as typography, materials, printing techniques, photography and backgrounds and bleeds, as well as the practical considerations and restrictions.It looks at the book industry as a whole, to provide a wider perspective on emerging trends and w... |
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Fundamentals of IllustrationCreating great illustration work requires specialist skills and knowledge, and in addition to practical applications, this book teaches a comprehension of basic communication theory and creative strategies. It guides in understanding design, print and production processes as well as software application. By recognizing illustration as a freelance profession Fundamentals of Illustration explains best working practices appropriate to all industry sectors, including how to market and promote work e... |
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Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006 (Chip Kidd)Described as "the closest thing to a rock star" in graphic design today (USA Today), Chip Kidd is universally recognized as an American master of contemporary book design. At the forefront of a revolution in publishing, Kidd's iconic covers, with their inventive marriage of type and found images, have influenced an entire generation of design practitioners in many fields.Chip Kidd: Book One collects all of his book covers and designs for the first time, as well as hundreds of developmental sketc... |
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The Designer's Desktop ManualThe best practice, technical desk reference for all professional designers and aspiring pros. Perfect for professional designers, aspiring pros, and design students alike. The Designer's Desktop Manual explores, topic by topic, the essential aspects of key areas of print and screen based design-type and typography; color; imaging; layout; and printing, from the most basic, introductory techniques and principles, to more advanced practices, via step-by-step projects and inspirational exampl... |
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The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven GraphicsChosen by the Editors at Amazon.com as one of the top 50 Best Books of 2005 - Now in paperback!With the world's economy in a slump, the Middle East's never ending conflict, and the on-going war on terrorism, there is a heightened awareness in the world community of the many sides of the numerous issues that both directly and indirectly affect our lives. Increasingly, people are feeling powerless and underrepresented because they have no voice. Designers, however, have a voice. They are among the... |
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Cover Art By: New Music GraphicsThe album cover is a subject of perennial interest among graphic designers. Sleeve design remains a popular subject for college projects, and many young working designers aspire to design for the music industry. Revealing state-of-the-art contemporary music graphics, Cover Art By: is packed with more than 400 examples of sleeve art. As well as CD and album covers, the insides of CD booklets and the backs of vinyl sleeves are shown. The book opens with an in-depth essay reviewing the current scen... |
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Trees and Leaves CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)Finely detailed images depict hundreds of plant species from around the world — from maples, oaks, sequoias, and pines, to firs, palms, dogwoods, and various fruit trees. Artists and designers will find these attractive illustrations useful for floral borders, centerpieces, and allover patterns. 399 black-and-white illustrations.... |
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Little Things: A Memoir in SlicesA collection of funny, poignant, and autobiographical short stories, Little Things looks at the aspects of daily life -- friendship, illness, death, work, crushes, love, jealousy, and fatherhood -- we take for granted. As each story loops into others, Jeffrey Brown shows how the smallest andseemingly most insignificant parts of everyday life can end up becoming the most meaningful. Brown's first full-length autobiographical book in several years, Little Things is also his most impressive, touchi... |
