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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Before & After Page DesignBefore and After magazine's focus on clarity and simplicity and its insistence on approaching design not as mere decoration but as an essential form of communication have won it legions of fans. If you're among them, you'll welcome the first book from B and A's founder and publisher. John McWade walks his own talk, bringing you a beautifully clear, cohesive, and elegant primer on page design. You'll learn by example how to design single-page and multi-page publications, brochures, and advertisem... |
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Information DesignInformation design is the newest of the design disciplines. As a sign of our times, when the crafting of messages and meaning is so central to our lives, information design is not only important--it is essential. Contemporary information designers seek to edify more than to persuade, to exchange more than to foist upon. With ever more powerful technologies of communication, we have learned that the issuer of designed information is as likely as the intended recipient to be changed by it, for bet... |
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Petite Pattern Book - Dots & Stripes (Bnn Pattern Book Series)These book/disc combinations each feature 140 creativity-inducing patterns. Use them as backgrounds, screen-savers, wrapping paper, textiles, book covers, you name it the only limit is your imagination. You'll be amazed at the variety within each category. You can use any pattern as is, or change size and color to your liking. All are presented in EPS files for Illustrator and JPEG files.... |
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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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Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility... |
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Florid Victorian Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archives)Over 700 borders, frames, corners, scrollworks, cartouches, florals, vases, geometrics, figures, rosettes, all in high Victorian style.... |
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Design Basics for Creative ResultsA proven winner in its first edition, Design Basics for Creative Results highlights the fundamental rules of the design profession and showcases their spectacular visual execution. Accomplished graphic designer Bryan Peterson addresses all the fundamental design tools, including format, type, shape, texture and structure. Within these broad categories, he provides readers with a bounty of design samples that show each principal in action. These comprehensive tutorials allow veteran designer... |
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Challenging Graph ArtMystery pictures with a variety of themes magically appear as students follow directions for coloring graph paper squares. Students develop graphing skills while having fun.... |
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Art Direction and Editorial Design (Abrams Studio)Thousands of magazines, newspapers, and journals are launched every year, but only a handful survive. What gives these few newcomers their staying power: content? branding? design? Art Direction and Editorial Design is an accessible and comprehensive guide to visual journalismthe design of magazines and newspapers, both in their print and online forms. Illustrated with case studies, examples, practical exercises, and tips, the book explains the fundamentals of editorial design and layout. It p... |
