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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Shoes, Hats and Fashion Accessories: A Pictorial Archive, 1850-1940 (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)Over, 1,500 detailed cuts — selected from Harper's Bazaar, La Mode Illustrée, Life, The Delineator, and other vintage publications — span nearly 100 years of fashion history. On display are delightful examples of Victorian footwear and millinery, beaded handbags from the early 20th century, stylish high-heeled evening shoes from the 1920s, and much more.... |
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Supersonic: Visuals for MusicIn 2004, we published Sonic, our bestseller that presented visuals for music. Along with the continuing proliferation and success of MP3s and the iPod over the last three years, engaging cover and packaging design have become even more important reasons for listeners to buy music in its traditional forms. Supersonic results from and investigates these recent developments. Supersonic presents over 320 striking pages of today's best-designed music products with a focus on Independent and A... |
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Wolfgang Weingart: My Way to TypographyEssay by Wolfgang Weingart. 8.75 x 11 in. 450 illustrations English/German... |
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Soak Wash Rinse SpinSteve Tolleson's approach to design might best be described as scientific: it involves relentless research in which every element of a project—down to its letterforms—is subject to rigorous study through almost imperceptible permutations. The end results of this process are designs that are meticulously executed, sometimes cerebral, but never without emotion and wit. ?Soak Wash Rinse Spin investigates the cycles of the Tolleson Design creative process through a textual and graphic laye... |
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Alexey BrodovitchAlexey Brodovitch (1898-1971) is a legend among graphic designers. A Russian who fled the Bolshevik Revolution and eventually settled in Paris and then New York, Brodovitch was one of the pioneers of graphic design in the twentieth century. He was the art director of Harper's Bazaar for two decades (1934-58); designed and produced several exquisite and highly collectable books with collaborators such as Richard Avedon and Andr+ Kert+sz; was a talented photographer himself; and, through an inform... |
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Ready-to-Use Heraldic Designs (Clip Art Series)Over 430 attractive, royalty-free cuts — richly varied in style and size — depict coats of arms featuring stars, chevrons, florals and foliates, helmets, birds, animals, and scores of other devices. Ideal for lending an aristocratic touch to assorted graphic projects.... |
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Wim Crouwel - Alphabets... |
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Petite Pattern Book - Autumn & Winter (Bnn Pattern Book Series) (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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Packaging Design (Portfolio)Packaging design became established as a specialist discipline in the 1960s, yet few books have been published that offer sound practical advice for students. Now Bill Stewart describes the whole design process from concept creation to production, including the all-important considerations of brand development and the designer's obligations and responsibilities to the environment. The methods described mirror the design process widely adopted commercially, ensuring a relatively painless transfor... |
